On Saturday, October 2 from 2-4pm, take a ‘Green Walk’ in the Melrose section of Auburndale. (Rain date is Sunday, October 3 from 2-4pm.) Come for a casual stroll around the neighborhood and learn more about reducing your carbon emission … Read More
Category Archives: Talks and Workshops
Do you like Monarch Butterflies? Did you know they need milkweed to sustain them in their caterpillar stage? Come learn a little about Monarch butterflies and various types of Milkweed on Saturday, October 2 from 9-10:30am at the Wellington Park … Read More
On Sunday, October 3 from 1-2:30pm, join Barbara Bates, Newton Conservators’ Board member and teacher naturalist at Mass Audubon, to explore the various habitats around Riverside Park next to the Charles River and play nature-themed games. The event is open … Read More
Gather in worship for environmental justice on Sunday, October 3 at 3pm, Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light will convene ‘Love. Earth. Justice. – A Multifaith Service of Prayer, Celebration, and Resolve’ in person at Old South Church in Boston (645 … Read More
Join Green Energy Consumers Alliance (GECA) during National Drive Electric week for one or all three of the webinars on electric vehicles: ‘Electric Vehicles 101’ on September 27 Curious about getting an electric vehicle (EV), but not sure where to … Read More
Have you ever stopped to wonder what really happens to everything we put in our garbage and recycling bins? Do you know how few things are recycled, and that the rest of our trash goes to incinerators and overloaded landfills, … Read More
On July 28, Auburndale Builders presented a virtual tour of an existing Newton home being remodeled for accessibility (adding an elevator) and reducing energy use dramatically to the PHIUS Passive House retrofit standard. Auburndale’s Project Manager for the job and the project architect, Richard … Read More
During the pandemic, the plastics industry pushed the idea that single use is safer, but it just resulted in more garbage. To protect our health and environment, we need to reduce first, then reuse and recycle. On Wednesday, July 14 … Read More
In a talk at GreenBiz Group’s VERGE Electrify in May 2021, Rewiring America founder Saul Griffith presented a plan to rapidly electrify the country, create 25 million jobs and avoid climate disaster. Presented in terms of how it can save … Read More
The City of Newton will be launching a new commuter focused transportation system called NewMo2.0 on June 29, and you can learn more about this program on Tuesday, June 22 at 8:30am via Zoom. The on-demand micro-transit system will operate … Read More
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