Watch the video of the June 9 presentation on the ins and outs of installing solar on your home’s rooftop. This Green Newton talk focused on how to find and compare solar installers, various considerations that can make your roof suitable … Read More
On Monday, June 21 at 7pm, learn how electrifying our commuter rail trains and increasing their frequency will dramatically reduce both greenhouse gas, particulate pollution, and transportation inequality in Massachusetts. Ethan Finlan from Transit Matters will explain how changing our … Read More
Join the Studio for High Performance Design & Construction (StudioHPDC) on Wednesday, June 16 at 5pm for their webinar ‘High Performance Homes for Homeowners and Renovators’ — an overview of high-performance homes, Zero-Energy, LEED, and the Passive House standard, as … Read More
Award-winning food and environmental writer Paul Greenberg will join a discussion of his book, The Climate Diet: 50 Simple Ways to Trim Your Carbon Footprint on Thursday, June 10 at 7pm. The event is sponsored by the nonprofit Sustainable Wellesley … Read More
‘Native Plants for Bird Friendly Communities’ on Wednesday, June 9 from 12-1pm features the beautiful songbirds that flit through gardens including wrens, cardinals, finches, nuthatches, and more. Join Audubon CT-NY’s Jillian Bell for a presentation focused on bird-friendly plants for … Read More
Learn the ins and outs of installing solar on your home’s rooftop in this webinar with the Newton Energy Coaches on Wednesday, June 9 from 7-8pm. We’ll review how to find and compare solar installers, and things to consider before … Read More
The Video of the May 11 presentation of ‘Green Construction and Home Renovation in Newton’ is now available. Topics covered in the presentation included: Green Newton’s four principles for sustainable construction Advocacy with developers and their buy-in The impact of … Read More
In this webinar on Wednesday, May 19 from 7-8:00pm, speaker Dr. Doug Tallamy encourages us to think about how we can make our yards more vibrant with native plants. Native plants are a powerful tool to help fight pollution, floods, … Read More
Our energy options are changing, and new laws are shifting how utilities operate. Join 350 Mass Boston and members of Take Back the Grid online on Tuesday, April 27 at 7pm to learn the basics about our utilities. Everybody buys electricity … Read More
Join Marty Dagoberto and Mireille Bejjani, co-facilitators of the Community Pesticides Reduction (CPR) network, on Thursday, April 29 at 7pm for an insightful discussion on the state of protecting pollinators through policy change. This webinar will plug you into community-scale … Read More
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