Do your financial investments align with your values? If you are striving to wean off of fossil fuels in your daily life, shouldn’t you consider weaning your investments off of them too? Read up on sustainably focused investing and take … Read More
Category Archives: Voice Yourself
The Environmental Voter Project (EVP) is a non-partisan nonprofit that has identified over 15 million environmentalists with such poor voting records that people running for public office ignore them. Last year, EVP volunteers mobilized 2.2 million environmental voters in many … Read More
Green Newton has a creative idea that can help to make talking about climate change easier to discuss. Simply make yourself a homemade braided bracelet to wear on your wrist and then take a pledge to have a conversation about … Read More
Deb Goldberg is the Chair of the Board of our state’s retirement fund—PRIM or Pension Reserves Investment Management—which holds $76.1 billion of investment assets. That’s the retirement savings of citizens, including teachers, police and union workers. In 2019, PRIM cast … Read More
NewTV is starting a new series called At Home in Newton, focused on what Newton residents have been doing while we’re all social distancing. Trying out composting? Finding ways to ‘Take Action!’ with Green Newton to cut your energy usage? … Read More
Federal guidance and orders by most governors have identified “landscaping” as an essential activity that is permitted in spite of stay at home or shelter in place requirements. While some of the services provided by landscapers and exterminators may be … Read More
How does climate change impact lower economic communities? Climate change: the crisis that is not only hurting our Earth but also hurting people around us. It separates families and friends, forces and keeps people in poverty, and threatens our comfort … Read More
59% of greenhouse gases in Newton are from households–35% from home energy use and 24% from passenger vehicles. To help each of us reduce our carbon footprint, Green Newton has launched the Take Action! tool on our website. See testimonials … Read More
It’s more important now than ever to unite and support each other. That’s why, on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Earth Day Live is launching a massive livestream from April 22-24 where you can join activists, celebrities, musicians, and … Read More
Earth Day 2020 Boston was organized by Newton South High School teacher, Michael Kozuch, and Newton South students took part in celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Earth Day 2020 Boston Facebook Live Rally was on Saturday, April 18 and included … Read More
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