By the year 2050, there will be more plastic by weight in the ocean than fish. 44% of ocean plastics are linked to takeout food. Greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic production, use, and disposal threaten the ability of the … Read More
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Americans love the convenience of take out meals, and food establishments rely on them for revenue. It would seem like a win for all, except that it generates a great deal of single-use plastic waste. With the damage single-use plastics … Read More
Plastic Free July is an annual event that began in Western Australia in 2011 and has spread across the globe. It aims to raise awareness of the amount of plastic in our lives by encouraging people to reduce their reliance … Read More
Newton’s Planning and Development Department recently released its Village Center Zoning Redesign Plan Version 2.0 with details of how it meets the requirements of the MBTA Communities Law. Under the plan, building heights would be set at a maximum of … Read More
Kathy Pillsbury and Jay Walter gave an excellent presentation on “The Impact of Newton’s Zoning and the MBTA Communities Law on Climate Change” at Green Newton’s June 13 forum. Their presentation focused on the positive climate impact of the zoning … Read More
Refusing and reducing plastics in our lives should be our first priority, but plastics are not always easy to avoid. Certain plastics can be recycled and those items should be placed in our green recycling carts, not in the trash. … Read More
PFAS are a class of over 12,000 chemicals that are toxic at low levels. Unfortunately, despite their toxicity, they are still used in many things we use every day like clothing, dental floss, food packaging, cookware, personal care products, and … Read More
The following blog post was originally posted on the Green Energy Consumers Alliance website by Larry Chretien & Mikaela Hondros-McCarthy on Tuesday, May 09, 2023. Regular readers of our blogs know where we stand on options consumers have for receiving … Read More
Thursday, June 8 at 3pm. Online. In the third episode of Just Zero’s webinar series, Getting to Zero Waste in the U.S., experts address the false solutions that fossil fuel giants are pushing as the answer to our plastics and … Read More
Attorney General Andrea Campbell wants consumers who buy electricity on the competitive supply market to know they have collectively overpaid by $525 million. In January 2023, Cambell announced her support to ban the companies like Clean Choice Energy from doing … Read More
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