The following post was written by Ellie Goldberg, a Green Newton Advisory Board member and an advocate for healthy children, safe schools and sustainable communities (www.healthy-kids.info), and published in Medium on October 7, 2018. The more we know about the dangers of gas, … Read More
Category Archives: Energy Efficiency
You can use weatherstripping in your home to seal air leaks around movable building components, such as doors or operable windows. For stationary components, caulk is the appropriate material for filling cracks and gaps. Before applying weatherstripping in an existing home, you will … Read More
Please join the Newton Needham Regional Chamber at the Newton Innovation Center (124 Vernon St., Newton) on Wednesday, October 24 from 4-6pm for a workshop focused on how small businesses can implement energy efficiency products to help reduce energy costs. The Newton-Needham Energy $avers program has helped … Read More
One of the highlights of the GreenEXPO is the EV Test Drive when visitors can go behind the wheels of an EV, take a drive around the block, and ask a dealer rep questions about the car–all without having to … Read More
The incentives for getting a No-cost Mass Save Home Energy Assessment are: a free safety evaluation of your heating and cooling systems, free check-up of insulation and air sealing needs, free LED bulbs to replace inefficient bulbs, 75% Mass Save … Read More
Newton Power Choice is going to be a group electricity purchasing program, known as aggregation, that will be provided by the City for its residents and businesses. Eversource will still deliver the electricity to our homes, however the city will select an electricity supplier … Read More
Green Newton continues to help residents with No-Cost Mass Save Home Energy Assessments and weatherization upgrades. Residents who participate in the program benefit by receiving valuable incentives such as: free safety evaluation of their heating and cooling systems; free check-up … Read More
Energy and Environment Report Card from the Environmental League of Massachusetts – Overall – Grade C This Report Card is designed to evaluate the Baker administration’s environmental and energy commitments and accomplishments. We prepare it annually in an effort to … Read More
Dan Ruben, Chairman of the Board for Green Newton, taught Green Newton’s Green Lifestyles course in the spring. In the 3 part course, participants learn how to reduce their use of energy (at home and in transportation), water, waste and toxins, … Read More
The City of Newton has decided to purchase electricity for residents and businesses in bulk, starting this Fall. This aggregated energy purchasing program is called Newton Power Choice. Getting a high percentage of renewable energy into the Newton Power Choice … Read More
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