The City of Newton established Newton Power Choice in March of 2019. This municipal aggregation program provides all of the City’s Eversource Basic Service electricity customers with electricity that matches 62% of their electricity use with New England renewable sources, … Read More
There will be a showing of the film ‘Necessity’ at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church (147 Concord Rd., Lincoln) on Tuesday, January 28. Grounded in people and places at the heart of the climate crisis, Necessity traces the fight in Minnesota … Read More
On Thursday, January 23 from 7-8:80pm at the First Parish Church in Weston, UU (349 Boston Post Rd., Weston), Metrowest Sustainability Forum will present ‘The Future of Geo-Micro Districts: How Local Communities can Replace Aging, Leak-Prone Gas Pipes Under our … Read More
Electric heat pumps are a highly energy efficient way to heat and cool your home. What are they and how are they different from traditional sources of heating? Revision Energy put together this short animation explaining how heat pumps work. … Read More
Green Newton board member Brita Lundberg, M.D. and colleague, Philip J Landrigan, M.D. and Howard Frumkin, M.D., Dr.P.H (Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health) recently authored an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In this article, they … Read More
Confused about whom to choose for your electricity supplier? Join us Tuesday, January 7 at 7pm in the Druker Auditorium of the Newton Free Library (330 Homer St., Newton) for a panel presentation on Competitive Electric Supply, to learn about: the … Read More
As of September, more than 1,700 residents have chosen to opt up to 100% renewable electricity on their electricity accounts (from the current default of 60%). To join your neighbors in “Opting Up” please find your Eversource account number, then … Read More
Using a power strip to turn off electronics and appliances when they aren’t in use ensures that they are truly off and not using extra electricity. Did you know that if your TV, computer and other appliances are plugged in, … Read More
Whether you’re in the market for a new car now or you’re just curious about the technology, join The Green Energy Consumers Alliance for an introductory Electric Vehicles 101 webinar on Tuesday, December 3 to learn everything you need to … Read More
A broad spectrum of concerned environmental and health groups have been working to get the message out about the extreme human health and safety risks posed by a natural gas compressor station that Spectra Energy plans to build in Weymouth. … Read More
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