Green Energy Consumers Alliance has been supporting a bill in the Massachusetts legislature that would stop retail electricity suppliers from signing up new customers on an individual basis. The bill would not affect municipal aggregation. The legislation has been sponsored … Read More
Starting January 2024, the City of Newton’s residential electricity buying program, Newton Power Choice, provides a default of 95% renewable energy to most Newton residents with the option to upgrade to 100% renewable. Newton Power Choice recently fell below Eversource … Read More
On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 the Newton Citizens Commission on Energy (NCCE) voted unanimously to join Mothers Out Front Newton, Green Newton and 350Mass Newton in support of A Proposal for Rapidly Reducing Methane Leaks in Newton to be submitted to … Read More
Thursday, November 16 from 4-5pm. Online. The deployment of offshore wind projects in federal waters off the East Coast of the United States is central to the Northeast states’ near-term climate and energy goals, but reaching those goals cannot come … Read More
Thursday, November 9 from 6-7pm. Online. Solar has become one of the least expensive sources for new energy generation. Fields of solar panels are appearing everywhere, including in forests and farmlands. While most people assume that cutting down forests to … Read More
As more and more people switch from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles (EVs), we hear a lot of questions along the lines of “can the grid handle it?” Sometimes that question is about supply and emissions (i.e. will we have … Read More
Thursday, October 19 at 7pm. Online. Induction stoves, long popular in Europe and Asia, are more efficient than gas or standard electric stoves. Some chefs and home cooks the the U.S. are now also making the transition to induction cooking, … Read More
Friday, September 22 from 1-2pm. Online. This webinar by the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) will focus on how the deployment of nuclear weapons would create disastrous effects on climate. In turn, climate change not only increases the likelihood of war … Read More
Sunday, September 17 from 1-4:30pm. New York City, NY. The United Nations is calling on world leaders to take real steps to lead us off fossil fuels to protect people and the planet. On September 20 in New York, the … Read More
Wednesday, September 13 from 7:30-9pm. Online. The meeting with Newton Legislators is an opportunity for both old and new members and other constituents to meet with Senator Cynthia Creem, Representative Kay Khan and Representative Ruth Balser. We will share legislative … Read More
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