Green Newton

Monday, December 5 from 12-12:45pm. Online. Kicking off the second annual Climate Week is former National Climate Advisor and Massachusetts native, Gina McCarthy. Globe climate reporter Sabrina Shankman will host a fireside chat with McCarthy to discuss her view of … Read More

Tuesday, December 6 at 6pm. Online. Embodied carbon – including the greenhouse gas emissions arising from the manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of materials – accounts for 11-23% of our global annual emissions. In spite of the staggering impact … Read More

Tuesday, December 6, 7:30-9 pm. Online. Climate change action is two-fold: mitigation, i.e., trying to prevent it by reducing and eventually eliminating the burning of fossil fuels, and adaptation, i.e. adapting to climate change to protect people, property, and the … Read More

Thursday, December 8, from 4:30 – 5:30 pm. Online. Want to get involved in greening our schools? Join the next Green Newton School Connections meeting. (See agenda.) Join Meeting Green Newton School Connections (GNSC) is a collaborative group of students, families, … Read More

On Saturday, December 10, do some zero waste holiday shopping and support several of Newton’s women-owned businesses. Newton’s ThreadED: Fashion for a Future is heading up the Goods That Do Good Holiday shopping event. ThreadEd will be selling quality, donated clothing and accessories, … Read More

Saturday, December 10 from 12-1:30pm. Gather at Dewey Square in Boston (across from South Station). Join Mothers Out Front and 350 MA at a rally in front of the Department of Public Utilities—saying NO to fossil fuels and rate hikes … Read More

Wednesday, December 14 from 6-7pm. Online and In-Person (Boston Public Library, Rabb Hall 700 Boylston Street, Boston). The ideological divide in the United States on the subject of climate change has impeded progress in curbing greenhouse emissions. But extreme weather … Read More