What can you do to help the environmental? Below are every day actions that make a difference. Email us at [email protected] any time with your ideas.
Thursday, December 8 from 4:30 – 5:30pm. Online. Want to get involved in greening our schools? Join the next Green Newton School Connections meeting. (See agenda.) Green Newton School Connections (GNSC) is a collaborative group of students, families, educators and community … Read More
The expanded rebates for buying an electric car in Massachusetts are now officially available. That means you can get $3,500 if you buy a new (or used) fully electric vehicle that costs under $55,000, plus $1,000 more if you turn … Read More
Eversource and National Grid have announced steep price hikes for energy this winter, and it’s not certain when they go back down again. Get a no-cost home energy assessment to see if your home can benefit from insulation and air … Read More
Tuesday, December 6 7:30-9pm. 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 environment … 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
I had been searching for a suitable small lamp to brighten my too-dim apartment kitchen for ages. Finally, I spotted a desk lamp at the Newton Swap Shop in just the right size, style and color. The flexible neck was … 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 … Read More
Mass Save offers rebates and incentives to businesses for energy assessments, insulation and airsealing, heating and cooling equipment, and for lighting and controls. The energy assessments are no-cost to you and the resulting report will give you a picture of … Read More
Green Newton is excited to report that great takeout, without the waste, is finally here in Newton. Do you wince every time you get takeout because of the unavoidable stack of single use plastic containers and lids that come with … Read More
Most Newton residents already participate in the City of Newton’s default electricity supplier program, Newton Power Choice. The cost of Newton Power Choice at the standard rate (82% renewable sources) is much less expensive for the next six months than … Read More
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Between the high cost of oil and the utilities announcing steep price hikes for energy this winter, now is a great time to schedule a Home Energy Assessment and to weatherize your home. Learn how here: https://greennewton.org/tip-of-the-week-get-a-home-energy-assessment-and-insulation-to-help-lower-heating-costs/
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