Newton’s commuter rail service has been dropped and station accessibility improvements for Auburndale, Newtonville, and West Newton have been removed from the State’s draft 2022-26 Transit Improvement Plan. Without strong, reliable mass transit, housing developments along the Mass Pike in … Read More
In an effort to learn more about Newton community members’ experiences of and visions for their village centers, the City of Newton is holding a virtual Community Engagement Information Session on Thursday, May 20 from 6-7pm. The feedback from this session … Read More
The City of Newton is seeking volunteers to assist in an educational cart-top sticker campaign in 2021. In our ongoing effort to reduce recycling contamination, large stickers informing residents of what is acceptable in the green carts will be applied … Read More
Learn the ins and outs of installing solar on your home’s rooftop in this webinar with the Newton Energy Coaches on Wednesday, June 9 from 7-8pm. We’ll review how to find and compare solar installers, and things to consider before … Read More
Green Newton invites you to join a virtual meeting on Thursday, May 27 at 7pm with representative of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, a non-partisan group of volunteers working to build political will to enact climate change legislation at the federal … Read More
The Video of the May 11 presentation of ‘Green Construction and Home Renovation in Newton’ is now available. Topics covered in the presentation included: Green Newton’s four principles for sustainable construction Advocacy with developers and their buy-in The impact of … Read More
After carbon dioxide, methane is the largest contributor to global warming. The need for deep cuts in methane emissions is made clear in a 2018 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It warns that only with drastic cuts … Read More
Consuming less is a key component of fighting climate change. If we don’t consume energy to make, transport, and dispose of products then we don’t generate damaging greenhouse gases. Instead of buying it, see if you can borrow it…from the … Read More
Newton is taking climate action and residents play a big role in its success. Have you taken measures to lower your carbon footprint? We’d like to hear from residents who have: purchased an EV, added insulation to their home, installed … Read More
Green Newton has endorsed The People’s House Campaign because we understand the importance of advocating for our state representatives to sign onto pro-transparency amendments for the Massachusetts House Rules Vote in July 2021. Our group supports legislation for committee votes … Read More
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