As we begin to see temperatures rise above 90°F this week, a sharp rise in demand on the power grid will lead to increased fossil fuel consumption. The New England power system often sees demand peaking just as solar power … Read More
You have an opportunity this week to make a big impact on fighting climate change on a local level. Please help make sure that Newton is taking vital steps we urgently need to drive down greenhouse gas emissions – and … Read More
Wednesday, June 12 at 7pm. Online. What are “embodied carbon”, “operational carbon”, and “net-zero emissions”, and why are these so fundamental to any discussion of climate change? What needs to be done to address these issues? This webinar will help … Read More
Max Harthorne was the president of the school’s Sustainability Squad this past year and is a recent graduate of Newton South High School. As president of the Newton South High School Sustainability Squad, Max Harthorne makes sure to stay true … Read More
In Framingham, Massachusetts, there is not much to see for the commissioning celebration that Eversource is hosting today, but that is a feature of this clean energy technology. With its pipes and boreholes five feet below the pavement the focus … Read More
Wednesday, July 24 from 5:30-7:30pm. Outdoors (location to be emailed). Create the perfect garden for your home. The instructor — a professional landscape designer and master gardener — will discuss soil, moisture, sun exposure, shade, and drainage. You’ll leave class … Read More
Does composting seem complicated or hard to do? Check out the educational display by the side entrance inside the Newton Free Library (330 Homer St., Newton) on the 3 composting options in Newton. It highlights how to put food scraps … Read More
Massachusetts does not permit the discarding of textiles into the trash. It’s more important than ever to divert these items to reuse and recycle streams whenever possible. The poster from Newton Sustainable Materials Division explains how. Check it out.
Thursday, June 6 from 7-8:30pm. Online. In Newton, 23% of our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from 293 large commercial buildings. To meet Newton’s Climate Plan goal of reducing GHG emissions to zero by 2050, the emissions from these buildings … Read More
Wednesday, June 5 at 7pm. Online. New England is currently warming faster than the global average. As a result, southern New England is now a global hot spot of decreasing snow cover and throughout New England, annual precipitation has increased … Read More
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