Green Newton and the Newton Free Library will present Tips for Greening Your Life — a live, online session on October 13 at 7PM featuring celebrity host Jimmy Tingle; Newton’s Energy Coach, Liora Silkes; and Newton’s Sustainable Materials Management Director, Waneta Trabert. They will discuss how to make greener choices…
Posts published in “Environment”
On September 14 at 7PM, City of Newton Energy Coach Liora Silkes will present a webinar, Planning for Our Future: Climate Action at Home, to discuss home energy projects and resources available to reduce the climate impact of our homes. The event will include a live energy-coaching session. Register at…
The City’s Parks, Recreation & Culture Department will hold a virtual public meeting about improving Crystal Lake Beach and Park on September 15 at 6PM. Register in advance at this Zoom link. Meeting Flyer.
Newton Power Choice is offered by the City as Newton’s default electric power supplier for residents and businesses. Customers are enrolled automatically in NPC’s Standard plan (which gets 82% of its power from premium renewable sources in New England) unless they choose NPC’s 100% Green plan, NPC’s Basic plan (20%…
Massachusetts State Senator Cindy Creem has shown a genuine commitment to her constituents to get climate solutions enacted into law. Nevertheless, it was her granddaughter’s concerns about the climate crisis that prompted her to do even more to work for progress at the Statehouse in recent months. As Chair of the…
On August 11, Governor Baker signed a comprehensive climate bill into law that will hasten Massachusetts’ transition to energy free of fossil fuels, including a pilot program allowing ten municipalities, including Newton, to ban fossil fuels in new multi-family buildings. Climate activists and legislators had expressed some concern that the Governor…
The Newton Cemetery & Arboretum (NC&A) has written an open letter to the Newton community offering information and context regarding its request for a waiver of a strict application of Newton’s Tree Preservation Ordinance with regard to NC&A’s planned removal of 219 trees in order to develop more burial space.…
High up on a hill overlooking the area where Otis Pettee established the Saco Pettee Machine Shop sits one of the most important properties of Upper Falls history — the Otis Pettee Sunnyside House, at 277 Elliot Street. Now the centerpiece of The Stone Institute, the building will be up…
Newton Upper Falls Historic District Commission will meet virtually (Zoom Link) on Thursday, August 11 at 7:00PM. The Stone Institute is one of the petitioners seeking approval for a solar panel installation and window replacements. See agenda and Staff Memo.
Acknowledging input offered by the Newton Conservators, Green Newton has written a second letter to the Mayor, this time expressing support for a request by the Newton Cemetery and Arboretum (NC&A) for a waiver from compliance with the Tree Preservation Ordinance for its Phase II expansion. The Newton Conservators had…
The City recently announced it has named Endless Energy as its vetted Home Performance Contractor as its partner in moving forward with the 4OurFutures project – a campaign designed to encourage and assist residents in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from their homes and combat the climate crisis. Endless Energy was…
The Charles River Regional Chamber is hosting a free webinar for members and non-members on August 11, 9AM-10AM: Dispelling Myths about Net Zero & Passive House Buildings. The speakers, Bev Craig (Senior Program Manager at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center) and Jonathan Kantar (principal at Sage Builders LLC), serve on Green Newton’s…