About 100 people attended a recent BU forum to learn that institutions and private investors will see no financial penalty if they remove fossil fuel companies from their investment portfolios. Two financial management experts compared broad stock indices with and … Read More
Monthly Archives: February 2015
The Green Decade Newton Book Group has selected This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein, proclaimed “the most momentous and contentious environmental book since Silent Spring.” (Rob Nixon The New York Times Book Review) If would like … Read More
Registration is now open for youth summer programs at Newton Community Farm. Support your local farm, the last working farm in Newton, by registering today for one of our fun and unique summer programs. All programs spend time outdoors learning … Read More
NStar’s in-house green power program, NStar Green, has been terminated by the Department of Public Utilities. (Note: NStar is now Eversource Energy.) Mass Energy offers an alternative green power program. Visit www.massenergy.org/green to learn more and enroll. Whether or not … Read More
Green Decade Newton is especially grateful to every single one of our fantastic volunteers, who have helped to make all of our events, programs and projects a success in 2014! We wish to include an extra special message of appreciation … Read More
A public meeting to discuss leaf blowers restrictions is scheduled to be held by the Programs and Services Committee of Newton’s Board of Aldermen on Wednesday, February 18 at 7:45 pm. in room 211 at City Hall. Green Decade’s Leaf … Read More
As you may have heard, National Grid and Northeast Utilities backed out of their agreements to purchase energy from Cape Wind. According to environmental groups, their change of heart came after “a lawsuit funded by oil billionaire Bill Koch made … Read More
Eat fresh, eat local! Newton residents can apply for available shares from Feb 2 to Feb 22 (due at Farm). Available shares will be allocated by lottery.Newton Community Farm offers the equivalent of 80 weekly shares of produce for pick-up from June to … Read More
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