For the past school year, high school students across the Commonwealth have been studying watersheds, water infrastructure and the impact of recent damaging storms in their communities, and formulating steps their local leaders can take to protect land and water … Read More
Did your new garden furniture, construction lumber, printer paper or book cost an orangutan its home? Unfortunately, few of us know the origin of the forest products we purchase. And even fewer know whether the wood used in these products was taken and … Read More
On June 8, mayors from all over the United States are gathering in Boston for the U.S. Conference of Mayors. You are invited to join us when we gather for this event at 9:30am in front of the Boston Public Library in Copley … Read More
Newton joins the Porchfest movement this year, and on June 2 from 11:30am-4pm we will tour the porches of Auburndale and take in some of the great music! Meet in front of the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton) at … Read More
Join Green Newton on Monday, May 21 at 7pm in the Druker Auditorium of the Newton Free Library (330 Homer St., Newton) for the ‘2018 Green Submarine Tour de Newton! & Leadership Awards’. Produced and hosted by Students for a Greener World (SGW), students … Read More
Join Us on Wednesday, May 23 at 3pm at Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Ave., Newton) for City of Newton Proclamation of Rachel Carson Day. Rachel Carson’s birthday on May 27 is an annual call to action for the policies and safeguards that … Read More
Native plants are best suited to the local environment and climate and therefore require the least fertilizer, pest control, and watering. Native plants also provide food, shelter, nesting areas, and breeding areas for native wildlife. Planting native plants can create … Read More
On Wednesday, May 30 from 7-9pm, Newton Mothers Out Front will present their “Use Less, Green the Rest” discussion of conservation, efficiency and sustainability in our lives. We will learn how we can reduce our household carbon footprint by conserving … Read More
Green Newton joined other volunteers on Sunday, April 29 to celebrate a day of service for Newton. Students for a Greener World(SGW) collected 150 pairs of used sneakers for repurposing and recycling, and Newton Energy $avers scooped ice cream at … Read More
The City’s Newton Power Choice program for households and small businesses will offer bulk buying of electricity, otherwise known as “aggregation.” The Newton Coalition for Climate Action (NCCA), of which Green Newton is a member, recommends that the Mayor of … Read More
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