Did you know that there is an easy way to pinpoint the source of cold air entering your home? In fact, you can measure the temperature of walls, doors, windows, or any surface with a handheld infrared sensing device from … Read More
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Have you been wondering if a heat pump might be a good solution for your heating and cooling needs? Act now – there is less than a month left to get a free installer site visit through the HeatSmart Newton … Read More
Is tomorrow trash day? Can you put used paper napkins and tissues in the recycling bin? (The answer is no, they go in the trash.) The handy phone app Recycle Right Newton will get you the answers and more. Created … Read More
During heating season, about 30% of a home’s heating energy is lost through windows. In cooling season, about 76% of sunlight that falls on standard double-pane windows enters to become heat, making your air conditioner work harder to keep your … Read More
Join Clean Water Action for a Virtual Training on ‘Safe Cleaning and Disinfecting in the Age of COVID’ on Wednesday, March 3 at 5pm EST. These days, public health priority number one is curbing the spread of Coronavirus. Whether you … Read More
Have you been wondering if a heat pump might be a good solution for your heating and cooling needs? Act now – there is less than a month left to get a free installer site visit through the HeatSmart Newton … Read More
How could we have known that baking would become our new hobby to sooth us during COVID? The following article makes vegan baking less intimidating by offering simple substitutes for non-vegan ingredients. There are environmental benefits to cooking more vegan, … Read More
Got older CDs and DVDs that no longer suit your streaming lifestyle? Here are organizations that will find new homes for those shiny disks during the COVID pandemic. Remember, the discs or their cases should not be placed in Newton’s … Read More
Enrollment for Newton Community Farm’s Summer Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program has begun. Registration occurs in stages, starting with sharers who participated last year. Eat fresh, locally-grown produce from June through October for a cost per share of $690 for … Read More
Americans consume around 13 billion pounds of paper towels annually—that’s equivalent to throwing out 270 million trees every year. While paper towels generally have a small carbon footprint, collectively they are contributing to deforestation, global warming, and an ever-increasing waste problem. … Read More
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The battle over climate change is boiling over on the home front
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Record warmth engulfs Western Europe, while Russia plunges into deep freeze
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The battle over climate change is boiling over on the home front
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