On Monday, November 25 at 7pm at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer St., Newton), GN’s speaker series program ‘Cold Spring Park: A Green Oasis in the Heart of Newton’ will feature two experts discussing Cold Spring Park. Alan Nogee will … Read More
Category Archives: Urban Development
Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has proposed that the City acquire and preserve 17.4 acres of Webster Woods land now owned by Boston College. Join us on Saturday, November 2 from 1-2:30pm for a 1.5 mile walk in the woods that … Read More
Autumn is time for fall foliage in New England. On Saturday, October 26 from 1-2pm, learn why leaves change color and drop off in October, and how climate change is altering the season. It might be possible to see beautiful … Read More
Please sign the online petition to urge the members of the Community Preservation Committee and the Newton City Council to approve Mayor Fuller’s proposal to acquire the portion of Webster Woods land owned by Boston College. Sign the Petition HERE … Read More
How can we apply lessons learned from last fall’s Merrimack Valley gas disaster? TONIGHT– Monday, October 21 at 7pm at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer St. Newton), Boston University Professor Nathan Phillips will speak on developing methods for Massachusetts … Read More
Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility released today its third comprehensive report regarding a 7,700-horsepower natural gas compressor station that Spectra Energy plans to build in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The report—a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the human health impacts of soil, … Read More
Join 350Mass to challenge Governor Baker on his lack of sustainable transportation and climate leadership. Protestors will gather at the Massachusetts State House (24 Beacon Street, Boston) around 12 pm on Sunday, September 22 and, starting at 1 pm, walk … Read More
The transportation sector is the largest and fastest growing emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) in Massachusetts and ranks second in Newton’s GHG emissions. Our transportation infrastructure also has a significant environmental impact. Ideas for greening transportation must go far beyond electrifying … Read More
Join Extinction Rebellion in a Protest to Protect the Amazon on Thursday, August 29 at 8am at the Brazilian Consulate (175 Purchase St., Boston). The Amazon has raging wildfires at a scale that can be seen from space! Since the … Read More
On Thursday, August 8 at 7 pm at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer St., Newton), Josh Fairchild and Jarred Johnson from TransitMatters will offer a vision of what a truly modern regional rail system would look like, and the … Read More
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