Newton’s energy transition
Big changes are happening in clean energy, and Newton is no exception. Here are a two key initiatives happening in town: Newton Solar Challenge: The Newton Solar Challenge will run through Fall 2015. You can learn more about this program at the Newton/Needham...Walk/Bike to School Art Build – tonight
Happening 7-8:30 pm, Auburndale Community Library. We’re making flags and signs for Walk to School Wednesday. Join us!
Walk/Bike to School Wednesday Oct 7
Do your kids have safe routes to school? Where are the danger points? On National Walk/Bike to School Day Wednesday, Oct 7, your kids and you can help a fledgling effort to create a Newton-wide Safe Routes to School map, complete with posted wayfinding routes. A...A Newton gas tax to fund Newton infrastructure?
A state rep from the town of Lee, MA, wants to levy a local gasoline tax, to fund local infrastructure. Lee is seeking a 3 cent per gallon tax to repair roads and bridges. Should Newton consider a gas tax? How much, and where would revenue best be spent?
Carrot Mob, Sat 11am-2pm, for bikes & business
image credit Bikeable, walkable villages are good for business. But the planned reconstruction of Bridge St. at California St. is focused solely on moving more cars through this mini-commercial corner. To show that bikes are good for business, join Bike Newton this...
A missing link in Newton’s world-class Greenway
What’s missing from this picture? Along Newton’s northern border is one of the region’s gems: the Charles River Greenway. Except for one crucial gap in and around the intersection of Bridge St. and California St. This intersection is on...A freedom of speech issue in Newton
Take a look at these students at BC who are working for a livable climate. They epitomize our best and brightest. So why are some of them are at risk of disciplinary action by the BC administration? Because they continue to hold events about climate action on campus...Friday date night for a great cause
Newton school parent and Williams School Creative Arts & Science co-chair Liz Padula shares this event: Swing into Spring Jazz concert featuring Semenya McCord on Friday April 10th, 7-10pm at Newton South High School. This concert is in support of the city-wide...Newton Solar Challenge
Now that the snow is gone, the Newton Solar Challenge is ramping up. Here’s an event for homeowners and kids: SUNDAY, APRIL 12 – SOLAR WORKSHOP – WEST SUBURBAN YMCA Newton Solar Challenge is pleased to host a solar workshop together with the West...Newton Solar Challenge workshop Sunday at noon
Every 3 weeks, as much solar is installed now in the US as in all of 2008. As Amory Lovins puts it, solar cells are now scaling faster than cell phones. A report by Deutsche Bank released last week estimates that solar energy will dominate the world energy market...Newton Solar Challenge ramping up
2015 has started off with lots of uncertainty in the energy sector and climate. The Newton Solar Challenge, launched just last fall, has come at just the right time to provide some financial and environmental certainty and security in the face of volatile oil markets...
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