Did you know that on November 4th you will be asked to vote on the Updated Bottle Bill? What is The Bottle Bill: The Bottle Bill is the nickel deposit on beverage containers. It has been in effect since 1982,
“Rally for Rosie’s Place” – This Weekend at Volante Farms
Visit Volante Farms this weekend, March 8th and 9th, and support their “Rally for Rosie’s Place.” When you shop at Volante’s this weekend and add fresh produce to their collection bins, Volante Farms will match every pound of your donation with more fresh produce,
It’s Been 30 Years – Let’s Update the Bottle Bill
We need your help collecting signatures to put the updated bottle deposit question on the ballot in November 2014. The 68,911 required Massachusetts registered voter signatures must be obtained by late November. The updated Bottle Bill will require deposits on
Turning Food Waste Into Energy – an Exciting New State Initiative
Organic matter makes up one-quarter of our waste; it is currently being landfilled or incinerated. Here’s a new alternative for this waste: anaerobic digestion. Anaerobic digestion is a technology that produces biogas from organic matter, which can then be used
Congressional candidates Bielat and Kennedy answer questions on energy and the environment
This November 6th, Needham voters, along with the rest of the 4th Massachusetts Congressional District, will be choosing a new Representative in Congress. We think it’s important to understand the thinking, views and positions of the candidates on issues of
Candidate Questions – 4th Congressional District
Candidate Questions – 4th Congressional District The work we do is local, but we are not alone. At last October’s Summit on Energy and the Environment, we explored the shared responsibility among households, communities and the Commonwealth in creating our
Bottled up, again
For nearly fifteen years, Massachusetts legislators and supporters have been trying to pass an expanded bottle bill that would treat all beverage containers similarly, ending the nonsensical distinction between carbonated beverages (subject to the deposit) and non-carbonated beverages (not subject
Heal the Earth Dinner with Bill McKibben
On Thursday, April 26 11 Needhamites attended an Eco-Friendly dinner and heard environmental activist, author and speaker Bill McKibben of 350.org. Captured in the photo were: Left to right in rear: Mike Stern, Carol Brown, Lisa Bond, Deborah Baldwin, Paul
Enivronmental activist Bill McKibben on climate change in Weston
On March 25, 2012, Eleanor Rosellini and Jim Glickman of Green Needham Collaborative attended a speech on climate change given by environmental scholar/activist Bill McKibben. McKibben spoke about the current state of climate change, which unfortunately seems to be advancing
See Amory Lovins in the Boston area – Feb. 14 – 16
Amory Lovins has been redefining the possible at the Rocky Mountain Institute that he co-founded with his collaborator and former wife Hunter Lovins thirty years ago. Their work on advanced resource productivity and innovative business strategies that provided the intellectual