Let’s Talk About Solar: The RTS and Beyond

Broadmeadow Performance Center 120 Broadmeadow Road, Needham, MA

Green Needham is sponsoring an informational session on the solar project at the Needham RTS, as well as projects at homes and institutions around Town. Come hear how the project at the RTS (“the dump”) will soon start providing thirty

Free

Green Newton’s environmental speaker program: Gas Leaks & Transmission Lines

Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium 330 Homer St., Newton

Green Newton’s environmental speaker programs at the Newton Free Library: Mon., Mar. 28  Gas Leaks & Transmission Lines (Nathan Phillips, Deb Crossley) Information is subject to change. Detailed information will be posted as becomes available. 7 pm in the Druker Auditorium.  Please contact

Free

Needham Parks & Rec Town-Wide Cleanup Day: Sat. April 2nd

Public Services Administration Building 500 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA

Help Beautify and Sustain Needham On the Park and Rec's Clean-Up Day! On the morning of Saturday, April 2, 2016 you can be part of a town-wide effort to keep Needham clean and beautiful.  That's the day of the Needham

Free

Needham Adult Education: Zero Energy Home

Needham High School - Room 206 Webster St, Needham

Peter Kane, Instructor Join us to learn about the design and construction of a zero net energy home built in Westwood three years ago. The owner/designer/builder will present a slide show illustrating the important design considerations, construction details, and the

$35

75-minute documentary about food waste, “Just Eat It”

First Parish Church in Needham 23 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA

A free showing of "Just Eat It," the award-winning film about food waste, will take place at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 10 at First Parish in Needham, Unitarian Universalist, 23 Dedham Ave. The 75-minute documentary was inspired by the

Free

Climate Change Talk by Regional Expert from NOAA

Wellesley Free Library 530 Washington St, Wellesley, MA

The Wellesley Conservation Council & Wellesley Free Library present: “COMMUNITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE” A talk by Ellen L. Mecray, NOAA Regional Climate Services Director, Eastern Region.  Mecray will discuss climate information available from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Free

Invitation to Tour Rosemary Pond

Park at Rosemary Pool 178 Rosemary Street, Needham , MA

Join the Needham's Park and Recreation on Saturday, April 30th, on a walking tour around Rosemary Pond, and then hear about the design concept for the new pool facility.   Click here for more information.  

Free

Taking Action Against Climate Change: A Carbon Fee for Massachusetts

Westwood Public Library 660 High Street, Westwood , MA

Massachusetts, already a national leader in energy efficiency, is poised to take a big step in accelerating the transition to clean energy as proposed legislation for carbon pricing gains support. A forum on the proposed carbon fee will be held

Free

2016 Green Business Awards Breakfast

Newton Marriott Hotel 2345 Commonwealth Ave., Newton, MA

Join us as the Newton Needham Chamber of Commerce's annual Green Business Breakfast returns to the outdoor pavilion along the picturesque banks of the Charles River at the Newton Marriott Hotel. This year’s featured speaker will be Maryrose Sylvester, a

$45