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Boston Tree Party Documentaries

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:17:49 -0500

The Boston Tree Party is back in action and hosting two screenings of their Boston Tree Party documentary (complete with sparkling cider, of course). They've had a successful year after last year's post about them- planting 70 heirloom apple trees...

Walk/Ride Day Corporate Challenge

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:11:36 -0500

Who is Boston�s greenest commuting champion? Local institutions are competing in the Green Streets Initiative�s (GSI) Walk/Ride Day Corporate Challenge, a seven-month competition to encourage active, sustainable commutes. �The great thing about Walk/Ride Days is that we set the bar...

How do you assemble a wind turbine?

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:57:04 -0500

The assembling of the 400-foot-tall wind turbine on Scituate�s Driftway was the culminating moment for a project that required years of study and approvals. Take a look at the impressive and arduous process of installing a wind turbine in this...

Be a Fish Monitor

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:48:34 -0500

The Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) is looking for volunteers to help them take stock of the number of herring in the river for their new Herring Monitoring Program. The Mystic River supports two species of herring- Alewife Herring and...

Asphalt plant coming back to life in Norwood

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:47:14 -0500

After five years and a protracted court case, a dormant asphalt plant is coming back to life in Norwood despite the continued objections of town officials and neighbors who fought the project tooth and nail, and lost. Read more of...

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Mass. Fourth Graders Make Movie Greener

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:53:10 -0500

Fourth graders from Brookline launched an online petition on Change.org to get the upcoming movie, The Lorax, to have a stronger environmental message on the film's website. The petition has gotten over 57,000 signatures (at press time) and successfully convinced...

Learn to be a farmer

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:40:03 -0500

Like me, do you have dreams of quitting your office job and running your own farm? It has always seemed more like a fantasy than a dream, mostly because I grew up in the suburbs and have no idea how...

No More New: Project Repat

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:44:57 -0500

According to Project Repat, 95% of the clothes we donate to Goodwill and similar organizations end up overseas, being resold in second-hand clothing markets. Sean Hewens and Ross Lohr, founders of two Boston-based non-profits (smallbean and the Newton Tanzania Collaborative)...

Winter Farmers' Markets

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:45:38 -0500

Summer is over and the farmers' markets have closed, but you can still shop local for your Thanksgiving feast (and every meal after). From the Cape to the Berkshires, Massachusetts has 30 winter farmers' markets (almost double the number...

Charles River Youth Corps

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:53:40 -0500

The Charles River and Upper Charles River Greenway are looking much cleaner due to the hard work of the Charles River Youth Corps this summer. The Charles River Youth Corps is part of the state-wide Youth Conservation Corps program run...

$1.4 Million in Massachusetts Recycling Grants Announced

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:17:30 -0500

One hundred and seven communities and groups in Massachusetts were awarded recycling and waste reduction grants totaling $1.4 million. Funds were awarded for a variety of activities, including: Pay-as-you-throw start up costs: Falmouth, Brewster, Hamilton, Harvard, Newton, Templeton, Wenham, and...

Majora Carter talk at Museum of Science

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:31:18 -0500

Bronx eco-hero, Majora Carter, will be speaking at the Museum of Science on November 2nd as part of their Celebrity Science series. Carter is known for founding Sustainable South Bronx in 2001 and working to green the impoverished neighborhood. She...

Grants to remove Plymouth dams

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:17:14 -0500

American Rivers and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Restoration Center recently announced that the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game�s Division of Ecological Restoration will receive $75,000 to help remove two dams on the Beaver Dam Brook in...

Emerald Ash Borer Beetle

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:57:24 -0500

We�ve already seen the destruction that the Asian longhorned beetle can do to trees in Massachusetts, and now there�s another beetle to worry about- the emerald ash borer beetle. The good news is that it hasn�t reached Massachusetts yet, so...

Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:19:00 -0500

Want to learn how to start your own CSA, become a tree whisperer, or breed perennial crops? The Northeast Organic Farming Association summer conference starts today, and the schedule is packed with over 225 workshops that will teach you everything...