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January Green Needham Meeting

Join us for our January Green Meeting as we look "under the umbrella" at all the Sustainability projects underway and planned this year by Green Needham and collaborating organizations.

350.org Gathering on Neeedham Town Common

On a cold December Saturday, Needham residents joined others around the world supporting global action on climate change by gathering on the Town Common. Needham's group was one of many gatherings regionally and globally during the weekend of December 11-12. Inspired by Bill McKibben and the group 350.org, the gatherings support the goal of capping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere at 350 parts per million, a level scientists believe would stave off the worst effects of global climate change.

Green Needham Meeting - Zero Net Energy Homes

November's Green Needham meeting featured Carter Scott, President of Transformations, Inc., a leader and innovator in building zero net energy homes at affordable cost here in Massachusetts.

The presentation was followed by a roundtable discussion on planning for the next phase of the 10% Challenge. Over 450 Needham households have already taken the 10% Challenge, so our next goal is to reach 1,000 households, which would be 10% of all the households in Needham.

If you missed the meeting, you can catch a replay of our speaker's presentation on The Needham Channel. Check the schedule for the Education Channel on the Needham Channel web site.

Green Needham Foundation achieves 501(c)3 status

The Green Needham Foundation, a Massachusetts not-for-profit corporation established in October, 2008, has been awarded tax-exempt status as a public charity under section 501(c)3 of the IRS code. The Foundation was created to support sustainability education and outreach in Needham as well as community sustainability and energy projects. Details are on the Foundation page of this website.