Recycling Opportunity for Holiday Lights and Small Electronics
In January, the Needham High School Environmental Action Club (EAC) will be offering easy ways to recycle small electronics and holiday lights and at the same time help conservation efforts supported by Zoo New England. Do you have a tangle...Read More »
Needham Certified as Massachusetts Climate Leader Community
The Town of Needham has been certified by the state Department of Energy Resources as a Climate Leader Community. As a Climate Leader Community, the Town is now eligible to apply for grants of up to $1,150,000 each for projects...Read More »
Action Alert! Please Act Today!
Green Needham is joining Sustainable Wellesley, Green Newton, 350MA, and environmental organizations across Massachusetts, in putting out a crucial Action Alert! We are asking you to contact Needham’s State Representative, Josh Tarsky, before Wednesday, 5 p.m., and voice your opposition...Read More »
Trees and Teardowns: Two Important Community Meetings
Two important community meetings are coming up next week. The Large House Review Study Committee will hold its final Community Meeting on Tuesday, November 18 at 7 p.m. in Powers Hall (Town Hall) and on Zoom. The committee will present...Read More »
Why You Should Leave the Leaves This Fall
Every year we hear that familiar soundtrack of the “fall cleanup,” as an army of leaf blowers descends on the newly fallen leaves. But before you haul those piles away, consider this: those leaves are one of the best free...Read More »
New Eversource Electric Rate For Homes With Heat Pumps
Do you have a heat pump installed in your home that you use for heating? If so, heating with a heat pump is about to get much cheaper. The Massachusetts Dept. of Public Utilities has ordered Massachusetts electric utilities to create...Read More »
Would You Like to Hear Some Good News?
Sun Day, September 21, is a national day of celebration and support for clean energy. As Green Needham investigated the extent of local solar arrays, we quickly realized that we have much to celebrate in Needham! Come see our display...Read More »
Celebrate the opening of Fulfilled Goods’ second store
Fulfilled Goods is the area’s first low-waste market offering package-free pantry staples, dry goods, personal care items and sustainablecleaning products. Bring your own containers and FILL them as FULL as you want with GOODS that are good for you and for...Read More »
Satisfy Your Green Power Cravings for Less
Now that school is back in session, the mornings are crisp, and the smell of pumpkin spice is in the air, many Needhamites are thinking about green electricity. Seriously, we wish that were the case. Actually, most of us don’t...Read More »Act Now! Federal Tax Credits Are Ending Soon
The federal tax credits for various energy-related technologies that were part of the Biden 2022 IRA Legislation have been eliminated by federal legislation signed into law this month. 2025 is now the last year to claim a variety of federal...Read More »
