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Neighbor Spotlight: Small is Beautiful

This Spotlight is about Caroline (changed name), who did a project with me for Green Needham. We had a couple of work lunches at her house and she started telling me about what she and her husband had done, and

GO GREEN Needham – Here’s How: Say No to Bottled Water

Learn to Live More Sustainably – One Step at-a-time Do you really need to use bottled water at home and at the office? Bottled water isn’t necessarily cleaner or better for you than tap water – in fact, often it

Driving Green webinar – How to obtain discounts when purchasing electric vehicles

Electric vehicles may be more affordable than you think! In addition to federal and state incentives, a special discount program for battery electric and hybrid electric vehicles (“EVs”), is being offered through Mass Energy, a nonprofit consumer alliance promoting low

Select Board adopts voluntary single-use plastic bag policy for large stores

At its March 20th meeting, the Needham Select Board discussed and then unanimously adopted its proposed policy requesting that stores over 3,500 square feet voluntarily discontinue the use of single-use plastic check-out bags on or before June 1st. While this

Solar for Suni! (ta Williams School)

When the sun shines on the new Sunita L. Williams school on Central Avenue at its opening in the fall of 2019, it will also be generating electricity to power the school and save money for the community. Solar PV

Neighbor Spotlights: from lawn mowing to activism

I met Stephen at a Green Needham planning meeting for a town event coming up next fall (keep an eye out for further notice). He impressed me with his upbeat, calm presence, and with how he packaged our ideas in

Neighbor spotlights: From the prairie to the East

When Eleanor and Jay moved to Needham in 2001 with their two teenagers, they were surprised. They were coming from West Lafayette, Indiana (home of Purdue University), where Eleanor in particular, had been part of a very active environmental community

Plastic Bag Ban Hearing – Speakers ask for ban, Selectmen support voluntary measure

The Selectmen’s Chambers were filled past capacity for the February 27th Public Hearing on single-use plastic bags (the on-demand video of the hearing is here). Rob Fernandez, Chair of Green Needham’s plastic bag ban team, spoke in support of the

City Compost – Special Discount Offer for Needham Residents

Two hundred and ten new composters joined City Compost‘s service in February, including two offices, one church, one event, and one farmers market! That translates to over 2,000 lbs/week of scraps for making new soil. It would be great to

Ahead of the Curve: China says your recyclables don’t measure up

MassINC’s Commonwealth magazine recently published an article titled “China says your recyclables don’t measure up“. It described the new restrictions on recyclables shipped to China that are roiling recycling markets in the United States. Needham is, as we often are,