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Green Needham Among Top Performers in NSTAR Community Energy Challenge

Thanks to Green Needham’s persistence, over 150 Needham households have lowered their utility bills by taking advantage of no-cost home energy assessments and incentives for weatherization improvements. These energy savings have made Green Needham one of the most successful participants

Five Reasons “Complete Streets” is on the Agenda for Needham

Last week Green Needham hosted an informational meeting at the Needham Library which was attended by representatives from many transportation related town groups or departments, including the Transportation Committee, the DPW, Safe Routes to School, the Economic Development Office, the

Preventing Ice Damming

Green Needham and Next Step Living presented the first in a series of one-hour Weatherization Seminars on January 23rd, 2012. Our inaugural topic was ice damming. Those long icicles hanging precariously off the edges of roofs can cause significant long-term

Needham Farmers Market Approved!

It is all systems GO! The Planning Board approved the Special Permit for the Needham Farmers Market to operate on the front lawn of First Parish Church in Needham Center. This is shaping up to be a real community building

See Amory Lovins in the Boston area – Feb. 14 – 16

Amory Lovins has been redefining the possible at the Rocky Mountain Institute that he co-founded with his collaborator and former wife Hunter Lovins thirty years ago. Their work on advanced resource productivity and innovative business strategies that provided the intellectual

Recognizing Needham businesses for energy efficiency

Green Needham would like to recognize local businesses that have taken measures to cut their energy use. In early 2012 Green Needham will commission a brass plaque to commemorate the community groups and organizations that have contributed to making Needham

Building Sustainability through Community Engagement

Green Needham Chair Michael Greis will be on a panel – “Investments That Pay” – at the Massachusetts Municipal Association Annual Conference in Boston on Friday, February 20th. View more presentations from Green Needham Michael’s theme is building sustainability through

Another Home Energy Assessment? You Might be Surprised What a Good Idea This Could Be

Since we’d already had two home energy assessments during the ten years that we’ve lived in our home, we did not think that it would be valuable to get another, but we were mistaken. Mass Save’s Home Energy Assessment program

Sustainable consumer product design from Olin graduate and Green Needham volunteer

Green Needham is happy to stay in touch with the dedicated Olin College students who have volunteered their talents for environmental causes. One of our most active student volunteers, Ollie Haas, was involved with several sustainability initiatives in Needham and,

Needham Summit on Energy and the Environment

On October 24th, Needham residents and town community gathered at Olin College for a community conversation on energy and the environment. Anthony Brooks, veteran NPR reporter and co-host of WBUR’s Radio Boston, opened the session by leading a discussion with