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Save the Date – Needham Summit on Energy and the Environment

Needham Summit on Energy and the Environment what we have done……what we might do Monday, October 24, 2011 A collaboration of Olin College, Needham League of Women Voters, and Green Needham Massachusetts is a national leader in aggressively meeting multiple

Lighting Efficiency

I heard the following on the NPR show Living on Earth this morning. I was particularly interest to learn that the amount of mercury in CFL’s is getting smaller over time. YOUNG: It’s Living on Earth, I’m Jeff Young. Republican

Energy Star “Most Efficient” products designation announced

With so many products now bearing the Energy Star label, wouldn’t it be helpful to be able to easily figure out which were the most efficient? Now you can do just that, with the announcement yesterday by the EPA of

Clothing Neutral Consignment

Very few clothing stores can honestly say that they are “clothing neutral.” The Closet Exchange (all 4 of the Great Plain Ave. retail locations for that matter) is one of the few exceptions. In the spirit of humanitarianism and environmentalism,

Green Community requirements discussed at public hearing

The Green Communities Study Committee held a public hearing on Monday, June 13th to review their work to date and seek public input on Needham becoming a Massachusetts Green Community. The program, created under the Green Communities Act, supports Massachusetts

Green Homes tour featured on Needham Patch

This past Saturday’s Green Homes Tour, featuring six Needham homes, is featured in this article on Needham Patch. If you missed the tour, you can see detailed information on each of the houses here on our blog. The six homes

Summer book suggestion – Raising Elijah

If there is a book I highly recommend to be on a parents summer list of “great reads”, this is it – Raising Elijah: Protecting our children in an age of environmental crisis! Sandra Steingraber, PhD, is a biologist, mother

LWV honors Eleanor Rosellini

At the June 8 Annual Meeting of the League of Women Voters of Needham, Eleanor Rosellini received the League’s Greta Schirmer award. This award is given each year to honor Greta Schirmer – a member who died in 1980 and

Green Homes Tour: Solar Thermal Hot Water and Space Heating

House: Built in 2002, 4247 square feet plus 1700 finished basement System Description: Vacuum tubes on the roof contain copper rods filled with glycol. As the rods heat up from the sun, the glycol boils and bubbles to the top.

Green Homes Tour: Older home energy retrofit

House: 100 years old 1800 square feet Household size: 2 adults System Description: Radiant heating was installed under the kitchen and back hall floor to replace an old radiator in the cabinet under the sink. For more information about radiant