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First Parish receives EPA national Energy Star Congregations Award

Needham’s First Parish Unitarian Universalist has been named one of nine national winners of an EPA 2010 Energy Star Small Business and Congregations Award. This is just the latest, but arguably the most prestigious, recognition First Parish has received for

Sept 2010 Meeting – Project updates and presentations

Green Needham’s September, 2010 meeting took place at the Needham Public Library’s Community room on Monday evening, September 20th.

Sept 2010 meeting – partner project updates

September 2010 updates from some of Green Needham’s partner organizations Bay Colony Rail Trail The Bay Colony Rail Trail project is an effort to convert seven miles of unused rail corridor between Needham Junction and Medfield to a shared use

One person’s trash…

I’ve been diligently saving my plastic bags (from loaves of bread, the newspaper, etc) for recycling, only to find that though the Needham dump collects plastic bags, they do not actually recycle them. Bags are collected in a separate container

Reusable Stainless Steel or Plastic Water Bottle?

Daniel Goleman, author of the acclaimed book on Emotional Intelligence, more recently wrote a book called Ecological Intelligence, which examines the hidden impact of our buying patterns on the environment. In a follow-up article, Goleman discusses a simple conundrum: which

Energy Audit Program Launching This Fall

This October, Green Needham, Needham Opportunities Inc. and Olin College have partnered to launch a home energy audit program. Trained Olin students will perform free energy audits on select homes in the Needham community. A home energy audit is the

Save 10 Gallons of Water a Day

(From The Daily Green website) The old folk wisdom that says place a brick in your toilet’s water tank is partially correct: It’s an effortless way to save water, but a brick isn’t the best choice of object. Use a

Part 3: 10% Challenge Success Stories

Needham family begins with mouse problem, ends with big savings and a neighborhood garden. Read this and our other “10% Challenge Success Stories”.

Massachusetts Green Communities receive grants

Massachusetts Green Communities receive $8.1 million in grants

Expanded Bottle Bill ready for Senate vote

With its first update since 1982 on the horizon, an expanded Massachusetts Bottle Bill is ready for Senate vote, promising to increase recycling success in the Commonwealth if passed.