GREENFIELD, MA – Earlier this year a dozen middle school students worked with volunteers from the Greening Greenfield Energy Committee (GGEC) and learned about climate change solutions during the Expanded Learning Time program at the Greenfield Middle School. The students did hands-on experiments to better understand how global warming works, how to do more with less, and how to make energy that does not emit carbon dioxide, the major source of global warming and climate change. “I am...
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Kirsten Bonanza, Executive Director of Earth Thrives, has departed to Cuba to participate in a US-Cuba Global Partnership on Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development, through the Global Exchange program based out of San Francisco, CA. Kirsten has been a powerful advocate of sustainability networking in the Pioneer Valley, connecting with organizations and businesses in an effort to heighten the level of efficiency and effectiveness behind this movement by centralizing movement...
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With the national economy changing in unprecedented ways, many people are exploring collaboration and investment that are more attractive for long term resource building. Whether a consumer, a member, or a donor, involvement in a cooperative can have community and wealth building components that put dollars into action on the local level and essentially back into your pocket. Joining a coop can be fun and easy. It is a great way to become a part of a new community and learn about alternative...
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The proposed plan to build a biomass wood and woodwaste burning plant in Greenfield is creating a bunch of controversy with experts on both sides making significant claims about the benefits and detriments of the proposal. From job creation and municipal ordinance to environmental implications, this fence has more than two sides! Check out articles and information from across-the-board sources. A brief explanation of biomass: Biomass proponents advocate for the use of newly-dead biological...
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