An environmental attorney from western Massachusetts has filed a citizen’s referendum to ban commercial logging on Department of Conservation and Recreation Lands in Massachusetts. These lands make up about 8% of Massachusetts Land Area and include the Quabbin watershed, the source of Boston’s drinking water. The language of the citizens referendum is as follows: PETITION 09-17 INITIATIVE PETITION TO ASSURE THE QUITE ENJOYMENT OF DCR FOREST LANDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO PROTECT...
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CONTACT: Nancy Nylen, 413-458-5688, nancyn@cetonline.orgCynthia Grippaldi, 413-445-4556 ext. 25, cynthiag@cetonline.org CET announces 2009 Green Buildings Events On Saturday, October 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., energy efficiency and solar technologies will be among the highlights of the 2009 Green Buildings Open House Tour. With today’s heightened awareness about energy and global climate change, this eighth annual green buildings event gives the public a unique opportunity to tour more than...
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THE ONE GALLON CHALLENGE HIGH-MPG CAR RACE STARTS IN GREENFIELD Fiske Ave/Miles Street: Mesa Verde and Solar Store Parking lot Wed, Aug 19, 4-6pm Thurs, Aug 20, 9-11am. Starting ceremony 10:50 am Are you looking for a car for your local errands that gets 100 MPG and costs only $5.00 to fill it up? Seven such unusual vehicles competing in the One Gallon Challenge will be on display – as they prepare for an exciting 100-mile race to the Boston GreenFest. The goal of the race is to see...
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On July 10-12th a band of Pioneers from the Valley caravanned to the Northern territories of Tinmouth, Vermont to enjoy the music and performing arts renewable energy festival Solarfest. This unique event started in 1995 in Middletown Springs, VT at the result of a dream of one of the founders. It has since multiplied in size and attracts artists, vendors, activists and innovators who are dedicated to the celebration of renewable energy and sustainable alternatives. The weekend of sustainable...
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Big Breakthrough for Green Justice in Massachusetts! Dear Community Labor United Allies and Friends — The Massachusetts Green Justice Coalition won a victory for social justice and the environment yesterday when the state Energy Efficiency Advisory Council (EEAC) told the state’s utilities to add equity to their efficiency plans. The EEAC must approve the utilities’ programs, which collect $210 million annually from Massachusetts ratepayers for building energy efficiency. ...
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JOB TITLE: Nuestras Raíces Energy Enterprises President and CEO REPORTS TO: Board of Directors POSITION CONTINGENT UPON SECURING FINANCING AND CONTRACT FOR INITIAL PROJECT IN FALL 2009 COMPENSATION: Base: $50,000 Performance Bonus: up to $20,000 (includes commission pay tied to performance) plus benefits FSLA DESIGNATION Exempt DUTIES Oversees all day-to-day operations for the ESCO, with primary responsibility for project management, financial management and quality assurance. Secures...
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Shantigar Foundation and Western MA Coalition for a Nuclear-Free Future PresentMELTDOWN – VOICES FROM CHERNOBYLThe Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster A dramatic adaptation by Spencer Smith of the book by Svetlana AlexeivichReading directed by Ronald Rand MELTDOWN is a dramatic presentation that asks the question, “What if it happened here?” The voices in the play are those of Chernobyl survivors but the readers are local, from Western Massachusetts. So are the dangers of a...
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