Residential Energy Code Training offered On April 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources is offering an energy code training session at the Town Hall at 6 Walker Street in Lenox for contractors, architects, building inspectors, real estate brokers, appraisers, home inspectors, and others in the building professions. The presenter will be Chuck Miller, a building inspector in Westhampton, and building science trainer for the Center for Ecological...
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At 8:30pm, Saturday March 27, thousands of global individuals, cities, and companies will make a little difference, save a little energy, and have some fun in the dark. For more information about who’s participating, events near you, and exactly how much impact one hour can have, visit Earth Hour’s Website. It’s not too late to plan our own earth hour..simply turn off your lights at 8:30pm local time and you’ll automaticaly join the largest rolling blackout ever. Read...
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Northeast’s Leading Sustainable Building and Clean Energy Conference Expected to Draw Thousands of Green Experts to Boston NESEA’s BuildingEnergy10 Conference and Trade Show Returns to the Seaport March 9-11, 2010 Some 4,000 renewable energy and green building experts will bring their cutting edge thinking to Boston this month for the BuildingEnergy10 Conference and Tradeshow. BuildingEnergy10 (BE10) is the annual event organized by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association...
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Transition Town initiative is about asking this BIG question: “for all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how do we significantly increase resilience (to mitigate the effects of Peak Oil) and drastically reduce carbon emissions (to mitigate the effects of Climate Change)?”
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In conjunction with a number of Transition Town projects, EarthThrives is pleased to share what is happening locally and provide knowledge resources to that effort. The basics: What is the Transition Town Effort: more at http://transitionnetwork.org/ Transition Towns in Massachusetts Reading • The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience, by Rob Hopkins • Transition Primer (free at: http://transitionnetwork.org/Primer/TransitionInitiativesPrimer.pdf) Viewing • In Transition...
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Originally published by the Greenfield Recorder. GREENFIELD – Even in the midst of winter, shoppers still have an appetite for locally grown goods and local farmers were on hand Saturday to help satisfy it. Saturday’s Winter Fare market in Greenfield, was “fabulous” according to Mary McClintock, a member of the organizing committee. “Things went really smoothly,” McClintock said. “There were lots of people, lots more than last year.” This was the...
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The Greening Greenfield Energy Committee is bringing an internationally-renowned workshop to Greenfield called Awakening the Dreamer & Changing the Dream. It will be presented on Saturday, February 19, 1-5 pm at the Second Congregational Church next to the Town Hall. Registration will begin at 12:30 pm. The Awakening the Dreamer workshop was created by the Pachamama Alliance, which was inspired by the deep concern indigenous Ecuadorian elders and shamans expressed about the destruction of...
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Posted by SerahRose on 1-22-10 in Latest | Comments Off on District Heating & Biomass: A Good Match for Greenfield?
By Richie Davis, Recorder StaffOriginally published in the Greenfield Recorder on 1/19/10 Two Greenfield energy groups are trying to promote the marriage of wood-burning electricity generation with central heating systems that warm whole neighborhoods or villages. Greening Greenfield Energy Committee and Co-Op Power contend the two compatible technologies can be married to cut energy costs around town, better use wood resources around the region and also boost the area’s economy....
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Posted by SerahRose on 1-7-10 in Press | Comments Off on Donate to Youth Green Team
On January 18, 2010, the Mason Square Veterans Outreach Center and the youth of the Groundwork Springfield, Groundwork Lawrence, and Groundwork Somerville Green Teams will gather for a day of Caring and Sharing in honor of Dr Kings birthday. The youth will share some of the experiences they have learned about the natural environment, and assist with any cleanup and repairs needed at the center. We will offer a free lunch so we are asking for donations of food, paper goods, beverages, books...
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Massachusetts Biomass Sustainability and Carbon Policy Thursday, December 17, 2009, 6:30 – 8:30 P.M. In November 2009 the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) commissioned a team of experts to conduct a comprehensive study of issues related to biomass sustainability and carbon policy. Launched at the direction of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian Bowles, the six-month study will result in a “white paper” that brings the best science to bear...
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