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Net zero pledges don’t just help corporate brands. They boost stocks
From msn.com/en-us/money/companies/net-zero-pledges-dont-just-help-corporate-brands-they-boost-stocks/ar-BB1fWxAs Net zero pledges have become all the rage in Corporate America. Big banks, steel companies and even (mostly European) oil companies are pledging to wipe out their carbon emissions over time. Cynics may see these environmental announcements as mere marketing ploys designed to win brownie points from climate-nervous consumers. But there may be another force at…
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This Is NOT A Drill
Climate Emergency ReportFebruary 2021 How Communities Are UsingClimate Emergency Declarations to Make Big New Moves toDecarbonize Locally The Covid emergency arrived in the midst of an even more perilous emergency: the climate emergency, which more than 1,750 communities across the globe have acknowledged with official declarations… This report presents the five big strategies of 15…
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Arlington: Select Board approves climate emergency declaration, Net Zero Action Plan completed
ARLINGTON ADVOCATE Select Board approves climate emergency declaration The Arlington Select Board voted unanimously in favor of an Arlington Declaration of Climate Emergency, warrant article No. 91. The declaration, which now goes before Town Meeting in April, calls on the town to take immediate action in areas within the town’s authority to reduce greenhouse gas…
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Sudbury’s own electricity program beats other “green” offers
Have you been solicited by “green” electricity suppliers like CleanChoice Energy? Maybe you want to support renewable energy, but are skeptical if your money will actually go toward shifting our electricity away from fossil fuels. You’re right to be skeptical! Don’t take the bait. Your community already has a great community electricity aggregation program, ensuring…
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Climate-Friendly Home Heating and Cooling Events, Winter 2020
Two Community Sessions, Come to Either One West Concord Saturday, February 29th, 1:00-3:00PM, presentation at 1:15PM Harvey Wheeler Community Center, 1276 Main St. Wayland Wednesday, March 4th, 7:00-9:00PM, presentation at 7:15PM Wayland Town Building, 41 Cochituate Rd. Advanced heat pumps are now a comfortable, cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to heat and cool many homes…
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Think Global, Act Local: Switch to 100% Renewable Electricity
Worried about Climate Change? Wondering what you can do at the local level? One of the most impactful, easiest things to do is to switch to local renewable electricity. Home heating and cooling is a major contributor to climate change. In Sudbury we are lucky to have a way to make a difference, just a…
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Can Eco-Conscious Travelers Do Anything To Fly Green?
From Smithsonian Magazine: Buying carbon offsets won’t stop global warming, but if you’re traveling, it’s your best individual option for reducing your carbon footprint. For the average person, airline travel, which New York Times writer Elisabeth Rosenthal has called “the biggest carbon sin,” is one of the largest individual contributors to climate change. In October…
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Protect Sudbury Wins a Small Victory Against Eversource Powerline Project
From the ProtectSudbury.org newsletter: Receiving an email with the words “Notice of Project Withdrawal” in the subject line is enough to get your heart racing. And while it wasn’t the big win that we are all working so hard for, it signified a win nevertheless! Protect Sudbury volunteers’ thorough review of the “Final Environmental Impact…
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July News
Click here to read Sustainable Sudbury’s latest Newsletter CALENDAR: Thursday, July 13, 9:30am – Assabet Village Co-op Market Information Session, at Karma Coffee, Boston Post Road Join us for our next awesome Co-op Info Session on Thursday, July 13 at 9:30am at Karma Coffee Roasters, 100 Boston Post Road in Sudbury. Learn why more than 700 Metro West families…
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2016 Award For Environmental Leadership
Congratulations to Katie Semple, this year’s recipient of the second annual Award for Environmental Leadership. Katie received the award in recognition of her embodiment of Sustainable Sudbury’s mission to sponsor sustainable, earth-friendly activities in our community and beyond and joins last year’s inaugural winner, Grace Caltabiano. Katie, a 2016 graduate of Lincoln Sudbury Regional High…
