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Sudbury Steps Up Its Sustainability Game
By Kevin LaHaise The following article is reprinted with permission from the Sudbury Weekly 12/8/23 newsletter. Sudbury Weekly is written as a service to Sudbury by resident Kevin LaHaise. Thank you Kevin! In May of 2022 a Citizen Petition passed at Sudbury’s Annual Town Meeting after much debate. The petition called for the Town to…
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Zoom session 7:30pm 11/16: ‘From Darkness to Illumination:Creatively addressing climate through serious fun.’
“From Darkness to Illumination:Creatively addressing climate through serious fun.” Join us to hear Pablo Suarez speak about the positive impact of injecting humor into climate action on Thursday, November 16th, from 7:30PM to 8:30PM. Mr. Suarez is a researcher on climate disasters turned humanitarian worker, innovator, game designer, and creator of serious-yet-fun processes for collaborative…
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It’s Getting Hot in Here: Climate Change and Our Health – 11/4 10:30am-Noon
It’s Getting Hot in Here: Climate Change and Our Health is a single session offered by Concord Carlisle Adult and Community Education, which will be taught by Rebecca Woodward. Man-made climate change is here. We feel it in hotter temperatures and many of us have seen the sky turn orange from wildfire smoke. Come learn about…
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Induction cooking – no more gas! October 25th 2023, 7:29 pm-8:30 pm
If you cook with gas, you may not be aware of the drawbacks… and the alternative! Gas stoves likely make the air in your kitchen more polluted than recommended outdoor clean air quality standards. Burning gas releases nitrogen dioxide, small particulate matter, and carbon monoxide, all components of air pollution. Cooking on a gas stove…
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Fall Styrofoam Collection October 7, 2023, 9 am to 12 noon.
The Fall 2023 styrofoam recycling will be held on Saturday, October 7th from 9:00 am to noon. Styrofoam Recycling does NOT require preregistration. Please bring your CLEAN WHITE SOLID packing styrofoam only please. NO foodtrays, egg cartons, cups, peanuts, thin sheets etc. Every piece recycled is a piece that doesn’t end up in a landfill!…
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Framingham Repair Cafe – Saturday, October 7th – 2pm to 5pm
Do you have some things at home that need fixing or mending? Bring it to the Repair Café! The Framingham Rotary Club, with help from Transition Framingham and First Parish, is hosting a Framingham Repair Café on Saturday, Oct 7th, from 2pm to 5pm. The event will be held in Scott Hall, First Parish at…
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Sudbury’s New Climate Mobilization Action Plan (CMAP)
Progress! As requested in 2022 Town Meeting Article 58, The Climate Emergency Declaration, Sudbury now has a climate action plan. We are grateful to volunteer Andrew Blair, Facilities Director Sandra Duran, Sustainability Coordinator Dani Marini-King, and the dedicated members of the Climate and Sustainability Committee for making the CMAP a reality. Here is the announcement…
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5 tips for reducing plastic waste at your Fourth of July barbecue
A message from our friends at MassPIRG (https://masspirg.org) : Who doesn’t love a good Fourth of July barbecue? Hamburgers on the grill, watching the fireworks display, and at the end of the night … cleaning up lots and lots of plastic waste? Here are five tips for how to cut back on plastic at your…
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The 2023 Sustainable Sudbury Scholarship for Environmental Leadership
Congratulations to Shani Dar, this year’s recipient of the Award for Environmental Leadership. A 2023 graduate of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Shani plans to attend Brandeis University in the fall where she will study environmental issues and wants to learn ways of preserving organisms and helping them adapt to the effects of climate change. She…
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Framingham Repair Cafe – Saturday, June 10th – 11am to 2pm
Have you got something that needs fixing or mending?Bring it to the Repair Café… Saturday, June 10th, 11am to 2pmScott Hall at 24 Vernon St; Framingham Our volunteers can help fix many things for FREE including: clothing, lamps, small appliances, computers/other electronics, bikes, batteries, toys, jewelry and sewing machines. We will also have a station…
