Remember growing up when we never thought twice about water? Just the idea that people in the future would be paying to buy bottled water would have made us all laugh hysterically.Today is Blog Action Day, a day when bloggers around the world unite to talk about one topic. This year’s topic is Climate Change. [...]
What could be better than saving money and reducing your impact on the environment? Not spending any money to find out how to do it! Mass Save offers free energy audits. Whether you heat your home by oil, gas or electric, the 1 – 2 hour audit will give you many tips on how to [...]
It’s not often that we have the opportunity to do something not just as a community or even a country, but as the entire population of Mother Earth. In 2007 Sydney, Australia shut off the lights in the city for one hour as a comment on global warming. Last year the movent went global. I [...]
As you drive up Route 93 heading north from Boston, you’ll notice something new spinning in the wind – the McGlynn Middle School in Medford, MA has a wind turbine! If you’ve been reading this blog, you already know that I’m a Prius-driving tree hugger (and proud of it) so you can imagine how excited [...]
Looking for ways to cut your energy usage and save some money? On March 4th there will be a free seminar at Medford City Hall called Introduction To Home Energy Savings. They’ll be going over inexpensive solutions you can do yourself. Introduction to Home Energy Savings Wednesday March 4th from 6 – 8 PM Medford [...]
We all know that landfills are bad, but an even better idea than recycling an item is to find someone who will reuse it first. I’ve just had a great experience on FreeCycle.org. This site is all about cutting down on waste and sharing with other people in your community. The process is simple . [...]
With the high cost of gas, many people are rediscovering public transportation. There couldn’t be a better time to bring the Green Line to the city of Medford MA. The more stops in the city, the more people will have access. I support bringing the Green Line to Route 16 near the Medford/Somerville/Arlington border. Read [...]
With the good weather, many people do a heavy dose of cleaning, but how do you get rid of the stuff that you don’t want any longer, without having it all end up in a landfill? The first step is finding someone who wants what you no longer use. You can try to sell these [...]
I was just reading the May issue of Discover Magazine and saw that it takes 869 gallons of water to make 1/3 of a pound of hamburger. I never realized that raising livestock would be so wasteful of the earth’s resources. I’m not ready to start eating bugs as my source of protein . . [...]
