April 17, 2014 at 4:36 PM
See how MA ranks in this national study.
http://www.washingtonpost.com
Cycling fatalities decline as more people bike. The same is true for pedestrians.
April 16, 2014 at 12:15 PM
Sustainable Belmont shared a link.
secure.sierraclub.org
The Bottle Bill Update has languished in the state legislature for 14 years. Tell your elected officials to support and pass the Bottle Bill Update!
April 16, 2014 at 12:03 PM
Sustainable Belmont shared a link.
vimeo.com
Featuring videos from our lecture series: Future of Energy; Biodiversity, Ecology, and Global Change; and Green Conversations. FUTURE OF ENERGY focuses on finding…
April 14, 2014 at 8:02 AM
Board the 73 bus at Waverley Square? The bus stop on Church St. is moving to Lexington St. (across from Belmont Media Center).
April 11, 2014 at 9:00 AM
As Belmont continues rebuilding its road infrastructure ever so slowly, here's something to consider.
fivethirtyeight.com
These days, road construction isn’t just benefiting drivers. As cities re-design streets, they’re making a concerted effort to create more bike lanes. This is happening not only in large metropolis...
April 8, 2014 at 1:32 PM
Would you buy/drive on of these?
grist.org
The Elio can go 672 freeway miles on a full tank. Its price tag is equally bite-size: $6,800.
April 8, 2014 at 12:16 PM
This Sat. help clean up trails at Belmont's Lone Tree Hill conservation land. 9 - 1. More info. below.
http://www.belmontcitizensforum.org
Home Subscribe to our e-mail list today!We can do better.Lone Tree Hill Volunteer Day Saturday, April 12Come work together with fellow Belmont residents for a hands-on cleanup and to perform trail maintenance on Belmont’s Lone Tree Hill Conservation Land. Meet on Saturday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to…
April 5, 2014 at 7:25 PM
Sustainable Belmont shared a link.
http://www.yesmagazine.org
Don’t let the spandex-clad iron men scare you off! Here are seven reasons why all types of people are biking to work—and why cities are encouraging them.
April 5, 2014 at 12:09 AM
Sustainable Belmont shared a link.
nyti.ms
A World Health Organization report concluded that more than one-third of pollution deaths in 2012 occurred in fast-developing Asian nations.
April 5, 2014 at 12:03 AM
Keep the cap on to recycle those bottles! It's not like it used to be – always a-changing (-:
au.finance.yahoo.com
TORONTO -- The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR), representing over 90% of North America's post-consumer plastic recycling capacity, is encouraging municipal recycling programs to promote ...
March 29, 2014 at 11:20 AM
Obama-sidesteps-Congress-to-curb-methane-emissions
http://www.csmonitor.com
The latest step in the White House's new Climate Action Plan is a new plan to curb methane, a far more potent trapper of heat than carbon dioxide. The plan relies heavily on cooperation with oil, gas, and dairy industries.
March 27, 2014 at 12:35 PM
Arlington EcoFest, Sat., March 29, 10-2, Town Hall
This year's theme is "Rethink Recycling! Reduce,
Reuse, Repurpose." Come to Town Hall for displays and demonstrations by nonprofit and volunteer organizations as well as selected vendors; family music at 10 am by musician Jeremy Lyons; and speaker Richard Duffy at 11 am
on restoring the antique beauty of an Arlington house while also improving its energy efficiency. In the Academy St. parking lot, visit with pygmy goats (11-1), pick up free compost (bring your own container), and drop off
computers for free recycling by Computer Cafe (computers only, please). Admire recycled art creations by Arlington students -- see the Trashformations" art exhibit on the Auditorium stage. Marvel at Bill Turville's fabulous fish bicycle in the lobby and enjoy a third recycled
art exhibit on the 2nd floor outside the Selectmen's Hearing Room.
There will be a raffle (10-1, prize pickup at 1:30), silent auction, and cafe. At the cafe, bring your own cup and get free coffee.
This is a free event.
March 26, 2014 at 10:54 AM
Could Belmont use this system to convert our food scraps to electricity to help power the Town of Homes?
http://www.utne.com
This wastewater treatment plant is turning food into fuel to heat New York homes.
March 24, 2014 at 10:21 PM
Check this out for some of the questions to our event left unanswered that eve
belmont.patch.com
Sustainable Belmont hosted a Q&A with Mary Beth Calnan and Wellington PTO Members to discuss recycling issues in town, including the great efforts und
March 24, 2014 at 10:19 PM
the Patch has started a Going Green series
belmont.patch.com
Go green, save green. Here's some tips to get active and creative in everyday life.
March 24, 2014 at 10:35 AM
Green to the end, and thereafter.
http://www.yesmagazine.org
The greenest burial places essentially transform the cemetery into a nature preserve—and a "posthumous occupation" of a $20 billion funeral industry.
Will we miss another solar opportunity? Tell Belmont Light to put solar panels on the substation, before it’s too late.
Sustainable Belmont Joan S Teebagy thanks for commenting. I hear what you are saying, and I'm sure the Recycling Director in Cambridge would agree that we need to reduce first, as she said as much in a recent conference I attended. I'll paraphrase her, "we can't recycle our way out of this". That said, capturing the food waste and other materials like paper towels and napkins that otherwise would be burned or landfill, is a positive capture. This waste stream gets diverted to the biodigesters to make clean energy from the methane emissions - those methane emissions are 20x more harmful in the environment than carbon emissions. This renewable energy source (biodigesters) is targeted to increase in Massachusetts significantly. I share your concern about the paradox - it is the same with plastic bag recycling, bottle recycling - overall plastic bottles have increased despite recycling and we are still not capturing the majority (my recollection is that it is less than 50%). Food waste is unavoidable however, unlike plastic bottles & bags. Be able to include animal matter is huge - something you can't compost at home (generally). Paper towels also are not necessary, but capturing them is a better step to overall zero waste. I would expect the city also supports 'reduce' with other programming and education...many inroads! Open to more thoughts - thanks for commenting.
April 12, 2014 at 10:53 PM