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Environmental concerns such as climate change, water usage, and the decline of pollinators are driving reconsideration of conventional landscape practices. Learn about options for sustainable landscape design and lawn care on Monday, March 14, 7:00 pm at the Goodnow Library in Sudbury. Nick Novick of Small Planet Landscaping and Jack Russell of Russell’s Garden Center will…
What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world? Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years,This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. Will this film change everything? Absolutely not. But you…
On Monday, November 30, 2015, SunBug Solar started installing a solar photovoltaic (PV) system at First Parish of Sudbury, UU. The exterior portion of the installation is expected to be completed in around two weeks, and the complete system done in early 2016. The exterior work consists of wiring and of mounting 55 all black solar…
Book a Mass Save energy assessment now! A Home Energy Assessment can be very revealing about heat loss and system efficiencies aimed at keeping you more comfortable this winter and beyond. There are also same day replacements (lightbulbs, shower heads, thermostats) which can help you begin saving energy and money right away. Over time, homes…
Town Meeting (2015) quiz: remember article 42, “town wide electric aggregation?” In case your memory of this article is faint, here’s a description and update: By approving Article 42, the Sudbury Energy Committee was tasked to aggregate the electricity consumption of its residents and seek competitive bids for its supply. Firstly, some background: As a reminder of…
Wood smoke may smell good, but according to the US Environmental Protection Agency, it’s not good for you. If you choose to heat with wood, it’s important to understand the health risks associated with wood smoke and to take steps to minimize them. With a few simple steps, you can help reduce wood smoke emissions…
2016 Styrofoam Collections will be: Saturday April 2nd Saturday October 1st Curtis Middle School parking lot, 9am – noon $5 drop off fee, free to members Volunteers always welcome: contact At our collection in October 2015, we had 90 cars and a very full collection truck. Your Sustainable Sudbury membership or $5 drop off fee…
Come join us and help set the agenda for the coming year. We’ll be discussing criteria for our newly established LS Environmental Leadership Scholarship, sustainable spring lawn care collaboration with SVT, and expanding our programs and participation for the coming year. And for your viewing pleasure, here’s a picture from National Geographic instagram to celebrate the…
A cool, drizzly day, but a successful collection nevertheless. Thank you once again to the LS Volleyball team who sent three volunteers to help with the collection. All in, we had nearly a hundred cars drop off styrofoam for recycling and a very full trailer going back to ReFoamIt. That’s a lot of styrofoam that…
Text from Sudbury Crier Article: Posted Jun. 15, 2015 at 12:12 PM SUDBURY Grace Caltabiano received the first Award for Environmental Leadership from Sustainable Sudbury’s Richard Vanderslice, on behalf of members of the organization. Caltabiano, a 2015 graduate of Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School is the co-founder of SOCAN (Student Organized Climate Action Network)…
Saturday, October 4, 2014 9:00am – Noon Curtis Middle School parking lot Bring an unlimited amount for $5.00 or free for members of Sustainable Sudbury Our recyling company, Refoamit, accepts the following foam items: The usual “Styrofoam” packing foam that comes with big items like new TVs Also, any foam that has the recycling symbol…