Join a Low Carbon Living group

Low Carbon Living group starting in Dorchester

2nd and 4th Mondays in Jan. & Feb., 6:30pm

Harbor School, 11 Charles Street, across the street from the Fields Corner T-station.

Join a small group for a series of 4 meetings focused on measuring and reducing your “carbon footprint.” Use the Low Carbon Diet workbook to learn tips and tricks for saving money while you help save the world. See the power of your actions at home magnified as you connect with others doing the same in Boston and elsewhere. And if you’ve already done what you can at home to conserve energy and reduce your “carbon footprint,” learn how to teach your family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors how to save energy too. Info: Chris at ACORN at (617) 436-7100

New video resources

There’s a wonderful Home Energy Efficiency Team that’s been leading energy conservation “barnraisings” in Cambridge. They gather volunteers, both skilled and novice, and implement low-tech strategies to stop air leaks around basement sills and doors and windows. Check out this video to get a feel of the fun and learning that’s taking place. http://blip.tv/file/1494341/

And if you’ve done all the weatherizing and insulating that you can do in your home and still want to cut your carbon use, check out this video for instructions on how to make a small solar heater that multiplies the solar gain of a sunny window.
http://www.youtube.com/v/lTOe2OYSPlw

Roxbury Energy Fair and Boston Green Justice Coalition

Going green means more than windfarms on the Cape and solar panels in the suburbs. Saturday, Dec. 6th  a growing movement announced itself with a call for energy savings, quality jobs, and healthier urban communities.

The Boston Green Justice Coalition is a group of community organizations, labor unions, and environmental organizations that have come together to make sure that good jobs and other benefits for low-income families are realized out of Boston’s green efforts.

coming up soon…

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Low Carbon Living group

Monday, Dec. 15, 6:30pm

Harbor School, 11 Charles Street, across the street from the Fields Corner T-station.

Join a small group for a series of 4 meetings focused on measuring and reducing your “carbon footprint.” Use the Low Carbon Diet workbook to learn tips and tricks for saving money while you help save the world. See the power of your actions at home magnified as you connect with others doing the same in Boston and elsewhere. And if you’ve already done what you can at home to conserve energy and reduce your “carbon footprint,” learn how to teach your family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors how to save energy too. Info: Chris at ACORN at (617) 436-7100

BostonCAN fight global warming!

Hooray for election of Barack Obama! Now we stand a good chance of finally seeing the United States take some positive steps on climate change mitigation and adaptation. It’s up to us to make sure those are giant steps — Yes, we can!

The winter months promise to be very challenging as we face volatile fuel costs and a depressed economy generally. But we also have many new opportunities for changing the energy picture in our communities. The first greenhouse gas permit auction under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative raised more than $13 million dollars for conservation and efficiency projects in our state.

This is a great time to volunteer your time for climate justice. All hands on deck!

Rally for an Energy Empowerment Revolution

Tuesday, November 25,

6 – 7:30pm

Faneuil Hall, Boston

At a time of unstable energy prices, economic recession and the growing climate crisis, there is a need for urgent investment in weatherization to help families and businesses in Massachusetts break the cycle of winter energy crisis. Info: Lilah Glick, 617-338-8131 ext. 202