| January |
17 |
EnviroJam
7:30 pm -- Newton North High School, Little Theater |
| January |
28 |
Environmental Speaker Series:
Think Outside the Bottle
Deborah Lapidus, Corporate Accountability International
7 pm -- Newton Free Library |
| February |
2 |
An Inconvenient Truth - What's happened since Al Gore won the Oscar?
Co-sponsored with Newton History Museum
1 pm at The Newton Free Library |
| February |
2 |
Going Green Expos
10 am-8pm
Bayside Exposition Center in Boston Admission $10, Children under 12 Free Over 30 Free Workshops - all day - both days - on topics ranging from Solar Energy to Saving Money through Efficiency,
including one by Mass Energy. |
| February |
3 |
Going Green Expos
10 am-4pm
Bayside Exposition Center in Boston Admission $10, Children under 12 Free Over 30 Free Workshops - all day - both days - on topics ranging from Solar Energy to Saving Money through Efficiency,
including one by Mass Energy. |
| February |
5 |
COMMONWEALTH SOLAR INITIATIVE
Lexington Global Warming Action Coalition
Tuesday, Feb. 5 7-9 pm
Cary Library Meeting Room, 1625 Mass Ave., Lexington, MA
Part Two of a Four-Part Home Energy Efficiency Series More info at lexgwac.org |
| February |
9 |
Insulating
Your Historic Home
Co-sponsored with Newton History Museum
1 - 4 pm at the Jackson Homestead |
| February |
9 |
Urban
Ark Seminar and Tour
Saturday, 10:00 am - Noon
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| February |
10 |
Urban
Ark Seminar and Tour
Sunday, 10:00 am - Noon
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| February |
25 |
Environmental Speaker Series:
Is Zero Waste Possible in Our Throw-away Society?
Rob Gogan, Recycling and Waste Manager for Harvard University
7 pm -- Newton Free Library |
| February |
27 |
Bloomingdale's "The Shopping Benefit"
Fundraiser for Green Decade
10 am - 10 pm |
| March |
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12th Annual Alternatives to Pesticides Month |
| March |
19 |
Newton Conservators Spring Lecture
North of Quabbin: Lessons in Land Protection
Allen Young, Journalist and Land Protection Advocate
7:00 pm Newton Free Library |
| March |
24 |
Environmental Speaker Series:
Getting a Grip: Our Food and Our Small Planet
Frances Moore Lappé
7 pm -- Newton Free Library |
| March |
25 |
Ultimate Green Lawns: Save Time, Money & Reduce Water Use
Jackson Madnick, Environmental Expert
7:30 pm Newton Free Library |
| March |
30 |
Newton Student Energy Conservation Essay and Art Contest
Essays and Art Work due! |
| April |
13 |
NewtonSERVES
Day of Community Service |
| April |
22 |
Earth Day |
| April |
25 |
Massachusetts Cities for Climate Protection® Network Meeting
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Newton City Hall , War Memorial Auditorium |
| April |
26 |
9th Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup |
| April |
27 |
26th Annual Run of the Charles Canoe & Kayak Race and CRWA River Festival |
| April |
28 |
Environmental Speaker Series:
Back to the Farm: What Community Farms Do for Us, Greg Maslowe and Grey Lee
7 pm -- Newton Free Library |
| April |
30 |
Awards Program, Newton Student Energy Contest
6:30 - 8:30 pm -- War Memorial Auditorium, Newton City Hall |
| May |
8 |
Healthy Products House Party
Thursday 8:00PM |
| May |
18 |
Bike Newton Rally and 2.5-mile Friends & Family Ride
Sunday 12:30 PM
Newton City Hall War Memorial |
| May |
19 |
Environmental Speaker Series:
Making Materials Matter, Ken Geiser
7 pm -- Newton Free Library |
| May |
31 |
Newton Anti-Bottled Water Walk/Run Off
Saturday, May 31, 2-3:30 pm
Cold Spring Park |
| June |
3 |
Green Business Solutions Expo
Tuesday June 3, 10:30 am to 7:00 pm
Newton Marriott Hotel
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| June |
7 |
Newton Community Farm Spring Festival
Saturday, June 7, 2-4pm
Newton Community Farm, Nahanton & Winchester Streets
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| June |
9 |
Annual Meeting and Environmental Leadership Awards
Monday 7 pm
New Art Center, Newtonville
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| July |
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July-
October |
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Newton Farmer’s Market
Tuesday 1:30-6:00 Cold Spring Park
Friday 1:30-6:00 American Legion Post 440, California Street, Nonantum |
| August |
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| September |
6 |
Get more miles per gallon – get your tire pressure checked!
Sign making pizza party
S
aturday, September 6 |
| September |
11 |
School Outreach Committee Meeting
Thursday 7:00 pm |
| September |
13 |
Get more miles per gallon – get your tire pressure checked!
Saturday, September 13 10 am - 2 pm
J & S Mobile gas station |
| September |
14 |
Newton Organic Garden and Landscape Tour
Sunday 14 September, 12:30 - 5:00 pm
Newton City Hall
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| September |
17 |
Stop Trashing the Climate
Wednesday 17 September, 6:30 pm
MIT Whitaker (Building 56) |
| September |
28 |
Boston GreenFest 2008
Postponed to Sunday 28 September, 10am - 5pm
Boston City Hall Plaza |
| October |
4 |
Solar/Green Homes Tour
Saturday 10-2 pm (9:30 registration)
Newton Community Service Center |
| October |
6 |
Contested Streets: Breaking New York City Gridlock
Monday 7 pm
Newton Free Library |
| November |
1 |
Insulating Your Historic Home
Co-sponsored with Newton History Museum
1 - 4 pm at the Jackson Homestead |
| November |
22 |
Urban
Ark Seminar and Tour
Saturday, 10 am - 12 noon |
| November |
23 |
Urban
Ark Seminar and Tour
Sunday, 1pm - 3 pm |
