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Union Point—Smart City: Technology, Security and the Emerging Future of Cities, Nov 7, Boston MA

by Yishan

Join Ryan Blackmon from LStar and Linn Freedman from Robinson+Cole as they discuss the tremendous potential of smart cities in general and the concept’s particular application to LStar’s Union Point project here on the South Sho… more...

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0 replies | 529 views | Posted on: 11/04/2018 | Last updated: 11/04/2018

Are you a sustainability rockstar?

by StacySinclair Technical writer

What does it mean to be a sustainability rockstar? I learned a lot at the recent Women In Green Forum in Los Angeles. Read my blog at: https://usgbc-la.org/blog/snapshot-on-sustainability-are-you-a-sustainability-rockstar/ more...

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0 replies | 695 views | Posted on: 09/09/2018 | Last updated: 02/14/2023

No More Plastic Straw Please: We Throw Away 500 Million Plastic Straws Every Day

by YijunW

An accrual 8.3 billion plastic straws are polluting the world's beaches, stated by Roland Geyer et al.’s 2018 paper "Production, Use, and Fate of All Plastics Ever Made." Americans alone use 500 million straws every single day. In the Uni… more...

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0 replies | 989 views | Posted on: 07/09/2018 | Last updated: 07/16/2018

LEED Must Address Climate Change by Updating - Team Submits "LEEDing on Climate Change" Proposal for Upgrading LEED 4.1

by YijunW

Development of LEED started in 1993 by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Over the past 20 years, LEED has become the dominant green building design standard in the US and arguably the the world, adding over 2 million s… more...

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0 replies | 1684 views | Posted on: 05/25/2018 | Last updated: 06/05/2018

Audubon Society of Rhode Island Celebrates National Pollinator Week June 18-24; Rhode Island State House Rally June 19, Providence, RI

by YijunW

Join Audubon and learn the buzz about pollinators! Over 180,000 different plant species depend on bees, beetles, butterflies and birds. Many pollinator populations are in decline due to loss of feeding and nesting habitat, pollution, misuse… more...

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0 replies | 377 views | Posted on: 05/11/2018 | Last updated: 05/14/2018

Movie Night: Straws, May 15, 7pm, Watertown, MA

by YijunW

Please come watch the the film Straws at the Library on Tuesday, May 15 at 7pm. Alex Vai, Campaign Director for Surfrider MA, will give a brief talk and answer questions, and there will be an environmental fair. (Surfrider is dedicated to p… more...

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0 replies | 1281 views | Posted on: 05/10/2018 | Last updated: 05/10/2018

Fossil Free Fast: The Climate Resistance, Webinar, January 31, 8 pm - Attend, and Host a Watch Party if You Can

by Allison Friedman Rate It Green Admin

What can I do to protect our environment in 2018? How do I keep up the fight for climate justice? How can my town or city still make progress? If you're asking these questions, you're not alone. All across the country, there are millions… more...

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0 replies | 3022 views | Posted on: 01/21/2018 | Last updated: 01/21/2018

City Council Hearing: Net Zero for New Boston Buildings Monday, Dec. 11, 2pm, Boston City Hall

Net Zero Buildings

by Allison Friedman Rate It Green Admin

For many cities, buildings are the largest cause of carbon emissions. In Boston, emissions are estimated at well over 50%. Boston has a stated goal to be carbon neutral by 2050 . . . but 70 MILLION SQUARE FEET of new buildings are plann… more...

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0 replies | 1141 views | Posted on: 12/05/2017 | Last updated: 12/05/2017

Support Senate Bill 2056 - To Create an Option for MA Residents to Donate a % of Tax Returns to the Least Developed Countries Fund

Climate Change

by Allison Friedman Rate It Green Admin

From the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Boston University: On October 31st, the Massachusetts Joint Revenue Committee will host a hearing on Senate Bill 2056 (S.2056) - a bill that would create a voluntary check-off option for Mass… more...

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0 replies | 723 views | Posted on: 10/29/2017 | Last updated: 10/29/2017

Support the Renewable Portfolio Standard (Sign on!) - 50% Clean Energy by 2030 and 100% by 2050 in Massachusetts

Renewable Portfolio Standard

by Allison Friedman Rate It Green Admin

From the Massachusetts Climate Action Network (MCAN): "As you know, one important way we can make more clean energy in our state and region is to improve the Renewable Portfolio Standard. Bills aimed at making the Renewable Portfolio St… more...

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0 replies | 943 views | Posted on: 08/31/2017 | Last updated: 08/31/2017

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