Saving Energy Together
Research shows that the best way to make adults aware of the importance of helping our environment is to educate children. Youngsters have an uncanny ability to grasp the existing need to take care of our Earth, and they bring enthusiasm and energetic tenacity to the challenges they are exposed to. Read More »
In recent years urban agriculture and community farming have exploded in popularity as more people rediscover the benefits of growing their own vegetables and fruits, having access to fresh produce, and coming together with neighbors to produce food locally. Many of us are familiar with the lovely sight of the Newton Community Farm on Nahanton Road, particularly when its rows of vegetables are at full growth and bursting in green leaf. Wouldn’t it be terrific if West Roxbury could support a similar endeavor in our own back yard? Read More »
The house on the right in this photo illustrates one creative way to save energy (and money) this holiday season! For additional suggestions for ways to green your holiday, Read More »
With the temperature falling (albeit slowly) and the winter months soon also to descend upon us, we like to figure out ways to conserve on our heating bill as much as possible. Here are five things we can do that will save money — and energy. Read More »
West Roxbury Saves Energy hopes you will enjoy watching for the splashes of yellow that will pop up next spring around our town because of our (and others’) participation in the “Boston Blooms with Daffodils” program this month. The City ordered more than 120,000 daffodils, and Mayor Thomas Menino offered some 40,000 of these to individuals and organizations willing to plant them on city property on October 22 and 29. WRSE wanted to make sure that West Roxbury benefited from this initiative, and we were able to Read More »
If you have been trying to figure out a way to pay for that insulation you know you need to tighten up your house or those energy-efficient light bulbs or water-saving devices so that you can decrease your home energy and water bills, sign up now for a no-cost energy assessment and 75 percent—up to $2,000 off—in energy upgrades for insulation and air sealing. If you live in a 1- to 4-unit building in Boston, you qualify. Read More »
Climate change is the biggest threat to human existence we have ever faced, and according to scientific facts, now is the critical time to act. However, the problems associated with climate change are so large and so diverse that while one may care about working towards a safer environment, it is challenging to get started. New England Climate Summer, a unique program that sends college students exclusively by bicycle across New England to help build the movement to fight climate change, gave me my start. Read More »
You may have noticed in some of the surrounding towns such as Dedham that voluntary water conservation measures are currently in force. While we in West Roxbury are fortunate enough that our water comes from the Quabbin Reservoir—the largest manmade body of water in New England—so that our water supply is not presently in jeopardy of running low, it still behooves all of us to conserve this natural resource Read More »
So, what sort of exercise equipment do you own? At our house, we have a rowing machine, a few free weights, a rebounder, a rake, a broom, a push lawn mower, and some snow shovels (but let’s be seasonable about this, forget the snow shovels). Did I digress? Not really. Why not get the benefits of a workout while you go about yard work? Remember when summer lawns used to hiss (thank you, Joni Mitchell)? Now they fairly shout: “I’m being mowed! I’m being blowed!” Read More »
“A Billion Acts of Green” is the theme for this year’s Earth Day, April 22. Recognizing the power of millions of individual actions, the campaign aims to inspire personal, organizational, and corporate pledges to act sustainably. But billions of acts begin with one small act—so, with that in mind, I’d like to share some recycling ideas that our small restaurant business, West on Centre, believes are Read More »
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