Tag: Massachusetts - Page 2
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Student-Designed 'Mobile Ethnic Garden' Brings People, Cultures Together Over Food
Compared to learning a new language or traveling to another country, digging into a plate of Chinese greens or whipping up a spicy serving of salsa may seem like a superficial shortcut to cultural
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MIT Plan to Slash Energy Consumption on Campus Could Save $50 Million
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is partnering with
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Cape Wind Opponents Challenge Project on Constitutional Grounds
First project opponents said Cape Wind would have adverse environmental impacts. Those were
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Cape Wind Opponents Compare It To Boston's "Big Dig" - Claiming Power Twice As Expensive As Planned
So far the claim that Cape Wind will produce electricity at uncompetitive rates is pure speculation, as the final construction bid estimates are not yet in. But that
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Activist Cyclists Call for 100% Renewables in 10 years (Video)
From bike tours promoting green living in Japan to the World Naked Bike Ride, there are plenty of opportunities to take a pedal-powered-trip, and promote your favorite cause at the same time. Now young folks
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Historic Preservation Council Advises Against Cape Wind
Another twist in the long, ongoing saga of Cape Wind, the proposed 130-turbine wind power project planned for Nantucket Sound: The Advisory
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Cape Wind Faces New Spiritual Opposition From Native Americans
It's been a battle that's lasted nearly a decade now: Cape Wind. The 24 square mile offshore wind farm project in the Nantucket Sound, smack in the middle of
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Local Motors: Crowdsourcing the American Car
Image: Local Motors Here's how it works: designers submit their concepts online, the community votes, then Local Motors works with the winners to bring these cars to life. This process, says founder Jay Rogers, has more in common with the way Mozilla
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Brandeis U. Students Create Green Peer Progress Program For Dorms
Many schools started off the 2009 school year by hosting green welcoming events for new students and incoming freshmen. All these wide-eyed co-eds were treated to different ways the school is going green and
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Chew on This! Boston Suburb Hires Goats to Mow Lawn
A Boston suburb is sidelining commercial mowers in favor of a local farmer's goats to maintain a public
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Is New Biodegradable Plastic the Answer?
Another claim for "sustainable bottled water" landed in the in box today. Leaving aside the merits of publicizing a Berkshire mountain water as "locally sourced" via an international forum like TreeHugger, it is the claim
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Harvard Receives More LEED Certs Than Any Other University
Harvard just earned itself one more (green) distinction this week with its 20th LEED certification, more than any other university in the world (and more than the
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UnderCollar Reclaimed Felt Pillows Take You to Places You've Never Been
Two heads are definitely cozier than one, especially if the noggins in question belong to Kelly Smith of Etcetera Goods and Jennifer Hill of JHill Design. The Boston-based designers combined their talents to produce
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Massachusetts Bans All But Waste-Feedstock Biofuels from Qualifying Under Clean Energy Biofuels Act
In a move which understandably will get second-generation biofuels manufacturers in a tizzy, Massachusetts' state Department of
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Bag Pools: Couldn't We All Just Share?
I went to the co-op the other day, and once again forgot my reusable bags. It's one of my bad eco-habits - along with dragging my feet over putting up a clothes line. But as I filled my plastic bag in shame (I REALLY don't need
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Plankton Power to Build Algae Biofuel Facility on Cape Cod
In about a year Cape Cod will have its first algae biofuel facility. Plankton Power and the Regional Technology Development Corp. have announced that they have formed a public-private consortium to build a pilot-scale biorefinery
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Closed Car Dealership Finds New Life as an Art Gallery
The saying should go, When the going gets tough... the tough show art. The sight of empty car lots is nothing new these days. The lack of sales during the recession has
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SunRun Expands Solar Power-as-Service Program to Massachusetts
Massachusetts residents, want to put solar panels on your house but can't afford the initial price? Then SunRun and its solar power-as-service program may be for you. Though you do still have to pay a (comparatively) small upfront
