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Wicked Local TO THE EDITOR: The Weston League of Women Voters will sponsor a Candidates Night on Thursday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. We have invited the candidates for the contested board seats to participate -- Chris Houston and Keith Johnson for one seat on the Select Board; Ken Newberg, Tricia Liu and Attia Linnard for two seats on the School Committee; Jennifer Kickham, Heidi Wyle and James Bradner for one seat on the Board of Health; and Melissa Crocker, Marcy Dorna and Peter Hil...

OPINION: Next steps crucial on Massachusetts’ new climate law State Sen. Mike Barrett Bill signing for the “Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy” took place in the library of the State House, otherwise empty due to the pandemic. “I have heard words used to describe this piece of legislation, words such as sweeping, landmark, far-reaching, ambitious, bold and nation-leading,” said Senate President Karen Spilka. “I believe it is all of these thing...

  A Berkshire Environmental Action Team campaign "Put Peakers in the Past" is demanding that the three peaking power plants located in Berkshire County revert to only renewable and clean alternatives. "Peaking" plants are used to meet periods of high energy demand.   The decades-old plants at Pittsfield Generating Co. on Merrill Road, the Eversource substation on Doreen Street and the EP Energy plant on Woodland Road in Lee run off fossil fuels such as natural gas, oil, and kerosene. Pitt...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Steps you can take now to save on next seasons heating bills Now is the time to start making home energy improvements to save money in the next heating season Alec O’Meara The recent cold snap is a reminder that bitter temperatures have a major impact on monthly heating and electric bills. With the cold weather almost in our rearview mirror, there is a tendency to back-burner energy efficiency improvements. Everyone is ...

After passing a landmark climate law, Mass. officials now face the hard part: how to wean the state off fossil fuels By David Abel Globe Staff,Updated April 6, 2021, 1 hour ago Email to a Friend David L. Ryan/Globe Staff Over the coming decades, the state’s largest utilities have plans to spend billions of dollars upgrading a vast network of aging pipes and mains that distribute natural gas, after billions they’ve already spent in recent years. But much of those plans clash with a lan...

Reply (Jenna Fisher/Patch) The following is an op-ed by state Sen. Mike Barrett and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Sudbury Patch. The bill signing for the Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy took place in the Library of the State House, otherwise empty due to the pandemic. "I have heard words used to describe this piece of legislation, words such as sweeping, landmark, far-reaching, ambitious, bold and nation-leading," Senate President Karen ...

Published: 3/5/2021 10:48:35 AM Rick Colson’s life took an unexpected twist more than a decade ago when he left a long career as a businessman to care for his ailing wife. When she died from an environmentally related cancer in 2010, Colson embraced sustainability. He launched a sustainable photo lab business and later explored sustainability in the building trades. Then last fall, while he was looking for a new project to showcase sustainable ways to build, the Northampton resident noticed ...

These beloved Boston buildings are center stage in the quest for energy-efficient, affordable housing.

Working toward a healthy sustainable future Insulating Pam Kellys home. Contributed photo Published: 2/17/2021 9:44:22 AM Have you ever thought, “This might be the right time to work on climate?”  If you are young and handy, under-employed, needing retraining, retired seeking to save (or invest) or simply want to be secure about passing on a livable earth to children, stay tuned. This weekly series, “Clean and Green,” will take you on a tour of what is happening in our hill-and-vall...

The Bryants began looking into investing in energy efficiency upgrades. “[We] wanted to do good things for the business, good things for the environment, and try to be a good role model for the rest of the world too,” Steven Bryant says. As Publyk House was growing its business, Bryant felt that saving money on energy costs would have the most impact if the restaurant could simultaneously cut its carbon footprint. Fortunately, Vermont has Efficiency Vermont, an organization whose mission i...