There are a lot of reasons to come to Boston but if you’re using your cannonsatellite to plan a trip you’ve got to check out some of the green initiative the city has going on! There’s a lot to love about it here and the city’s dedication to a better future is one of them
GreenFest 2011: It’s coming up soon and it’s Boston’s nod to all things eco-friendly. If [...]
If you’re thinking about building a home in beautiful Massachusetts, you should definitely consider incorporating ‘green’ options and technologies into your design. One of the biggest ‘green’ concerns these days is limiting energy consumption and there are many ways in which the homeowner can do this.
Firstly, ensuring the house is super-insulated has a great impact on heating and cooling costs, which are the chief culprits for high energy use.
Secondly, a greater awareness of the carbon footprint of building materials, that is where they [...]
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 on April 2, 2007 in Massachusetts v. EPA against the Bush Administration, new regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) in the State of Massachusetts preempted existing U.S. Enivronmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Air Act legislation.
In 2009, the EPA laid forth new federal rules to emissions controls in response to the ruling of November 14, 2007, in the 9th District Court of Appeals in a 10 state agreement with the Regional Greenhouse Gas [...]
Preserve one of America’s oldest states by going green. Consider an alternative transportation method to get to work or school. When the weather permits, ride your bike, use public transportation, car pool or walk. In addition to helping the environment, the increased physical activity benefits your overall health.
Recycle whenever possible. Use reusable shopping bags. Certain stores will give money off the bill when you use a reusable bag. Refill your water jugs from fresh water machines and find new uses for the discarded water bottles.I found some more information here.
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Like many other states across the nation, Massachusetts has its share of problems when it comes to finding ways to protect its critically endangered resources. This state has had a particularly difficult time when it comes to protecting its water ways. Many of the small towns that make up the state of Massachusetts were at one time or other manufacturing communities. Unfortunately with manufacturing comes the risk of contamination caused by the chemicals that most of these businesses used in their production. One of the more recent cases involves the town of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The chemicals that were detected were [...]
Traveling green shouldn’t be time consuming when going on trip, it’s a time for adventures with the family. So here are a few eco-tips to make the journey that much greener and fun.
Savy up on where you’re going, there are many Green Seal Certified hotels out there that do there best conserving energy and making your stay enjoyable. Also, if you can stay with friends while you travel it’s one of the best ways to reduce fossil fuel emissions. More likely than not [...]
With global warming and its effects on the environment becoming more apparent, it has become eminent that the public changes their old wasteful habits, and replace them with new, more environmentally friendly ones. Some simple ways to reduce your carbon footprint are:
Recycle as much as possible. This will reduce the amount of trash filling the land fills, and pollution in the ocean.
Use reusable bags instead of paper or plastic. Plastic bags create toxic emissions when produced and paper bags use a lot of energy in production and transportation.Didn’t catch that? This explains it.
If you [...]
Camping trips are fun for the whole family but most people don’t take into consideration the damage being done to the environment during these trips. There are some things that can be done to help protect the environment and still have fun camping with the family.
First thing to remember is to make sure that you are camping in a designated camping area. Setting up camp in other areas can be harmful to the ecosystem. Next thing to do is remember that if you bring it in you [...]
