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SUMMARY:An Upcoming Event You Don't Want on Your Home Page
DESCRIPTION:Tis the Season of Light – And Time to Make your Lights Eco-Friendly \n(By Maia Miskin) \nTis the season of light. Whether you are lighting a Christmas tree\, menorah\, or neither\, you can’t help but witness an abundance of light each December. All this light sparks a thought: how eco-costly are my lighting habits? And is this really even a place where my actions can make a difference? \nHere’s some news that is practically as uplifting as Wham!’s Last Christmas: Changing your light habits can have a positive effect on the environment\, plus\, it is easy and budget-friendly. \nAccording to the EPA\, 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from electricity and heat production). Each one of us\, and our lighting habits\, contribute to this large piece of the pie. \nFirst things first\, run your home on green electricity. If you have already installed solar panels\, thank you\, we love our green neighbors. If you’re looking for a budget-friendly option\, sign up for 100% renewable energy offsets through Green Powered by Green Energy Consumers Alliance. Simply put\, for about $25 a month (depending on how much you consume)\, they connect with your electricity company\, monitor your monthly electricity usage\, and then they match the amount you took from the grid with renewable electricity going back into the grid. While not as direct as solar power\, you can still have a clean conscience. And it is so cheap and easy to sign up. Please\, take 5 minutes and make the switch to run your house on green power in 2020. \nSecondly\, update the lights in your home to LEDs . LED lights are a little more expensive upfront\, but they also typically tell you on the package your cost savings per year compared to regular incandescent lights\, so over the life of the bulb they are less expensive. For some inspiration\, look to your nearest street light as the Town of Wayland has recently replaced the approx. 750 street lights to LEDs\, reaping the town at least $40\,000 a year in electricity savings. \nThird\, embrace what the Danish call hygge\, pronounced hue-guh. Hygge celebrates the cozy hibernation that winter brings\, like a warm hug and mug of your favorite hot beverage. To the Danish\, a cozy home has dim lights or candle lights. For us Waylanders\, it means installing dimmer switches and using them\, or simply turning lights off when you leave a room. Like the warmth of a cozy fire\, there’s something addicting about a dimly lit room\, especially in the wintertime. \nSo in your frenzy of holiday shopping consider adding some important items to the list: green energy for your home\, LED lights to replace any non-LED ones\, and adding dimmer switches to your hearts’ content. Throw in some LED Christmas lights too – they will last forever. Picture you in 2020\, in your green-electricity home or apartment with your LED lights on dim\, listening to some great music and living your most eco-friendly life yet!  \nTogether\, we got this. Browse the other Actions for steps on how to make the switch to green electricity\, handy tips on how to choose LED lights\, and many more actions that will impact your and our town’s carbon footprint.
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SUMMARY:Your Yard\, Our Climate
DESCRIPTION:Think globally\, plant locally!  Even a few native plants on your property can buffer the effects of climate change. \nCongregation Or Atid’s Etz Hayim Climate Action Committee is pleased to welcome Trevor Smith of ReEarth Studio Social Impact Collective as he gives us a fresh picture of global warming in a program that will leave you inspired to think natives for spring planting.  Free and open to the public.
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SUMMARY:Funtastica! Designing for Resilience and Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:But did this thing show in there? \nJoin MetroWest Climate Solutions on June 10 at 7 p.m. for a discussion on sustainable landscaping with Marie Chieppo\, a native plant designer and horticulturalist. To register for this free webinar\, visit metrowestclimatesolutions.org. \nThere is so much that nature does to support our gardens when we create a partnership. Ecologically based design strategies help strengthen the partnership by giving nature the ability to do what it does best: live and reproduce. We\, in turn\, benefit from far fewer demands for maintenance and more time to take in nature’s wonders. \nChieppo will use case studies to explain how to work with nature to create beautiful landscapes with maximum function for living organisms. She became a Master Gardener in 1999. For the next 19 years\, through her business\, EcoPlantPlans\, LLC\, she and a crew of skillful women designed\, installed and maintained beautiful gardens and landscapes. After earning an advanced certificate in native plant design and horticulture at The Native Plant Trust\, she joined the Sustainability Committee at the Association of Professional Landscape Designers and became certified as Landscape Designer through the Garden Federation. Most recently\, she became an Accredited Organic Landcare Professional through the Northeast Organic Farmer’s Association’s (NOFA) Organic Landcare Program. \nChieppo earned a Masters in Public Health degree.  Earlier in her career\, she worked as a researcher for the Editor in Chief at the New England Journal of Medicine.
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