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Launching the Reuse Revolution in NOHO!
What if your local downtown businesses collaborated to offer reusable containers to customers, free of charge? This is exactly what is happening in Northampton!
NOHO Restaurants Teaming Up to Stop Trash in MA
NORTHAMPTON, MA: Local businesses are partnering with Clean Water Action and Recirclable to reduce trash. Participating restaurants are offering free reusable take-out containers that customers check out and return.
"All I can say is that we have to keep on fighting"
Writing in the Boston Globe just a few days ago, Karenna Gore - Director of the Center for Earth Ethics and daughter of former Vice President Al Gore - stated that "[T]he oil and gas industry is now an empire that makes its own rules." I couldn't agree more. But the tough questions that are being asked not only in print, but in public protest and in the halls of power are exposing the incredible reach of the fossil fuel lobby and fueling the popular movement fighting to shut down polluters' lock on our society.
Growing Pressure From the Ground Up to Fix Gas Leaks
I have spent a lot of time running around the Massachusetts State House, especially with the impending omnibus energy bill. But while I love the gold dome, bustling House and Senate chambers, and meaningful legislative work, Boston City Hall has something greater: City Hall Daycare and my 19-month-old nephew. Although less adorable, City Hall also has a spacious City Council chamber, which recently held a hearing on a proposed gas leaks ordinance, co-chaired by Councilor O’Malley and Councilor Flaherty. It was fortunate that the chambers are so large, as there was a strong showing, including a
