http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/ en-us Copyright 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:32:40 -0500 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:37:57 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss By Peter DeMarco It was touted as the Big Dig’s greatest open-space gift to Boston: a spectacular ribbon of parks, paths, and pedestrian footbridges linking the Esplanade to both the Rose Kennedy Greenway and Boston Harbor. But when the... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/bridges_planned_to_connect_bos.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/bridges_planned_to_connect_bos.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:32:40 -0500 The University of New Hampshire’s Center for Ocean Renewable Energy will receive $700,000 in federal stimulus money to test the nation’s first floating deepwater wind turbine off the Isle of Shoals. The money is part of $8 million in... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/unh_gets_stimulus_funds_to_tes.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/unh_gets_stimulus_funds_to_tes.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:47:10 -0500 Scituate selectmen have approved a contract to allow a private company to build a wind turbine on public land, a move expected to save the town up to $300,000 a year and reduce the town’s carbon footprint by 3 million... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/scituate_approves_contract_for.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/scituate_approves_contract_for.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:30:27 -0500 The Framingham water project is officially dead. The community ran into controversy this fall after officials there attempted to rush an environmental review of a plan to reactivate old drinking water wells and build a water treatment plant in... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/framingham_water_project_defin.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/framingham_water_project_defin.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:29:51 -0500 Those climate campers are in trouble again. Scores of university students are spending each Sunday night camping out on Boston Common in hopes of convincing Governor Deval Patrick to introduce a bill to re-power the state with 100 percent clean... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/common_climate_campers_will_ge.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/common_climate_campers_will_ge.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:23:40 -0500 What do instant noodles, baby formula, some biofuels, French fries, lipstick and ice cream have in common? Palm oil. It’s often the “vegetable/oil fat” listed in the ingredients of about half of the products you encounter in the supermarket. The... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/_popular_palm_oil_comes.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/_popular_palm_oil_comes.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:12:47 -0500 We all know the economic crisis is hitting every aspect of many people’s lives and the state budget for the environment is no exception. Now, hoping to figure out how to make do with a lot less money, the Executive... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/state_enviro_chief_wants_publi.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/state_enviro_chief_wants_publi.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:16:03 -0500 The National Marine Fisheries Service has determined that the ever so ugly Atlantic wolffish is not in danger of extinction and should not be placed on the endangered species list. A face only a mother could love? (Photo courtesy of... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/feds_say_no_endangered_listing.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/feds_say_no_endangered_listing.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:01:43 -0500 In a few weeks, the Gosman Center at Brandeis University will be the site of one of the largest solar panel arrays in Massachusetts. The 277 kilowatt solar system is part of the university’s Climate Action Plan, which aims to... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/brandeis_installing_swath_of_s_1.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/brandeis_installing_swath_of_s_1.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:50:14 -0500 Connectivity is a key word in the conservation movement these days: As land becomes more fragmented because of roads or subdivisions, environmental groups are looking to ensure large tracts of protected land are linked together. (AMC photo) And today, with... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/a_missing_link_of_land_purchas.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/a_missing_link_of_land_purchas.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:16:42 -0500 By Beth Daley GLOBE STAFF Although U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey is chair of a congressional climate change committee and a co-sponsor of clean energy legislation, he’s never explicitly come out in favor of the proposed Cape Wind project in... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/markey_urges_federal_cape_wind_1.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/markey_urges_federal_cape_wind_1.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:07:37 -0500 Who knew caring about climate change would mean a court summons? For the last three Sunday nights, a group of more than 100 college students from across Massachusetts have camped out on Boston Common to call on Governor Deval Patrick... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/climate_campers_on_common_to_g.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/climate_campers_on_common_to_g.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:08:55 -0500 You’ve probably heard by now about the dreaded Asian longhorned beetle wreaking havoc – and forcing the cut down of some 25,000 trees in the Worcester area. Female Asian longhorned beetle (Jennifer Forman Orth/Massachusetts DAR) Now it’s your turn to... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/calling_all_asian_longhorned_b.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/calling_all_asian_longhorned_b.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:20:14 -0500 By Beth Daley GLOBE STAFF Massachusetts' top historic preservation officer has dealt a setback to the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm, ruling today that the body of water is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places because... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/state_historic_ruling_may_add.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/state_historic_ruling_may_add.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:03:45 -0500 By Beth Daley After months of speculating, Curt Spalding, the longtime executive director of Save the Bay in Rhode Island, has just been named New England’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief. Curt Spalding (Save The Bay photo) Spalding was considered... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/ris_spalding_named_new_england.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/ris_spalding_named_new_england.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:12:20 -0500