http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/ en-us Copyright 2009 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:57:20 -0500 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:34:59 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss A new state entity will work with the four investor-owned utilities in Massachusetts to develop large-scale solar power installations, state officials announced Thursday. "Development of solar generation through a statewide pool will drive down costs through economies of scale and... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/new_state_entity_will_oversee_utility-scale_solar_projects.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/new_state_entity_will_oversee_utility-scale_solar_projects.html Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:57:20 -0500 View North from Crag Mountain to Mt. Monadnock (NENST photo) By Beth Daley, Globe Staff It’s a 220-mile beloved hiking trail that winds through some of New England’s most dramatic vistas: Cliff faces, pastures, swamps and the summits of... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/beloved_trail_system_gets_nati.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/beloved_trail_system_gets_nati.html Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:05:03 -0500 Northeast Utilities plans to apply for stimulus funds from the federal energy department to incorporate "smart grid" technologies into the way the company supplies power to thousands of customers here and in Connecticut and New Hampshire. Smart grid technologies, such... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/northeast_utilities_plans_to_a.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/northeast_utilities_plans_to_a.html Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:03:54 -0500 Springfield Tecnical Community College is getting a three-year $1.87 million contract to create energy efficiency workforce training programs to be used at other area community colleges. The Spingfield college was chosen as the hub to develop this job training initiative... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/springfield_college_to_become_a_green_jobs_training_hub.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/springfield_college_to_become_a_green_jobs_training_hub.html Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:02:56 -0500 By Beth Daley, Globe Staff Evidence is growing that climate change is exacerbating water scarcity problems around the world. But now, a study shows that parts of even drenched New England may be facing water shortages as the world warms... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/global_warmings_timing_problem.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/global_warmings_timing_problem.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:29:30 -0500 By Peter Rovick Guest Columnist Stop by the front yard of one home in Wellesley, and you will notice that something is different. There are no sprinklers, and in fact, there is no grass. The front yard at my home... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/not_a_lot_of_grass_in_this_wel.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/not_a_lot_of_grass_in_this_wel.html Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:36:04 -0500 Seven students dressed as Santa and his elves delivered “coal” to Sen. John Kerry in Boston last week – but it was not because he’s been bad. The group, part of three teams of students bicycling across Massachusetts to meet... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/student_cyclists_bring_early_xmas_present_and_pressure_to_kerry.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/student_cyclists_bring_early_xmas_present_and_pressure_to_kerry.html Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:09:34 -0500 Workers at Evergreen Solar, Inc. put together solar panels in the panel fab area at the Devens facility. (Globe photo/Joanne Rathe) By Beth Daley, Globe Staff Evergreen Solar, a clean-tech coup for the state when it opened a 24-hour... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/neighbors_say_environmentallyf.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/neighbors_say_environmentallyf.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:07:39 -0500 By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff Since Memorial Day, more than 130 Massachusetts beaches have faced temporary swimming closures as heavy rains overwhelm sewer systems and sweep pet waste and other detritus into coastal waters and inland lakes, state public health... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/heavy_rains_cause_record_beach.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/heavy_rains_cause_record_beach.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:38:43 -0500 Green Mountain College junior Ryan Dixon guides oxen while junior Casey Martin drives a cutting machines (GMC photo) By Beth Daley, Globe Staff Many people I know are attempting to reduce their carbon footprint when it comes to food.... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/fossil_fuelfree_farming_takes.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/fossil_fuelfree_farming_takes.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:31:44 -0500 By Beth Daley, Globe Staff Last week, I wrote a story about the state opening the door for dozens of wind turbines – and likely many more – to be built in state waters that stretch three miles from shore.... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/a_plan_to_test_green_energy_moves_offshore.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/a_plan_to_test_green_energy_moves_offshore.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:31:12 -0500 By Beth Daley, Globe Staff Ten years ago today, a demolition crew in Augusta, Maine punched a hole through a 160-year-old dam on the Kennebec River and made history. A torrent of water passed through an opening in the Edwards... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/a_decade_without_a_dam_breathe.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/07/a_decade_without_a_dam_breathe.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:15:27 -0500 ((AP Photo/Toby Talbot) By Beth Daley Globe Staff My friend Polly called from Corinth, Vermont on Sunday: Was it sunny where I was? That would be a big no in Providence where I live. And no again a few... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/06/chasing_the_sun.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/06/chasing_the_sun.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:39:05 -0500 (Globe staff photo/Pat Greenhouse) By Beth Daley GLOBE STAFF New England fishing officials yesterday overhauled the way many fishermen will do their jobs in hopes of reviving the region's imperiled populations of cod and flounder and its distressed fishing industry.... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/06/a_new_way_to_solve_old_fishing.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/06/a_new_way_to_solve_old_fishing.html Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:44:04 -0500 (AP Photo) By Beth Daley, Globe Staff Every year, hundreds of federally protected humpback whales off New England delight thousands of whale watchers who flock off the coast to see the marine mammals frolic and feed. But now, some of... http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/06/_by_beth_daley_globe_5.html http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/06/_by_beth_daley_globe_5.html Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:12:42 -0500