Six Easy Ways to Prepare for Winter Weather by Energy Education Council

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Oct. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — This year’s winter weather predictions vary on the amount of precipitation we can expect, but many of them agree that much of the country will experience below normal temperatures. The Energy Education Council encourages you to take some simple steps before these cold temperatures set in to help… Continue reading Six Easy Ways to Prepare for Winter Weather by Energy Education Council

National Grid Seeks 37% Electricity Rate Hike in MA

Boston, Oct. 8, 2014 – National Grid recently filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to adjust electric and gas rates for the winter. The company’s electric customers will see a significant increase in their bills due to higher power supply prices (the cost of the electricity National Grid buys for customers and… Continue reading National Grid Seeks 37% Electricity Rate Hike in MA

Boston City Councilors Wu and O’Malley Call for Hearing on Fossil Fuel Divestment

Boston, Oct. 7, 2014, – Boston City Councilors Michelle Wu (At-Large) and Matt O’Malley (District 6) filed a hearing order on Monday regarding fossil fuel divestment for City of Boston funds. The order will be introduced at the October 8th meeting of the Boston City Council. Activists at People’s Climate March in New York City… Continue reading Boston City Councilors Wu and O’Malley Call for Hearing on Fossil Fuel Divestment

UN Chief Joins People’s Climate Match in NYC

New York City, Sept. 22, 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today told what is thought to be the largest ever march in the United States demanding measures to halt the advance of global climate change, that there is no “Plan B” for action as there is no “Planet B.” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) at the… Continue reading UN Chief Joins People’s Climate Match in NYC

China to Give Tax Breaks to New Energy Cars

A worker checks a pure electric car at a workshop in Jianghuai Automobile Co., Ltd. in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui province, Aug 19, 2014. China will exempt new energy cars from a 10-percent purchase tax from Sept 1 to the end of 2017. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi).

Tufts Medical Center Receives National Leadership Award from EPA Chief Gina McCarthy

Boston, August 25, 2014, — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy traveled to Boston on Aug. 19 to meet with families and health care workers to discuss the impacts of clean air and President Obama’s Climate Action Plan. At Tufts Medical Center, where the EPA recognized staff with a national leadership award in asthma… Continue reading Tufts Medical Center Receives National Leadership Award from EPA Chief Gina McCarthy

Boston Enlists Goats to Fight Invasive Plants

Boston, July 23, 2014, — The City of Boston is enlisting the aid of some skilled four-legged helpers in order to combat poison ivy, buckthorn, Japanese knotweed, and other invasive plant species growing on Boston Parks and Recreation Department property. The Parks Department has teamed up with the Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation (SWBCDC) and… Continue reading Boston Enlists Goats to Fight Invasive Plants

Yingli Solar to Become the First Carbon Neutral FIFA World Cup Sponsor

BAODING, China and RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, June 27, 2014 (PRNewswire) — Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) (“Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”), the largest vertically integrated photovoltaic (“PV”) module manufacturer in the world, known as “Yingli Solar,” today hosted a press conference in Rio de Janeiro to announce the Company’s plans… Continue reading Yingli Solar to Become the First Carbon Neutral FIFA World Cup Sponsor

Solar Bench Charging Station Coming to Boston Parks

Boston, June 27, 2014, –Some Boston area parks will be piloting a 21st Century bench upgrade through a partnership with the MIT Media Lab spin-off firm, Changing Environments. “Soofa,” as the bench is termed, is a solar-powered outdoor charging station that also collects and shares location-based information like air quality and noise level data. The… Continue reading Solar Bench Charging Station Coming to Boston Parks

Wu Dengming, A Green Fighter/ “绿林好汉”吴登明

Wu Dengming, environmental activist, died on July 19, 2013 at age 73. 吴登明,环保运动者,7月19日逝世,享年73岁。 IN THE main room of the small, old-fashioned house, stacked full of books, an old fan scarcely moved the stuffy air around. Wu Dengming’s daughter kept pleading for air-conditioning. Elsewhere in Chongqing, China’s fastest-growing inland city, where 10m people lived in a… Continue reading Wu Dengming, A Green Fighter/ “绿林好汉”吴登明