In an exciting follow-up to the successful HEA campaign last year, the Weston Climate Group is collaborating with Next Step Living, Inc. and the Massachusetts Chapter of the Sierra Club to help
Weston homeowners find sensible ways to move beyond the high cost of heating
with oil and natural gas with less expensive, cleaner and more sustainable
alternatives. We are calling this campaign Clean Heat, since the greatest improvement opportunities are for those switching away from heating with oil to more economically, and environmentally, sustainable modes. That said, everyone can benefit from more efficient alternatives to at least some extent.
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“This educational campaign will introduce Weston
homeowners to cost effective heating and cooling options that will reduce
dependence on oil or natural gas and help to eliminate toxic and climate
changing emissions,” said Ed Woll, Vice Chair, Massachusetts Chapter of the
Sierra Club. Campaign representatives will
be at the public library, at popular retail establishments and in Weston neighborhoods
to answer questions about air source heat pumps and encourage homeowners to
take the first step by signing up for Next Step Living’s free no obligation
home heating and cooling assessment.
Everyone in Weston should be receiving a letter about this campaign, plus there will be articles in the Town Crier and online. Upcoming ways to learn more about clean
heating and cooling alternatives in-person include:
• May 13 – Home Heating System Options Workshop, Weston
Library, 7 p.m.
• May 17 – Information table at Weston Center 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• May 22 – Clean Energy Future for Weston Panel, Weston
Library, 7 p.m.
• June 7 – Information table at Land’s Sake's Farm Stand Opening Celebration,
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• June 19 – Home Heating System Options Workshop, Weston
Library, 7 p.m.
The Next Step Living no-cost heating and cooling
assessment includes in-depth explanations of a ductless mini split heat pump
system and its benefits, a customized estimate of the energy and financial
savings possible, a discussion of available rebates and incentives, and the
opportunity to get the answers needed to make an informed decision. To schedule a free no-obligation heating and
cooling assessment call 866.867.8729 or visit www.nextstepliving.com.
The Belo Monte Dam is the leader in a wave of 100 new dams in the Amazon Rainforest. Dams decrease the fish and wildlife in the rainforest, and change the lives of the Native people on the rivers.
The resistance lives on, and Indigenous Tribes are protesting and fighting with the National Guard troops at the dam site today. NGOs like Amazon Watch and International Rivers are working against the dam, and the dam does not have firm support of the Brazilian public.
