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April 11, 2025 By John Borger, Hingham Net Zero, Hingham Energy Action Committee Citizens will vote at Town Meeting on Monday, April 28th on a warrant article proposing that Hingham adopt the state’s most recent building energy code – the Opt-In Specialized Code. This code encourages those involved in constructing new buildings to erect all-electric buildings that …
April 3, 2025 By Charlie Inglis The past two months have been a whirlwind of environmental activity at the federal level. Here are just a few recent developments: The United States withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is under attack, freezing protections of endangered species and almost guaranteeing multiple species’ …
March 31, 2025 by John Borger, Hingham Net Zero On Monday, April 28th Town Meeting will vote on a warrant article proposing that the Town adopt the state’s most recent building energy code, the Opt-In Specialized Code. Recent posts have presented the basic provisions of the Code, the case for adopting it and why it won’t impact …
March 27, 2024 By Glenn Mangurian Listen to the news and you hear reports of political leaders who lie, give lip service to the law or use their power to undermine others. Many criticize politicians who seem to be quiet and allow these transgressions to go unchecked and thereby to continue. Those in positions of power often …
March 13, 2025 By John Borger, Hingham Net Zero and Energy Action Committee Hingham has an initiative to attract additional economic development (learn about it at this link: https://www.hingham-ma.gov/1072/Economic-Development). We may hear at April Town Meeting that some developers might be less inclined to pursue projects in Hingham due to initial impressions that the all-electric systems …
February 21, 2025 by John H. Borger, Hingham Net Zero, Hingham Energy Action Committee We will have an important opportunity at the Hingham Town Meeting on Monday, April 28 th to vote to further align Hingham’s building code with our goal of attaining net zero carbon emissions by 2040, while preserving builders’ freedom of choice. The agenda …
February 4, 2025 by Diane DeNapoli I was doing a doom scroll one morning when I saw a piece about ladies in NYC and Boston organizing dance parties just for women, early enough “to get “Xhit done the next day”, and still go dancing like they did when they were younger. I posted the piece on a …
January 22, 2025 By Mary Power The Salvator Dali Museum houses a painting titled “Lincoln in Dalivision”. Up close, it appears to depict a woman looking out at the sea, with a small picture of Abraham Lincoln in the bottom left-hand corner. But when you step back, the entire painting is transformed into a portrait of Lincoln. I’m reminded of that …
January 13, 2025 by Glenn Mangurian (photo from Tim Mossholder via Unsplash) How are you doing on your 2025 New Year’s resolutions? The most popular ones are to eat less and exercise more. Do these resonate with what you want? Consider this: in a recent survey of millennials, when asked what they wanted in their adult …
December 9, 2024 By Glenn Mangurian This time of year invokes a magical and magnificent feeling for many. I thought a conversation with the Grinch would shed some light on why a grumpy, green creature would have a different view of the holiday season. I asked my assistant, ChatGPT to travel via the internet to a cave on …