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Plastic Debris collected on a paddle between Hingham Harbor and Spectacle Island November 21, 2022 Submitted by Cleaner Greener Hingham Hingham’s decision at Town Meeting 2019 to ban single-use plastic bags was a huge step forward in terms of reducing plastic waste in our community. Cleaner Greener Hingham is now taking on plastic water bottles …
October 19, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer Chair Brad Moyer recently presented a broad outline of the Climate Action Planning Committee’s proposed Climate Action Plan to the Select Board, including potential actions at next spring’s Annual Town Meeting. The committee’s public outreach plan is meeting its milestones, according to Moyer, and public sessions and open …
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash September 26, 2022 Submitted by Cleaner Greener Hingham While you know that Hingham requires recycling, do you know what happens to your plastic when it is recycled? According to a recent article in The Atlantic, no matter how good a job we do as a town, the plastic recycling system is …
Antique Hingham barn with solar 500 x 888 September 19, 2022 By John Borger, Hingham Net Zero In our last post, we urged you to attend the Climate Action Planning Committee’s upcoming public forum on Tuesday, 9/20 (this is a virtual session via Zoom – you can find log-in information here:(https://www.hingham-ma.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=7300&month=9&year=2022&day=19&calType=0). We thought it might help …
Antique Hingham barn with solar 500 x 888 September 9, 2022 By John Borger, Hingham Net Zero Are you concerned about climate change? You’re not alone. At Hingham’s 2021 Town Meeting, voters overwhelmingly approved setting the Town-wide goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 and chartered the new Climate Action Planning Committee (CAPC – “cap-see”) to develop Hingham’s climate …
Antique Hingham barn with solar 500 x 888 September 8, 2022 By John Borger, Hingham Net Zero At Hingham’s 2021 Town Meeting, voters overwhelmingly approved setting the Town-wide goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 and chartered the Climate Action Planning Committee to develop Hingham’s climate plan. CAPC has already started to hold open forums to …
Antique Hingham barn with solar 500 x 888 August 29, 2022 By John Borger, Hingham Net Zero When we are saturated with negative news, it’s easy to feel discouraged about the state of the world and how little it appears we can do about it. Many folks in town may not be aware of the exciting …
Charlie Inglis June 10, 2022 By Charlie Inglis Hello fellow citizens! I, Charlie Inglis, am here today to enlighten you on a very important topic. If you do this, you, yes YOU, will help the environment. What is it? My topic is: Don’t leave your car idling when you are not driving! Now, you may …
May 3, 2022 By Alixandra Nozzolillo Spring isn’t only full of showers and flowers – it marks our average last day of frost in early April, even though this year may not feel like it! As long as the soil is workable, spring means the opportunity to plant hearty greens outside. Growing your own food …
October 6, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer Hingham was designated a “green community” in 2018 under the Massachusetts Green Communities Designation and Grant Program, which included agreeing to the goal of reducing municipal energy by at least 20 percent over five years. The next step — following the expenditure of the initial grant funds awarded …