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March 11, 2020 By KARINE VANN

KITCHEN CONSEQUENTIAL: RESTAURANTS AND BARS ARE MAJOR THEATERS IN THE WAR AGAINST DISPOSABLES

“As a longtime server and operations manager, I know there are definitely solutions to this.”

Filed Under: Environment, Features Tagged With: bars, disposable economy, disposables, Environment, environmental reporting, lifestyle, Massachusetts Restaurant Association, Quicks Hole Tavern, recycling, restaurants, ReThink Disposables, single-use, takeout, Woods Hole, zero waste

February 26, 2020 By KARINE VANN

AMBITIOUS CYCLE: MASS RESIDENTS STRUGGLE TO OPT OUT OF THE DISPOSABLE ECONOMY

Living with fewer materials and less waste should, in theory, save consumers money and resources. It should also save municipalities money in the sharply rising costs of recycling and trash disposal. But waste-free options are expensive in personal time and inconvenience, especially when compared to the unparalleled convenience of the disposable economy

Filed Under: Environment, Features, Reports Tagged With: Cambridge, disposables, Environment, environmental waste, garbage, Massachusetts, recyclable, recycling, trash, Trash is Tragic, Unpacked Living, waste

February 17, 2020 By KARINE VANN

IT’S HARD WORK BEING GREEN: CAMBRIDGE AND SOMERVILLE RESIDENTS TALK ENVIRONMENTAL HABITS AND RESPONSIBILITY AT MARKEY TOWN HALL

“What we did in this resolution is to lay out what should happen … in every sector of the American economy. Because they can all be transformed with new technologies, with new strategies, new conservation techniques, and in a very brief period of time.”

Filed Under: Environment, Reporting, Reports Tagged With: AOC, Cambridge, Ed Markey, Environment, Green New Deal, politics, recycling, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Somerville, sustainability, sustainable

February 6, 2020 By OLIVIA DENG

“YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF POWER”: YOUTH MOVEMENT APPLIES PRESSURE

“We saw this opportunity where, if we could organize young people in New Hampshire to not only turn out to vote but to also work after the election to hold leaders accountable, we actually have a lot of political agency.”

Filed Under: Environment, Manchester Divided, Reports Tagged With: Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, bernie sanders, candidates, cannabis, caregiving, Citizens Agenda, criminal justice, Deval Patrick, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, engagement, Environment, gun control, guns, immigration, income inequality, Joe Biden, law enforcement, loan debt, local media, manchester divided, Michael Bloomberg, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Youth Movement, Pete Buttigieg, police brutality, politics, primaries, primary, religion, SCOTUS, Shaskeen Pub, Tom Steyer, town halls, voter rights

December 19, 2019 By STEPHANIE WITTENBACH and JANE REGAN

NO GLOSS FOR FOSS

Somerville has scant green space, but who will maintain the little there is?

Filed Under: Environment, Reporting, Reports, Somerville News Garden Tagged With: City of Somerville, DCR, Environment, Foss Park, green space, infrastructure, parks, Somerville, Somerville news, Somerville News Garden

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