Many residents of Boston are beginning to green the way they live, work and play, and the City is providing resources to help them Greenovate every day. Stay tuned for GreenovateBoston.org version 2.0, which will provide a one-stop-shop for those resources from saving money by making your homes and offices more energy efficient to helping you find alternative transportation, such as biking, ride sharing and taking public transportation. The site will also offer a way to engage with your neighbors. Together, we can help the City of Boston reach its greenhouse gas reduction goals.
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Earth Day Events
The City of Boston is proud to have so many wonderful events in celebration of Earth Day throughout the month of April. Check out the City's calendar for a full list of events taking place.
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Greenovate Boston Campaign
Mayor Menino's Greenovate Boston campaign works to engage residents and businesses in the City's effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25%. Greenovate Boston will connect people with sustainable strategies that not only lower carbon emissions, but also can save money and support the local economy. Learn more at GreenovateBoston.org and follow us on Twitter @GreenovateBos and Facebook for updates throughout the year.
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Boston Shines Citywide Cleanup
On April 26 & 27, please bring out friends, family members and colleagues and join us as we prepare the city for Spring. Register now to participate.
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Renew Boston
Renew Boston is a service of the City of Boston and its partners to help Boston residents, businesses, and institutions save energy and money, and to create jobs. Sign up today for a FREE energy assessment for your home. Call (617) 635-SAVE.
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Boston Bikes
Boston Bikes is part of Mayor Menino's vision for a vibrant and healthy city that benefits all its citizens. It seeks to make Boston a world-class bicycling city by creating safe and inviting conditions for all residents and visitors.
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Community Gardening
Community gardens provide community space to plant your own herbs, vegetables and flowers for low cost, nutritious food for you and your family. It is a great way to meet your neighbors, get exercise, and make your community more beautiful. Consult the Parks and Recreation Open Space Plan for a listing of community gardens in your neighborhood.
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Improve Your Gas Mileage
Advice on how to get better gas mileage for your car.
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Mayor Menino's Greenovate Boston Awards
Greenovate Boston Awards recognize achievements in the City's residential and business sectors. Residential Awards recognize residents and residential organizations in Boston that are committed to sustainable living. Winners in this category demonstrate exemplary sustainable practices in ther homes and communities. Business Wards recognize extraordinary performance related to sustainble business operations.
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Learn about climate change
Earth's climate is always changing. Recently, however, many regions have shown unusual patterns of higher temperature and of wetter or drier conditions. Globally, the ten warmest years in the last century have all occurred in the last twelve years. The evidence points to several causes, including the increasing production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by the burning of oil, coal, and other fossil fuels, the conversion of forest to farms and other uses, and a wide range of other human activities. These greenhouse gases are turning the atmopshere into a warmer and warmer blanket. Unabated, these trends could lead to climate change within this century that would be mroe radical that at any time in the last several hundred thousand years.
