I felt kind of bad that I told you all about the 46 Blackstone Street tour and the residential energy use lecture after the fact, rather than giving you the opportunity to go yourselves. So I added an events calendar to the sidebar. Now you can keep track of local “green” events, too. And if […]

Jason will be so happy about the shaving article. He’s been wanting to try an electric shaver for a long time, and this gives him another reason to do so. What’s the Greenest Way to Shave? – Slate. The electric razor comes out ahead, mostly because no water needs to be heated. Speaking with Climate […]

On Thursday I went to a lecture by energy consultant Michael Blasnik at MIT. Blasnik’s right up my alley, a very practical environmentalist who bases his recommendations on studies of the real efficiency of energy-saving activities. He’s currently conducting a study of the national weatherization assistance program. So his presentation was full of something I’ve […]

Yesterday I went on a tour of Harvard’s 46 Blackstone Street. The college’s first LEED Platinum building (now one of 39 LEED-certified projects at the college), it houses the college’s Office for Sustainability, Operations Center, and other administrative offices. The site is made up of three buildings that surrounded the old Cambridge Electric Light steam […]

Forgive the number of links today—I’ve had a lot of time to make up for. Taking the Lane – Boston Biker. Speaking of winter biking… I’m uncomfortable taking the lane, but I’m more uncomfortable being squeezed into too little room, so I’m pretty forceful about it when I need to be. Perspective – The Green […]