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Mayor Martin's First Act as Mayor
Written by GO Staff   
Wednesday, 01 July 2009
PROCLAMATION
Wednesday, July 1, 2009

I hereby proclaim that the FIRST DAY in JULY in this the year 2009 and every year, or third year, thereafter shall be known as “INAUGURATION DAY” in our Town of Greenfield, Massachusetts.

William F. Martin
Mayor

 
Greenfield Hires Energy Service Company (ESCO)
Written by GGEC Committee   
Wednesday, 01 July 2009
To do In-Depth Energy Audits on Thirteen Buildings

First Step Toward Energy Reductions


GREENFIELD, MA – Today, Greenfield signed a contract with Siemens Building Technologies to have in-depth energy audits on thirteen town-owned buildings. This is a major step that could lead to energy reductions of 25-30%, and reduce the escalation of the cost of energy in future years. It is also an important milestone in the Greening Greenfield campaign.
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Students Learn about Climate Change Solutions
Written by GGEC Committee   
Sunday, 28 June 2009

And work with Greening Greenfield Energy Committee

GREENFIELD, MA – Earlier this year a dozen middle school students worked with volunteers from the Greening Greenfield Energy Committee (GGEC) and learned about climate change solutions during the Expanded Learning Time program at the Greenfield Middle School. The students did hands-on experiments to better understand how global warming works, how to do more with less, and how to make energy that does not emit carbon dioxide, the major source of global warming and climate change.

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THE ONE GALLON CHALLENGE
Written by Jory Squibb   
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Cars you've never seen before will start trip to Boston in Greenfield, MA

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TREE WALK IN DOWNTOWN GREENFIELD
Written by Greenfield Tree Committee   
Thursday, 11 June 2009

TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 5:00 PM, RAIN TO SHINE

Meet at VETERANS MALL

The walk will begin at 5:15 and take 45-60 minutes

Learn about the 31 trees planted on Main Street

Co-leaders:

Keith Zaltzberg, Regenerative Design, Sandy Shields, Director, Department of Public Works (DPW)

Sponsored by: Greenfield Tree Committee, Greenfield DPW and the First Church of Deerfield

CONTACT:

Mary Ann Rugg, Co-chair, Greenfield Tree Committee:  413-774-4665

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Biomass- A Reason to be Cheerful
Written by Geoff Brown   
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Due to child-related activities, I recently found myself with an hour and a half of free time in Amherst and went to the UMass Library.  Searching the catalog for titles with some bearing on Greenfield’s biomass controversy, I came across this one:


SITE FIGHTS: Divisive Facilities and Civil Society in Japan and the West by Daniel P. Aldrich.

Here are a couple of quotes describing the book from the Cornell University Press website:
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