Sustainable Arlington

Are you ready to be Arlington's HeatSmart Coach?

Help Arlington Go Green

Apply by August 28 

Do you have a passion for Clean Energy? The Town of Arlington is seeking a volunteer Coach to help lead HeatSmart Arlington. HeatSmart is a state-sponsored, community-run program that makes proven, energy-efficient home heating and cooling technologies more affordable for homeowners. Modeled after the successful Solarize Arlington campaign, HeatSmart Arlington will promote air source heat pumps (which provide highly efficient heating and cooling). Learn more about this exciting program at arlingtonma.gov/energy.

On our hottest days 

Shave the Peak

https://www.massenergy.org/shavethepeak

A Free New Way to Green the Grid

 from Mass Energy Consumers Alliance, a nonprofit organization

Shave the Peak empowers residential energy consumers to reduce energy demand on the most important days of the year. On peak days—usually the hottest or coldest days of the year—electricity demand soars, and the high electric demand is met by the most expensive, dirty fuels. Shave the Peak helps New Englanders take collective action to make an impact on our electric grid.

With Shave the Peak, you can receive text alerts on peak days, learn more about demand and the electrical grid, and support our advocacy efforts to clean up the New England power system.

How do you Shave the Peak in the summer?  Cut back on non-essential electricity use during peak electricity demand times.  Turn off lights, close window shades and curtains to keep out the heat and reduce the load on air conditioning, use less air conditioning, wait until later in the evening or even the next morning to run the washing machine, dryer, and dishwasher.

• #RiseForClimate  /  riseforclimate.org
• Sept 8 Day of Action
• It’s time to repower our communities with clean, renewable energy from the sun, earth, wind and water. Join the #RiseForClimate global day of action and be a part of the solution the world needs. riseforclimate.org
• Renewable energy has never been cheaper or more widespread. It’s time to #RiseForClimate and embrace the inevitable renewable energy revolution. 
• Join the #RiseForClimate global day of action this Sept 8 and boldly stand to demand real climate leadership.

All About Arlington's Plastic Bag Ban

Thursday, June 21, 7-9 pm

Robbins Library Community Room, 700 Mass. Ave.

https://www.robbinslibrary.org/event/all-about-arlingtons-plastic-bag-ban/

Residents needed:

Learn to ID Emerald Ash Borer threatening Arlington ash trees

Free training session

Tuesday, June 5, 2018, 7:15 pm

Lyons Room, Arlington Town Hall, 730 Mass. Ave.

The Arlington Tree Committee needs residents help to identify the Emerald Ash Borer, a serious pest that is on the town borders.  If the Emerald Ash Borer comes here, it could kill some or all of Arlington’s ash trees, which make up about 10% of the town's tree canopy.