Sustainable Arlington

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Nature's Solutions as National Policy

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Meet Arlington residents and business owners who have taken steps to making their homes emit less carbon dioxide. With ample time to ask questions of these experienced and knowledgeable neighbors, learn how they have switched their heating, cooling, and cooking systems away from fossil fuels through new installations and assistance from various local organizations. Hear firsthand how an electrified home can become carbon free and stop emitting greenhouse gases when combined with opting for up to 100% renewable electricity. In many cases, the efficient systems and insulation solutions improve home comfort, can save money and, most importantly, help slow climate change.

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Massachusetts’ gas pipe replacement program is no longer financially sound and is not meeting its goals.

• Intended to increase safety and reduce emissions, the Gas System Enhancement Program (GSEP) has become a massive boondoggle.
• Projected to exceed $20 billion, it’s the Big Dig you’ve never heard of.

Read the report:

GSEP AT THE SIX-YEAR MARK
A Review of the Massachusetts Gas System Enhancement Plan

Watch the webinar with the author, economist Dorie Seavey, Senator Michael Barrett, and Maria Belen Power of GreenRoots at:

"GSEP at the Crossroads -

How to balance gas safety and the energy transition"

Urgent  policy changes needed

Boston Globe article

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Natural gas is a dangerous fossil fuel that harms our health and contributes to climate change. By March 2022, the companies that deliver gas to our homes and buildings must submit plans to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to net zero.  

Demand real climate solutions.

Sign the Mothers Out Front petition.

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Read the announcement here:

Select Board Endorses Net Zero Action Plan

Plan is a roadmap to net zero greenhouse gas pollution by 2050.

Read the Net Zero Action Plan here.