Saturday, October 4, 10 am-2 pm (9:30 am registration)
Tickets: $15 in advance, $18 at door (Space is limited; so reserve early)
Newton Community Service Center
492 Waltham Street, West Newton

Join us to tour four special homes and a Newton community solar energy project!

    * Learn about a highly energy efficient �building envelope� design.
    * See a furnace that provides both heat and electricity.
    * See how to use solar energy to generate hot water, heat and electricity.
    * Learn how to take your home to a new level of energy efficiency.
    * Assess your home�s potential to host a solar energy array.
    * Hear about costs, financing, installers, rebates.
    * Learn how to support renewable power.

For more information about this year�s tour or to buy tickets online: Solar/Green Homes Tour. Tickets may be purchased online until midnight Friday, Oct. 3.

Monday, October 6, 7 pm
Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium
Free to the public
"Contested Streets: breaking New York City gridlock", a fast-paced 97-minute documentary showing how improving pedestrian and bicycle use in recent years has had remarkable environmental and human benefits in large cities such as London, Paris, Copenhagen. The film will be introduced and discussed by Jeff Rosenblum, co-founder, LivableStreets Alliance.  For more information on the film: www.contestedstreets.com. Event information: Lois Levin at loislevin@comcast.net or 617-527-1237

Co-sponsored by Bike Newton, the Green Decade, Newton Free Library and the Newton Conservators.

Through October (repeat of June 2006 program)
Host:  Cris Criscitiello, Newton Conservators
Guests:  Frank Steiger, Doug Dickson and Harry Finch

This program takes viewers on a tour of Newton's Aqueduct pathways, highlighting both their special joys and the need to preserve these beautiful greenways for future generations.  Beautiful footage shows where the paths begin along the Charles River and run through Waban and Newton Highlands to the Newton Center Playground. Host Cris Criscitiello points out the wildflowers, trees and birds along the way. Engineer Frank Steiger explains how the huge aqueduct pipes originally brought water into the city, dropping six inches a mile because they used only gravity, no pumps. Doug Dickson, a past president of the Newton Conservators and a member of the Newton Conservation Commission, explains efforts to maintain and preserve these pathways. Henry Finch, who has frequently given tours of these pathways for the Newton Conservators, explains the ins and outs of several areas along the way.

 The Environment Show is broadcast on the NewTV Blue channel (Comcast Chan. 10, RCN Chan. 15, Verizon Chan. 34):
Mondays      3:00 p.m.
Tuesdays      1:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m.
Wednesdays: 11:30 a.m.
Thursdays:    12:00, 4:00 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays:    10:00 a.m.

Videos of previous Environment Show programs are now available for viewing online at the GDC website.  This monthly show is produced alternatively by the Green Decade and the Newton Conservators.

High Performance Buildings Coalition:  Thursday, Oct. 4, 8 am, City Hall, Room 222.  (November meeting:  Thursday, Nov. 7)

Organic Gardening & Landscaping Committee: Wednesday, October 22, 7 pm. Contact Sunwoo Kahng at 617-332-1882 or organicgarden@greendecade.org.

Students for a Greener World:  Monday, Oct. 27, 5:30-6:30 pm. For middle school and high school students -- contact Margaret Ford at 617-964-0606 or mford@greendecade.org.

Only one more month of this year�s Farmers Markets!!   If you haven�t been yet this year, come now -- the Peace Pumpkins and more await you. The Newton Farmers Markets are held twice weekly from July through October. Volunteers of all ages are welcome to join us, as always -- contact Margaret Ford, Community Outreach Coordinator, at mford@greendecade.org or 617-964-0606.

INSULATING YOUR OLDER HOME
Saturday, November 1, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
$30; $15 for Newton Historical Society & Green Decade members
The Newton History Museum at the Jackson Homestead
Paul Eldrenkamp, Instructor

Register on-line or mail a check with your name, phone number and email address to GDC/N, PO Box 590242, Newton, MA 02459-0003. For more information call 617-965 1995 or email contact@greendecade.org.

URBAN ARK SEMINAR & TOUR: A MODEL OF GREEN LIVING
Saturday November 22, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Sunday November 23, 1:00-3:00 pm
$20; $15 for Students & Green Decade members
David & Elva Del Porto, Instructors

To register or for more information contact Urban Ark coordinator Fran Seasholes at 617-969-5927.

Do you have a bicycle that you would like to donate as our permanent traveling Magic Energy Bike, the Green Decade�s favorite interactive energy display at schools, events and the Farmers Market?  Adult and child bicycles are needed for the numerous GDC events and our participants, small to large, all year round!  Requirements for the bike: quick release front wheel (for packing & transporting); at least 10 speeds; child�s bike should be approximately 24� wheels so little legs can reach the pedals.

This non-cash donation is tax-deductible; please contact Margaret Ford at 617-964-0606 or mford@greendecade.org if you would like to donate a bicycle for the new Magic Energy Bike!  And many thanks to all of our volunteers who have lent us your bicycles on occasion, over the last three years.

Join the Green Decade now for 2009 and get the rest of 2008 included for free! Become a GDC member for as little as $25 for an individual/family membership, $50 for a business membership or for students, only $10 for the year!  

Join or renew on-line and pay by credit card or visit our Membership page to download the membership form and mail with your check made out to GDC/N, to PO Box 590242, Newton, MA 02466.  Membership forms are also available in each issue of the Green News. For more information, contact 617-965-1995 or e-mail membership@greendecade.org.

As always, members receive discounts at GDC events and sponsoring businesses, plus the Green News newsletter, published 6 times each year and mailed to our members.  If you prefer to receive the Green News on-line, you will help save paper and postage costs. E-mail us at contact@greendecade.org and be sure to include your name and e-mail, along with Green News Online in the subject line.

SUSTAINING LIFE: A CONVERSATION WITH ERIC CHIVIAN AND EDWARD O. WILSON
Friday, October 3 at 7:00 p.m.
The Museum of Science, Boston
This program will be moderated by Noel Michele "Missy" Holbrook, PhD, Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry and Professor of Biology, Harvard University. Eric Chivian and Edward Wilson will be available after the program to sign copies of Sustaining Life.

Tickets:  $15.  Purchased by phone at 617/723-2500 or online at www.mos.org/adults. Seating is limited, and advance purchase is strongly recommended. For more information, visit: www.mos.org/adults.

GLOBAL WARMING CAF�
Saturday, October 4
12:00-12:30, Light Lunch; 12:30-3:30, Speakers and Interactive Workshops
Brookline Public Library, Main Branch, Hunneman Hall, 2nd floor
361 Washington Street, Brookline, MA

Climate Change Action Brookline is sponsoring a global warming caf� as part of our community action plan to reduce energy use and global warming. Caf� features include:

�    Plenary Speaker: Brookline resident Mindy Lubber, President, Ceres,  �Advancing Sustainable Prosperity�
�    Low Carbon Living Workshop: Easy, initial steps to lower your household CO2 output by 10% or more.  Introducing �The Low Carbon Diet, a 30 Day Program to Lose 5,000 Pounds.
�    Education Forums: Learn about sustainable technologies including solar and geothermal. Experts will discuss retrofit options.
�    Outreach: Learn how citizens are taking action to reduce our town�s carbon footprint.

Contact: Mary Dewart or Cass Miller, CCAB Campaign Co-Directors, 617-549-4165. www.climatechangeactionbrookline.org

NEWTON ANGINO COMMUNITY FARM
Farm Sprouts Programs for Kids and Parents: Collecting & Saving Seeds
Wednesday, October 8th, 10:00-11:00am
Cost: $2.00 per adult/child pair
Meet in the Learning Garden at the Farm, 303 Nahanton St., Newton
(In case of rain, class will be cancelled)

Join Janet Springfield for some fun finding and collecting seeds from plants in the Learning Garden! Adult and preschooler pairs will share a group activity, then collect and save seeds to plant at home next spring!
All materials provided.  For more information, or to register, please email Janet at jjkas@aol.com.  Additional information:  617/916-9655 or www.newtoncommunityfarm.org

NEWTON CONSERVATORS FALL WALKS SERIES 2008
Each Spring and Fall, the Newton Conservators organizes a series of walks to local open space areas. These walks are led by knowlegeable leaders and are open to the public. They normally last for an hour or two. Some events are for bicycle or canoe. These walks are a great way to get to know open space areas in Newton. Below is the current walk schedule.

Sunday, October 5, 7:30 to 9:00 am -- Nahanton Park, Early Morning Migratory Bird Walk
Sunday, October 12, 2:00 pm -- Kennard Park
Sunday, October 19, 12:00 to 2:30 pm -- Ferns near Hammond Pond
Sunday, October 26, 2:00 pm -- Newton Cemetery Tree Walk
Sunday, October 26, 2:00 pm -- Oakdale Woods

HEMLOCK GORGE RESERVATION ANNUAL FALL SPRUCE-UP
Saturday, October 18, 2008 10am � 12 Noon
Department of Conservation and Recreation and The Friends of Hemlock Gorge
Meet 9:30am-10am at the parking lot of Hamilton Place, Needham entrance
(off Central Ave, Needham or off Elliot St, Newton) Additional Parking available at the Mills Falls parking lot.

Spruce-up materials supplied and Refreshments provided for all volunteers!
Please dress appropriately for the work and weather (rain or shine). For more information, call 617-698-1802 or go to www.hemlockgorge.org.

ENERGY SAVING FAIR FOR HOMES AND BUSINESSES
Saturday, October 25,  9 am-3 pm
Lexington High School, 251 Waltham St., Lexington
Free to the public
More than 30 exhibitors offering products and services that will reduce home and business energy use. There will be speakers to answer your questions about the most cost-efficient way to lower your heating bills this winter and reduce carbon emissions. This event is cosponsored by the Lexington Global Warming Action Coalition and National Grid. Parking is free, and the location is accessible by MBTA bus, convenient to the Minuteman Bike Path, and is handicapped accessible. See www.lexgwac.org  for more information.

NEWTON TREE CONSERVANCY FALL KICKOFF EVENT
Sunday October 26, 12 noon-5 pm
Newton City Hall
Join us for kids' programs, exhibits and displays, tree plantings plus Guided Tree Educational Walks in nearby areas.  Speakers will include Eric Seaborn, Urban Forestry Coordinator for the Commonwealth's Division of Conservation and Recreation, Marc Welch, Director of Forestry for the City of Newton, and Michael Dosmann, Curator of Living Collections for the Arnold Arboretum.

Co-sponsors include the Newton Conservators, Newton Pride, and The Arnold Arboretum. For more information:  info@newtontreeconservancy.org.

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