We’ve decided to POSTPONE the meeting originally scheduled for Thursday, December 4, 2008, because of the crush for the holidays and some new developments, including the January launch of Sustainable Jersey – a new certification system to rate green municipalities. More on that later. We’ll meet next in January – check back for the date and [...]
At the Greener Bloomfield meeting on Nov. 6, one “greenstorming” (brainstorming about going green) breakout group listed ideas for projects to help local government and businesses go green. If you have additional ideas or opinions, or if you’d like to work on any of these projects, please add a Comment! We’ll collect these ideas and [...]
At the Greener Bloomfield meeting on Nov. 6, one “greenstorming” (brainstorming about going green) breakout group listed ideas for projects to help local schools go green. If you have additional ideas or opinions, or if you’d like to work on any of these projects, please add a Comment! We’ll collect these ideas and begin prioritizing them and assigning [...]
At the Greener Bloomfield meeting on Nov. 6, one “greenstorming” (brainstorming about going green) breakout group listed ideas for projects to help local homes go green. If you have additional ideas or opinions, or if you’d like to work on any of these projects, please add a Comment! We’ll collect these ideas and begin prioritizing them and assigning [...]
Our neighbors at Baristanet have an article about “Bargain Shopping at Whole Foods?”, which describes Whole Foods Market’s “value tours” that teach shoppers how to shop smart and save money at Whole Foods. Among the tips are “Buy only as much as you need”, “Avoid impulse purchases”, “Shop seasonally”, “Buy in bulk”, and “Stick to [...]
In the Business section of the Saturday, Nov. 8, New York Times, an article entitled “Green Plans in Blueprints of Retailers” describes how stores and fast-food restaurants are building green to win customers and lower operating costs.
“You get energy savings, and you can tell customers you are greener. That’s a win-win.”
- Neil Z. Stern, a [...]
A bigger-than-anticipated group of 30 people attended the first Greener Bloomfield Public Meeting on Thursday, Nov. 6. After some basic discussion of the origins and expectations for Greener Bloomfield, the group shared their interests and experiences in going green, both personally and for the community. The group split into workgroups to generate lists of project [...]
Please join us for our first Greener Bloomfield Public Meeting this Thursday, November 6, at 7:00 p.m. at the Bloomfield Civic Center (84 Broad Street next to the Library). Together we will learn how to make our homes, our businesses, and our community greener. Refreshments will be provided. More »
