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A Greener Holiday in Bloomfield

When people infuse small changes into a big holiday, more is different than just the day’s celebration. Changing the way we approach a tradition can create an impact that lasts all year. In my home, full at this time of year with growing children, family, friends and pets, we’ve adopted a few sustainable [...]

Greener Holidays: LED Lights (and Recycle Your Old Ones)

As we decorate our homes, offices, and trees with lights, it’s a good opportunity to explore another way to make Bloomfield greener by making the switch to LED holiday lights instead of the traditional incandescent lights. You’ll save up to 90% in electricity use, they’ll last at least four times as long as traditional bulbs, [...]

Meeting Dec. 4 POSTPONED TO JANUARY

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 [...]