Obama OK's clean cars for Massachusetts

I thought I'd pass along this e-mail I received yesterday. If you or anyone you know or anyone you've ever passed on the street supported Barack Obama, you are probably on his e-mail list and already received this. For those of you who are not (or if you got tired of thrice daily updates from Campaign Manager David Plouffe), I'm going to pasted the content of the message here.

Make sure to sign the petition to tell Congress to pass the Green Energy Recovery Plan as well.

Yesterday, President Obama gave Massachusetts the green light to put cleaner, more efficient cars on the road. [1]
I'm so glad the president made this one of his first acts in office. As you may remember, we pushed hard to implement the Clean Cars Program in Massachusetts. I was outraged when the Bush administration, bowing to pressure from automakers, put the breaks on the program last year.
But we're back on track now. We were honored to have our D.C. staff join the president as he signed the order in the East Room of the White House.
Let's keep pushing. Yesterday, I told you about our plans to make sure the economic recovery package invests in green jobs and green projects.
If you haven't already, please click here to urge your member of Congress to support green jobs and a green economic recovery:
http://www.environmentmassachusetts.org/action/new-energy-future/make-it-green?id4=ES
And as always, thanks for standing up for Massachusetts' environment.
Winston VaughanEnvironment Massachusetts Field OrganizerWinstonV@EnvironmentMassachusetts.orgwww.EnvironmentMassachusetts.org
[1]http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/01/26/obama_begins_reversing_bush_climate_policies_1233004027/

Contest Alert!

Check out this contest: Pitch the City.

Boston has been ranked as the third greenest city in the US. Ok, but why aren't we first? That's the question being rightfully asked by Down:2:Earth, a website that acts as a marketplace for eco-friendly products. On April 3-5, D2E will holding their secondal annual sustainable living expo. As part of the expo, they are holding a contest in conjunction with the City of Boston. You can submit a proposal to make Boston a greener city, and four finalists are chosen to make a pitch to Mayor Menino at the expo in April.

Exchange of information is always a great idea, and I'm curious to see what the finalists are. I look around Boston every day and see things that we could be doing differently or better, so the opportunities are certainly out there.

Now, I'd like to share with you my own proposal, but since I don't need anyone stealing my idea, I'm going to hold off for now. Let's just say it has something to do with turning the foul terrority at Fenway Park into a vegetable garden...

Going Green for New Year's

Sure, it's cliche to start the new year with a resolution. But if you're going to make one, or if you've made a resolution but still have room for one more, I can't think of anything better than going green. And there are a million places to start. Check out the following article from the Huffington Post on easy-to-achieve green resolutions.  Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned green pro, there is always more you can do.

What's my resolution?  I'll be updating the blog on a more structured basis in the coming weeks, with more tips, facts, stories, and commentary*.  Check back for updates. 

Happy Green New Year!

*Commentary will range from biting to incendiary to rambling.  On rare occasions, it may even be funny.