Earth’s climate has gone through many changes.
Edit CSS
Choose Appearance / Edit CSS in the dashboard. This will bring up an editor for the currently active theme’s styles. There’s a lot of information on the web on how to identify what styles to change to create different sorts of changes in WordPress, and we won’t repeat it all here. There is a ‘save… Continue reading →
Backup procedure
Backing up is important before upgrading the WordPress version. Our backup is to Dropbox. Procedure: in the dashboard, find the WPB2D (“WordPress Backup 2 Dropbox”) link near the bottom of the left column. Choose “Backup Monitor” and then press the start backup button. You can use the same “backup monitor” to see the progress of… Continue reading →
Green Acton Bylaws
These bylaws control what Green Acton, Inc, and its officers and directors, can and can’t do.
Acton Climate Action Team
This now-defunct group worked on education and advocacy around climate issues.
Acton Area League of Women Voters
http://www.lwv-aa.org/home
Grant Proposal Accepted for Recycling at Recreation Areas
From Cathy Fochtman, Recreation Director: Good news, the State recycling MassDEP SMRP Grant came through and I can be reimbursed for up to $1,250 for the purchase of recycling bin containers.
AB PIP STEM
http://www.actonpip.org/ The Acton-Boxborough Parent Involvement Project is a volunteer organization of parents, educators, and community partners promoting Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) K-12 education in Acton and Boxborough, Massachusetts. They have been key partners with Green Acton in a number of events and projects.
Green Ribbon Award to ABRSD-APS
The Acton-Boxborough Regional School District (ABRSD) and the Acton Public Schools (APS) were awarded the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Award (ED-GRS) in 2013. The ED-GRS award honors schools that are exemplary in reducing environmental impact and costs, improving the health and wellness of students and staff, and providing effective environmental and sustainability… Continue reading →
New plan for private hauler information
I met with Doug Halley today to discuss where we go from here with getting information from private haulers in Acton about their tonnages of trash and recycling.