Background: How to Measure a Town’s Carbon Footprint (Marlborough model)

In 2007, Jennifer Boudrie released a 65 page report entitled “Energy and Environmental Inventory For Marlborough, Massachusetts“. She shows how to use EPA formulas and data from utilities and the municipality to create a detailed carbon emissions inventory. The carefully documented details in the report give an excellent starting point for creating and updating an inventory… Continue reading →

Carbon Footprint

We can’t measure our progress on carbon emissions in Acton without understanding how we measure our current emissions.

Water

Acton relies entirely on groundwater for its drinking water, with approximately 95% of town-delivered potable water coming from wells throughout town. Our community has a history of both groundwater contamination and strong community advocacy efforts aimed at protecting Acton’s groundwater resources. Green Acton’s mission includes serving the community by reviewing plans to protect and ensure… Continue reading →

Climate

Climate Change is the most urgent world-wide environmental issue for the foreseeable future.

Education

All Green Acton projects have an educational goal in addition to their more-immediate purposes. We are always looking to inspire others to learn about how people (and animals and plants and everything else) are all parts of an interconnected system on Earth, and about how our actions can help or hurt the healthy functioning of the… Continue reading →

Agriculture

Agriculture that’s local and sustainable is at the nexus of many of Green Acton’s interests and concerns — mitigation of climate disruption; clean air, soil, and water; waste reduction; and verdant and vibrant ecosystems.

Bicycles

Green Acton enthusiastically encourages people to get out of their cars whenever possible! Bicycling, walking, roller blading, skateboarding — whatever gets people moving and not using fossil fuels is on our list of favorites.

Public Transit

Green Acton has endorsed the development of more public transportation within and beyond Acton, for its environmental benefits and its role in creating more-connected communities.