Cleaner Greener Hingham Day – May 4, 2025!

April 17, 2025 By Cleaner Greener Hingham Help make a difference in our neighborhood by joining Cleaner Greener Hingham Day 2025! We’ll be tackling litter and beautifying multiple sites around town, and we need your help! Date: May 4, 2025 Time: 9am – 1pm How to Participate: Visit our signup page to choose a cleanup …

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OPINION: Can The Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant Support the Transition to Electrification?

April 11, 2025 By John Borger, Hingham Net Zero, Hingham Energy Action Committee Citizens will vote at Town Meeting on Monday, April 28th on a warrant article proposing that Hingham adopt the state’s most recent building energy code – the Opt-In Specialized Code. This code encourages those involved in constructing new buildings to erect all-electric buildings that …

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Opinion: Will the Specialized Code Inhibit Economic Development?

March 13, 2025 By John Borger, Hingham Net Zero and Energy Action Committee Hingham has an initiative to attract additional economic development (learn about it at this link: https://www.hingham-ma.gov/1072/Economic-Development). We may hear at April Town Meeting that some developers might be less inclined to pursue projects in Hingham due to initial impressions that the all-electric systems …

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Composting Food Waste in the Winter Can Be a Challenge?

February 5, 2025 By Janice McPhillips Did you make any new year’s resolutions to do something that benefits the environment in 2025? How about being more mindful of your household’s waste? If this idea appeals to you, consider adding composting your household food scraps to your routine. Cleaner Greener Hingham will be hosting a free …

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You eat it, you use it, and it’s hurting the environment

January 16, 2025 By Charlie Inglis What is it? Palm oil. It’s in everything from pizza dough to detergent. It’s in my house and it’s almost certainly in yours. Palm oil is a major problem for our environment, yet the demand for it is increasing rapidly. Company after company is taking advantage of palm oil’s …

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The Curleys Activate Their Plan!

December 9, 2024 By John Borger, Hingham Net Zero In our last post, we noted that, according to Hingham’s Climate Action Plan, heating and cooling (HVAC) is responsible for almost 70% of our emissions and is our biggest challenge in getting to net zero carbon emission in the town by 2040. To reach that goal, we must …

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