Wind could meet much of Massachusetts and New England’s power needs in coming years by Bonnie Bain “Enough for us all.” These are the words on a delightful sunny poster in our baby’s room given to me by a Danish friend. Danes made the poster to educate and garner support for renewable energy. A pioneer … Continue reading Offshore Wind Coalition Building Momentum
SAFE Meeting, March 4, 6:30 pm via Zoom The future of building is here! Are you perplexed by Net-Zero, LEED, and Passive House? Learn about Waring School’s new Passive House building, a nearly completed, all-electric, affordable, energy efficient structure. SAFE’s Co-Chair Cindy Keegan, Waring's building committee chair, and her son Collin, a Waring student, with … Continue reading The Virtues of Green Building
Kudos to Rep. Paul Tucker for taking a bold stand on carbon pricing. In an age where we are looking for leadership to help us solve the problems of the climate crisis, groups like SAFE increasingly turn to our local and state elected officials. Rep. Tucker has not failed us on environmental issues and so … Continue reading Rep. Paul Tucker Supports Carbon Pricing
"We know that the federal government will not act. It is up to our state leaders to show bold leadership, for our state and region, and for the country." -Kim Driscoll and Alex Morse Salem's Mayor Kim Driscoll and Holyoke's Mayor Alex Morse published a compelling op-ed in Commonwealth Magazine citing the ravages … Continue reading Mayor Driscoll: Put a Price on Carbon
Presented by Rep. Paul Tucker "As part of SAFE’s (Salem Alliance for the Environment’s) work to protect the health and efficient use of resources in Salem they have been advocating, researching and pushing for understanding, accurate reporting, and repair of natural gas leaks throughout Salem. While preservation often focuses on the visible – and what … Continue reading SAFE Wins Historic Salem Inc. Award
Need convincing about why we should have hope as we tackle Coastal Resiliency? Michael Kimmelman shows and tells us what Rotterdam is doing. Succeeding in dealing with rising seas, "The Dutch Have Solutions to Rising Seas. The World Is Watching." ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands — The wind over the canal stirred up whitecaps and rattled cafe … Continue reading Coastal Resiliency Forum 12.6.18, 7pm 12 Federal St., Salem, MA
by Pat Gozemba Our esteemed co-chair and Salem icon Jeff has left town, but he is not forgotten. Join SAFE in honoring him at the Hawthorne on Nov. 12 from 5:30-7:30. Tickets are available online Honoring Jeff Barz Snell or you can mail a check made out to SAFE to Treasurer David Rowand at 109 Columbus Ave. … Continue reading Honoring Jeff Barz Snell 11.12.18, 5:30-7:30
The following story, authored by SAFE board member Karen Kahn, is reposted from the Nonprofit Quarterly. Rural Action, an Appalachian Ohio nonprofit, has spent two decades working to clean up a watershed in Southeastern Ohio polluted by old coal mines. Now, the organization and its supporters are fighting the permitting of a new surface mine proposed by … Continue reading As Trump Rolls Back Environmental Regs, Coal Operations Expand
Join us on Groundhog Day in Salem, for the first of two screenings and community discussions of the award winning and hopeful documentary film, Tomorrow. On February 2 we will watch part one, and February 9 part two. Tomorrow depends on the human race living more sustainably. Come and hear stories about people doing just … Continue reading Film: TOMORROW Feb. 2&9 at 6:45 pm
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