PinnedArtificial Turf? Listen To The Experts. Don’t Ignore The Warnings.To the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, Co Chairs Representative Antonio F. D. Cabral and Senator Nick Collins Testimony in Support of H.3948 / S.2057 An Act prohibiting state and municipal contracts for the purchase and installation of artificial turf fields July 26, 2023 ______________________________ Artificial Turf? Listen To The Experts. Don’t Ignore The WarningsChild Safety5 min readChild Safety5 min read
Oct 1How are advocacy campaigns to stop artificial turf, to protect trees, and to turn off the gas related?“The take-home messages are clear — we must educate our communities about how to limit the heat stress on our bodies,” said Gaurab Basu, director of education and policy at Harvard Chan C-CHANGE…. “And above all, we must end the use of fossil fuels which is stoking the warming of our planet.” (1)Artificial Turf2 min readArtificial Turf2 min read
Sep 1STORROWING. How are some Newton City officials like the drivers who ignore the “low clearance” signs on Storrow Drive?September 1, 2023 The city officials who plan to install artificial turf at Albemarle and at Newton North High School are like the drivers who hit the low bridges. They both ignore multiple warnings as they plunge ahead deliberately indifferent to obvious consequences until the damage is done. …3 min read3 min read
Jul 3The Heat is On: High Temperatures Increase Health Risks of Artificial TurfEllie Goldberg, June 2023 — Concerned citizens have been asserting that artificial turf is a poor choice for Newton for many reasons, but because artificial turf becomes significantly hotter than natural grass — by 35–55 degrees or greater — the danger it poses as temperatures rise is increasingly important. Heat Advisory. Artificial turf “heat islands”…Artificial Turf2 min readArtificial Turf2 min read
Jun 14OP-ED: Artificial turf is not safe, not smart, not greenBY ELLIE GOLDBERG ON JUNE 12, 2023 Newton’s plans for an new artificial turf field at Albemarle and to replace artificial turf fields at the high schools are incompatible with its “green” reputation. Surprisingly, in spite of expert testimony and scientific evidence that artificial turf causes health and environmental harm…Artificial Turf3 min readArtificial Turf3 min read
May 10Smell Gas? Act Fast.CALL 911 or NGRID Gas Leak Hotline 24/7:1–800–233–5325 National Grid’s current approach to gas leaks is a piecemeal whack-a-mole approach with far too many ‘near misses’ to ignore. …Gas Leaks3 min readGas Leaks3 min read
Mar 18HYDROGEN IN AN UNACCEPTABLE RISKEarly Warnings, Late Lessons…Ignoring the experts’ warnings can result in disaster. The new report Impact of Green Hydrogen Production warns that green hydrogen would cannibalize the sources of renewable electricity that we desperately need to decarbonize the grid. Hydrogen also threatens health and safety as the tiny hydrogen molecules escape through hundreds of leaks in our old underground pipelines and into…Hydrogen2 min readHydrogen2 min read
Feb 22OP-ED: A Future WithOut Gas and for Clean HeatGas is not safe, not clean, not green. With our own eyes we see how the climate crisis is increasing the social and financial costs of increasingly extreme weather. The answer is to stop burning fossil fuels while transitioning to a rapid, equitable transition to carbon-free energy sources. …Gas2 min readGas2 min read
Feb 8Newton Kids Deserve Better… Say No to Toxic TurfNewton sports fields are an investment in our quality of life, the sustainability of our community, and the healthy development of our children. Why spoil it by spending $3,240,000 on two artificial turf fields at Newton South? On February 16 the Program and Services Committee will hold a public meeting…Artificial Turf3 min readArtificial Turf3 min read
Feb 8Fifteen Newton City Councilors support the Resolution for A Future WithOut GasThe Campaign for A Future WithOut Gas is excited to share the Agenda for the Public Facilities Committee meeting Wednesday February 8, 2023 at 7pm. It includes #51–23 Resolution for a Future without Gas and for Clean Heat COUNCILORS LEARY, HUMPHREY, BOWMAN, DOWNS, CROSSLEY, KALIS, GREENBERG, LIPOF, RYAN, LUCAS, KELLEY…Afuturewithoutgas7 min readAfuturewithoutgas7 min read
