Patch Picks

Who is the Greenest in Town?

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Each week, Wellesley Patch highlights editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off and more in our feature called Patch Picks. At Patch, we know a thing or two about being green, as we deliver fresh news not to your doorstep each morning, but to your computer. But we also know that there are some great residents and groups here in town that are also staying green whenever possible. We would like to recognize those who are committed to the environment. We want you to think of an organization, individual or unofficial group of residents who lead the way when it comes to recycling, alternative energy use or anything else you can think of that is green related. Tell us who …

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Sustainability Symposium a Source of Inspirational Hard Truths

Experts and professionals on Renewable Energy and Sustainability present at a Library Symposium.

The Wakelin room at the Wellesley Library hosted a Symposium on both renewable energy and sustainability, bringing a number of local experts out to share their knowledge of and experiences with making Wellesley a greener place. Oct 9, 2010 was declared Sustainable Energy Day, and the Symposium is part of that event. Coming out of the event are some hard truths, as well as some inspiring statistics for renewable energy advocates.  "It's not a free lunch. We have to pay for the power," explained Don McCauley, President of Minuteman Wind.  Minuteman Wind is a project aiming to build five wind turbines atop a hill in Savoy, MA. It has been a lengthy project, at times an uphill battle to build these wind turbines.  "After 8 years tilting at …

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