This month, Hoboken Green Drinks is holding a mixer with hMAG. We expect this to be a great networking opportunity and a fun time! We’re raffling off some great items, have lined up drink specials and complimentary snacks.
Tom Chartier (pictured left), volunteers some of his spare time with the QLC’s Committee for a Green Hoboken. He is one of three individuals working on environmental issues in Hoboken highlighed in hMag’s March/April Green Issue. When not running his own business, Tom spends a good amount of time leading our subcommittee on Green Building Practices. The subcommittee is working on…
The Spring 2010 Hoboken Arts & Music Festival was the first big festival in town to have a successful recycling program! The QLC’s Committee for a Green Hoboken was behind this recycling success. Forty-four bags of uncontaminated…
The Shade Tree Commission needs help on Saturday May 8th 11 AM to 2 PM! They are looking for volunteers to help prepare tree pits on city sidewalks in town. The work, which is not difficult, involves preparing tree pits for new saplings that have been donated by the NJ Tree Foundation.
Did you know that an American home can waste, on average, more than 10,000 gallons of water every year due to running toilets, dripping faucets, and other household leaks? Take part in Fix a Leak Week from March 15 to 21, 2010, by checking your plumbing fixtures for leaks and learning how to fix them!
Meeting minutes from QLC’s Committee for a Green Hoboken meeting on 2/9/10 covering updates from subcommittees on green buildings, municipal energy audits, recycling, as well as outreach and upcoming events.
Did you know that household leaks can waste more than 1 trillion gallons a year nationwide? Water is vital to the survival of everything on the planet and is limited in supply. Managing water is a growing concern in the United States.
Check Earth Man’s video and follow the tips listed below to save energy while showering:
Idling vehicles waste fuel and money, causes harmful emissions that lead to health problems, and can lead to hefty fines. Diesel in particular is a likely human carcinogen, containing fine particulates commonly called “soot”. Emissions worsen asthma, bronchitis, and existing allergies. Children are especially susceptible.
Hoboken Mayor David Roberts signed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement in March 2008. The document was unanimously supported by the City Council. The Climate Agreement dedicates the city administration to make every effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2020. The Hoboken Quality of Life Coalition introduced the agreement to the city and was assisted in its efforts to gain acceptance by the support of Councilpersons Terry La Bruno, Beth Mason, Michael Russo and Dawn Zimmer.