We feel sure we moved the needle, thank you! At its January 13, 2022, budget hearing, the Select Board agreed to include two sustainability positions specified by Town Administrator Tom Mayo to be included in the proposed Town Administration budget. Mr. Mayo proposed that the budget include a Sustainability Coordinator, to Read more
The Sustainability Director Position will be discussed during Thursday's Select Board Budget Hearing. We count on you! Show your support by raising your hand. Join the zoom meeting this Thursday, January 13, 2022, 6pm The Sustainability Director Position will be discussed under agenda item #3, 'budget requests for select board'. The Read more
Budgets are being decided as we speak. Please ask the Hingham Select Board and Advisory Committee members to include the Sustainability Director position in the FY2023 budgets. The Town’s Climate Action Planning Committee, Cleaner Greener Hingham Committee, and Energy Action Committee all voted to support creating this position and other Read more
How did Wellesley embark on their Climate Action Plan journey? And what could Hingham learn from Wellesley? Listen to the recorded presentation by Marybeth Martello, Sustainability Director in Wellesley to find out more. Webinar recorded on November 17, 2021, during the HNZ General Meeting Click to listen to the Recording
How do Air Source Heat Pumps work & what are their advantages? Listen to the recorded Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) 101 Webinar to find out more. Presented by Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant & Abode. Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant is working with Abode to ensure that your Air Source Heat Pump Read more
What can Hingham learn from Concord? Hear first hand when Kate Hodges, assistant town administrator covering the role of the Sustainability Director in Concord, shares Concord's understanding of the Sustainability Director role. Recorded on October 20, 2021, during the October HNZ General Meeting. Click to listen to the Recording
Hear first hand from Laura Burns what projects the Hingham Municipal Light Board is working on. Recorded on October 7, 2021, Linden Ponds. Click to listen to the Recording
First order of business after Town Meeting: get Laura Burns elected to Light Board! Laura Burns is the cofounder of Hingham Net Zero and is committed to decarbonizing Hingham's energy. As a member of the Light Board she will promote affordability, reliability, and sustainability. Laura has ample experience in public office Read more
At Town Meeting on May 8, 2021 Hingham residents voted YES to develop a climate action plan! The town will establish an 11 member Climate Action Planning Committee (CAPC) charged with creating a Climate Action Plan (CAP)— a recommended strategy and series of actions to facilitate a town-wide “net zero” sum Read more
HNZ member, Christin Eigenmann, recently talked with Hingham Cast host Ally Donnelly about climate action in Hingham and the upcoming vote. Listen to the full podcast below! Click here to listen to the Hingham Cast
