Welcome our guest speaker State Representative Joan Meschino to learn firsthand about New Climate Legislation. After the presentation, hear about the work which each HNZ subgroup is doing for Hingham. If it is speaking to you, come onboard! We love to have more people getting involved. An email from hinghamnetzero.org will share Read more
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
Hingham Net Zero will be hosting its next general meeting Tuesday, November 16 at 7pm. Welcome our guest speaker Mary Beth Martello, Sustainability Director in Wellesley to learn more about their Climate Action Plan, how it got started and what Hingham could replicate. An email from hinghamnetzero.org will share the zoom Read more
Hingham Net Zero will be hosting its next general meeting Wednesday October 20 at 7pm. Welcome our guest speaker Kate Hodges and hear first hand when she tells us Concord's understanding of the Sustainability Director role. An email from hinghamnetzero.org will share the zoom meeting details! Not signed up for updates? Read more
Do you own an Electric Vehicle (particularly red, white or blue) and want to join HNZ for Hingham’s 4th of July parade entry? The parade’s theme is “Heroes Among Us”; HNZ will be honoring our heroes as well as showcasing EVs as a sustainable way to protect our future. If you’re Read more
Hingham Net Zero will be hosting its next general meeting Wednesday May 19 at 7pm. We will be celebrating our win at Town Meeting with the passage of the climate action plan article! Join us this Wednesday to cheer about that! And... what's next? We have a lot of ideas. Do you? Read more
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
