Electrical Vehicle Presentation Slides
Download the slides from HNZ's Virtual Engagement series presentation on electrical vehicles here.
HNZ April 22 -Meeting Report
Twenty-four of us met on Wednesday to discuss our projects. There's a lot we can be doing right now, and not everyone can take every action, but here are some things you can do to help - maybe you will find something you would like to engage. Hingham Climate Action Plan: Read more
Hingham Net Zero Launches Virtual Engagement Series
Join us for our first Zoom chat on electric vehicles on April 23 at 11 am. Have you ever thought about what it would be like to drive an electric car? Are you unsure about what you need at home to charge an electric vehicle? Have you wondered whether there is Read more
Next HNZ Meeting: Wednesday, April 22 at 7 pm & Summary of Hingham Light Board Meeting
Next Hingham Net Zero meeting - Wed. April 22, 7 pm via Zoom - please email HinghamNetZero@gmail.com for the link to attend. Agenda: discuss our response to light plant action (see report below), hear the plans the forum subcommittee has been working on for community education and ask how we each Read more
Hingham Light Board Meeting April 15 7:30 am
Last week the Hingham Light Board voted to make the light plant's power portfolio more carbon-free by retiring the Renewable Energy Credits which come with the renewable energy they purchase, and not selling them on. This decision is once again on the agenda for a special light board meeting this week, Read more
NY Times 4/7/20: Oil Companies Are Collapsing, but Wind and Solar Energy Keep Growing
The renewable-energy business is expected to keep growing, though more slowly, in contrast to fossil fuel companies, which have been hammered by low oil and gas prices. Read full article here.
ACTION ITEM: Hingham Light Board Renews Commitment to Zero Emissions – Call to Voice Your Support!
Last week, the Hingham Light Board voted in favor of my resolution to maintain Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant's net zero carbon policy for two more years. This means HMLP will purchase renewable energy credits to cover the emissions of the fossil fueled energy we use. Recognizing this is a stopgap measure, Read more
Please Join Us for Energy Action Committee Dial-In Meeting: 4 pm on March 20, 2020
Energy Action Committee Remote Meeting via conference call: Dial: 1 929 205 6099, Meeting ID: 322 959 662 Discuss the warrant article proposal on climate action planning submitted for April 2020 Town Meeting and next steps Planning for solar energy adoption in Hingham Discuss any other matters brought before the committee Read more
Hingham Anchor Report on Selectmen’s Commitment to Energy Action Committee Net Zero Task Force
Read recent coverage in the Hingham Anchor here.
Update: 3/3 Selectmen’s Meeting
Last night (3/3) the Board of Selectman asked the Town Administrator to create a climate planning task force to move ahead immediately with the project of creating a climate action plan. They considered this a better approach than the warrant article, which proposed getting Town Meeting support for a larger group. Read more