By Brett Sullivan Electric companies send customers monthly home energy reports that compare their electricity usage to all nearby neighbors and efficient neighbors. Why is it that these same reports are not being sent to local businesses to allow insight…
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Medford High’s Environmental Future
By Curtis Tuden Medford’s public high school welcomes more city residents through its doors than any other community building. While all residents are a part of Medford’s civic responsibility, the high school is the spot that most affects our…
Be More Comfortable AND Reduce Your Heating Bill
I have an 1892 house with a forced-hot-air heating system. I replaced the heater thermostat a few years ago, which reduced my natural gas bill by several hundred dollars per year. The new programmable thermostat can be set for…
Trees and Shrubs Can Reduce Energy Costs
If someone were to suggest that there was a simple and inexpensive way to reduce both your summer air conditioning and winter heating bills, while reducing noise pollution and increasing the value of the property, you would probably be skeptical…
Wait Wait, I’m not dead yet!
Not all LED flashlights are created equal. Some LED flashlights will drain most of the power out of their batteries while other LED flashlights will hardly touch the power available in the batteries. You can think of these batteries as…
Way Back When
I remember what it was like back in the 50’s as a child being one of eight siblings growing up in the City of Medford. We had: one television in the living room, a Black & White with an…
Solarize Medford Training: May 22, 7-9 pm
Program Overview The Solarize Mass Medford program is a cooperative effort between the state, local officials, volunteers, residents and small business owners coming together to spread the word on the environmental and economic benefits of solar electricity. Who Is Involved…
Think you know energy?
What’s the difference between a country’s reserves and its resources? You can test your knowledge with these two quizzes from the Christian Science Monitor. This one deals with energy overall: Think you know energy? Take our quiz This one…
Medford Green Awards Program Announced
The 2013 Medford Green Awards program will be announced at the Green Medford Earth Day clean up and festivities tomorrow morning – Saturday – at 9:30 am. The location is One City Hall Mall, right behind City Hall where the…