D2E - Changents

Promote the use of better laundry practices in residential and commercial settings.

Alexander Lee

FINALIST: Get more people to hang out

Cause Areas: Environment: Air, Conservation, Endangered; Energy: Alternative, Fossil

5,458 Story Views

4 Action Requests

Murals related to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle that would be painted at Boston Public Schools and T stops, and on electrical boxes, with Recycling Bins next to the murals. The murals would engage Boston residents, workers, and visitors to reduce, reuse and recycle.

Alexandra Reilinger & Mimi Colson Leaning

WINNER: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Mural Project

Cause Area: Environment

5,831 Story Views

1 Action Request

I propose a pedestrian-orientated “citizen’s passport” to make walking, biking, and other forms of alternative transportation more fun, educational, and rewarding. Local street-level businesses and institutions would be integrated as partners in the passport program and help to fund it.

Eran Segev

Leave the Car at Home People!

Cause Area: Environment

6,632 Story Views

5 Action Requests
Hi my name is John McCavanagh. I live and work in the city of Boston and I started a campaign to reduce the amount of plastic water bottles being used in our city.

John McCavanagh

Reducing Disposable Water Bottle Waste

Cause Area: Environment

3,840 Story Views

2 Action Requests

Thomas is working to reduce the number of plastic bags being used in America!

Thomas Allison

Reducing the Number of Plastic Bags in the U.S.

Cause Area: Environment

731 Story Views

1 Action Request

My name is Jess, and I run Green on the Inside, a green living consulting business in Boston. My idea for this city to get greener: make thinking and acting green easy! An awareness campaign directed at the public and making it simple for everyone.

Jess Lerner

WINNER: Get a Little Greener! Boston's public awareness and action campaign

Cause Areas: Environment: Air, Conservation, Endangered, Global Warming, Land; Health

7,975 Story Views

3 Action Requests
I am on a mission to eliminate gardening tools/methods that do damage to the environment. I am starting with an attempt to have the city of Boston eliminate the use of gas powered (two stroke engine) leaf blowers and restrict the use of gas powered lawn mowers to only large scale green spaces.

Mary Beth Vogel

eliminate gas powered leaf blowers and reduce use of gas powered lawn mowers

Cause Area: Environment

1,336 Story Views

I invite you to warm-up your math attitude by reading about math in a style of "Sex and the City" - hip, entertaining and non-intimidating. Join my Puzzle Marathon. If you consider a relocation - check out my Green Family Relocation Tool: www.OptimalHomeLocation.com It takes into account your specific commute pattern and suggests a minimal commute location for your home. It saves time, reduces transportation expenses, lowers your carbon footprint and improves your well being.

Maria Lando

Presenting mathematics as cool, fun, non-intimidating and hip. Math that can improve your well-being and help save our planet.

Cause Areas: Education; Environment

1,937 Story Views

3 Action Requests

Environmentalist, recent grad of Boston College, interested in urban ecology and environmental justice.

Katherine Walsh

Grow Boston Greener: Let us improve community involvement, efficiency, and success rate of Grow Boston Greener

Cause Areas: Environment: Air, Global Warming, Land; Violence: Crime, Youth

11,173 Story Views

4 Action Requests
The Mug Project ® is a community of individuals and organizations that advocate the use of mugs to reduce waste caused by single serve beverage containers.

Joseph Porcelli

The Mug Project: Use a mug. Reduce Waste. Get a discount! ®

Cause Areas: Environment: Conservation; Corporate Responsibility; Energy

6,367 Story Views

5 Action Requests

Promote the use of better laundry practices in residential and commercial settings.

Alexander Lee

FINALIST: Get more people to hang out

Cause Areas: Environment: Air, Conservation, Endangered; Energy: Alternative, Fossil

5,458 Story Views

4 Action Requests

Murals related to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle that would be painted at Boston Public Schools and T stops, and on electrical boxes, with Recycling Bins next to the murals. The murals would engage Boston residents, workers, and visitors to reduce, reuse and recycle.

Alexandra Reilinger & Mimi Colson Leaning

WINNER: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Mural Project

Cause Area: Environment

5,831 Story Views

1 Action Request

Action Requests

Katherine Walsh: Get Involved with GBG
Alexander Lee: Think About Dirty Laundry
Eran Segev: Walk/Ride Day: Friday, March 27
Alexander Lee: Send us your clotheslines
Joseph Porcelli: Give yourself a hug for me

Field Report Blogs

Katherine Walsh Check Out My Campers' Wiki Project

August 29, 2009

This summer, I worked as the Friends of Alewife Reservation Summer Ecology Camp Supervisor. I supervised 13 teens from Cambridge as they completed various ecological projects and educational sessions at Alewife Reservation in Cambridge. The Campers and I documented our summer through writings and photography and created a Wiki project. Please... Read More

Katherine Walsh If you were a Teen...

June 24, 2009

What environmental topics would you want to learn about? I am working this summer at an ecology camp, working with teens in a city-based reservation. We've already got a lot of great topics, from tree maintenance, to energy efficiency, clean energy, plants and wildlife, water quality, and the green economy. I have been brainstorming other ide... Read More

Katherine Walsh You down with GBG? Yea you know me!

May 6, 2009

Japanese knotweed, Garlic Mustard, invasive species, Oh My! Today was the first event of my Spring Environmental Teamworks. We went to Allendale Woods and prepared a site for a Grow Boston Greener tree planting that will occur on May 15th from 2-4pm. Our task for the evening included weeding out the Garlic Mustard and pruning away the Japane... Read More

Katherine Walsh Boston Cares

May 5, 2009

Although I LOVE my job as a special ed TA, I have definitely missed having a daily work schedule that involves environmental issues. Luckily this winter I found a great way to keep the environment in my life, besides the day to day choices and the D2E Pitch the City contest. What was that great find? Boston Cares TeamWorks! I joined the enviro... Read More

John McCavanagh Green House

April 29, 2009

Phew, it's been a while since I've had time to blog here. But I heard about something cool enough to take time to spread the word about. Everyone knows my love for Nalgene (and all reusable water bottles, I don't discriminate. I just have a personal favorite.) Well, Nalgene is teaming up with a bunch of other green companies (and with my wife... Read More