At our house of worship, we formed a green team and did a decarbonizing program as JCAN-MA outlined. Our congregation members with heat pumps and electric cars and solar panels described their process and how they were able to make it happen. Thank you, JCAN!

"We live in Boston now, and there is a community composting bin nearby. We are very grateful to the city of Boston"

"I picked up the phone and called Senator Vaughn and talked to his aide. It was easy."

Back in mid-20th Century, folks would walk, take a trolley, maybe drive to the market. Then suburban sprawl took over and the 'age of the automobile' arrived. People in the 'burbs were told they couldn't go marketing using anything other than a car. It was too far - too much of a hassle - not safe. Using the wizardry of the web, Google Maps and common sense, I've discovered that - even in the age of the COVID-19 - it's easy and safe to use 'personal power' to go grocery shopping. All it takes is a willingness to get out of that gasoline powered car, put a couple of saddle bags on a bike (and a bungie or two) and I'm there. A randomly selected sample of Temple Beth El members demonstrated that the median distance from home to the supermarket is less than 2 miles. Supermarkets like Market Basket, Stop & Shop, Whole Foods, Roche Brothers - not corner markets or convenience stores. The difference in time for me is negligible ... my one way trip is 2.4 miles. It takes me 6 minutes to drive - 10 minutes to bike. The difference in health and happiness ... priceless. And the carbon emissions = ZERO. Try it yourself. You might decide personal power works for you.

Recently, we had to replace our refrigerator (we had it for 30 years) and our Stove/oven. When we did this, we were stunned to hear how much more energy efficient the new appliances are. Jarvis helped us talk through the choices and trade-offs, but honestly all the choices were significantly better than our old ones, they just won't last as long.

We have been buying our produce from Ferjulians in Hudson for years. They have a great selection and their White Peaches are the MOST DELICIOUS AND SWEET PEACHES I have ever tasted. I buy large bushels and cut them up and freeze them for smoothies all year long. The people who work there are so friendly and I love knowing that my food was picked that morning. There is no need to buy any produce from the supermarket when you buy it just picked.