Sustainable Newton

As we celebrate #InternationalCompostAwarenessWeek May 4-10, we can't help but think back to tour of the Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department composting facility in Winterville back in Febru...

If you filled out a postcard at our #EarthDay celebration during the Cheerios Challenge, it will be delivered to Senators Warnock and Ossoff tomorrow. If you didn't, you can still write your onlin...

A heat pump water heater is one of the home energy improvements eligible for tax credits (and possibly rebates, depending on your income level) under the federal #InflationReductionAct. Consumer R...

Spain’s grid operator Red Eléctrica has confirmed that renewable energy sources fully met electricity demand across the country’s peninsular system for the first time on April 16. Wind generated 25...

If you take nothing else away from #EarthDay2025, realize that everything you do matters, that you are not alone, and that collectively we are unstoppable. #ClimateActionNow

For International Compost Awareness Week, we thought we'd reshare this helpful "how to" video local #newtoncountyga students produced for us on #EarthDay2021.

What a great example of churches and non-profits can harness the power of #solarenergy to lift up entire communities!

“We’ve found that many Americans want to learn about climate change through visiting museums because museums are a trusted source of information in a low-trust era. A growing number, including one...

"When complete, the approximately $4 million project is expected to cut the school’s utility costs by 90% and pay for itself in seven years. "

Two great films about #regenerativeagriculture coming to Amazon Prime just in time for #EarthDay.

The winning poster for #internationalcompostawarenessweek2025 comes from Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department Compost Education Specialist Abbie Sawyer. Describing the messages in her poste...

"Not only are GOP lawmakers introducing and signing on to more community solar bills, but other local Republican stakeholders such as chambers of commerce, landowners, and conservative policy group...

"A new bipartisan national poll conducted by Meeting Street Insights and Hart Research finds broad public support across the political spectrum for electric vehicle (EVs) manufacturing and infrastr...

#EarthWeek isn't over just yet. Support the Oxford Climate Reality Project and City of Oxford, Georgia by coming out Saturday for their #EarthDay Spring Fest on the Oxford Green.

The climate movement has lost a powerful and compassionate voice. May we strive every day to live up to his calls for action.