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Posted by aepstein on April 30, 2010
The Clark team and Stow officials (left to right): Police Chief Mark Trefry, Dereck Ajumni, Heather Strom, Deanna Goldner, Dana Goodman, Nora Oliver, Prof. Will O'Brien, and Fire Chier Mike McLaughlin. (Courtesy of Heather Strom)
By Ellen Oliver
The Stow Independent, April 28, 2010
The Stow Energy Group and students from Clark University spent the last few months examining and evaluating Stow to assess the town’s green status and suggest improvements to help the town go greener.
On Monday April 26, the students presented their final sustainability plans, focusing on the Fire and Police departments, as well as options for engaging the community, renewable energy, and eco-mobility. The presentations were capped off by a tour of the new SustainableStow.org website. Read more >>
Sustainable Stow Gets Green Light
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Posted by aepstein on April 22, 2010
By Ellen Oliver
The Stow Independent, April 21, 2010
On April 22, Earth Day celebrates its 40th anniversary. Stow citizens can celebrate locally by examining a green benchmark for the town – our new Stow Sustainability Plans.
The Stow Energy Group hosted events on climate change and energy efficiency, sparking the interest of Will O’Brien, a Stow resident and visiting professor at Clark University. O’Brien teaches a Green Business Management course, part of the university’s Environmental Sustainability curriculum. “Will initiated contact. He and I and Sharon [Brownfield] brainstormed on a few ideas and how they might fit in with Stow,” said Arnie Epstein, who along with Brownfield, founded the Stow Energy Group. Read more >>
Illuminating Sustainable Stow
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Posted by aepstein on April 19, 2010
By Ellen Oliver
The Stow Independent, October 28, 2009
When the First Parish Church of Stow and Acton was used as the town meeting house, bells would ring to 
beckon people to town meetings or into action. To commemorate October 24 as the Global Day of Climate Action, the church rang its bells 350 times, joining pealing bells all over the world to sound a call to action on climate change “Hopefully, we can get the attention of world leaders and decision-makers,” said Arnie Epstein, co-chair of the Stow Energy Working Group, organizer of the Stow portion of the global rally. Read more >>
Stow Citizens Call for Climate Change
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