Environment

BOSTON/Faneuil Hall - An array of environmental and community organizations held a 100-person rally at Faneuil Hall on Tuesday to announce a new campaign for to renovate every home in the Commonwealth to reduce to be more heat efficient in the winter months and more energy efficient year round - providing 10,000 new "green collar jobs in the process.

Their full platform is laid out in a Declaration of Energy Empowerment that was read aloud by activists at the event.

BOSTON/Jamaica Plain - About 1000 people attended the Green Roots Festival to benefit Bikes Not Bombs last Sunday in the park opposite the Stony Brook T stop. The afternoon was filled with entertainment, environmentally-themed workshops and speakers including noted environmental author Bill McKibben, Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner, and Khalida Smalls of Alternatives for Community and Environment. Food was provided by area vendors. Fun was reportedly had by all.