Progressive Democrats of Cambridge - DFA

PDC-DFA member Quinton Zondervan and I recently chatted over email about an interesting project he started recently, called Project Lightbulb. The website is very basic, but the idea is powerful (so to speak): Quinton is teaming up with other volunteers to buy energy efficient lightbulbs and to distribute them in public venues, to encourage home energy conservation. Piece of cake!

If you'd like to join in, head on over to the Google group and sign up! Or, just print out this brochure, buy some lightbulbs, pick a street corner, and start distributing.

* Full disclosure: Quinton and I are also working together on a business project, which is unrelated to Project Lightbulb.

Lately there appear to be a gaggle of things you can do to help the environment. Join in the fun!

- Make a donation to bring alternative energy to Cambridge. Thanks to an initiative by City Councillor Henrietta Davis, the New England Wind Fund has agreed to install a 2kW solar installation for a Cambridge school or municipal building if 150 Cambridge households make a donation to the fund. Go to http://www.newenglandwind.org/Cambridge to find out more and donate!

- Join the Climate Walk this weekend. The Interfaith Walk for Climate Rescue, which began in Northampton on Friday, March 16, will arrive in Cambridge Friday, March 23. Go to http://www.climatewalk.org/ to join up with your fellow environmentalists!

- Join the Step it Up Rally to demonstrate against global warming. The Step it Up Campaign is coordinating actions across the country, including a big rally on April 14 on Boston Commmon. Go to http://www.stepitupboston.com/ for more information or to sign up for the rally.

H/T to Sam Seidel.

A little while ago I mentioned a new service called PlanetTran, a car service which will take you to the airport in a hybrid cab.

Well, PlanetTran is looking to expand, and they want your help:

In response to the growing demand for our environmentally responsible car service, PlanetTran has applied to amend its livery license in the City of Cambridge to include more vehicles. Since Feb. 2000, the License Commission has placed a moratorium, or cap, on these licenses, pending a needs assessment, vehicle inspections, and driver approvals.

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If you could take a few moments to sign our online petition or write to the Cambridge License Commission on behalf of PlanetTran it would go a long way toward convincing them that our service is valuable and appreciated by the residents of Cambridge. Additionally, we would be most appreciative if you shared this with neighbors and colleagues who are residents, as well as those who may work here in Cambridge.

And if you want to know how to reach the license commission, look no further:

Hat tip to artic_monkeys on LiveJournal.