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With 2024 now behind us and the first months of 2025 underway, here’s a recap of what the HeatSmart Alliance has been up to! We’ll start by discussing our coaching and outreach efforts. Upcoming blogs will put the spotlight on membership growth and changes in our organization, as well as what our technology working group accomplished last year.As many of you know, the Alliance was formed in 2020 by a group of Massachusetts residents who wanted to address carbon pollution. Specifically,…

This is a blog that I wrote for the Dream Factory, Brooklyn. If you live or once lived in Brooklyn, you already know it’s a great place to be and see. If you haven’t, come check it out; you won’t regret it! It’s teeming with life and is home to many unique historical landmarks. The Brooklyn Bridge Park Starting – or ending – at the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO (which means Down Under the Manhattan…

This is a winter-themed blog that I wrote for the Dream Factory, Brooklyn. The days are getting colder and shorter. Winter is here! This is a time when many of us start gearing up for the season's celebrations and holidays, like Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, the Lunar Year, and Three Kings' Day.  It's a time when we start preparing to get together with our friends and loved ones to share a delicious meal, spend a magical…

We were so happy to partner with New York City’s Department of Transportation for their annual “Citywide Car-Free Streets Block Party” in celebration of Earth Day on April 22nd. We joined dozens of local non-for-profits, artists, and merchants on Troutman St in Brooklyn, between Irving Avenue and St Nicholas Avenue, which was designated a car-free zone for the day. Not only were we able to imagine what life would be like if our cities were…