Island Dems will host sustainability advocate
The Martha's Vineyard Democrats monthly meeting held from 9 am to 10:30 am, Saturday, January 14, at the Howes House in West Tisbury will feature guest speaker Mary Jane Sorrentino.
Shotgun week was good for hunters, not so good for deer
The deer shotgun harvest is up after several poor years. That is good news for hunters and public health officials targeting tick borne diseases.
Island Wind District kept aloft by Martha’s Vineyard Commission
The Martha's Vineyard Commission voted to adopt new regulations to avoid the expiration of a Wind District of Critical Planning Concern.
South Mountain promotes Mass solar rebate program
On October 14th, the Commonwealth Solar II rebate program reopened with $3 million dollars to award by the end of 2011.
Earth’s Flame guarantees hotter fireplace savings
Earth's Flame, a Colorado-based company now advertising on the Vineyard, wants to retrofit fireplaces to reduce pollutants and increase fireplace efficiency.
Deep Water Wind submits federal application for waters west of Vineyard
The company describes the Block Island Wind Farm as a 30-megawatt demonstration scale offshore wind farm.
Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank revenues drop sharply
Land planning ebbs and flows with the real estate market and the Land Bank is in an ebb right now when it comes to land acquisition.
Green affordable housing at Eliakim’s Way
Eight high-performance, affordable, single-family homes on Eliakim's Way in West Tisbury are showing the way to energy affordability,
South Mountain offers luxe, ‘zero-energy’ house
There's a new house going up on West Spring Street in Tisbury, in the sweeping bend where the road past the Water Works swings east toward Vineyard Haven.
Habitat for Humanity will hold seminar for homebuyers
At 1 pm, Saturday in Nectars at the Martha's Vineyard Airport, Habitat for Humanity will hold a first-time homebuyer's seminar for people interested in the application process for a house, which Habitat is building in the Bailey Park Community Housing development in West Tisbury.
Conservation is good business, and Mass Save helps, contractor says
In these difficult economic times for Island contractors and associated trades, builders have adapted.
Governor Patrick touts wind farm job benefits
Under fire from campaign rivals who are pointing to the high costs of the Cape Wind project and its energy, Gov.
Mansion House uses geothermal technology to green its business
A geothermal heat pump system, run by the stored solar energy found in the abundant groundwater below the Mansion House, along with a sophisticated energy control system, now make the hotel one of the greenest hotels in Massachusetts, according to a press statement released this week by Susan Goldstein, the owner with her husband, Sherm, of the Vineyard Haven business.
Demonstration of new solar thermal technology
SunWaterMV, an Island company that specializes in solar technology, will hold an open house demonstration of ways to reduce fossil fuel use with new solar thermal technology.
Highlights of MVC’s wastewater management study
The Martha's Vineyard Commission (MVC) has released the
A case study: how to make a plan for energy efficiency at your house
Larry Hepler, known to most Islanders as a furniture maker, is also the owner of Energy Conservation Strategies (ECS).
Tribe Consumer Expo focus is on health environment
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) will sponsor an exposition designed to provide participants with access to a wide variety of environmental health and energy expertise.
First stage wind data gathering complete at two Island farms
The first stage of wind power feasibility studies at Northern Pines Farm in Tisbury and Allen Farm in Chilmark are complete.