

CFREE Tip#9.2 Benefits of a Plant–Based Diet
https:// b-gat.es/2PaHLK0 If cattle were their own nation, they would be the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Project Drawdown Diet Micro-Tips to date CFREE (Carbon Free Residential - Everything Electric) is a subcommittee of the Lincoln Green Energy Committee. CFREE provides guidance on how households can reduce use of fossil fuels and decrease greenhouse gas emissions to help Massachusetts meet statewide emissions limits set for 2030, 2040, and 2050. It al


CFREE Tip #9.1 Benefits of a Plant–Based Diet
Reducing the carbon footprint of humans is critical to preserving the viability of Earth. One of the few things affecting the climate that we as individuals can control, and one of the most important, is what we eat. This is the first in a series of very short weekly Tips on how we can change our diet to lower our carbon footprint. A plant-based diet is healthier for us – the medical community is united on that. And climate scientists say with one voice that it is also health


Case Study #7: What I’ve Learned and Why I’ve Done What I’ve Done to Get Off Fossil Fuels
The earth’s climate is deteriorating and we must do what we can do to avoid making things worse – work to protect our planet and all its people. Bayou Liberty flood Part One – Climate Refugee I have experienced climate change firsthand. I call myself a three-time climate refugee. In 1991, my husband and I left our D.C. lawyer lives and moved to what seemed like paradise on Bayou Liberty, across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans, Louisiana. Twelve years later in 2003, repeat


Case Study #6: Michael and Linda’s Dream Realized
During the 70's energy crisis, Michael got very interested in energy conservation and solar heating, eventually designing a few solar heating systems for friends. He had followed developments in that area since, so when he and Linda moved to Lincoln in 2014 and bought a house with great solar orientation but disastrous heating bills, they were ready. The House When Purchased: Part Disaster, Part Jewel Fifty years after it was built, this mid-sixties Deck House still had its o


CFREE Tip #8: Electricity Rate Cuts for Lincoln and for Heat Pump owners
Good news about the cost of electricity - two rate cuts are coming! One benefits everyone enrolled in Lincoln’s Green Energy Choice program; the other benefits those who heat their homes fully or partially with heat pumps. To understand these two changes, it’s helpful to know that your electricity bill includes two parts, called Supply and Delivery. Supply refers to the generation of electricity (e.g., from wind turbines, solar panels, burning fossil fuels, etc.). In Lincol


Case Study #5 – Eighteen months to big cost savings: Applying 75 Years of Technology Improvements to Drastically Reduce a Home’s Energy Costs
Chuck and Collette's detailed records show annual utility savings of over $4000 from their efforts. Fifteen years ago, Chuck and Collette...


CFREE Tip #7 – Act Quickly if You’d Like to Use Federal Energy-Related Incentives!
Our friends at Electrify Arlington just shared how recent Administration actions will affect federal incentives for Electric Vehicles...


Case Study #4 Condo owners can take climate action too! Two Positive Steps from a Condo Owner
Christine and Anton live in Farrar Pond Village. As condo owners they have less ability to change the envelope of their home but there...


Nature Link Approved by vote of the Lincoln Green Energy Committee on 6/19/25
Potential form of resolution: The Lincoln Green Energy Committee (“GEC”) has reviewed the proposed Nature Link project (the “Project”) ...


Be a Climate Minuteman: Gain Independence from Fossil Fuels!
Independence from Fossil Fuels! In 1775, the colonists were rebelling against the tyranny of King George. We now must rebel against the...





















