SAVE Newsletter Sample

Note: This Is Not the Full Newsletter

Become a member of SAVE to receive a printed copy of the complete newsletter in the mail. SAVE members get newsletters throughout the year. The newsletters report on subjects like open space preservation, the Saugus Tree Farm, Garden Tours, relevant government decisions, etc.

The articles below represent only a handful of the articles available in our most recent newsletter.

Message From The President

By Ann Devlin

We know that replacing all of our household light bulbs with compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs will help the environment and our budgets because the CFLs use less electricity and, even though these fluorescent bulbs contain mercury, using them contributes less mercury to the environment than using regular incandescent bulbs. That is because coal-fired power plants, which produce electricity, are the biggest source of mercury emissions in the air.

While I highly encourage their use, it is important to know how to dispose of compact fluorescent bulbs and, especially, what to do if one is broken. At the present time, the only way to safely and responsibly dispose of the CFL bulbs is to recycle them on Hazardous Waste days. There are efforts being made to get the stores that sell them to take them back, but for now you must store them until the two hazardous waste collection days that the Town has each year. The next date will be in May.

If the bulb is accidentally broken, a small amount of mercury will be released. It is important that you open the windows and use a wet cloth to clean up any residue. Do not vacuum the area, and keep children and small pets away.

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SAVE Walk At Breakheart Reservation to Celebrate Earth Day / Arbor Day Observance Week

Sunday, April 27, 2008

SAVE will celebrate Earth Day / Arbor Day Observance Week with a walk at Breakheart Reservation on Sunday, April 27. We hope you'll plan to join us while we enjoy this natural resource within our midst, with a leisurely walk to look for signs of Spring.

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SAVE Newsletter Available Via E-Mail

As noted in the last newsletter, several years ago SAVE offered its members the opportunity to receive this newsletter by electronic mail. At that time, only a very few members responded in the affirmative. Today, with increased technology, it is likely that many more members now have access to e-mail. Therefore, we are again asking our membership to let us know if you would like to receive the SAVE Newsletter via e-mail.

Some of the benefits of distributing the newsletter by e-mail are: reducing our collective carbon footprint by saving more trees because we will use less paper and saving electricity because we will have to copy less; saving postage costs; and you will receive your newsletter several days earlier.

We have heard from several members, but urge you to let us know if you are interested in receiving your SAVE Newsletter by e-mail. You can contact Ann Devlin at adevlin@aisle10.net or by telephoning her at 781-233-5717.

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Please Remember: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Alternative Renewable Energy Resources

by Tim Hawkes

The Earth offers limitless alternative energies from Solar, Wind, and Hydro (water) resources. The oil giants have a stranglehold on world energy sources and they hold hostage the world enconomy through fossil fuel production.

We, as individuals, have the option to switch to alternative renewable energy sources. We are all responsible to care for the earth's present condition and it is our personal responsibility to seek alternatives to oil and gas use, which is the major contributing factor to global warming.

The guest speaker at SAVE's Annual Dinner will discuss and offer homeowners some renewable energy options. We all owe it to ourselves and to the earth's future to participate in this discussion. So please plan to come to the Annual Dinner, and invite your friends, so we can act on correcting our past and making our future brighter by taking whatever steps possible to becoming independent from oil and gas.

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