Read NABB's position statements on the proposed development of a Liberty Mutual Group Campus in Back Bay and the proposed landmarking of the Christian Science Center Complex:

The Mayor's Climate Action Leadership Committee has challenged all citizens of Boston to begin the transformative work of reducing green house gas output in Boston by 25% within ten years, and by 80% by 2050.  This is an immense challenge and members of NABB's Green Committee have been thinking about how a neighborhood organization might participate in the work of meeting that challenge.  To that end, we have been in conversation with members of the Boston University Clean Energy and Environmental Sustainability Initiative, an interdisciplinary group of researchers who are interested in

Beginning in July, all buildings with less then seven units should place all recyclables in clear plastic bags for pick-up on recycling days.  All recyclable materials can be mixed together in the bags, including paper, cardboard, cans, bottles, et cetera.  This should significantly reduce loose papers flying around the alleys.  And, for those opening bags looking for returnable bottles, the use of clear bags will allow people to see if there are in fact any bottles with deposits before they tear open the bag.