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2024 Salem Living Green Expo
Saturday, May 11
10 AM – 1 PM
Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square, Salem, MAThe Salem Living Green Expo brings together green industry professionals, city departments and consumers from Salem & the North Shore regions to discuss products, services, and information. The fair is free to attend and will be held in and around Old Town Hall and Derby Square.
The goal of the Salem Living Green Expo is to promote products, services and information that encourage healthier, more sustainable consumption and lifestyles for businesses and families.
You can also attend one of the Climate Conversations. One conversation will be giving the audience an update on the development of the new Salem Offshore Wind Port, and the second conversation will be about the South Salem Train Station and the MBTA plans for rail electrification.
Thank you to our Expo sponsors: A&A Services Home Improvement, Armstrong Field Real Estate, The House of the Seven Gables, & National Grid
Home and business owners will learn about:-Energy Efficiency improvements
-Recycling education
-Salem Power Choice and home energy assessments
-Recycled products for home and business
At the expo, kids and families will enjoy:-Salem Police's new EV, a Ford F150 Lightning, & Derby the Dog
-Touch Tank from Salem Sound Coastwatch
-Learning about Bicycling in Salem
-Expanding community gardening in Salem
-Games for all ages!& MORE!
2024 Living Green Expo Participants:- A&A Services (Sponsor)
- Armstrong Field Real Estate (Sponsor)
- Citizens’ Climate Lobby
- Crowley Wind Services
- Green Burial Association of MA
- Habanero Cycles
- Homeworks Energy
- House of the 7 Gables (Sponsor)
- National Grid / Mass Save (Sponsor)
- PEM Art & Nature Center
- Salem Alliance for the Environment
- Salem Chamber of Commerce
- Salem Community Gardens
- Salem Native Nursery/Friends of Salem Woods
- Salem Police Department
- Salem Recycles Committee
- Salem Sound Coastwatch
- Salem Sustainability & Resiliency Department & Committee
- ServPro
- South Essex Sewerage District
- Staples Connect
- South Essex Sewage District
- Unpacked Living
During the Living Green Expo, we have 2 different Climate Conversations with local experts on a variety of subjects!
Climate Conversations10:30AM - The Salem Offshore Wind Terminal
Presenters: Crowley Wind Services & Avangrid Renewables
The Salem Offshore Wind Terminal is a public-private partnership among Crowley, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, and the City of Salem, with AVANGRID serving as the port’s anchor tenant through its Park City Wind project. The terminal will be a logistics and operations center for wind turbine pre-assembly, transportation, staging activities and storage of assembly components. This project brings a new focus on a clean energy future, based on renewable power and with a commitment to positive action to mitigate climate change. Construction of the wind terminal is now expected to start in 2024, with the terminal complete in 2026.
11:15AM - South Salem Commuter Rail Stop and Electric Rail in Salem
Presenters: The Salem Partnership & MBTA
The preferred location for the new second commuter rail stop is in South Salem, between Jefferson Avenue and Canal Street, in a vibrant urban center with nearby residential neighborhoods, North Shore Medical Center and Salem State University. The preferred location for the stop minimizes impacts to local abutters.
At the same time, the MBTA is working to increase service on the Fairmount Line with a new fleet of electric battery-powered trains, and the Newburyport/Rockport line could be next for electrification, as the MBTA is considering building an electric car maintenance facility at Castle Hill, right next to the proposed new South Salem Rail Stop.
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Salem's Future: Offshore Wind
