WESTWOOD, Mass. (Reuters) – The yellow furnace in the basement of Richard Grady’s Massachusetts home puts the retired engineer at the forefront of an environmental revolution. It’s stoked by fuel derived from soybeans.
Grady and a growing number of homeowners in the U.S. Northeast are taking a stand against record oil prices, American dependence on Middle East oil and climate change by turning to biofuels to heat their houses during the cold winter months.
“We’ve got to do what’s right,” said Grady, 67 in the Boston suburb of Westwood. “If I don’t do it then who is?”
Noelle dEstries
Noelle d'Estries, an early GO employee who took on the varied roles of Community Manager, green celebrity blogger, and more. She currently runs worstcookever.com GO entered Noelle's life in February 2007 while she was burning tires in her backyard. A phone call from the green gods at GO, burnt out the fires. Now, Noelle happily wears her GO sweatshirt while eating organic veggies and asking for paper, not plastic. A regular at the local farmer's market, Noelle shuns raking leaves and lawn maintenance, while making gourmet foods constantly. When not staring at her computer screen, she spends time with her equally attractive dog, Tessa, cat, Tim and lover Paul. She currently holds all three point records at RIT and could eat avocados and drink wine for the rest of her life.