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LexCAN is a Lexington-local climate action and advocacy group. We work with partners and collaborators for meaningful change. Join our movement!

Lexington banned Natural Gas and Housing Boomed Anyway

Canary Media has highlighted Lexington as an example of a town that has continued to produce housing, including affordable housing, after passing strict environmental standards on new buildings.

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Helping Residents Electrify Everything

LexCAN works closely with the Town of Lexington's sustainability team to create programs like Clean Heat Lexington.

Reducing Waste and Protecting Ecosystems

We work closely with many local partners like LexZeroWaste, Lexington Living Landscapes, and many more organizations for maximum impact.

Advocating for Policy Change

LexCAN has helped turn climate ideas into town bylaws — including the nation’s first gas-powered leaf blower ban and a law banning fossil fuels in new home construction. Advocacy isn’t just talk.

Trusted by local climate leaders

Bill McKibben, Senator Mike Barrett,  Kerry Emanuel, and Maggie Peard share their support for LexCAN

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We need you!

Help Sustain LexCAN’s Leadership in Climate Action

Start your solar project before tax credit expires!

Volunteer with LexCAN

Volunteer for Clean Energy Home Tour Program, Help with Logistics for LexCAN Community Events, Volunteer to help with Booths at Town Level Events

Info on MA rebates, chargers and more to help you

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Opting up to New England Green cuts emissions while boosting local clean energy, reducing reliance on distant sources and strengthening our regional grid.

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Coming Up

In Conversation with Chuck Collins about his new book: Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet (Virtual and in person)

February 22nd 2026 | 2:00 pm

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Come to an In Conversation with Chuck Collins about his new book: Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet (published Oct 2025) & how it informs our fight to stop the proposed private jet expansion at Hanscom or Anywhere (Hanscom is mentioned on pages 68-70). Interview by Diane Proctor, League of Women Voters Concord-Carlisle

 

About the author: Chuck Collins directs the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) where he co-edits www.inequality.org. He is the author of numerous books and reports. For reports pertaining to Hanscom & private jets, click here.

About the interviewer: Diane Proctor is president of the Concord-Carlisle League of Women Voters and member of Concord Indivisible Steering Committee, Reclaim Our Democracy Steering Committee, and the SPJE Coalition Steering Committee. Diane is an accomplished and engaging moderator of numerous events.

Note:

  • This event is hybrid. Details about how to attend online will be emailed to registrants soon.
  • The in-person portion of this event will be held in the Goodwin Forum at the Concord Public Library in Concord Center at 129 Main Street (not to be confused with the Fowler Branch of the Concord Library at 1322 Main Street in West Concord).

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Upcoming Events
MassEnergize February 9 Community of Practice Meeting

Feb 9th @ 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm

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Massachusetts Energy Efficiency Partnership Webinar Series: 2. Load Estimating & Energy Efficiency

Feb 11th @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Green Energy Consumers Alliance Webinar: Is a Used EV Right For You?

Feb 11th @ 12:00 pm

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Climate Conversations

Schedule an Appointment with Lexington’s Energy Advocate!

The Town of Lexington is partnering with MassSave through the Community First Partnership program to bring valuable energy-saving opportunities to our community. As part of this initiative, they have brought on Esther Son Jun as an Energy Advocate. Esther is […]

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Letter to the Editor: LexCAN’s statement of support for the new LHS, for Lexington Observer

This letter was submitted to and printed in The Lexington Observer, October 9 2025. On Monday, Dec. 8, Lexington voters will be asked to approve a debt exclusion in order for the town to raise property tax revenue to fund […]

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Pocket Forests: Piloting a Simple Climate Solution

Lexington is testing an innovative planting method called a pocket forest. It is a small, dense grove of native trees and shrubs planted close together in prepared soil. The goal is to jump-start a healthy mini-ecosystem that grows quickly and […]

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Learn & Educate

Impacts of Climate Change: Oceans

Just as a heart circulates blood and regulates the body’s temperature, the ocean controls the circulation of heat and moisture throughout the climate system. When we burn fossil fuels, we put a lot of stress on the ocean, damaging its […]

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The Science of Climate Change

When we burn fossil fuels for energy to heat and cool our homes, run our vehicles, and power our electronics and appliances, we emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This adds to the blanket of heat-trapping gases that has kept […]

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Resilient LexingtonCitizens for Lexington ConservationLPS Green TeamsLexington Living LandscapesLex Zero Waste CollaborativeSustainable Lexington Committee