It’s also going to be Boston Bike Week Soon: May 15-20.

By Sanjeev Selvarajah

The East, or more specifically, Japan, is not that distant when one reflects on something shared such as business practices and their connected resources. Can other nations, including the U.S., prevent a life-shattering mishap such as a nuclear power plant being put to sleep by a raging Mother Nature? How do you get the crowd at the stadium to agree on the team starting from scratch? A discussion took place at the B2Green Expo at Washington Street’s Holiday Inn. Options were offered to the curious members that joined the representatives and their organizations at the respective tables.

Some of the initiatives discussed were a community pathway and the use of bicycles, as well as the Green Building Project, an educational unit that seeks to guide the use of materials in construction of Somerville buildings and other green-safe details of a Somerville building’s origins. The city’s other plans under the leadership of Mayor Curtatone were mentioned at the Green Building table, including free recycling pickups for businesses, as long as they provide for the cart. The cost of the cart is 60 dollars. Of course, per household there is a no charge single bin provided for.

This month is also bike month and in addition to a count of bicycle use around the city, events are being held in May to celebrate a pastime that is both clean and convenient. Somervillebikes.org has more information.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will fund the proposed community path, attached to the green line from Lowell Street to Inner Belt;. The members of pathfriends.org are trying to acquire funding for the path to run to the green line’s last stop, Lechmere.

Somerville is strong and young people flourish under such a healthy and creative atmosphere in terms of the knowledge passed on and absorbed. Bunker Hill Community College sponsored B2Green and its students were there in full force. The college’s Health and Wellness Center recently won the LEED Gold certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design from the U.S. Green Building Council. The Sustainability Club, operated by a group of concerned young students, were featured prominently in the packets of information that were handed out—going strong and stopping apathy before it takes root.