Medford has taken several important steps to advance environmental responsibility. While more is required, we have encouraged recycling and begun to replace Styrofoam with bio-degradeable paper products. We retrofit our school buses to promote clean air. We burn gas rather than oil in our heating systems. Recently we approved a wind turbine as an alternative source for electricity. We are working to conserve energy and water in all of our buildings and to make our students aware of the environmental obligation they have to the future.