Sustainability
Food Emissions 50: Progress by Food Companies in Disclosing Emissions and Setting Targets
Online/ZoomThursday, February 17 @ 11:00 a.m. In July 2021, Ceres launched the Food Emissions 50, an investor-led initiative to accelerate progress toward a 1.5-degree future in the food and agriculture sector. Seven months into the initiative, 13 top food companies are making progress…
Unprecedented Funding for Unprecedented Times: Demystifying Federal Funds for Climate Resilience
Online/ZoomFriday, March 4th @ 10:00 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. via Zoom The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the American Rescue Plan Act are bringing unparalleled amounts of funding to state and local governments to address climate change and its…
Fight for Better Buildings in MA
Online/ZoomTuesday, March 1st @ 7:00 p.m. via Zoom Rep. Tami Gouveia will be joining this Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN) event co-hosted with the MA Chapter of the Sierra Club. Rep. Gouveia has been a strong champion for equitable decarbonization…
March-ing Towards a Better Bottle Bill
Online/ZoomThursday, March 3rd @ 11:30 a.m. via Zoom February’s been busy. Since MassPIRG's 2022 kick off meeting on Feb. 3rd, two more senators have endorsed the Better Bottle Bill, bringing us up to 16 supporters in the Senate. And the…
More Birds! More Bees! More Butterflies! Fewer Invasives! — Sheffield Land Trust
Online/ZoomSaturday, March 5th @ 4:30 — 6:00 p.m. via Zoom Join the Sheffield Land Trust's 24th Annual Winter Lecture to discover what conservation organizations are doing to take care of Sheffield land in a changing climate — and what you…
Webinar: Is a Used Electric Car Right For You?
OnlineWednesday, March 30 @ 12:00 — 1:00 PM Interested in electric cars, but can't afford a new or luxury model? Used electric vehicles (EVs) provide all the benefits of driving on electricity - lower maintenance costs, lower fuel costs, and…
Food Justice Panel at Wild Oats: Justice in Food Production
Online/ZoomThe food we eat touches many human lives before it reaches our plates. How much do we know about how the process of getting us our food affects those lives? Are those impacts just? Are they equitable? In this virtual…
Farming Native Seed for the Future
OnlineFarming Native Seed for the Future: Agricultural seed production is needed to meet ambitious restoration goals, which will require more seeds than can be harvested from wild populations. However, there may be direct conflicts between traits that are favorable in…
How to Prepare for Climate Change
Athol Public LibraryWednesday, April 13th @ 6:00 p.m. In person at the Athol Public Library – limited seating In How to Prepare for Climate Change, bestselling self-help author David Pogue offers sensible, deeply researched advice for how we can ready ourselves for…
Williamstown Net Zero Community Meeting
Online/ZoomWednesday, May 25 from 7:oo – 8:30 PM Berkshire Regional Planning Commission is partnering with the Town of Williamstown and the Williamstown COOL (CO2 Lowering) Committee to develop a scope of work for a future community-wide net-zero plan. The town…
350MA-Berkshire Node: Monthly Meeting
Online/ZoomAre you concerned about our changing climate? Want to take action? Come to the next monthly meeting of 350MA-Berkshires on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, September 21st, at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be online. In addition to our…
Community Scale Soil Health at Woven Roots Farm, Tyringham
Woven Roots Farm 12 McCarty Road, Tyringham, MA, United StatesCome learn how Woven Roots Farm's no-till practices are integral to their commitment to co-creating a more resilient community. TIME/LOCATION October 16, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Woven Roots Farm, 12 McCarty Road, Tyringham, MA 01264, USA Learn how Woven…
Webinar: Circular Economy and the Future of Recycling in the US
Online/ZoomThis webinar will assess the impact that recycling, fast fashion, and policy have on promoting a circular economy and achieving a healthier standard of living for the environment and the well-being of people. Staff from the Center for Biological Diversity…
Heat pumps: the what, the where, and the how much
Online/ZoomJoin Green Energy Consumers Alliance for a conversation about heat pumps. WHEN: Wednesday, November 16, from 7 PM – 8 PM Thursday, November 17, from 12 PM – 1 PM REGISTER HERE Loie Hayes, the Energy Efficiency Coordinator for Green…
Heat pumps: the what, the where, and the how much
Online/ZoomJoin Green Energy Consumers Alliance for a conversation about heat pumps. WHEN: Wednesday, November 16, from 7 PM – 8 PM Thursday, November 17, from 12 PM – 1 PM REGISTER HERE Loie Hayes, the Energy Efficiency Coordinator for Green…
Tour UTEC Mattress Recycling
UTEC RecyclingJoin MassRecycle and tour UTEC Mattress Recycling in Lawrence. UTEC is a youth service organization that provides job training, mentorship, and opportunity to young people in Lowell and Lawrence. At the same time, they learn the values of reuse, repurposing,…
Log Lunch with Abe Noe Hays, Founder of the Rich Earth Institute
The Log 78 Spring St, Williamstown, MA, United StatesWith global fertilizer shortages, food/fertilizer-producing regions war-torn, and an impending global food crisis compounded by the ravages of climate change to agriculture, Abe Noe Hays' cutting-edge research into urine as an ecologically-sound solution is gaining ground worldwide. https://richearthinstitute.org/ Join Williams College…
MCLA’s Green Living Seminar: Capitalism & The Environment
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) - CSI 121 375 Church St., North Adams, MAEvery semester the Green Living Seminars center around a different topic that is timely and relevant to current sustainability issues. Green Living Seminar presentations will start promptly at 5:30 PM EST on MCLA's Campus in the Feigenbaum Center for Science…
Waste or Resource?: A Panel Discussion on Wood Residue
The Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts is hosting two mid-winter webinars focused on stewarding our forests and the services they provide amid a changing climate. On February 2 at noon, the Woodlands Partnership will host the webinar “Waste or Resource?:…
MCLA’s Green Living Seminar: Capitalism & The Environment
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) - CSI 121 375 Church St., North Adams, MAEvery semester the Green Living Seminars center around a different topic that is timely and relevant to current sustainability issues. Green Living Seminar presentations will start promptly at 5:30 PM EST on MCLA's Campus in the Feigenbaum Center for Science…