When: August 4, 2011, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Where: FIrst Parish, 3 Church Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge

Join us for the release of Oran Hesterman’s new book! Seasonal Refreshments provided by CHIVE- Sustainable Event Design & Catering. This event is free, but space is limited! Please RSVP to Alex Linkow at alinkow@gmail.com

When: Sunday, November 13

Where: Cambridge, MA

Please save the date for MCAN’s annual Climate Action Conference. MCAN’s excited to be partnering with Professor Larry Suskind of MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Professor Susskind is a nationally respected expert on environment negotiation. This partnership will allow for exploration of a new and critically important area for climate activists: how to reach consensus on climate action.

Details will follow soon, but meanwhile please hold the date aside in your calendar!

When: October 20-21

Where: University of Massachusetts Lowell Inn and Conference Center
Lowell, MA 01854

Registration: http://www.uml.edu/GSE/Carbon-Smarts/default.html

Early Bird Registration: Before September 1, 2011:

• Students: $25
• Regular: $60

Registration After September 1, 2011:

• Students: $40
• Regular: $90

Please join us as experts representing marketing, communication, risk analysis, science education, mass transit, informal learning, and atmospheric research share their experience and ideas on how to improve the public’s understanding of climate change science with special attention given to new digital tools.

The conference focuses on developing discourse between academic and industry personnel with a goal of laying a foundation for more creative, collaborative, and effective initiatives through examination of the potential of Out of Home Media(mass transit, billboards, posters, smart phone apps., radio, etc.) to foster informal science learning about climate change among the commuting adult population.

For more information, please see http://www.uml.edu/GSE/Carbon-Smarts/default.html.

If you have any questions, please contact David Lustick.
E-mail: David_Lustick@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-4644

When: Saturday, Sept. 17, 6 to 10 p.m.

Where: Somerville Dilboy VFW Post #529, 371 Summer St., in Davis Square, across from the Rosebud Diner and two blocks from the Davis Square T–Station.

Tickets: $10 in advance/$15 at the door.  Contact Fred Schlicher at 781.395.7207 or fred.schlicher@massclimateaction.net.

Celebrate MCAN’s first decade! Dance party with sustainable band Melodeego. Enjoy a cash bar, snacks, refreshments, and a bit of inspiration from a select group of MCAN chapters that are leading the way.

When: August 26

Walk/Ride Days occur on the last Friday of every month.  On these days, people everywhere are invited to Go Green (walk, bike, use public transit, skate, canoe, etc.)  and Wear Green… then celebrate and get rewarded!

Join the Mass Climate Action Network’s monthly community-wide party, which celebrates “green” transportation, gives people an opportunity to make community connections, and promotes a festive local atmosphere.

More info at GoGreenStreets.org

When: August  18-20

Where: see schedule of events: http://www.bostongreenfest.org/schedule.html

The region’s largest multicultural environmental festival, Boston GreenFest celebrates the many ways we can create a better world by greening our lives and our communities. We can have fun at the same time!

Get more info, sign up to participate or volunteer or make a donation at Boston GreenFest.

WHEN: August 12, 13, 14, 2011

WHERE: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

MORE INFO: http://www.nofasummerconference.org/

REGISTRATION: email registration@nofasummerconference.org, or call Kathleen or Siedeh: (413) 230-7835.

Register for an entire weekend of keynote speeches, over 225 workshops, a country fair, farmers’ market, over 100 exhibitors and vendors, a children’s conference, a teen conference, live entertainment and silent auction. Keynote speakers include perennial-edibles expert and award-winning author, Eric Toensmeier, and professor and anti-GMO activist Dr. Ignacio Chapela.
Workshop topics for 2011 include: Alternative Energy and the Environment; Animal Power; Animals, Crops, Farm Economics and Management, Farming and the Community, Food and Family, Food and Farm Education,  Food Preservation and Cooking, Fruits, Nuts, and Trees; Garden and Greenhouse, Herbs, Land Care, Nutrition and Health, Of the Spirit, Politics and Policy, Practical Skills, Soil and Fertility, and Urban Agriculture. Most workshops are held in and around the UMass Amherst campus.

Can’t go to the entire conference? No problem. Go for one day, or one night. Discounts for early registration.