September 30, 2011 – 10:16 pm
Green Corps is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the biggest environmental challenges of our day. They will be recruiting on-campus at Tufts on October 13 and 14.
In Green Corps’ year-long paid program, you’ll get intensive training in the skills you’ll need to make a difference in the world. You’ll get hands-on experience fighting to solve urgent environmental problems — global warming, deforestation, water pollution and many others — with groups such as Sierra Club and Food and Water Watch. And, when you graduate from Green Corps, we’ll help you find a career with one of the nation’s leading environmental and social change groups.
For more information, visit www.greencorps.org or contact Aaron Myran, Green Corps Field Recruitment Director, at aaron@greencorps.org or 617-747-4302.
September 30, 2011 – 3:11 pm
When: Friday, October 7th from 11 am to 5 pm
Where: RezQuad Cafe, located behind Miller Hall, next to the TIE office
Ever wondered how you can keep your smelly, messy leftover food out of your own personal trash can? How you can turn your leftovers into dirt? Find out all this and more during composting office hours at the Office of Sustainability.
Stop by anytime between 11 and 5 PM and in a few minutes you’ll learn how to set up and maintain a compost bucket in your own house or dorm.
Recycling Coordinator Dawn Quirk will be present from 11-12 and OOS program associate Jess Madding will be available from 11-5 to answer any questions about composting. We will also be giving away free compost buckets and liners as well as examples of compostable food!
September 29, 2011 – 7:27 pm
Mass Energy Lab, a Cambridge, MA based boutique Clean Technology firm, is sponsoring a competition for graduate and undergraduate students in Massachusetts to identify and research cutting-edge, new-to-market energy efficiency solutions that can impact the built environment. Research projects will explore the technical performance of a solution, as well as the marketability of the solution in the region.
The grand prize winner will be awarded $3,000, followed by second place of $1,500 and $500 for third place.
Please review the contest rules and guidelines at: http://www.massenergylab.com/seekcontest/
September 29, 2011 – 7:12 pm
When: Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 10:00am-2:00pm
Where: Northeastern University’s Blackman Auditorium
**Free admission and free lunch**
Please join Northeastern University for an in-depth discussion and critical thinking about the complex water issues facing society, particularly toxic chemical pollution of drinking water. They will be hosting a film screening, followed by informal discussion over lunch, and then an extended moderated panel discussion.
Learn more and register at: www.neu.edu/protect/ltaw
September 29, 2011 – 3:46 pm
When: Friday, September 30 at 7:15 am
Where: Mayer Campus Center
http://www.gogreenstreets.org/
Join us in support of Walk/Ride Day for free breakfast, t-shirts, and Clif Bars. We plan on taking the 7:40 Joey to Davis to Ride Green!
September 29, 2011 – 3:22 pm
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with and learn from like minded business owners and entrepreneurs who share a passion for sustainable business. The SBN Roundtables are groups of up to 8-10 members who want to grow both personally and professionally while helping support their fellow members with their own challenges in a safe and trusting environment of peers.
Spots are limited, for more information and details on how to participate please click here.
September 29, 2011 – 3:09 pm
When: Saturday, October 1 at 12 Noon
Where: Parade leaves Davis Square, Somerville at 12 noon, travels down Elm Street, then Beech Street onto Massachusetts Ave to Harvard Square.
HONK!, is an amazing street festival of activist street bands http://honkfest.org/. The music playing takes place in Somerville on Saturday and on Sunday there is a big parade of bands and local groups working on social, environmental, and economic justice issues that goes from Davis Square in Somerville to Harvard Square in Cambridge.
A group of Tufts students made a video of the Honk festival in 2008. Watch the video “HONK! No Noise Is Illegal“
For more information, please see http://honkfest.org/parade/
September 29, 2011 – 3:04 pm
When: November 16, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Where: Seaport World Trade Center, Boston
Housing is a perennial challenge for Bostonarea communities — here’s your chance to weigh in on that conversation. Join Enterprise Community Partners, the BSA Housing Committee and other stakeholders for a morning of collaborative visioning and design addressing housing needs in our region.
For more information, visit www.buildboston.com
September 29, 2011 – 3:02 pm
When: Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 pm
Where: Weston Public Library, Weston
| Paul Eldrenkamp: Ice Dams, Climate Change and You (10/19)
Paul Eldrenkamp is both the owner of Byggmeister, a Newton-based remodeling company, and principal of DEAP Energy Group, a consulting firm specializing in Deep Energy Retrofits (renovations that achieve energy savings of at least 50%). He will explain the cause of ice dams, their connection to climate change and what you can do about both.
Paul says his “mission is to design, build and maintain homes that are functional, beautiful, cost-effective and environmentally responsible. We have put environmental stewardship at the center of our services—and not just because it’s good for the planet…
Sustainable homes aren’t just environmentally beneficial; they also reduce maintenance and energy costs, improve air quality and comfort, and, through good design, are better able to meet the changing needs of occupants over time.”
For more information, visit westonclimategroup.blogspot.com |
