A message from Students for a Just and Stable Future: "This is it. The time to break the silence on climate in the Massachusetts senatorial election is now. As Bill McKibben, James Hansen, and many other respected climate scientists and leaders have made clear, time is running out to take action and preserve a livable climate. Climate […]
The 'satellite era' has revolutionized science in the last four decades. For example, the Global Position System made it possible to track movements globally at minimal cost. In the environmental sciences, earth-orbiting sensors confirm in situ observations of global warming, and are providing unprecedented views of global biogeochemical dynamics. As a growing array of satellite-derived […]
This is an opportunity for anyone and everyone on campus to come together to talk about environmental ideas and initiatives. Additionally, this event will also serve as a forum for the President's Sustainability Council to share what they have been working on and get feedback from the Tufts community. The event is hosted by Tufts […]
This is an opportunity for anyone and everyone on campus to come together to talk about environmental ideas and initiatives. Additionally, this event will also serve as a forum for the President's Sustainability Council to share what they have been working on and get feedback from the Tufts community. The event is hosted by Tufts […]
A discussion with Icelandic author and documentary film director Andri Snær Magnason at MIT. Environmentalists and industrialists alike are trying to save Iceland. This Nordic country has substantially more renewable energy than its citizens consume and, as its economy evolves, the emerging choices about energy projects and wilderness may diverge around different futures. Join Andri Snær […]
The Tufts Eco-Reps are back with their annual inter-dorm energy-saving competition! From now until mid-November, every dorm's energy use will be monitored. The dorm with the lowest usage by the final day of Do It in the Dark will win a glow-in-the-dark PARTY! Work with your hallmates and roommates to unplug unused electronics and appliances, […]
Glenn K. Bush, Ph.D., Assistant Scientist, Woods Hole Research Center 12:30-1:45, Goddard 310 (Crowe Room), The Fletcher School Hosted by CIERP's Agriculture, Forests, and Biodiversity Program
Simple. Affordable. Respectful of the human spirit. Green burial is a new yet traditional approach to burial, an approach with people at its heart and nature in its soul. At its simplest, natural burial means no embalming fluid. Simple, biodegradable caskets or shrouds. For markers, natural engraved stones or native plants. And for the 34 […]
Droplets: Short Talks and Performances about Water, an event sponsored by the Tufts University Art Gallery and the Tufts Institute of the Environment in conjunction with the FoodWaterLife/Lucy+JorgeOrta exhibition at the gallery. The event will feature student performances with a reception and live music to follow. For updated information, visit the TIE website.
Larry Warner is a Brown alum (AB '97) and current Master of Public Health student (MPH ‘13), currently working as a Public Health Specialist with the Safer Institute in Providence. The Safer Institute is a non-profit innovation center for governmental, public safety, public health and NGO technology and policy. Warner has been involved in coordinating […]
Come join us as Dr. Dale Peterson explores how to go from being an English major to writing professionally about nature and natural history, wild animals and wild animal researchers (such as Jane Goodall). Dale Peterson is an award-winning author and Professor of English at Tufts University. He has written, co-authored, and edited seventeen books, […]
Come join the conversation and indulge in sustainable food! This event is co-sponsored by Tufts Sustainability Collective and Tufts Dining.
Co-hosted by the Stockholm Environment Institute and CIERP Visit the conference website for more information and register. Debates over equity—the fair distribution of resources, costs, and benefits—and a closely related topic, economic inequality, have arisen in the wake of the recent financial crisis. The gap in wealth and income between those who came out well after […]
Brian Roach, Senior Research Associate at GDAE, will be presenting on this controversial topic at 44 Teele Ave in the 3rd floor conference room from 12:30-1:30pm on November 13.
What is ecological economics and how does it defer from standard economics? How can this evolving transdiscipline be applied to environmental challenges? Our webinar, featuring 2012 ELP Fellows Shannon Rogers, an Assistant Professor Environmental Science & Policy at Plymouth State University, and Valerie Esposito, Assistant Professor and Program Director, Environmental Policy at Champlain College, will […]
Take the pledge to recycle more by November 15th on the America Recycles Day website, and learn more about what you can do to make our materials processing into a more circular system! You can also sign up to help out or attend an educational event near you!
Sustainability is the capability of a corporation to transparently manage its responsibilities for environmental stewardship, social well-being and economic prosperity over the long term while being held accountable to its stakeholders. It would be great to be able to compare the three responsibilities using an international risk management standard and not having to separate the […]
FOOD-AND-FARMING DOUBLE FEATURE: In honor of Thanksgiving MIT's Urban Film Series will be screening two films related to the food we eat and the people who grow it. Thur 11/15, 6pm, MIT Room 3-133: TRUCK FARM (2011) tells the story of a new generation of quirky urban farmers in New York City. Directed by Ian […]
Some words about "Do the Math" from 350.0rg: "This won’t be your typical lecture. Each event will be a unique and interactive experience, unlike any talk you’ve been to before. It will pick up where Bill McKibben’s landmark Rolling Stone article left off — and everyone who comes will be asked to join a growing […]
Chasing Ice is a film by Academy Award winner Jim Balog and has won nearly 20 awards at film festivals around the world, including Sundance. It is the story of Jim Balog's mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of climate change. Using time-lapse cameras, his videos compress years into seconds and capture […]
Gathering of New England Climate Activists to share the work they are doing, explore how they can work within and across state networks. This day of gathering will be followed up by a day of action on Sunday, November 18. This event is a part of 350.0rg Local! For more information, visit the 350 Massachusetts […]
On November 17 & 18, supporters of 350.org will gather in Boston for a New England Convergence to address the region's reliance on fossil fuels and the methods we can utilize to expose and end their use, including building campaigns, shutting down fossil fuel infrastructure, political accountability, direct action, and policy tools such as fee and dividend […]
Kelly Sims Gallagher, Associate Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy and Director, Energy, Climate, and Innovation research program, CIERP, The Fletcher School 12:30-1:45, Cabot 702, The Fletcher School Hosted by CIERP's Energy, Climate, and Innovation Research Seminar Series
This GDAE and New Economics Institute co-sponsored event is the New Economics Institute 32nd Annual E.F. Schumacher Lecture. Speakers: Bob Massie, President, New Economics Institute Lawrence Lessig, Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St., Cambridge, MA Registration will be at Mason Street entrance. Reception following the […]
This webinar, featuring 2012 ELP Fellow Lindsay Bourgoine, Maine Policy Associate at the Appalachian Mountain Club, will be a case study of the building the Maine Outdoor Coalition- a unique collaboration bringing together both non-profits and businesses around the purpose of supporting Mainers’ connection to the great outdoors. This partnership brings together the health, recreation, […]
Speaker: Olivier De Schutter, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food Date: Tuesday, November 27 Time: 3:00-4:30 Place: ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Olivier De Schutter, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food since May 2008, is an expert in the area of international human rights and fundamental rights in the EU, with […]
Keynote Speaker: Eric Schlosser Investigative Journalist & Author of Fast Food Nation November 27, 2012 The upcoming Merrin Distinguished Lecture Series will feature Investigative Journalist Eric Schlosser. He will address the Tufts Community about the justice ignored by the mainstream media of consumption and the food industry and how he has raised a Moral Voice […]
Is piracy off the coast of Somalia caused by land use conflicts? Do diamonds cause war? How can we lessen the negative conflict-related impacts of petroleum consumption? Students from Lecturer Nancy Gleason's class "Conflict and Natural Resources" will showcase their videos. Each student video is five minutes in length. Open to the Tufts Community. 10:30–11:15am, […]
In this talk, Ms. Petracca will describe some of her latest work with the NGO Panthera, which is dedicated to the conservation of the world's big cat species. She will discuss the current state of four of the world's most imperiled cats (the jaguar, lion, tiger, and snow leopard) and the various conservation measures Panthera […]
The Center for Environmental Policy will host the northeast-regional C2C Fellows sustainability leadership workshop at Bard over the weekend of November 30th. Undergrads, grad students, recent graduates, and other excited 20-somethings are invited to apply. What : C2C Fellows Sustainability Leadership Workshop Where : Bard College, Annadale-on-Hudson, NY (RKC 103 and OlinLC 115) When : Friday, November 30th (5pm) to Sunday December 2nd (12pm) Who : Dr. Eban Goodstein […]
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