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Frugal Value: Designing Business for a Crowded Planet
Frugal Value: Designing Business for a Crowded Planet
"Brown Bag Lunch Series" Carina Millstone, GDAE Visiting Research Fellow View event flyer and a full description
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Geochemistry Studies of Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Water Resources in Pennsylvania
Geochemistry Studies of Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Water Resources in Pennsylvania
The 2014 Upstate NY Society for Risk Analysis Webinar Series is titled "Scientific Studies on Impacts of Natural Gas Extraction from Marcellus Shale on Water Resources." Once a month, speakers will deliver a forty-minute presentation from their respective places of employment followed by a 20-minute discussion period. On February 20, Robert Jackson of Duke University will present on "Geochemistry […]
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Environmental Indicators of Enteric Infections and water safety in Southern India
Environmental Indicators of Enteric Infections and water safety in Southern India
Elena Naumova, Associate Dean for Research and Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, the Tufts Initiative for the Forecasting and Modeling of Infectious Diseases at Tufts University Enteric infectious diseases continue to cause morbidity and mortality in India, especially in infants and children with an estimated 2-5 million deaths annually in preschool […]
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Boston Natural Areas Network Panel Discussion
Boston Natural Areas Network Panel Discussion
Boston Natural Areas Network is holding a panel discussion on the invasive insect emerald ash borer and how it will impact Boston's trees and urban canopy. Registration appreciated, but not required. Call BNAN at 617-542-7696 or email info@bostonnatural.org. Learn more about Boston's trees and get involved, visit the Boston Urban Forest Council facebook page. Call […]
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Massachusetts Climate Action Network Conference
Building on last year's success, MCAN is joining with Toxics Action Center (TAC) again to host its annual conference. Toxics Action Center is another dedicated network of community activists championing environmental action in New England. There is considerable overlap in our concerns and thus there is much to learn together and from one another. Join us! […]
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Yestermorrow Program Info Session
Yestermorrow Program Info Session
Learn about the UMass/Yestermorrow joint program to study sustainable building and design in Vermont: the Semester in Sustainable Design/Build. Yestermorrow's Executive Director Kate Stephenson will present a slideshow of student work and talk about a variety of ways students can learn hands-on skills in design and construction through a fall semester program, summer and winter […]
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Local Food Trade Show 2014
Sustainable Business Network is offering its third Local Food Trade Show, designed to facilitate connections and stimulate business relationships between producers and wholesale buyers of local food, with a focus on specialty crop food products in Massachusetts. This event will feature open floor trading, as well as seminars addressing common barriers to trading. Please check out […]
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Avoiding an Energy Meltdown – A Tale of Two Countries: India and Pakistan
Avoiding an Energy Meltdown – A Tale of Two Countries: India and Pakistan
A Tale of Two Countries: India and Pakistan by Mr. Moazzam Alahdad, Former Director of Operations, World Bank Please RSVP. Light Lunch will be served
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Sustainable Food Fix: Getting the Food System We Want and We Need to Work
Sustainable Food Fix: Getting the Food System We Want and We Need to Work
An event of the Boston Area Sustainability Group Our food system is extraordinarily complex with a myriad of stakeholders motivated by varying concerns of climate change, personal health, local economic development, social justice, financial returns, and other factors. What does the local landscape of food look like for us in New England and what does […]
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National Climate Seminar: Desalination as Adaptation
National Climate Seminar: Desalination as Adaptation
Each semester, The National Climate Seminar provides a twice-monthly call-in opportunity for your students to engage with top climate scientists, economists, political leaders, film-makers, business pioneers, artists and others who are on the front lines of understanding global warming, and driving change to stabilize the climate. Students can send in advance questions or ask questions in real […]
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UEP COLLOQUIUM SERIES - CERO COOPERATIVE The New Economy in Action Wednesday, March 5, 2014 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 pm. Sophia Gordon Hall, Medford Campus Light refreshments provided On Wednesday Mar 5th CERO cooperative worker-owners will discuss the organization's history and community focused, green business model. CERO, which stands for Cooperative Energy, Recycling and Organics, is building […]
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The New Economy in Action (UEP Colloquium)
The New Economy in Action (UEP Colloquium)
CERO cooperative worker-owners will discuss the organization's history and community focused, green business model. CERO, which stands for Cooperative Energy, Recycling and Organics, is building an organic waste hauling business that will create good green jobs and provide environmental benefits for the Dorchester and Roxbury community. We will hear from CERO about the challenges and benefits […]
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Soil Health: ‘Identifying and Managing Soil Constraints and Site Challenges in the Urban Landscape’
Soil Health: ‘Identifying and Managing Soil Constraints and Site Challenges in the Urban Landscape’
Chuck Sherzi, Jr., Arborist and Agronomist at Tree Specialists, Inc. Soils are a vast and complex entity and always something of a mystery. We truly know very little about the dark realm of the underworld beneath our feet and even less about soil when it comes to managing it with regard to the health of […]
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Permaculture Course
Permaculture Course
We are very excited to welcome two very talented planners to teach a course on innovative ways to build resiliency in your community or region - aka Permaculture. Steve Whitman, AICP and Stacey Doll, AICP are offering up an exciting, informative, and interactive workshop on how to create a more resilient community through ecological design. […]
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Permaculture Course
Permaculture Course
We are very excited to welcome two very talented planners to teach a course on innovative ways to build resiliency in your community or region - aka Permaculture. Steve Whitman, AICP and Stacey Doll, AICP are offering up an exciting, informative, and interactive workshop on how to create a more resilient community through ecological design. […]
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The Work of Culturing: Labor and Local Food
The Work of Culturing: Labor and Local Food
Please join us for an afternoon of community engagement, scholarship, cheese tasting, and discussions around the politics of food. 1:00-3:00pm - Local Food Production Exhibition Featuring sixteen organizations including Groundwork Somerville, Food for Thought, Equal Exchange, Union Square Main Streets, and M.F. Dulock Pasture-Raised Meats. 2:00-3:00pm - Cheese Tasting Featuring New England raw-milk and pasteurized […]
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2nd Annual Massachusetts Urban Farming Conference
The 2nd Annual Massachusetts Urban Farming Conference (UFC) is designed to advance urban farming issues ranging from farming techniques and business models to climate change adaptation and food security. The UFC contributes to short-term and long-term state-wide strategic planning for a sustainable food system in Massachusetts. Network with Massachusetts' diverse, multi-sector stakeholders in this dynamic […]
Tufts Energy Conference
An upcoming cross-border and cross-sector discussion on pressing energy issues in developing markets. Great speakers. 3 keynotes & 8 panels address major global energy challenges. Energy showcase. Presentation of innovative energy projects and technologies. Sponsor workshop sessions. Interactive small-group discussions led by sponsors. Energy competition. Student innovators pitch projects to win seed funding. Learn more!
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Gender, Water, and Citizenship
Gender, Water, and Citizenship
A world Water Day Event at Tufts University Gender, Water & Citizenship: Politics of Development and Democracy in Water Governance in the Global South By Farhana Sultana, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Geography Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University Author of The Right to Water: Politics, Governance and Social Struggles”(2012) Lunch Served
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Gender, Water, and Citizenship
Gender, Water, and Citizenship
A world Water Day Event at Tufts University Gender, Water & Citizenship: Politics of Development and Democracy in Water Governance in the Global South By Farhana Sultana, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Geography Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University Author of The Right to Water: Politics, Governance and Social Struggles”(2012) Lunch Served
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Clean Energy Commonwealth Lobby Day
Sierra Massachusetts and 350 Massachusetts lobby for a coal free future for Massachusetts. Learn more!
Stormwater Workshop
Come join us in Worcester to meet researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in order to identify challenges, opportunities, and next steps within the context of stormwater in our region. The Water Resources Research Center, WPI, and Clark University are hosting a day-long workshop "Current Stormwater Concerns and Solutions" on the WPI campus to get the stormwater […]
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Could the Cornerstone of Sustainability Be the Corner Store?
Could the Cornerstone of Sustainability Be the Corner Store?
Peter Cooke, Program Development Manager, Sustainable Economies Program at Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences There are 37,000 grocery stores across the US. Americans go to the grocery store an average of twice per week to purchase food and household products. There is no business sector that gets the frequency of visits a grocery store does […]
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Somerville Fossil Fuel Divestment Public Hearing
Somerville Fossil Fuel Divestment Public Hearing
There will be a public hearing before the Somerville Board of Alderman about divesting the city from fossil fuels.
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Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want
Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want
Speaker: Frances Moore Lappé What if the ecological crisis were, at heart, a crisis of perception? In her new book, EcoMind, Frances Moore helps facilitate a much needed shift. She argues that much of what is wrong with the world, from our eroding soil to our eroding democracies, results from ways of thinking out of […]
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National Climate Seminar: Clean Energy Breakthroughs
National Climate Seminar: Clean Energy Breakthroughs
Each semester, The National Climate Seminar provides a twice-monthly call-in opportunity for your students to engage with top climate scientists, economists, political leaders, film-makers, business pioneers, artists and others who are on the front lines of understanding global warming, and driving change to stabilize the climate. Students can send in advance questions or ask questions in real […]
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Spring Equinox Tasting Event (Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts)
Spring Equinox Tasting Event (Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts)
This delicious and unique event will kick off the spring season by highlighting local producers at a casual after-work tasting. From 7-9:00 p.m., The Equinos invites you to wash away the winter blues as you sip craft beer from Cape Cod Beer, eat gourmet local bites from Chive Catering, nibble on delicious Taza Chocolate, and socialize right inside the Taza Chocolate Factory […]
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Meet the Candidates: Governor’s Forum on Energy, the Environment and the Innovation Economy
Meet the Candidates: Governor’s Forum on Energy, the Environment and the Innovation Economy
The gubernatorial candidates will be participating in a moderated discussion of their views on climate action. To register for the Governor’s forum, please fill out this form.
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Climate Action University Teach-In
Climate Action University Teach-In
Climate Action University Teach-In will be a great step toward strengthening the climate movement in Massachusetts. Register here to attend. Staff are needed to help run the event on Saturday, March 22nd from 8-5pm in Cambridge. If you would like to help with registration, room monitoring, logistics, or other roles, please fill in this form, and thank […]
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Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference
Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference
The Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition is holding the Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference on March 22nd! This annual, day-long training and networking event provides land trust board members and staff, parks administrators and advocates, colleagues from federal, state and local government agencies, students, and philanthropists an opportunity to participate in a full day of workshops and […]
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Mass Land Conservation Conference
Healthy Land – Healthy Communities This annual, day-long training and networking event provides land trust board members and staff, parks administrators and advocates, colleagues from federal, state and local government agencies, students, land owners, philanthropists and others an opportunity to participate in a full day of workshops and discussions that focus on fostering healthy communities […]
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Climate Action University Teach-In
Climate Action University Teach-In
Climate Action University Teach-In will be a great step toward strengthening the climate movement in Massachusetts. Register here to attend. Staff are needed to help run the event on Saturday, March 22nd from 8-5pm in Cambridge. If you would like to help with registration, room monitoring, logistics, or other roles, please fill in this form, and thank […]
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Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference
Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference
The Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition is holding the Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference on March 22nd! This annual, day-long training and networking event provides land trust board members and staff, parks administrators and advocates, colleagues from federal, state and local government agencies, students, and philanthropists an opportunity to participate in a full day of workshops and […]
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Spring Launch: Farm Project
Spring Launch: Farm Project
You are invited to join the Farming Project for New Entry's annual Spring Launch Event! Meet New Entry farmers and learn about how the Farming Project assists them to meet their farm enterprise goals. Acknowledge the accomplishments of farmers who are graduating from this year's Farm Business Planning Course. Email nesfp@tufts.edu or call 978-654-6745 for more information. Call […]
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Cities and Climate Change: Building Resilience by Stealth or by Spotlight
Cities and Climate Change: Building Resilience by Stealth or by Spotlight
Elisabeth Hamin, Professor of Regional Planning and Head of the Department for Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Despite significant research saying that cities need to prepare for climate change and more severe and variable weather, relatively few US cities have made progress toward this explicit goal. This research will discuss the barriers […]
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Workshop: Organizing for Social and Env. Change
Workshop: Organizing for Social and Env. Change
Learn to plan and carry out strategic efforts to make social change. This workshop will focus on skills that are highly applicable for all campus, community or political organizing and social justice minded students who want to grow their skills and learn how to run strategic campaigns! Learn more!
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Planning for the Possible: Visionary Planning in Québec and New England
Planning for the Possible: Visionary Planning in Québec and New England
Visionary thinking was, in many ways, the foundation of the modern city planning profession. Early planners like Burnham, Olmsted, Tugwell, MacKaye, and others used an emerging suite of analytical tools, reasoning, and design to paint exquisite pictures of what the future could hold: plans that the American Planning Association today celebrates as "landmark". As the […]
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Planning for the Possible: Visionary Planning in Québec and New England
Planning for the Possible: Visionary Planning in Québec and New England
Visionary thinking was, in many ways, the foundation of the modern city planning profession. Early planners like Burnham, Olmsted, Tugwell, MacKaye, and others used an emerging suite of analytical tools, reasoning, and design to paint exquisite pictures of what the future could hold: plans that the American Planning Association today celebrates as "landmark". As the […]
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Future of Food and Nutrition – Tufts Friedman School Student Research Conference
The 8th Annual Future of Food and Nutrition Student Research Conference is a unique venue for graduate students across disciplines from around the country to submit and present original research relating to the food system and nutrition science. Register now. (Check for ongoing updates, including online registration and pricing). Don't hesitate to contact us with […]
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Earth Hour 2014
Earth Hour 2014
Join millions of people across the world who switch lights off for an hour - to raise awareness for the planet. Learn more -- and pledge to go dark for the planet!
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Webinar: Get the Facts on Municipal Aggregation
Webinar: Get the Facts on Municipal Aggregation
From the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DoER) Municipal aggregation of electric load by municipalities, a practice that enables a city or town to negotiate for the purchase of the combined electric supply of its residents and eligible small businesses, has been gathering interest among Massachusetts communities. Join this webinar to learn more about the […]
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