Friday, January 20 at 10-11am. Online. Over the last ten years, solid waste policy in Massachusetts has been unsuccessful. The Commonwealth is burning and burying as much waste every year as we were in 2010. While we are diverting more … Read More
Category Archives: Talks and Workshops
Wednesday, January 11 from 7-8:30pm. Online. The Newton Citizens Commission on Energy’s 2021 analysis concluded that 61% of the city’s total emissions originated in the residential sector (houses and cars). Clearly, we must reduce emissions from households and related transportation … Read More
Thursday, January 12 at 7pm. Online. Join Beyond Plastics as pediatrician and toxicologist, Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, summarizes what we know, what we don’t know, and what researchers strongly suspect about the impact of plastics on human health and future … Read More
Thursday, January 12 at 7pm. Online. Many animals are secretive, avoiding people and finding food at night. Snow and mud provide a canvas for these animals’ tracks and enable us to see who has been out and, often, what they … Read More
Wednesday, December 14 at 12pm. Online. Join Environment America for “Pollution-Free Cooking for the Holidays” to learn more about the health dangers of gas stoves, hear about the benefits of induction stoves and get information about incentives that are now … Read More
Lithium batteries are exploding in popularity, and literally exploding. Gretchen Carey and Waneta Trabert of MassRecycle welcome Stan Walczak, Rob Gogan, and Dave Ditata, to discuss the dangers of batteries in the waste stream. Stan Walczak is Facility Manager of … Read More
Thursday, December 15 at 12pm. Online. An experienced panel of EV owners will share first-hand experiences of road trips in an electric car. Drop in on this webinar by Green Energy Consumers Alliance to hear their stories of charging on … Read More
Tuesday, December 6 7:30-9pm. Online. Climate change action is two-fold: mitigation, i.e. trying to prevent it by reducing and eventually eliminating the burning of fossil fuels; and adaptation, i.e. adapting to climate change to protect people, property and the environment … Read More
Tuesday, December 13 2022 at 7pm. Online. President Biden has signed the “Inflation Reduction Act”, which includes major energy and climate policy implications for consumers, our states, and the world. The webinar by Green Energy Consumers Alliance will present the overall … Read More
Tuesday, December 6 at 6pm. Online. Embodied carbon – including the greenhouse gas emissions arising from the manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of materials – accounts for 11-23% of our global annual emissions. In spite of the staggering impact … Read More
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