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Category Archives: Environmental Protection

Monday, October 21 from 7-8pm. Online. Meat production and commercial fishing consume lots of natural resources while generating significant amounts of pollution. Learn how to minimize your environmental impact, and benefit your health, with a plant-based diet. Led by Sara … Read More

Wednesday, October 9 from 7-8pm. Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library (330 Homer St., Newton). If you’re interested in solar, or more broadly, how to plan for multiple energy projects, stop by for dynamic presentations by two energy experts. Representatives from … Read More

Tuesday, October 22 from 7-8pm (Doors open at 6:30pm). Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst, Campus Center Auditorium (100 Carlson Ave, Newton). The Massachusetts Master Gardeners Association is hosting a free lecture by Dave Epstein, meteorologist and author. Dave will … Read More

Saturday, October 5 from 10am-12pm. 34 Clyde Street, Newtonville (Near Newton North High School) Join your Newton community to meet neighbors who have taken steps to improve their homes — and reduce their energy use.  RSVP not required, but requested, … Read More

Negotiations have resumed on the climate bill! According to the Commonwealth Beacon, “The resumption of the discussions follows intense pressure from climate activists and environmental groups who want to see the Legislature pass a more comprehensive bill than what Healey … Read More

Monday, October 7 from 1-1pm. Online. The movement to codify ecocide, that is, the intentional (or negligent) mass destruction of an ecosystem, as an international crime is gaining traction, particularly in Europe and in nations disproportionately impacted by the effects … Read More

Monday, October 7 at 7pm. Online. Come learn how the Charles River Watershed Association’s Regional Tree Planting & Protection Plan helps us protect, maintain, and grow our tree canopy.  The presentation details the significant role that mature trees play in … Read More

Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30pm (Doors open at 7pm). Coolidge Corner Theatre (290 Harvard Street, Brookline). Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility invites you to a special screening of “SOS – The San Onofre Syndrome: Nuclear Power’s Legacy” (97 min) … Read More

This is the time of year when leaves are falling and yards are filling up with them. Instead of collecting and hauling yard “debris” to the curb, it’s much better to leave the fallen leaves, branches, stems, and seed heads … Read More

Tuesday, October 1 at 7pm. Wellesley Books (82 Central St., Wellesley). Co-Author Eve Driver will be speaking about her first book What We Can’t Burn: Friendship and Friction in the Fight for Our Energy Future. Eve, a journalist and climate … Read More