Have you wanted to explore oil painting but feel nervous about toxicity and fumes in your home? This workshop will give you in depth knowledge of a wide variety of ways that you can paint in your home and reduce your exposure to toxic chemicals and fumes. Through discussion, handouts, presentation, demos, hands-on testing of...
We need to think about the intersection of climate change and housing beyond our HVAC systems. How does climate change affect housing costs, particularly in the face of growing migration? How does housing affect climate change, particularly as we seek to build new units? How can changes to zoning laws affect greenhouse gas emissions and...
Since 2023, Toronto has led the continent with a simple yet powerful standard in new construction. Their Green Standard has limited the embodied carbon intensity (ECI) in all new municipal buildings. What can climate advocates learn from the “Toronto approach” and how can it inform policy in Massachusetts? Join Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN) for...
Ever wonder why Massachusetts has such high energy bills and what the state can do about it? In this webinar, Policy Advocate Carrie Katan and Executive Director Larry Chretien will explain how utilities’ incentive to overspend, a gas importer’s stranglehold over the state, and outdated subsidies all drive up costs. We will also discuss how...
With urban real estate at such a premium, how do our smallest neighbors - especially pollinating insects - make their way? What can we do to help them survive and thrive? In the concrete jungle, is it worth it to even try? Over two decades, speaker Chris Kreussling has transformed a barren conventional landscape into...
The Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming will host a hearing discussing the value of the Mass Save program. The hearing will focus on the program’s cost effectiveness, its long-term effect on energy system costs, recent changes in how it delivers services to low-income communities, its contributions toward achieving the Commonwealth's emissions limits,...
Join herbalist Mo Katz-Christy for a meander through Newton Community Farm to learn how we can harvest local plants to use as medicine. We will explore weeds and cultivated plants, trees and shrubs, and have lots of space for questions and conversation. Bring a notebook if you like and get ready to nibble and use...
Curious about newer, more efficient options for heating water at home? Join neighbors for a casual, drop-in pizza gathering at a Newton home and see a next-generation heat pump water heater in action. The homeowner recently installed the system and will share their experience, and a couple members of the Reservoir team will be there...
Nuclear power has significant economic, health, and environmental costs and poses safety hazards that far exceed those of any other type of energy. We'll discuss why "new nuclear" is a poor investment for Massachusetts and for our country. Join PSR National and their chapters for a one-hour event featuring speakers Dr. Philip Landrigan (Boston College,...
Join Studio for High Performance Design and Construction (Studio HPDC) for a project tour of their "High-Performance Barn Raising" renovation. Some highlights: Original barn boards incorporated into the finished carpentry The Barn's multi-level ERV system The new high-performance barn door Details of what will come next in phase 2 of the renovation Tickets are $40...
Climate change can already feel overwhelming, and now we have a biodiversity crisis, too? Can local conservation in our own parks and yards make a real difference in protecting wildlife, strengthening forest health, slowing climate change, and improving nature’s ability to adapt? Using Cold Spring Park restoration efforts as a case study, we will highlight...
Mike Anderson of the Wilderness Society will present data about forests and watershed health, discuss threats to forest and watershed research due to the current federal administration’s dismantling of the USDA Forest Service, and explain the current status of the federal Roadless Rule rescission and how individuals can take action to provide public comments about...
