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Needham Business Association 2019 Street Fair, Saturday, June 1st
Start off your summer with the annual Street Fair on the Needham Town Common from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1st. Come visit Green Needham at the Street Fair on June 1st between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Needham Common: — Stop by to talk about ways to save energy and cut down on your energy bills; — You can sign up for a no-cost home energy audit by a Mass Save contractor, and learn…
Find out more »WBUR “Business In The Era Of Climate Change” Series: Part 5: Energy Transitions
A five-part WBUR series in collaboration with Harvard Business School and Boston University Questrom School of Business Business is the main source of the greenhouse gases that are causing the Earth’s climate to change. Business is also the main source of new products, services and business models that may save us from wholesale climate calamity. This 5-part series, featuring leading thinkers from business, environmental advocacy groups and area universities, will explore what businesses are doing, can do and should do to confront climate change.…
Find out more »Dr. Rachel Cleetus: Urgency and Opportunity — What the Latest Climate Science Tells Us
Climate scientists are increasingly sounding the alarm about the need for bold action to address climate change. On Wednesday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Rachel Cleetus, Climate and Energy Policy Director at the Union of Concerned Scientists, will speak on Urgency and Opportunity: What the Latest Climate Science Tells Us. The presentation will take place at Temple Beth Shalom, 670 Highland Ave. in Needham. Dr. Cleetus will put the latest scientific findings in perspective: What’s new in the recent…
Find out more »Film Showing: Paris to Pittsburgh
First Parish in Needham, Unitarian Universalist, 23 Dedham Ave., Needham, will host a free showing of the film Paris to Pittsburgh on Sunday, June 9 at 7 p.m. The 78-minute film documents "the impassioned efforts of individuals who are battling the most severe threats of climate change in their own backyards. Set against the national debate over the United States' energy future-and the Trump administration's explosive decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement-the film captures what's at stake for communities…
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