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SUMMARY:Needham Harvest Fair
DESCRIPTION:Drop by the Green Needham table at Saturday’s Needham Business Association Harvest Fair on the Town Common! \n\nAlong with our partner Next Step Living\, we’ll help you sign up for a no-cost home energy assessment if you haven’t had one and answer questions about making your home more energy efficient for the upcoming winter.\nWe’ll be answering questions about bringing Solarize Mass to Needham.  Solarize is a program that over 900 homeowners in 20 communities have taken advantage of to install solar PV on their homes.\nYou can help bring Solarize Mass to Needham by filling out our short survey.\nWe’ll also answer questions about living green in Needham.\nAnd… we would like to hear your ideas for how we can work together to make Needham a greener and more sustainable community.
URL:https://www.greenneedham.org/blog/event/needham-harvest-fair/
LOCATION:Needham Town Common\, 1471 Highland Ave.\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Needham
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SUMMARY:Green Needham Meeting: The Water is Rising - Boston's Climate Action Plan
DESCRIPTION:The City of Boston is the economic engine for our region.  In 2007\, Mayor Tom Menino recognized both the threats and the opportunities that climate change poses for the City and our region.  The City of Boston developed its initial climate action plan that year\, and updated it in 2011.  \n \nThe threat is visibly demonstrated in an image showing the large areas of Boston that would have been under 2 – 4 feet of water had Superstorm Sandy hit at high tide.  Those are levels expected to occur in Boston by mid-century.   \nClimate action will also bring significant economic benefits to Boston. Energy efficiency and behavior change can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings\, transportation\, and solid waste-and produce net savings of over $2 billion by 2020 through lower energy bills. Demand for energy-and climate-related services will create thousands of jobs. And taking the necessary steps to prepare for climate-related change will ensure that Boston’s economic and social infrastructure remains strong. \nJoin us for a Green Needham meeting on May 20th as we welcome Brian Swett\, Chief of Environment and Energy for the City of Boston\, to Needham.   \nBrian will take us through Boston’s comprehensive climate action plan\, addressing mitigation\, adaptation\, community engagement and social equity.  He’ll talk about how responding to climate change is driving innovation\, economic opportunity and economic growth for Boston and our region.   \nThrough this event\, Green Needham hopes to spark conversation and collaboration amongst local metro-west communities as we explore what climate change means to us—and how we can respond in ways that transform climate threats into opportunities for strengthening our local communities.
URL:https://www.greenneedham.org/blog/event/boston-climate-action-plan/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Green Needham
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SUMMARY:"A Chemical Reaction" Film Showing
DESCRIPTION:A film to be shown at First Parish in Needham\, 23 Dedham Ave.\, tells the uplifting story of a town in Canada that won the right to ban toxic lawn pesticides and the court case that went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the film will be shown at 7:15 p.m.  The film will be followed by a discussion and Q and A with 3 panelists. \n\nChip Osborne\, founder of Osborne Organics\, LLC. has over 10 years experience in creating safe\, sustainable and healthy athletic fields and landscapes\, and 35 years experience as a professional horticulturist.\nSara Wylie is the Director of Toxics and Health Research at the Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science (PLOTS).\nEllen Fine is the Founder and Director of The LEAH Collective\, a grassroots pesticides awareness organization that promotes organic\, permaculture alternatives in land care and gardening.\n\nLearn how to reduce synthetic pesticide and fertilizer use as a means to help prevent cancer\, ADD/ADHD\, asthma\, adverse reproductive health problems and Parkinson’s Disease and other health concerns associated with pesticide use and exposure.
URL:https://www.greenneedham.org/blog/event/a-chemical-reaction-film-showing/
LOCATION:First Parish in Needham\, Unitarian Universalist\, 23 Dedham Ave.\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activism,Green Needham,Health,Home
ORGANIZER;CN="The LEAH Collective":MAILTO:ellen_bfine@yahoo.com
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SUMMARY:Checking in on Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Professor Eric Olson of Brandeis University will be at the Needham Historical Society\, 1147 Central Ave.\, on Monday\, April 23\, 7:30 p.m. to give an update on the latest science about climate change and help the lay person understand the confusing messages about the issue. What are scientists saying about the extreme weather events of recent years? Are we already seeing the effects of climate change in New England? What can be done to lessen the impact? Questions are welcome.  Sponsored by Green Needham Collaborative.
URL:https://www.greenneedham.org/blog/event/checking-in-on-climate-change/
LOCATION:Needham Historical Society\, 1147 Central Ave.\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activism,Calendar,Energy Efficiency,Green Needham,Renewable Energy
ORGANIZER;CN="Green Needham Collaborative":MAILTO:info@greenneedham.org
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SUMMARY:Needham hosts February MCAN Steering Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Green Needham is hosting the February Massachusetts Climate Action Network Steering Committee Meeting at the Needham Public Library. The topic of discussion at the February 23rd meeting (7:00 – 8:45 pm) will be Community Scale Wind Energy Projects under attack: Strategies for dealing with Massachusetts Wind Wise and other wind opponents. \nOver the last few years proponents of community scale wind projects have come under attack by well financed and sophisticated opponents to wind energy. The MCAN communities of Duxbury\, Salem\, Greenfield\, Lenox and Falmouth have already experienced this backlash against wind energy and the Patrick Administration’s goal for 2\,000 megawatts of wind generation capacity in Massachusetts by 2020. The program will include discussion from chapter representatives about the issues raised by opponents\, techniques used and the effect of these activities on community leaders In addition Rob Garrity will present an update on the status of the Massachusetts Wind Siting Bill and Fred Schlicher will provide a briefing sheet inventorying major claims made wind opponents along with possible rebuttals to these claims. Other chapter representatives in attendance are encouraged to participate in the discussion and share their chapter’s experiences. \nPanel Includes: \n\nPaul Marquis\, Salem SAFE\nJim Savicki\, Susan Fontaine and Janis Owen of Sustainable Duxbury\nMeghan Amsler\, of Falmouth Wind Project and Cape & Islands Self-Reliance Corp.\nMalcolm Brown\, Hull Wind\nMarilyn Levenson\, Marc Wolman of MassDEP on recent Panel Report on Potential Health Effects of Wind Turbines\n\nThe Massachusetts Climate Action Network is a coalition of over 40 community-based organizations in Massachusetts working on climate and sustainability issues (Green Needham is an MCAN member). MCAN holds is regular steering committee meetings in member communities around the region to encourage participation and allow chapter members from different communities to meet and to share ideas and experiences. All are invited to participate.
URL:https://www.greenneedham.org/blog/event/needham-hosts-february-mcan-steering-committee-meeting/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library\, 1139 Highland Ave.\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activism,Green Needham,Wind,Wind Power Feasibility
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111024T184500
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SUMMARY:Needham Summit on Energy and the Environment - October 24th
DESCRIPTION:Needham Summit on Energy and the Environment \n what we have done……what we might do \n Monday\, October 24\, 2011 \nA collaboration of Olin College\, Needham League of Women Voters\, and Green Needham \nPlease visit and bookmark the Summit Resource Page for updated information and details as the Summit date approaches (and following the Summit). \nMassachusetts is a national leader in aggressively meeting multiple energy and environmental challenges. The Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2020 describes what Massachusetts will do by 2020 toward: \n\nreducing energy costs\,\ncreating energy independence\, \naccelerating the development of a clean energy economy\,\naddressing global climate change\,\nmitigating the human health and financial impact of air pollution\n\nCommunities have a vital role to play in achieving these goals.  Needham is already stepping up to the challenge\, but where do we go from here?  What can Needham be in 2020?  This important Fall Forum is an opportunity to consider a shared vision and responsibility for our future. \nPlease save the date and share this invitation with others.  Plan to join us to set a direction for what our community can look like in 2020 and beyond. \nThe forum will include: interested citizens; town leaders; students from Olin\, Wellesley\, and Babson Colleges; Needham students; representatives from businesses\, houses of worship\, and community groups; and legislators. \n\nDate:          Monday\, October 24\, 2011\nTime:          6:30 pm – 9:15 pm\nPlace:         Olin College\, Milas Hall\n\nSpeakers: \n\nDavid Cash – Commissioner\, MA Dept. of Public Utilities\nAnthony Brooks – WBUR producer\, editor\, reporter\, and host\n\nProgram: \n\nConversation between David Cash and Anthony Brooks about the Massachusets 2020 plan and the roles of the state and communities in achieving it \nBreak-out groups on “what’s next\,” – to generate and discuss ideas on what Needham could be in 2020 and how we might get there.  Themes:\n\nWater\nFood\nTransportation\nEnergy sources and choices\nDevelopment: the built environment\nEnergy efficiency & conservation\nThe Green Economy: opportunities & skills\n\n\nSummary by discussion groups
URL:https://www.greenneedham.org/blog/event/needham-summit-on-energy-and-the-environment-october-24th/
LOCATION:Milas Hall\, Olin College\, 1 Olin Way\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Needham
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