The People’s Climate March in New York

New York City

The People’s Climate March will bring tens of thousands of people to New York to show their support for immediate action on Climate Change. World leaders will be gathered in NYC for a landmark U.N. climate meeting, presenting us with

GNC Program: The Climate Reality Project

Needham Public Library 1139 Highland Ave, Needham

According to the Climate Reality Project, a national environmental organization, to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, global rise in temperatures must be kept to under 2 degrees Celsius, yet global temperatures are on a pace to rise by

Mass Energy’s 32nd Annual Meeting

Le Meridien Hotel Central Square, Cambridge

Mass Energy’s 32nd Annual Meeting When: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Time: 5:30-8:30 pm Where: Le Meridien Hotel, Central Square, Cambridge, MA Featured Speaker: Juliet Schor Networking reception with light refreshments will begin at 5:30. The meeting will begin at 6:15. At

Green Decade Newton: “The Power of One Voice” Film Showing

Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium 330 Homer St., Newton

Please join Green Decade Newton for our Wednesday, April 22 at 7pm Earth Day Program - “The Power of One Voice” film & discussion. This new film examines the life of Rachel Carson and the profound impact of her book,

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Peace and Planet Rally in NYC

NYC , New York City, NY

On April 24-26, the international community will have a great gathering in NYC.   Thousands will attend from many European countries and Japan. Conferences will be held on Friday and Saturday with speakers calling for abolition of nuclear weapons, and the

Talk on Carbon Pricing Legislation

Needham Historical Society 1147 Central Ave., Needham, MA

State Senator Michael Barrett will be speaking at the Needham Democratic Town Committee meeting on Thursday, April 30, at 7:30 pm at the Needham Historical Society, 1147 Central Avenue, (parking is in the Newman School lot). His talk will begin

Plastic Bags: To Ban or Not to Ban?

Unitarian Universalist of Wellesley 309 Washington Street, Parish Hall, Wellesley, MA

The evening will start with a 45-minute version of the award-winning movie “Bag It: Is Your Life Too Plastic?” Then Newton Alderman Alison Leary will discuss the Newton bag ban and lead a discussion about whether Wellesley should join 15 other MA communities in

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Too Good to Waste: Creative Solutions to Reducing Food Waste

Needham Public Library 1139 Highland Ave, Needham

It's shocking to realize that 40% of the food in America is wasted - culled as imperfect and unsalable by producers, discarded by grocery stores, uneaten at restaurants and cafeterias, and thrown away in people's homes.  At the same time, over 49 million

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Eco-Justice in Guatemala: Environmental & Social Impacts of Mining

The Congregational Church of Needham will feature a speaker visiting from Guatemala who will be talking about environmental justice in his country. He will be speaking about local community action to create responsible approaches to developments such as mines, which