Tonight:
7:30pm Forum and Book Signing: The Renewable Revolution
First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist; 3 Church Street, Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA
Dr. Sajed Kamal will discuss his most recent book: The Renewable Revolution: How We Can
Fight Climate Change, Prevent Energy Wars, Revitalize the Economy and Transition to a
Sustainable Future.
http://www.basea.org/
May 13, 2011
12:00pm Quenching Our Thirst with Nano Science and Technology
100F Pierce Hall 29 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
Chongzheng Na, Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of
Notre Dame will discuss the need to develop new technologies for water treatment and
remediation in order to remove the constraints of contamination on the use of available
water resources.
Contact Name: Jill U. Larson jlarson(a)seas.harvard.edu
7:30pm "Climate Change: Is Green Consumption a Solution?"
First Church (corner of Mass. Ave. & Church St.) Cambridge, MA
Talk and Q/A with Heather Rogers, author of Green Gone Wrong.
http://cceag.org/node/13
Contact Name: John Pitkin 617 388 4448
May 16, 2011
12:00pm MCZ Lunchtime Seminar
MCZ 101 Seminar Room 26 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
"The ecological success of ants: castes, gut bacteria, and clonal invasions."
Daniel Kronauer, Harvard Society of Fellows, MCZ, Pierce Lab
Contact Name: Catherine Weisel cweisel(a)oeb.harvard.edu (617) 495-2460
May 17, 2011
6:00pm - 8:30pm Smarter Living Expo
Cambridge Public Library 449 Broadway Cambridge, MA
A unique and fascinating discussion among Swiss and US building experts to address the
challenges of sustainable buildings. RSVP requested.
http://www.formstack.com/forms/?1075391-9PneY8RRIR
sabine(a)swissnexboston.org
7:00pm - 9:00pm "Witnesses of Climate Change"
The Laboratory at Harvard University, 52 Oxford St, Cambridge MA
Eyewitness accounts of how changing climate and extreme weather events are already
impacting people and agriculture, from Kenya and Argentina to the U.S. Midwest.
http://cceag.org/node/13
Contact Name: John Pitkin 617 388 4448
May 18, 2011
1:15pm Webcast: Carbon Tax vs. Carbon Trading
Online
Professor Charles Sampford, Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law and
President, International Institute for Public Ethics, examines carbon trading schemes
which create property rights in carbon emissions activities and allocate them to the
countries which do the most environmental damage. Registration required.
http://carbonwebcast.eventbrite.com/
Contact Name: Portia Gama unuony(a)unu.edu
May 19, 2011
11:45am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club
HUCE Meeting Room 318 24 Oxford St. 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA
Reading and discussion group on diverse topics in ecology. Visit the website for topics of
discussion. All interested researchers are welcome and lunch is provided.
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pringle/journalclub.htm
Contact Name: Primrose Boynton pboynton(a)fas.harvard.edu
May 21, 2011
HMNH New Permanent Exhibition: New England Forests
Harvard Museum of Natural History 26 Oxford St Cambridge, MA
New England Forests in the Zofnass Family Gallery is a multi-media exhibition that
explores the natural history and ecology of our regional forests. Experience the ecology
of woodland caribou, wolves, and other wildlife of New England; learn about lichen cities
that cling to rocks; and understand the circle of life within and around a forest pond
from tiny aquatic insects to giant moose.
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/exhibits/index.php#new
12:00pm - 3:30pm Cambridge Climate Change Week Finale
Cambridge College, 1000 Mass Ave., Cambridge, MA
ActionFest, featuring Action oriented booths, speakers, commitments project, food.
Celebrate our community's efforts and commit to specific actions you will take to
fight climate change.
cccweek2011(a)gmail.com
May 23, 2011
12:30pm Environmental Health Colloquium
Building 1, Room 1302 Harvard School of Public Health Boston, MA
"Human health impacts of anthropogenic changes to Earth’s natural systems: Why
destroying Nature may be bad for us." Dr. Samuel Myers, Instructor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School.
Contact Name: Alissa Wilcox AWILCOX(a)hsph.harvard.edu
May 26, 2011
Congratulations Graduates!
11:45am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club
HUCE Meeting Room 318 24 Oxford St. 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA
Reading and discussion group on diverse topics in ecology. Visit the website for topics of
discussion. All interested researchers are welcome and lunch is provided.
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pringle/journalclub.htm
Contact Name: Primrose Boynton pboynton(a)fas.harvard.edu
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