[act-ma] Energy (and Other) Events

[George Mokray]

MIT

Monday, August 09, 2010
MIT Energy Club Energy 101 Series: Nuclear Fusion
Speaker: Andrea Schmidt
Time: 12:00p–1:00p
Location: 2-136
Nuclear fusion holds the promise of essentially unlimited fuel, no  
greenhouse gas emissions, short-lived radioactive waste, and inherent  
safety. Fusion power could be put on the grid without a massive  
overhaul in conventional electricity storage and distribution. But  
commercial fusion, initially thought to be "50 years away," is still  
several decades away despite the US fusion program being nearly 60  
years old. Why has it taken so long to reach the holy grail and what  
is the current road-map to success? This talk will be a basic overview  
of the technology behind fusion and challenges that lie ahead, with a  
focus on the tokamak-type reactors. MIT's own tokamak will be  
introduced, as well as ITER, the massive international tokamak to be  
built in France.

Lunch will be provided. No RSVP necessary.


Web site: http://www.mitenergyclub.org/events-and-programs/energy-101/nuclear-fusion
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Club

For more information, contact:
MIT Energy Club
cbotero at mit.edu

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Harvard

Yardswap II- Harvard Freecycle Event
WHEN
Tue., Aug. 10, 2010, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
WHERE
Science Center Atrium, 1 Oxford St.
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR
Law School Green Team, FAS Green Program, Harvard Recycling, Harvard  
Office for Sustainability
COST
Free
CONTACT INFO
sustainability at harvard.edu
NOTE
Back by popular demand! Items went quickly last time, and we heard  
from you that there’s much more to donate.
Donate items from 8am-11am by bringing them to Science Center  
classroom 110. Browse and take from 11:30am-2:30pm in the Science  
Center Atrium. Both office supplies for Harvard re-use and items from  
home are welcome. File folders, cabinets, printers/cartridges, books,  
movies, music, housewares, games, sports equipment, art supplies,  
clothes, etc., welcome. All leftover items will be donated to local  
charities. Check out this video of our June Freecycle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6S6jLyDST0
Please, NO: TVs, computers, large electronics, large furniture, or IT- 
managed equipment.
http://green.harvard.edu/events
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Other

Berklee City Music Scholarship Concert

Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston MA 02115 [Map]

Hosted by J. Curtis Warner, associate vice president for education  
outreach/executive director, Berklee City Music, this musical  
extravaganza will feature Boston's most talented inner-city youth in  
concert at the Berklee Performance Center. Showcasing students from a  
cross section of Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, and Somerville public  
high schools, this evening promises to be exciting for all! Noteworthy  
will be the traditional awarding of full-tuition SYSTEM 5 Continuing  
Scholarships to eight deserving students who will have successfully  
completed Berklee's five-week summer performance program. Featuring  
Sharon Young, Marty Walsh, Winston Maccow, Mike Tucker, and Nichelle  
Mungo.

Admission: $5 in advance, $10 day of show. Student discount available  
at the Berklee Performance Center box office.

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RSVP for Conference Call with Al Gore
Please join Al Gore on Tuesday, August 10 at 8:30 p.m. EDT, 7:30 p.m.  
CDT, 6:30 p.m. MDT, and 5:30 p.m. PDT for a Virtual Town Hall. He will  
discuss potential next steps for the climate movement.
Use this form to RSVP for the conference call. You will receive a  
confirmation email with the call-in details.
You can also include a question to submit with your RSVP. Although we  
may not get to address every submission, we will try to discuss as  
many as possible during the length of the call.

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Ignite Spatial: Boston
Thursday, August 12th, 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Microsoft NERD, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA

If you would like more information please contact us atignitespatialboston at gmail.com

Special thanks to Microsoft New England Research & Development for  
providing the venue for this event.

The event is free, however, due to limited space at the venue you must  
RSVP:

http://ignite.oreilly.com/2010/07/ignite-spatial-boston-2.html

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CFL swap
Central Square
August 14th
12:30 to 5 pm

We will go door to door, exchanging highly efficient CFLs (compact  
florescent bulbs) for incandescent light bulbs.

Each CFL saves $11 and 70 lbs of CO2 a year (assuming it's left on 3  
hours a day). Replacing 200 bulbs = 70 tons of CO2 and $22,000 saved  
over the next decade.

For those of you averse to our normal barn-raisings, which may involve  
crawling around in attics with cans of spray foam, this is your chance  
to save a lot of carbon without ripping your favorite pair of pants.

Meet your neighbors and hand them a gift. This is community at its  
finest.
Pizza and a band afterward. Sign up here:  https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGlBZlQwQkxZQ1NEb3c0cFM5Yk5mTEE6MQ

CFLs kindly donated by the Cambridge Energy Alliance.

Organized by the Home Energy Efficiency Team http://www.heetmacom

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Perseid Meteor Shower

August 12 and 13

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Upcoming

August 19-21, Boston City Hall Plaza

http://www.bostongreenfest.org/