[act-ma] Energy (and Other) Events

George Mokray gmoke at world.std.com
Sun Sep 12 21:25:09 PDT 2010


MIT

Monday, September 13, 2010
What Would We Eat if We Knew More: The Implications of a Large-Scale  
Change in Nutrition Labeling
Speaker: Jason Abaluck (MIT)

Time: 4:00p–5:30p

Location: E51-151

What Would We Eat if We Knew More: The Implications of a Large-Scale  
Change in Nutrition Labeling

Open to: the general public

Sponsor(s): MIT Labor/Public Finance Workshop

For more information, contact:
Theresa Beneventon
theresa at mit.edu

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September 13, 2010

4:15 pm

Fascination with Nanocarbons

Speaker: Professor C.N.R. Rao

Inorganic Chemistry: AD Little Seminar

Category: science/engineering

Location: 6-120

Sponsor: Chemistry

Admission: the general public

For More Information Contact: Chemistry Department
coombs at mit.edu

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Monday, September 13 at 7:00 PM
"Climate Changes in Science Fashion"
Elke Gaugele
Bartos Theater

MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology
Fall 2010 Lecture Series
Give Me Shelter: Second Skin for Extreme Environments?

Climate Changes in Science Fashion
As future technologies of the modern augmented self and its  
geopolitical extensions, proactive clothing was first anticipated at  
the turn of the century in popular culture, science fiction and art.  
Since the 1960s, this question has become a fixed part of the cyborg  
discourse while “science fashions” were shifting from astronautics and  
military research to wearable computing and smart clothes. The  
political climate also changed since the Cold War. Artists, architects  
and fashion designers started to create climate capsules, green  
wearables and interactive research and communication tools for climate  
activists. Gaugele will reflect upon these climate changes in “science  
fashion” and discusses different points of departure for its  
contemporary artistic research.

Elke Gaugele
Elke Gaugele is a cultural anthropologist and professor of Fashions  
and Styles at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria.

Location:
MIT Bartos Theater, Wiesner Building (E15)
20 Ames Street, Cambridge
Free and open to the public.

For more information:
http://visualarts.mit.edu/about/lecture.html
act at mit.edu
617-253-5229

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Starr Forum "Washington Rules"- A book talk with Andrew Bacevich
Speaker: Andrew Bacevich
Time: 4:30p–6:00p
Location: 66-110
Andrew J. Bacevich is professor of international relations and history  
at Boston University. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, he  
received his PhD in American Diplomatic History from Princeton  
University. Before joining the faculty of Boston University, he taught  
at West Point and Johns Hopkins. He is the New York Times bestselling  
author of The Limits of Power. He also has authored several books and  
his essays are published widely. At MIT, he will discuss his most  
recent book, Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War.

Books will be for sale at the event

Light refreshments will be served


Web site:http://web.mit.edu/cis/eventposter_091410_bacevich.html

Open to: the general public

Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies

For more information, contact:
starrforum at mit.edu

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September 15, 2010

7:30a–8:30a

Location:  E51-145

Sustainability and resource productivity - Opportunities for  
companies, countries and cities

Speaker:  Scott Nyquist

Scott Nyquist, a senior leader with McKinsey & Company's Global Energy  
& Materials group, will discuss McKinsey's latest thinking on  
sustainability and resource productivity. Specifically he will  
describe research that McKinsey has done on trends in water,  
greenhouse gases, land use, oil, and clean technology; how these  
trends may effect the future of transportation, power, and buildings/ 
cities; and what countries, companies and cities are doing to build a  
sustainable future in light of these trends.

Please RSVP with your email address here: http://bit.ly/bNtvIn so that  
we can order breakfast.

Category: lectures/conferences

Sponsored by:  MIT Energy Campus Events

Admission:  Open to the public

For more information:  energyclub at mit.edu

http://bit.ly/bNtvIn

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September 15, 2010  10:00a–3:00p

In celebration of Carbon Day:  Electric Vehicle Showcase


Participants
Boston SegGlider: Segway, EZ Peddler Bicycles
Boston University Smart Neighborhood
ConVerdant Vehicles: 2002 Chevy Avalanche 1500 Plug-In Hybrid Pickup  
Conversion and 2005 Toyota Prius Hybrid Plug In Conversion
eCars of New England: Wheego Whip EV
Electric Vehicle Urban Infrastructure Study (EVUIS)
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources:
Clean Cities Coalition
MyBike: EG Electric Bicycles
National Grid-Ford Escape Hybrid Plug-In
Vectrix LLC: VX-1, VX-2, VX-3 Electric Scooters

Category:

MIT events/clubs: social

Location:  Boston/Back Bay - Copley Square Park

Sponsored by:  MIT Energy Campus Events, Boston University Center for  
Energy and Environmental Studies, Clean Energy and Environmental  
Sustainability Initiative, the Electric Vehicle Urban Infrastructure  
Study (EVUIS)

Admission:  Open to the public

Contact Lindsay Sansom  lsansom84 at gmail.com


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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Corruption: A Central Underappreciated Factor in Nuclear Proliferation
Speaker: Matthew Bunn, Harvard University

Time: 12:00p–1:30p

Location: E40-496

SSP Wednesday Seminar

Open to: the general public

Sponsor(s): Security Studies Program

For more information, contact:
617-253-7529
valeriet at mit.edu

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

The Just City

Speaker: Susan Fainstein, Professor, Urban Planning & Design, Harvard  
University

Time: 3:00p–5:00p

Location: 32-124

Urban Studies and Planning Departmental Speaker Series
Weekly Lecture Series of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

For much of the twentieth century improvement in the situation of  
disadvantaged communities was a focus for urban planning and policy.  
Yet over the past three decades the ideological triumph of  
neoliberalism has caused the allocation of spatial, political,  
economic, and financial resources to favor economic growth at the  
expense of wider social benefits. Susan Fainstein's concept of the  
"just city" encourages planners and policymakers to embrace a  
different approach to urban development. Her objective is to combine  
progressive city planners' earlier focus on equity and material well- 
being with considerations of diversity and participation so as to  
foster a better quality of urban life within the context of a global  
capitalist political economy. Fainstein applies theoretical concepts  
about justice developed by contemporary philosophers to the concrete  
problems faced by urban planners and policymakers and argues that,  
despite structural obstacles, meaningful reform can be achieved at the  
local level.

Open to: the general public

Sponsor(s): Department of Urban Studies and Planning

For more information, contact:
Ezra Glenn
617-253-2024
eglenn at mit.edu

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Direct Determination of Deep Ocean Nitrate During the Last Glacial  
Maximum

Speaker: Professor Art Spivack

Time: 4:00p–5:00p

Location: 68-180

EAPS Department Lecture Series


Web site: http://eapsweb.mit.edu/news/dls.html

Open to: the general public

Cost: $0.00

Tickets: N/A

Sponsor(s): Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

For more information, contact:
Jacqui Taylor
253-2127
jtaylor at mit.edu

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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Sustainable Energy and National Security: The U.S. Navy Perspective
Speaker: Rear Admiral Philip Hart Cullom

Time: 12:00p–1:00p

Location: E62-276

Sustainability @ Sloan Speaker Series

Energy security is a critical component of national security. Trends  
in energy markets, warfare, and global climate have put the United  
States and our global partners at a critical crossroads for action.  
How the Navy and the nation at large manage limited resources will  
impact economic growth and international relations over the next  
century. Identifying and understanding global energy trends has led  
the Navy to institute a cultural change to increasing energy  
efficiency, improve technology, and expand its use of alternative  
fuels and renewable energy. This discussion on global trends impacting  
energy policy will highlight the impact on the Navy and national  
energy security, as well as tie these factors to Navy investments  
which will enhance combat capability, reduce costs, and improve energy  
security. Recent efforts include the commissioning of the first Navy  
ship with a hybrid electric drive; the supersonic flight of an F/A-18  
Super Hornet on a biofuel blend; and partnerships across industry,  
academia, and federal agencies to advance energy initiatives.  
Addressing key challenges will require innovations in technology,  
policy, and business models as the Navy and the nation take action.

Open to: the general public

Sponsor(s): Sustainability at Sloan Speaker Series, MIT Energy Initiative

For more information, contact:
Jason Jay
jjay at mit.edu

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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Sloan Automotive Laboratory & Electrochemical Energy Laboratory FALL  
2010 SEMINAR SERIES

Speaker: Amir Maria

Time: 4:15p–5:30p

Location: 37-212

Sloan Automotive Laboratory & Electrochemical Energy Laboratory FALL  
2010 SEMINAR SERIES

Topic: The Role of Fuel in Extending the High-Load Limit of Controlled  
Auto Ignition Engines

Open to: the general public

Sponsor(s): Center for 21st Century Energy

For more information, contact:
Janet Maslow
3-4529
jsabio at mit.edu

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Friday, September 17, 2010

China Scope Lecture Series

Speaker: Susan Mays

Time: 6:00p–9:00p

Location: 34-101

On Friday evening September 17th and Saturday September 18th, please  
join us for six intensive lectures, Q&A, and networking. China Scope  
offers a solid introduction and analysis of major trends and issues in  
contemporary China. As today's professionals increasingly work with  
Chinese counterparts, a broad understanding of China's economic  
sectors, educational system, legal structure, talent pool,  
technological initiatives, living standards, and society is vital to  
forging effective trans-national relationships and businesses. By  
providing historical and contemporary perspectives on critical aspects  
of today's China, this series serves professionals and advanced  
students in their 21st century roles. Net proceeds from the event are  
being donated to the China Care Foundation.


Web site: http://www.china-scope.org/

Open to: the general public

Sponsor(s): China Care

For more information, contact:
Alina Rwei

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Harvard

Sebastian Junger on War

WHEN
Wed., Sep. 15, 2010, 4 – 5:30 p.m.
WHERE
Sanders Theatre
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR
Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement
SPEAKER(S)
Sebastian Junger
COST
Free
TICKET INFO
Tickets available Sept. 1 at Harvard Box Office
CONTACT INFO
loan at dcemail.harvard.edu
NOTE
Free and open to the public. Tickets required and available from  
Harvard Box Office (617.496.2222).
LINK
www.hilr.harvard.edu

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Wednesday, September 29
6 pm
Persuasion in a Climate of Uncertainty
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Geological Lecture Hall
24 Oxford Street

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American Policy and Afghan Realities: Problems and Prospects
WHEN
Thu., Sep. 16, 2010, 4 – 6 p.m.
WHERE
Bowie-Vernon Room (K-262), CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge St.,  
Cambridge MA
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR
Jointly sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs  
and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University
SPEAKER(S)
Thomas Barfield, professor of anthropology, Boston University
CONTACT INFO
Elizabeth Lawler: 617.495.3816, elawler at wcfia.harvard.edu
NOTE
This is a session of the Middle East Seminar

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Other

Boston CHI

Tuesday, September 14, 2010
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM (ET)

Many Bills (http://manybills.researchlabs.ibm.com)

Government transparency is a critical issue in today's environment.  
The recent controversy in the US over health care reform is just one  
example of how hard it can be to see the realities behind the  
rhetoric. As researchers, we believe we can help by giving people the  
right tools to understand, explore, and communicate about government  
data. Many Bills is a web-based visualization that enables members of  
the public to see the high-level topic structure of US Congressional  
Bills, then drill down and read the actual content. The dataset  
currently includes all bills considered by both houses in 2009, plus  
some select content from 2010, courtesy of GovTrack.

IBM Center For Social Software
1 Rogers Street
Cambridge, MA 02142

6:30-7 Networking
7-8:30 Meeting
8:30-9 Networking & Dessert
RSVP http://www.eventbrite.com/event/684554521

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Tuesday, September 14

7:30 pm

To everyone interested in Cambridge Community Kitchen,

Cambridge community kitchen will support community food security and  
promote economic sustainability by facilitating food-focused  
education, providing certified food preparation and storage space and  
encouraging small business growth in Cambridge. You may have heard of  
our initiative and we hope we can count you as an ally in our mission  
as a supporter, user of the space, volunteer, board member, or advisor.

On Tuesday, September 14th at 7:30 pm , we are holding a meeting to  
hear from interested parties and to solicit help in its many forms. We  
will share our goal for this organization and its five revenue  
streams, education, contract use, occasional use, storage, and market  
space.  We then will provide an opportunity for feedback and  
brainstorming to help us create our business plan. In addition to  
seeking board members and donors, we are looking for people to get  
their hands dirty in one or many of the following areas:


	• Financial services
	• Non-profit Governance
	• Commercial Real Estate
	• Donor/ foundation relations
	• Kitchen and architectural development
	• Familiarity with non-profit organizations, membership  
organizations, and/ or culinary entrepreneurship

The meeting will be held at Lesley University, at Porter Exchange ,  
which is just south of the Porter square T stop at 1815 Massachusetts  
ave.  There is a pay for parking lot in the back of the building as  
well.  When you come in the building, the meeting will be in room
3-094, and there will be signs posted to help you find your way.

Please RSVP by Sunday, September 12th to
cambridgecommunitykitchen at gmail.com .

Thank you in advance for your support of this budding organization. We  
look forward to meeting with you, and building the Cambridge Community  
Kitchen together.

Sincerely,

JJ Gonson, Sarah Martin, Dan Meyers, Matthew Stein, and Brianne Studer

http://cambridgecommunitykitchen.org

cambridgecommunitykitchen at gmail.com

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Mass Innovation Night
Registration and networking starts at 6:00 p.m. The Main Event runs  
from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Microsoft New England Research and Development Center (The NERD Center)
1 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02142
(857) 453-6000
RSVP to http://massinnovationnights.com/event-rsvp
Please note, your privacy is assured, we will not sell or share your  
email address, just use it to send you the event reminder and  
occasional information about our events.

Mass Innovation Nights connect Massachusetts-based innovators with the  
marketplace using social media.  The monthly Launch Parties and  
networking events are FREE for everyone — companies and guests alike.   
All we ask is that guests help spread the word about cool new products  
they see at our events.  Blog, Tweet (#MIN), Facebook, LinkedIn or  
tell a neighbor or a friend (yes, in person, you know, talking…)
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Thursday, September 16, 2010

7pm panel

6 pm reception

When a crisis occurs, local, state, regional, national and sometimes  
international organizations (on both the public and the private side)  
spring into action to coordinate efforts. In many regards, social  
media makes this easier and easier to manage. But concerns exist: for  
example, how do you manage the spread of misinformation?
A panel of practitioners will talk through what happens -- and what  
should happen -- when a crisis strikes. Our moderator will be Ellen  
Rossano, principal of Crisis Media Consultants.
Stay tuned for program details. Food and drink will be provided at the  
reception.

THIS FREE EVENT IS HOSTED AND SPONSORED BY THE BOSTON BAR ASSOCIATION.
The BBA is located at 16 Beacon St., Boston, MA.

http://socialmediaemergency.eventbrite.com/

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The Cambridge Climate Emergency Action Group (CCEAG) invites you
to a meeting on
Community Response to Climate Change
September 16, 2010 , from 6:30 to 8:30 pm
at the Windsor Street Community Health Center,
119 Windsor St. in Conference Room 1.

Since a meeting of community groups at the Main Library in April, we  
have begun work on many of the ideas offered there for launching a  
city-wide awareness/action campaign: circulating an action pledge,  
appearing at community events, establishing a website (cceag.org),  
assembling resources and speakers, opening an office at Margaret  
Fuller House.

You, your ideas, effort and understanding of your community are  
critical to further progress.
The Action Group is prepared to help support your efforts.  We can't  
build momentum without you and your corner of town.
Please come and tell us what we can bring to you and yours.

RSVP. Please email questions to: cambridge.climate.congress at gmail.com  
or call me at 617-864-0506.

Joanna Herlihy for the Cambridge Climate Emergency Action Group
71 Cherry Street
Cambridge MA 02139

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Friday, September 17, 2010
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM (ET)
A Progressive Business Leaders Network Forum: A Progress Report on  
Federal Energy/Climate Change Legislation: Where do we go from here?

United States Senator John F. Kerry (D-MA)*
Tim Healy, CEO, EnerNOC
Christina Lampe-Onnerud, CEO, Boston-Power*

Moderators:
Mitch Tyson, CEO, Advanced Electron Beams
Roger Freeman, Managing Principal, Solventerra LLP

EnerNOC
101 Federal Street
11th Floor
Boston, MA 02110

RSVP http://pblnforum.eventbrite.com/

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Date: Friday, September 17, 2010
Time: 9:00 am to 12:45 pm
"Renewable Energy's Future in New England"
Raab Associates presents:  The 118th New England Restructuring  
Roundtable

Foley Hoag LLP
155 Seaport Boulevard, 13th Floor
Boston, MA 02210

September: Renewable Energy's  Future in New England
Our first Fall Roundtable of 2010 focuses on renewable energy's future  
in New England.  Renewable energy installations of all types (wind,  
biomass, solar, landfill gas) have been proliferating in New England,  
while Renewable Portfolio Standards continue to ratchet-up.  At the  
same time, recent developments have introduced significant uncertainty  
into the renewable energy markets in New England.  These include the  
failure to enact federal legislation to price carbon, the uncertain  
status of future federal renewable tax credits, the TransCanada law  
suit, the EIPC transmission and renewable planning process, and the  
biomass study for MA DOER by Manomet.

Our two panels at the September Roundtable will examine the net effect  
of these and other factors impacting renewable energy development in  
New England. The first will be a high level, cross-cutting panel whose  
speakers will share their expectations about the future of renewables  
in New England.  This panel is comprised of:

Commissioner Phil Giudice, MA Department of Energy Resources
Bob Grace, President, Sustainable Energy Advantage
Ellen Angley, VP Energy Supply/Supply Chain Management, NSTAR
Michael Hachey, VP/Director, Eastern Commercial, TransCanada
Alan Nogee, Dir. of Climate & Energy Strategy & Policy, UCS

A second panel will dive into the complex world of biomass carbon  
accounting and sustainable biomass issues.  Tom Walker, the lead  
author of the Manomet biomass study for MA DOER, will start us off.   
Marco Albani, Expert Associate Principal at McKinsey & Co., will  
discuss the recent study led by a consortium of major European  
industry and environmental organizations. The European biomass study  
employs a different methodology than the Manomet study, and reaches  
different conclusions.  Coincidentally, both studies were released on  
the same day in the U.S. and Europe, respectively. (You can access  
both studies through the Roundablewebsite.)  We will round this panel  
off with two leading academics, Professors William Moomaw of Tufts  
University andCameron Wake of the University of New Hampshire, who  
will offer their reflections on both studies and discuss the  
complexities of biomass and carbon accounting.

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Sat., Sept. 18, 10-3

in the basketball court area at Dana Park, Cambridge

Freeport, the Really, Really Free Market

Start putting aside stuff to pass on! Questions? Contact Alysha Suley (alyshasuley at gmail.com 
) or Jeff Reinhardt (jeffm.reinhardt at gmail.com)


FREEPORT:
The Really, Really Free Market, Saturday, September 18th at Dana Park  
in Cambridgeport from 10am to 3pm. (Raindate on Sunday the 19th. REUSE  
quality goods, REDUCE waste, REDUCE consumption.)

Take some time to clean out your house of unneeded goods and bring  
them to Cambridgeport's first Really Really Free Market. Bring  
clothes, home goods, small appliances, books, office supplies, etc.  
Leave hazardous materials, furniture, broken crap, electronics and  
garbage at home. We will be swapping at the basketball courts in Dana  
Park.
Bring what you can, take what you want. No barter system or money  
involved. Experience the wonders of gift economics, a healthy  
alternative to the all-too-common trend of turning our goods into  
trash. Take this time to help out your neighbors and build connections  
through the age-old tradition of gift giving.
Brought to you by: Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association, Greenport,  
Cambridge DPW, and ordinary residents like you!

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  THE SECOND ANNUAL URBAN-AG FAIR IN HARVARD SQUARE  Sun. Sep. 19, 11  
to 5, at Mt. Auburn St./Winthrop Park in Harvard Square.

http://www.harvardsquare.com/Home/Articles/Second-Annual-Urban-Ag-Fair.aspx
Cambridge’s Second Urban Ag Fair in Harvard Square:
Celebrating Local Gardens, Growers, and Foods!

Sunday, September 19, 2010                        11 am to 5 pm
Mount Auburn Street (between Eliot and JFK) and Winthrop Park

The Second Annual Urban Ag fair is being held on the site of  
Newtowne’s first marketplace in the 1630s and will showcase some  
incredible locally grown fruits and vegetables. Visitors can sample  
recipes prepared using local ingredients and get tips from local  
experts on gardening topics like composting, container gardening, and  
raising chickens and bees.  The entire event is free, open to the  
public, and family-friendly. Cooking demonstrations by local chefs and  
Cambridge School student growers will be held throughout the day,  
along with talks on gardening topics.  Prizes will be awarded for  
fruits, vegetables, flowers, honey, eggs, baked goods, preserves/ 
pickles, and beverages, in the categories of tastiest, biggest,  
prettiest/most creative, most interesting/funny-looking, and student  
grower (under 17).

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Upcoming

Boston University

Monday, September 20, 2010
10:00am and 12:30 pm

AN OVERVIEW OF ENERGY TRANSITIONS
Martin Melosi (History, University of Houston)
Bruce Podobnik (Sociology and Anthropology, Lewis and Clark College)
Cutler Cleveland (Geography and Environment, Boston University)

Boston University School of Management
Room 424
595 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA

Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future  
and the BU Department of Geography and Environment will convene the  
John Sawyer Seminars at Boston University on Energy Transitions and  
Society. The seminar series, supported by a grant from the Andrew W.  
Mellon Foundation, will meet once each month during the two semesters  
and will bring together leadings scholars from across the United  
States and abroad to discuss various aspects of how energy transitions  
are themselves socially constituted and how they have, and are likely  
to, impact society. To facilitate an interdisciplinary discourse, each  
seminar will feature three speakers, in most cases from different  
academic disciplines.

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GreenPort Forum

PLENITUDE:  The Path to a Small Scale, Ecologically Light Economy

Presented by Author and Economist Juliet B. Schor

TUESDAY  SEPTEMBER 21 at 7pm
Livable Streets Office
100 Sidney Street, Cambridge

At a moment of ecological and financial crisis, bestselling author and  
economist Juliet B. Schor presents a revolutionary strategy for  
transitioning toward a richer, more balanced life. The economic  
downturn that has accompanied the ecological crisis has led to another  
type of scarcity: incomes, jobs, and credit are also in short supply.  
Our usual way back to growth-a debt-financed consumer boom- is no  
longer an option our households, or planet, can afford.
Plenitude is a road map for the next two decades. In encouraging us to  
value our gifts - nature, community, intelligence, and time - Schor  
offers the opportunity to participate in creating a world of wealth  
and well-being.

Juliet B. Schor is the author of Plenitude, Born to Buy, The  
Overworked American, and The Overspent American. Schor is a professor  
of sociology at Boston College, a former member of the Harvard  
economics department, and a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient. She is  
also a cofounder of the Center for a New American Dream.

  GreenPort envisions and encourages a just and sustainable  
Cambridgeport neighborhood
For more information, contact Steve Morr-Wineman at swineman at gis.net

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Ongoing

What happens when an artist finds a new source of energy?

"Park Spark" Project by Matthew Mazzotta
Turning Dog Waste into Energy
First public methane digester for dogs in the world is in Cambridge!

Location: Pacific Street Park (Sidney St. between Pacific and Tudor),  
Cambridge
Dates: August 25 - September 25, 2010

www.parksparkproject.com

The Cambridge Arts Council invites you to visit and participate in the  
Park Spark Project - a scientific-art intervention that transforms dog  
waste into energy. Artist Matthew Mazzotta has installed the first Dog  
Park Methane Digester in the United States at Pacific Street Park in  
Cambridge. As dog owners dispose of their pet's waste in the Park  
Spark Digester, it creates a steady stream of burnable methane gas  
that powers an old-fashioned gas-burning lamppost in the park.

Editorial Comment:  A cat was visiting recently and I thought about  
the possibility

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2nd Massachusetts Green Career Conference
"Find Your Role in the New Green Economy"
October 1, 2010 | Holiday Inn | Marlborough, MA
Full Conference Details at www.MassGreenCareers.com
THE CONFERENCE
Massachusetts is greening its economy and its workforce.  The  
Massachusetts Green Career Conference strives to answer the timely  
question "What is my role in the new, green economy?" by showcasing  
experts and exhibitors who provide green career guidance, a forum for  
stakeholders (government, businesses, colleges, individuals), current  
news from business & industry experts, and networking opportunities.

THE OBJECTIVES
l Learn from leading experts about current and prospective green  
careers.
l Network with professionals and companies that are hiring
l Go home with knowledge and resources on green jobs and training.

THE EXHIBITORS
l  Businesses That Are Hiring - Small to Corporate Businesses
l  Education/Training - Universities, Colleges, Training programs
l  Careers - Services and Resources
Businesses are accepting resumes at the conference for these positions  
and more:  Administrative Assistant l Business and Home Energy  
Advisors l Customer Service Assistant l Customer Service  
Representative Spanish/English Bilingual l Electrical Energy  
Specialists l Employment Specialist lEnergy Efficiency Analysts l  
Interns with Backgrounds in Environmental Sicience/Biology/Chemistryl  
Journeyman l Marketing Associate l Project Engineer/Analyst l  
Professors/Teachers/Trainers for Energy & Sustainability Programs l  
Technical Support Consultants with Experience l Weatherization and  
Insulation Technicians/Installers/Crew Leaders...   More info at www.MassGreenCareers.com 
.

THE PRESENTERS
Thirty-five leading experts from education, business and government  
sectors.  More info atwww.MassGreenCareers.com.

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Links to events at over 30 colleges and universities at Hubevents (http://hubevents.blogspot.com 
)
Thanks to Fred Hapgood's Selected Lectures on Science and Engineering  
in the Boston Area (http://fhapgood.fastmail.fm/site02.html)
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