[act-ma] Energy (and Other) Events - January 27, 2013
George Mokray
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Sun Jan 27 14:12:08 PST 2013
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Event Index
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Monday, January 28
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8:30am Southern Ocean Workshop
10:30am Monetary Policy at Zero Interest Rates: Understanding Recent Federal Reserve Actions
11am "Anticipating sudden transitions in biological populations: Cooperation, cheating, and collapse"
11am Cold Fusion 101: Introduction to Excess Power in Fleischmann-Pons Experiments
12pm The Atmosphere as an Intersection With Biology
12pm "Challenges of Energy, Technology, and Development"
12pm Applying a Complex System Architecture Evaluation Method to the 2005 Ford GT 200 MPH Supercar
1pm "Nuclear Power: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st century"
1:30pm "Anticipating sudden transitions in biological populations: Cooperation, cheating, and collapse"
4pm Why Do the Roads in Cape Verde Fall In and Become Ruined? A Teacher Research Perspective on Equity
4pm Learning from Big Data: Scalability & Structures
6:30pm A Whisper to a Roar: Film Screening & Panel Discussion
8pm Nerd Night
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Tuesday, January 29
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8:30am Southern Ocean Workshop
9am "Horses and Thunder" -- Meeting the Energy Needs and Oil Exploration and Production in the Deepwater's
10:30am Politics, Economics and the Euro Area Crises
11am Cold Fusion 101: Introduction to Excess Power in Fleischmann-Pons Experiments
12:30pm “LOIC Will Tear Us Apart”: The Impact of Tool Design and Media Portrayals in the Success of Activist DDOS Actions
4pm "Sowing the Seeds for a More Creative Society"
4pm From Geometry to Time and Compositionality: Movement Representations in the Brain
5pm Askwith Forum on the Futures of School Reform
6pm Boston Green Drinks - January Happy Hour
6pm The MassChallenge Sampler: An Accelerator Mini-Series
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Wednesday, January 30
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10am Cybersecurity: People, Process and Technology
11am Cold Fusion 101: Introduction to Excess Power in Fleischmann-Pons Experiments
4pm Can the Internet Survive the Next 40 Years?
4:10pm California Energy Efficiency: Lessons for the Rest of the World, or Not?
6pm Student Entrepreneurship Night at MassChallenge
6:30pm Banks, Climate Justice and the Green Economy: Bank of America's Role & Responsibility
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Thursday, January 31
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1pm Climate Policy 101
2pm Investor Confidence Project: Pre-Launch Industry Briefing
2pm Urban Films: Public Housing
4pm Knife Skills at the Clover Truck
7pm Medea Benjamin
7pm Hand Held Screening and Reception
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Friday, February 1
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1pm Empowering Consumers to Reduce Residential Energy Waste: Designing, Deploying, and Evaluating the Connecticut Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge
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Monday, February 4
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12pm "Mitigating Climate Change with Short Lived Climate Pollutants: Sustainable Pathways for Going Beyond Carbon Dioxide"
12pm "Using Social Media to Track and Analyze Natural Disasters: The Hurricane Sandy Test."
5pm The Global Poverty Project
6pm i-lab Challenge Workshop: Accelerate Your Start-Up Research
7pm HALF THE SKY: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide - FILM SCREENING
7pm How High Will the Sea Rise?
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Tuesday, February 5
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12pm "The Changing Media Landscape: Smart News in the Age of Social Media."
12:30pm Coding as a Liberal Art
3:30pm Future Prospects for Nuclear Power after Fukushima
4:30pm The Human Cost Towards India's Race for Development
6pm "A Close Look at the Loss of Freedom of the Press and Deterioration of Human Rights in Turkey."
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Event Details
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Monday, January 28
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Southern Ocean Workshop
Monday, January 28, 2013
8:30a–6:00p
MIT, Building 66-100, 25 Ames Street, Cambridge
Web site: http://oceans.mit.edu/events/special/2013-southern-ocean-workshop
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate (PAOC)
For more information, contact: Darius Collazo
(617) 253-0251
dcollazo at MIT.EDU
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Monetary Policy at Zero Interest Rates: Understanding Recent Federal Reserve Actions
Monday, January 28, 2013
10:30a–12:00p
MIT, Building E51-395, 2 Amherst Street, Cambridge
Speaker: Ivan Werning (MIT)
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Economics IAP
For more information, contact: Theresa Benevento
theresa at mit.edu
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"Anticipating sudden transitions in biological populations: Cooperation, cheating, and collapse"
Monday, January 28, 2013
11:00a–12:00p
Whitehead Auditorium, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge
Speaker: Jeff Gore, Department of Physics, MIT
Talk series, Biology at the Interface
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Biology
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Cold Fusion 101: Introduction to Excess Power in Fleischmann-Pons Experiments
January 28, Monday
11:00AM-01:00PM
MIT, Building 4-153, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Peter Hagelstein, Mitchell Swartz
Excess power production in the Fleischmann-Pons experiment; lack of confirmation in early negative experiments; theoretical problems and Huizenga's three miracles; physical chemistry of PdD; electrochemistry of PdD; loading requirements on excess power production; the nuclear ash problem and He-4 observations; approaches to theory; screening in PdD; PdD as an energetic particle detector; constraints on the alpha energy from experiment; overview of theoretical approaches; coherent energy exchange between mismatched quantum systems; coherent x-rays in the Karabut experiment and interpretation; excess power in the NiH system; Piantelli experiment; prospects for a new small scale clean nuclear energy technology.
Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Peter Hagelstein, plh at mit.edu
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The Atmosphere as an Intersection With Biology
Monday, January 28, 2013
12:00p–1:00p
MIT, Building 54-915 (the tallest building on campus)
Speaker: Gannet Hallar, Desert Research Institute
The IAP Lecture Series theme this year is "The Atmosphere as an Intersection" This is the final talk in the four talk series will be by Dr. Gannet Hallar, Associate Research Professor and Director of the Storm Peak Laboratory, Desert Research Institute.
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS)
For more information, contact: Jacqui Taylor
617-253-2127
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"Challenges of Energy, Technology, and Development"
Monday, January 28, 2013
12:00pm
Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Building, HKS, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge
Bill Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development and Director of the Sustainability Science Program, Harvard Kennedy School and Bill Hogan, Raymond Plank Professor of Global Energy Policy, Harvard Kennedy School.
Energy Policy Seminar Series
Contact Name: Louisa Lund
louisa_lund at hks.harvard.edu
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Applying a Complex System Architecture Evaluation Method to the 2005 Ford GT 200 MPH Supercar
MIT SDM Systems Thinking Webinar Series
January 28, 2013
Noon - 1 p.m. EST
Free and open to all
Register at http://sdm.mit.edu/news/news_articles/webinar_012813/ahlman-supercar.html#register
Scott Ahlman, SDM '01, President, Ahlman Engineering, Inc.
About the Presentation
This webinar presents a hierarchical synthesis of known qualitative and quantitative architecting tools and methods and explains how it was applied to the powertrain system of the 2005 Ford GT Supercar. It will demonstrate how the powertrain architecture decision was critical to achieving the system goals within previously unmatched timing and resource constraints and discuss their impact on final results. This approach can be applied across industries and products.
About the Series
The MIT System Design and Management Program Systems Thinking Webinar Series features research conducted by SDM faculty, alumni, students, and industry partners. The series is designed to disseminate information on how to employ systems thinking to address engineering, management, and socio-political components of complex challenges.
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"Nuclear Power: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st century"
Monday, January 28, 2013
1:00p–2:00p
MIT, Building 4-237, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Speaker: Jacques Besnainou, President & Chief Executive Officer of AREVA Inc. until March 2012
Abstract
After the Fukushima accident in March 2011, some countries are phasing out nuclear power from their energy mix. Other countries are actively building new nuclear plants. What are the global perspectives of nuclear power? How will the emergence of a very large supply of shale gas change the energy mix in the U.S. and Europe? Is nuclear power outdated or should we count on this technology to power the 21st century?
Jacques Besnainou, drawing from more than a decade of experience at AREVA, will try to answer these questions.
MIT Energy Club Lecture Series
The MIT Energy Club Lecture series is a standing series which offers engaging talks from prominent guest speakers in the energy world.
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Club
For more information, contact: MIT Energy Club
energyclub at mit.edu
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"Anticipating sudden transitions in biological populations: Cooperation, cheating, and collapse"
Monday, January 28, 2013
1:30p–2:30p
MIT, Building 6-120, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Speaker: Jeff Gore - Professor, Department of Physics
Physics IAP Lecture Series
Natural populations can suffer catastrophic collapse in response to small changes in environmental conditions. We confirm this possibility experimentally and explore how such social parasitism can lead to population extinction.
Web site: http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-9289af8f3b3c7818013b3d15ee340001.html
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Physics IAP
For more information, contact: Denise Wahkor
617-253-4855
DENISEW at MIT.EDU
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Why Do the Roads in Cape Verde Fall In and Become Ruined? A Teacher Research Perspective on Equity
Monday, January 28, 2013
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Tufts, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford
Cindy Ballenger, Lecturer in Education, Education Program, Brandeis University
This talk will tell two classroom stories: a brief one about a boy and his conception of fiction and non-fiction and another longer one which follows a group of immigrant 7th graders as they develop their ideas about erosion, about earth processes and about scientific methods of experimentation. My goal is to exemplify, describe and analyze the practices by which teacher research challenges the assumption that “at risk” or problem children bring fewer of what we might call “intellectual” or academically relevant experiences to school. The implications of this challenge will be addressed with reference to standards, lesson planning and the development of curriculum, and the trajectory of learning to teach.
Cindy Ballenger received her PhD. Is in Applied Linguistics from Boston University. Her dissertation was a teacher research study of the literacy practices of the Haitian children she was teaching. Until this September she was a reading and science teacher in the Cambridge public schools. She is now a lecturer and the coordinator of professional development in the Eliot Pearson Dept. of Child Development.
Her publications have addressed issues of culture and language in education.
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Learning from Big Data: Scalability & Structures
Monday, January 28, 2013
4:00 pm
Refreshments will be served outside Room 339 at 3:45 p.m.
BU Photonics Center, 8 Saint Mary’s Street, Room 339, Boston
With Xi Chen, Ph.D. Candidate, Carnegie Mellon University
Abstract: The development of modern technology has enabled collecting data of unprecedented size and complexity. Examples include web text data, microarray and proteomics, climatological data, and social network data, to name a few. To learn from large-scale and complex data, traditional machine learning techniques either suffer from unaffordable computational costs or are unable to model the complex intrinsic structures latent in data.
To facilitate big data analysis, we need both advanced computational methods to address scalability as well as new statistical models to extract hidden structures from the data. In this talk, Xi Chen will present two research threads to address challenges from both computational and statistical aspects in modern data analysis: (1) A uniformly-optimal stochastic first-order method for large-scale online prediction and its implementation in a distributed environment. (2) A computationally efficient method for predicting dynamic graphical models from complex data. Chen will also talk about the applications of the proposed methods, such as text mining, computational biology and climate data analysis.
About the Speaker: Xi Chen is now completing his Ph.D. in the Machine Learning Department at Carnegie Mellon University. He is developing fast and scalable algorithms for parametric and non-parametric structured sparse learning problems with applications to text mining, computational biology and climate modeling. He also investigates machine learning foundations for collective intelligence, in particular, crowdsourcing. Before his Ph.D., he obtained his master’s degree in Industry Administration and Operations Research from the Tepper School of Business at CMU. He was the recipient of an IBM Ph.D. Fellowship and American Statistical Association (ASA) Student Paper Competition Award. He also has interned in several world-leading research labs, including Microsoft Research, IBM Research and NEC-Research Lab
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Nerd Night
Monday, January 28, 2012.
8pm
Middlesex Lounge, 315 Massachusetts Avenue, Central Square, Cambridge
Talk 1: “Gender & Nerd Culture: A Year in Review” by Allison Wilhelm
Talk 2: “Aliens Behaving Badly: Children’s Acquisition of Novel Purity-Based Morals” by Josh Rottman
More information at http://boston.nerdnite.com/2013/01/15/nerd-nite-12813/
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Tuesday, January 29
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Southern Ocean Workshop
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
8:30a–6:00p
MIT, Building 66-100. 25 Ames Street, Cambridge
Web site: http://oceans.mit.edu/events/special/2013-southern-ocean-workshop
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate (PAOC)
For more information, contact: Darius Collazo
(617) 253-0251
dcollazo at MIT.EDU
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"Horses and Thunder" -- Meeting the Energy Needs and Oil Exploration and Production in the Deepwaters
Jan/29 Tue
09:00AM-04:00PM
MIT, Building 66-144, 25 Ames Street, Cambridge
Ahmed Ghoniem, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Adam Ballard, Ryan Yeley
How will we meet our growing energy needs in the future, especially for transportation, which is heavily dependent on oil? More and more oil is discovered and produced offshore, in deeper and deeper water. How do we know where and how to drill for oil? What are some of the engineering challenges in working at 5000’ of water? How do we produce it efficiently, bring it to shore safely, and beyond? What are some of the recent developments in science and engineering that will take us further? This short course will discuss: 1. Energy needs and role of offshore oil 2. Exploration - the idea phase 3. Drilling - the discovery and development phase 4. Production - the extraction phase 5. Transportation - getting it to market 6. Recent science and engineering developments We will look at the Thunder Horse field located in the Gulf of Mexico. Starting with 1999, this field has contributed > 5% of the oil produced within the United States. Since then, oil has been discovered further out and effort is underway to produce from these fields.
Sponsor(s): Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Prof. Ahmed Ghoniem, 3-344, 617) 253-2295, ghoniem at MIT.EDU
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Politics, Economics and the Euro Area Crises
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
10:30a–12:00p
MIT, Building E51-315, 2 Amherst Street, Cambridge
Speaker: Athanasios Orphanides (Visiting Economics/Sloan)
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Economics IAP
For more information, contact: Theresa Benevento
theresa at mit.edu
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Cold Fusion 101: Introduction to Excess Power in Fleischmann-Pons Experiments
January 29, Tuesday
11:00AM-01:00PM
MIT, Building 4-153, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Peter Hagelstein, Mitchell Swartz
Excess power production in the Fleischmann-Pons experiment; lack of confirmation in early negative experiments; theoretical problems and Huizenga's three miracles; physical chemistry of PdD; electrochemistry of PdD; loading requirements on excess power production; the nuclear ash problem and He-4 observations; approaches to theory; screening in PdD; PdD as an energetic particle detector; constraints on the alpha energy from experiment; overview of theoretical approaches; coherent energy exchange between mismatched quantum systems; coherent x-rays in the Karabut experiment and interpretation; excess power in the NiH system; Piantelli experiment; prospects for a new small scale clean nuclear energy technology.
Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Peter Hagelstein, plh at mit.edu
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“LOIC Will Tear Us Apart”: The Impact of Tool Design and Media Portrayals in the Success of Activist DDOS Actions
January 29, 12:30pm ET
Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 23 Everett Street, 2nd Floor, Cambridge
RSVP required for those attending in person at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2013/01/sauter#RSVP
This event will be webcast live at 12:30pm ET.
Molly Sauter, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
This talk explores the role of tool design and media coverage in the relative success of Operation Payback and earlier activist Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) actions. Through a close reading of changes in the tool’s interface and functionality over several iterations, the talk considers the evolution of the Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC) DDOS tool from one which appealed to a small, inwardly-focused community to one which engaged with a larger population. The talk further considers Anonymous’s contribution to the reframing of DDOS actions from a tool of direct action to a tool of media manipulation and identity construction, as well as the news media’s role in encouraging individuals to participate in the Operation PayBack actions.
About Molly
Molly Sauter is a Berkman Center fellow in addition to being a graduate student in Comparative Media Studies at MIT, and a research assistant at the Center for Civic Media at the Media Lab. Her research is broadly focused on hacker culture, transgressive digital activism, and depictions of technology in the media. Her research is situated in socio-political analyses of technology and technological culture.
As a fellow at the Berkman Center, she will be examining conflicts of anonymity and pseudonymity in different modes of digital activism.
She previously worked as a full-time research assistant to Professor Jonathan Zittrain at Harvard Law School, and received her BA in the History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Pittsburgh. She blogs at oddletters.com and tweets @oddletters
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"Sowing the Seeds for a More Creative Society"
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
4:00p–5:00p
MIT, Building 4-231, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Speaker: Mitchel Resnick, MIT Media Lab
Professor Mitchel Resnick, LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research, will discuss new technologies and activities designed specifically to help children learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively, so that they are prepared for life in the Creative Society.
DUE Education Talk series (DUET)
DUET is a monthly series emphasizing current research on learning, cognitive psychology, educational technology, machine learning, neuroscience, and educational assessment, among other topics. DUET's goal is to provide the MIT community with the latest research in education and to contribute to efforts to enhance student learning both residentially and online.
Web site: http://www.media.mit.edu/people/mres
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education, Teaching and Learning Laboratory
For more information, contact: Jennifer French
617-324-4506
jfrench at mit.edu
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From Geometry to Time and Compositionality: Movement Representations in the Brain
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013
4:00 pm
Radcliffe Institute, Sheerr Room, Fay House, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge
Tamar Flash will expand upon a recently developed theory regarding movement representation in the brain, based on a mixture of geometries. She will study the possible relationships between spatial, temporal, and movement representations in the brain and will formulate ideas and models concerning motor compositionally.
http://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2013-tamar-flash-fellow-presentation
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Askwith Forum on the Futures of School Reform
WHEN Tue., Jan. 29, 2013, 5 – 7 p.m.
WHERE Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge
TYPE OF EVENT Discussion, Forum, Panel, Question & Answer Session
BUILDING/ROOM Askwith Hall
CONTACT NAME Amber DiNatale
CONTACT EMAIL askwith_forums at gse.harvard.edu
CONTACT PHONE 617-384-9968
SPONSORING ORGANIZATION/DEPARTMENT Harvard Graduate School of Education
REGISTRATION REQUIRED No
ADMISSION FEE This event is free and open to the public.
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Education, Lecture
NOTE Speakers include:
Frederick Hess, Ed.M.’90, resident scholar and director of Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute
Jal Mehta, assistant professor of education, HGSE
Paul Reville, secretary of education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and senior lecturer on education, HGSE
Robert Schwartz, C.A.S.’68, Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Educational Policy and Administration, HGSE
Description coming soon. Please check back for additional information.
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Boston Green Drinks - January Happy Hour
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST)
Kingston Station, 25 Kingston Street, Boston
RSVP at http://bgdjan13-es2003.eventbrite.com
This month, we will host a representative from Next Step Living who will discuss with attendees how to improve the energy performance in their homes.
Next Step Living is a partner of Renew Boston, Mayor Menino's energy efficiency program. We provide no-cost home energy assessments for homeowners and renters across Massachusetts, where we supply and install energy-efficient light bulbs, programmable thermostats, and efficient shower heads for free (all paid for by the utility companies). We also offer huge MassSave rebates on insulation, boiler replacements, and other weatherization home improvements to keep homes comfortable, lessen energy waste, and help residents save on energy bills.
Join the conversation with sustainability professionals and hobbyists. Enjoy a Drink at Kingston station and build your connection with our green community!
Keep sending feedback to Lyn at bostongreendrinks.com for ideas about speakers or content for the future and mark your calendar for drinks on the last Tuesday of every month. Also, if you RSVP and can't make it, e-mail us to let us know.
Boston Green Drinks builds a community of sustainably-minded Bostonians, provides a forum for exchange of sustainability career resources, and serves as a central point of information about emerging green issues. We support the exchange of ideas and resources about sustainable energy, environment, food, health, education.
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The MassChallenge Sampler: An Accelerator Mini-Series
Episode I: Foundation - The "Aha" Moment
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST)
MassChallenge Headquarters, Marina Park Drive, Boston
RSVP at http://mcsamplerfoundation.eventbrite.com/?utm_source=1%2F10+Newsletter+Draft&utm_campaign
Join us as we kick off the MassChallenge Sampler with the most important stage every entrepreneur faces: The "Aha" moment and founding a company.
MassChallenge CEO and Founder John Harthorne will open with his experience of leaving his day job to launch the world's biggest startup accelerator and competition.
John will be joined by other successful entrepreneurs to discuss their challenges and triumphs in those early idea-stage days. Find out about how these founders realized it was time to burn their ships and dive into the inspiring world of startups!
Topics will include making a realistic business plan and dispelling the illusion that great ideas just happen.
The panel will conclude with Q&A and open networking.
The MassChallenge Sampler: An Accelerator Mini-Series
Episode I: Foundation - January 29, 2013
Episode II: Mentorship - February 5, 2013
Episode III: Marketing – February 19, 2013
Episode IV: Fundraising – February 26, 2013
Episode V: Leadership – March 5, 2013
Episode VI: Media – March 12, 2013
Episode VII: Networking – March 19, 2013
Episode VIII: Entrepalooza – April 9, 2013
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Suggestions?
events at masschallenge.org
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Wednesday, January 30
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Cybersecurity: People, Process and Technology
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
10:00a–12:00p
MIT, Building E62-121, 100 Main Street, Cambridge
Speaker: Everardo Ruiz SM 00 and Col. Robert Banks
The tools for Cybersecurity are shifting from Protection and Detection toward Tolerance and Survivability. As Malware numbers, attacks, cost, and fix timelines all explode, it has become clear that advances in Cybersecurity technology have outpaced similar advances in People and current Processes. Should we move beyond isolated patch fixes and automated islands towards fail safe protection? Can we align dependent circles...and what can we do till then? Is this simply a technology discussion? A presentation based on several decades of industry, telecom, and government perspectives will debate these issues.
Web site: http://alumic.mit.edu/alumtalkcybersecurity
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): MIT Alumni Association
For more information, contact: Elena Byrne
617-252-1143
ebyrne at mit.edu
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Cold Fusion 101: Introduction to Excess Power in Fleischmann-Pons Experiments
January 30, Wednesday
11:00AM-01:00PM
MIT, Building 66-144, , Cambridge
Peter Hagelstein, Mitchell Swartz
Excess power production in the Fleischmann-Pons experiment; lack of confirmation in early negative experiments; theoretical problems and Huizenga's three miracles; physical chemistry of PdD; electrochemistry of PdD; loading requirements on excess power production; the nuclear ash problem and He-4 observations; approaches to theory; screening in PdD; PdD as an energetic particle detector; constraints on the alpha energy from experiment; overview of theoretical approaches; coherent energy exchange between mismatched quantum systems; coherent x-rays in the Karabut experiment and interpretation; excess power in the NiH system; Piantelli experiment; prospects for a new small scale clean nuclear energy technology.
Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Peter Hagelstein, plh at mit.edu
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Can the Internet Survive the Next 40 Years?
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
4:00 pm
Refreshments will be served outside Room 339 at 3:45 p.m.
BU Photonics Center, 8 Saint Mary’s Street, Room 211, Boston
With Professor Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia University, Chief Technology Officer, United States Federal Communications Commission
Abstract: The Internet and associated Internet technologies are now roughly 40 years old and have clearly become one of the core civilizational infrastructures, similar to water, electricity and transportation. It is also rapidly displacing older communication networks such as the telephone network and cable video distribution. This raises a number of important questions: What are the key attributes of the Internet that led to its success? Can the Internet be made secure? What are the economic challenges for the Internet? How can we ensure an open Internet for all? What happens when old-style networks are being replaced? What are the key challenges for the mobile Internet? Professor Schulzrinne’s talk will try to illustrate some of the problems at the intersection of public policy, economics and engineering, motivating why addressing these issues needs contributions from all three disciplines.
About the Speaker: Professor Henning Schulzrinne, Levi Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University, received his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts. He was an MTS at AT&T Bell Laboratories and an associate department head at GMD-Fokus (Berlin), before joining the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering departments at Columbia University. He served as chair of the Department of Computer Science from 2004 to 2009, as Engineering Fellow at the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2010 and 2011, and as Chief Technology Officer at the FCC since 2012.
He has published more than 250 journal and conference papers and more than 70 Internet RFCs. Protocols co-developed by him, such as RTP, RTSP and SIP, are now Internet standards, used by almost all Internet telephony and multimedia applications. His research interests include Internet multimedia systems, ubiquitous computing, and mobile systems.
He is a Fellow of the IEEE, has received the New York City Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science and Technology, the VON Pioneer Award, TCCC service award, the IEEE Region 1 William Terry Award for Lifetime Distinguished Service to IEEE, and the UMass Computer Science Outstanding Alumni recognition.
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California Energy Efficiency: Lessons for the Rest of the World, or Not?
WHEN Wed., Jan. 30, 2013, 4:10 – 5:30 p.m.
WHERE Harvard Kennedy School Room Littauer-382, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Environmental Sciences, Lecture, Social Sciences, Sustainability
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR Harvard Environmental Economics Program
SPEAKER(S) Arik Levinson, Georgetown University
LINK http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k89370
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Student Entrepreneurship Night at MassChallenge
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Schedule:
6:00-6:30 Registration & Networking
6:30-7:00 Panel Discussion
7:00-7:30 Audience Q&A
7:30-8:15 Open Networking
MassChallenge, Marina Park Drive, Boston
Join MassChallenge and up-and-coming student entrepreneurs for a night of networking and a panel discussion.
Panelists will share their experiences as student entrepreneurs, describe the MassChallenge accelerator and other valuable resources for startups, and share their advice for aspiring innovators. Learn about the creativity and persistence it takes to be an entrepreneur.
When: Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Time: 6:00 - 8:15PM
Where: MassChallenge Headquarters
You: College students and budding entrepreneurs.
Speakers: Khalil Fuller, NBA Math Hoops; Breanna Berry, HelmetHub; Ashley Stanley, Lovin' Spoonfuls
Moderator: Lauren Landry, Staff Writer for BostInno
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Suggestions?
events at masschallenge.org
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Banks, Climate Justice and the Green Economy: Bank of America's Role & Responsibility
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
The Democracy Center, 45 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge
RSVP at http://coalfreebofa-es2003.eventbrite.com
Vanessa Green, RAN Energy & Finance Campaign Boston Organizer
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is organizing a united voice in Boston to accelerate the shift from fossil fuel-based energy to renewable alternatives by leveraging the financial power of Bank of America, the top U.S. underwriter of coal-fired utilities and coal mining companies <http://www.dirtymoney.org>. BofA executives live and work here, placing Bostonians in a unique position to speed up our nation’s progress toward cleaner energy. Although Bank of America claims to support environmental responsibility, it has actually pumped more than $6.4 billion into the coal sector over the past two years alone. With Bank of America's customer satisfaction at an 11-year low, and 36 new coal-fired power plants in the state pipeline (and 1,200 proposed worldwide), the time is right to demonstrate that our communities don't accept a prolonged dependence on dirty energy.
RAN is prompting a series of three public events in Boston to bring together various local voices concerned about Bank of America's failure to act responsibly with respect to its direct climate and community impacts. Join us for this initial cross-sector community dialogue on Banks, Climate Justice and the Green Economy: Bank of America's Role & Responsibility. A second community dialogue will take place in Boston in February, followed by the delivery in March of a letter to CEO Brian Moynihan signed by Boston-area thought-leaders encouraging Bank of America to take the lead in financing America's transition to cleaner energy. Individuals and leaders from academic, socially responsible investment, faith, and social/economic/environmental justice communities are encouraged to attend. February and March event details TBA.
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Thursday, January 31
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Climate Policy 101
Thursday, January 31
1pm – 3pm
MIT, Building E51-335, 2 Amherst Street, Cambridge
The inaugural address also mentioned that a "path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult" and will involve "technology that will power new jobs and new industries". But political opponents sometimes finger climate policy as a "job-killer".
This session will outline how energy use and greenhouse gas emissions are linked to the world economy and the technologies we use, how climate change impacts affect us, and discuss the difference between "mitigation" and "adaptation" with options that governments have for each. It will also survey policies in place, and major challenges and opportunities as the U.S. and other countries work towards coordinated action.
mitjointprogram at gmail.com
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Investor Confidence Project: Pre-Launch Industry Briefing
Thursday, January 31
2:00-3:00 EST
Webinar
Space is limited so please RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4976242074/
We are excited to be hosting two webinars later this month to introduce an initiative we have been facilitating over the last two years called the Investor Confidence Project. With input and collaboration from a wide range of industry players, our team of advisors have worked tirelessly to developed standardized protocols for commercial energy efficiency project engineering, with a goal of reducing engineering related transaction cost while enabling origination channels to increase deal flow.
To learn more about the Investor Confidence Project: www.EEperformance.org
Agenda:
Introduction by Ron Herbst (Deustche Bank)
Investor Confidence Project Overview by Matt Golden (EDF)
Applying ICP Protocols to Your Business
Becoming an ICP ally
Q&A (15 minutes)
We will send a dial in and screen share on the day of the meeting. We urge you to RSVP. Please do not hesitate to contact Sandra Shorenstein withany logistical questions. She can be reached by email at sshorenstein at edf.org or by phone at (212)616-1224.
Matt Golden, Environmental Defense Fund
Matt Golden is a Senior Energy Finance Consultant with EDF and is project lead on the Investor Confidence Project. Matt is both an entrepreneur and policy advocate, committed to bringing energy efficiency in the built environment to scale as a demand side resource.
Ron Herbst, Director, Global Head of Energy and Sustainability
Ron Herbst is the Global Head of Energy & Sustainability for Corporate Real Estate & Services (CRES) and Global Sourcing. He is accountable for Eco Operations at Deutsche Bank, including the delivery of our 2012 carbon neutral commitment. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Ron was Managing Director of Energy & Sustainability for CB Richard Ellis where he oversaw energy and sustainability services for Corporate Real Estate Clients encompassing over 42M square meters of facilities.
Under his leadership, Deutsche Bank has implemented employee environmental awareness programs, an Eco Efficiency Performance Management office delivering over $50M of cost savings, Green Building Office and Retail Standards, Renewable Power Purchase programs, Green Lease Programs, Utility Cost and Environmental Management Systems, and ECO IT integrated Real Estate services. Awards and recognitions include: 2011 International Leadership Award from the US Green Building Council, 2011 International Green Award for DB Earth Week, and Top10 global purchaser of renewable power by Bloomberg Corporate Renewable Power Index.
Ron leads the Deutsche Bank Global Eco Operations Committee and serves as the Chief Technical Advisor on Building Energy Efficiency. Mr. Herbst has advised and led the technical platform deployment for the KFW Global Climate Change Partnership Fund and the European Investment Bank Energy Efficiency in Europe Fund, totally$1.2Billion Fund mandates.
Ron has a Bachelors Degree in Physics and Environmental Design from University of California Santa Cruz, and Master's work in Applied Solar Energy at Trinity University. He is a licensed Mechanical Engineer and LEED Accredited. He is actively involved in publishing and speaking engagements in the fields of Building Energy Design, Advanced Control Systems, and the "greening" of Real Estate Management and Investments. Ron serves as the Committee Chairperson for the Greenprint Foundation, an organization committed to driving transparency in environmental reporting for Investment Real Estate.
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Urban Films: Public Housing
Thursday, January 31, 2013
2:00p–5:00p
MIT, Building 3-133, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
This cinema-verite documentary captures daily life at the Ida B. Wells public housing development in Chicago. The film illustrates some of the experiences of people living in conditions of extreme poverty, including the work of the tenants council, street life, the role of police, job training, drug education, teenage mothers, dysfunctional families, elderly residents, nursery school, and after school teenage programs. Directed by Fred Wiseman.
Part of the Urban Planning Film Series: a mostly-weekly series showing documentary and feature films on topics related to cities, urbanism, design, community development, ecology, and other planning issues. Free.
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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Knife Skills at the Clover Truck
Thursday, January 31, 2013
4:00p–5:00p
20 Carleton Street, Cambridge
Basic knife cuts, knife safety, and if you dare..take a timed test. Come by the Clover truck during IAP to learn knife skills from Chef Rolando Robledo. We normally charge for these classes, but we're running the class free for the MIT community during IAP. Sign-ups are required, class size is limited. We'll provide the knives.
Registration is required, and there is only space for twenty registrants. Please use the link below to register for this event.
Web site: http://alumic.mit.edu/knifeskills_clover
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): MIT Alumni Association
For more information, contact: Elena Byrne
617-252-1143
aa-student-services at mit.edu
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Medea Benjamin
Thursday, January 31, 2012
7pm
First Church in Cambridge, Margaret Jewett Hall,11 Garden Street, Cambridge - 3 blocks from Harvard Sq T*
Sliding scale donation $5-10 requested to cover costs, no one turned away. Proceeds after expenses will be donated to legal costs of anti-drone protesters.
Medea Benjamin, founder of Global Exchange and CodePink Women for Peace, has recently returned from solidarity trips to Gaza and to protest U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan. She will sign copies of her new book, /Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control./
Benjamin has been an advocate for social justice for more than 30 years. Described as "one of America?s most committed -- and most effective -- fighters for human rights" by New York Newsday, and called "one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement" by the Los Angeles Times, Medea has distinguished herself as an eloquent and energetic figure in the progressive
movement. In 2005 she was one of 1,000 exemplary women from 140 countries nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the millions of women who do the essential work of peace worldwide. In 2010 she received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Prize from the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Since the September 11, 2001 tragedy, Medea has been working to promote a U.S. foreign policy that would respect human rights and gain us allies instead of contributing to violence and undermining our international reputation. In 2000, she was a Green Party candidate for the California Senate. During the 1990s, Medea focused her efforts on tackling the problem
of unfair trade as promoted by the World Trade Organization. Widely credited as the woman who brought Nike to its knees and helped place the issue of sweatshops on the national agenda, Medea was a key player in the campaign that won a $20 million settlement from 27 US clothing retailers for the use of sweatshop labor in Saipan. She also pushed Starbucks and other companies to start carrying fair trade coffee.
Her work for justice in Israel/Palestine includes taking numerous delegations to Gaza after the 2008 Israeli invasion, organizing the Gaza Freedom March in 2010, participating in the Freedom Flotillas and opposing the policies of the Israel lobby group AIPAC. In 2011 she was in Tahrir Square during the Egyptian uprising and In 2012 she was part of a human rights delegation to
Bahrain in support of democracy activists; she was tear-gassed, arrested and deported by the Bahraini government.?
A former economist and nutritionist with the United Nations and World Health Organization, Benjamin is the author/editor of eight books. Her latest book is called /Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control/, and she has been campaigning to get lethal drones out of the hands of the CIA. Her articles appear regularly in outlets such as /The Huffington Post/, /CommonDreams/,
/Alternet/ and /OpEd News/.
Sponsored by United for Justice with Peace; co-sponsored by Women's International League for Peace & Freedom and Massachusetts Peace Action (list in formation).
United for Justice with Peace [1] is a coalition of peace and justice organizations and community peace groups in the Greater Boston region. The UJP Coalition, formed after September 11th, seeks global peace through social and economic justice.
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Hand Held Screening and Reception
Thursday, January 31, 2013
7:00 pm Screening
followed by Q&A with Mike Carroll and Reception
Boston College, Fulton Hall, Auditorium 511, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill
Screening is free and open to the public. Donation suggested.
Seating is limited, so registration is encouraged.
RSVP at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e6u3bx6a56c8eb9c&llr=mmpotodab
The inspiring and heartwarming story of award winning photographer, Mike Carroll and his founding of Romanian Children's Relief
Romanian Children's Relief is a 501c3 non-profit charity.
Donations are tax deductible.
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Friday, February 1
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Empowering Consumers to Reduce Residential Energy Waste: Designing, Deploying, and Evaluating the Connecticut Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge
Friday, February 1, 2013
1pm
E40-298, 1 Amherst Street, Cambridge
Dissertation Defense of Kat Donnelly
Committee: D. Marks (chair), S. Sarma (supervisor), T. Malone, D. Ariely (Duke)
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Monday, February 4
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"Mitigating Climate Change with Short Lived Climate Pollutants: Sustainable Pathways for Going Beyond Carbon Dioxide"
Monday, February 4, 2013 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Building, HKS, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge
Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Distinguished Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD & UNESCO Professor of Climate and Policy, TERI University, India
Energy Policy Seminar Series
Contact Name: Louisa Lund
louisa_lund at hks.harvard.edu
617-495-8693
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"Using Social Media to Track and Analyze Natural Disasters: The Hurricane Sandy Test."
Monday, February 4
12pm
Harvard Law School, Wasserstein 3018
Arthur Cosby.
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The Global Poverty Project
Monday, February 4, 2013
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EST)
BU College of Arts and Sciences, Room 224, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
The Global Poverty Project's 1.4 Billion Reasons presentation is an engaging multimedia talk that explains the reality facing the 1.4 billion people currently living in extreme poverty around the world, and provides you with the information about how you can make a difference.
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i-lab Challenge Workshop: Accelerate Your Start-Up Research
WHEN Mon., Feb. 4, 2013, 6 p.m.
WHERE Harvard innovation lab, Batten Hall, 125 Western Avenue, Allston
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Business, Classes/Workshops
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR Harvard innovation lab
SPEAKER(S) Hosted by Librarians across Harvard University
COST Free
TICKET WEB LINK http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5219387328
TICKET INFO http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5219387328
CONTACT INFO Vannary Sar at vsar at harvard.edu
NOTE With the help of librarians across the Harvard Library system, this dynamic, interactive workshop will focus on your start-up research challenges, questions and concerns. We’ll show you tips and tricks to more strategically and effectively approach your research. Not sure where to start? Not sure which libraries and sources are available to you? Not sure which databases hold the information that your team needs? We'll help with all of these questions (and more!) to ensure your research success in the competitive start-up environment. We’ll help you to:
Scan the current environment that you’ll be entering
Identify competitors
Research an industry, company or market and
Understand the wealth of information that you have access to via the libraries
LINK ilab.harvard.edu
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HALF THE SKY: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide - FILM SCREENING
Monday, February 04, 2013
7:00p–8:30p
MIT, Building 6-120, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Speaker: WGS Professor A. Walsh will lead a Q & A after the film
REG DAY Women's and Gender Studies Film Screenings
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide was filmed in 10 countries and follows Kristof, WuDunn, and celebrity activists America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union, and Olivia Wilde on a journey to tell the stories of inspiring, courageous individuals. Across the globe oppression is being confronted, and real meaningful solutions are being fashioned through health care, education, and economic empowerment for women and girls.
The linked problems of sex trafficking and forced prostitution, gender-based violence, and maternal mortality -- which needlessly claim one woman every 90 seconds -- present to us the single most vital opportunity of our time: the opportunity to make a change. All over the world women are seizing this opportunity.
Web site: web.mit.edu/wgs/
Open to: the general public
Cost: FREE
Sponsor(s): Women's and Gender Studies, Student Activities Office
For more information, contact: The Friendly WGS Staff
3-8844
wgs at mit.edu
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How High Will the Sea Rise?
Monday, Feb 4
7pm
Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton
Daniel Grossman, author
Melting ice from polar glaciers is threatening millions of people living near the coastlines. Journalist Daniel Grossman will discuss the adventures of a crew of rock hunters trying to learn how high the sea might rise. His book about sea level rise was published by TED Books, the series thatproduces the popular TED Talks. He'll offer thoughts about public opinion on climate change, and prognosticateabout chances for new US initiatives to address the issue. Grossman holds a Ph.D. in political science and a B.S.in physics from MIT. He is a Contributing Editor of National Geographic's News Watch and contributes frequently to PRI's The World.
He is author of Deep Water: As Polar Ice Melts, Scientists Debate How High Our Oceans Will Rise, andcoauthor of: A Scientist's Guide to Talking with the Media:Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists
Presented by Green Decade Newton
Event Contact Info: Ellie Goldberg
Email: ellie.goldberg at gmail.com
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Tuesday, February 5
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"The Changing Media Landscape: Smart News in the Age of Social Media."
Tuesday, February 5
12 p.m.
Harvard, Taubman 275, 5 Eliot Street, Cambridge
Speaker Series with Chris Hughes, publisher and editor-in-chief, The New Republic; co-founded and served as spokesman for Facebook.
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Coding as a Liberal Art
February 5
12:30pm ET
Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 23 Everett St, 2nd Floor, Cambridge
RSVP required for those attending in person at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2013/02/kimball#RSVP
This event will be webcast live at 12:30pm ET.
Diana Kimball, Berkman Center Fellow
Diana is an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School. As a co-creator of ROFLCon, her interest in internet culture runs deep. Most recently, this interest has expressed itself in learning Ruby (a programming language) and applying an open-source ethos to mentoring. She's also exploring the concept of total authorship as it relates to art.
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Future Prospects for Nuclear Power after Fukushima
February 5, 2013 (Tue)
03:30PM to 04:30PM
Refreshments will be served at 3:00 in the 1st Floor Lounge.
BU, SCI 109, Metcalfe Science Center, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
Speaker: Jacopo Buongiorno, MIT
Nuclear is a high-intensity energy source with a practically unlimited fuel availability and a long record of excellent safety. However, the 3/11/11 accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan has changed the perception of nuclear as a safe energy source. In this presentation we will (a) provide a brief description of the accident, (b) review the lessons learned from the accident, and (c) discuss their regulatory/design implications on the current reactor fleet as well as the next generation of Light Water Reactors. We will also discuss the future prospects of nuclear power, in particular a new paradigm in which nuclear energy can be used to displace large amounts of fossil fuels (and their related CO2emissions) from the transportation sector, thus helping to combat climate change and curb the growth of energy product imports.
This event is part of the Physics Department Colloquia Series.
Contact: Winna Somers (wsomers at bu.edu) (617) 3539320
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The Human Cost Towards India's Race for Development
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
4:30p–6:00p
MIT, Building E40-496, 1 Amherst Street, Cambridge
Speaker: Priyanka Borpujari, IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow 2012-2013
Migration Seminar Series. The Human Cost Towards India's Race for Development.
Web site: http://web.mit.edu/cis/www/migration/seminars.html
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies, Inter-University Committee on International Migration
For more information, contact: Sarah Jane Vaughan
617-253-3848
svaughan at mit.edu
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"A Close Look at the Loss of Freedom of the Press and Deterioration of Human Rights in Turkey."
Tuesday, February 5
6-7:30 p.m.
Harvard, Land Hall, Belfer Building, 4th floor, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge
A discussion with Ferai Tinc, Former foreign news editor of Hürriyet, one of Turkey’s leading daily newspapers. Cosponsored by the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.
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MIT CTL Advances in Supply Chain Management Webinar Series: Ocean Transportation Reliability: Myths, Realities, and Impacts
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
1-2pm
Webinar
Register at
https://mitweb.webex.com/mw0307l/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=mitweb&service=6&rnd=0.5056370191184641&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmitweb.webex.com%2Fec0606l%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26confViewID%3D1069249745%26%26%26%26siteurl%3Dmitweb
Dr. Chris Caplice and Dr. Basak Kalcanci will describe and debunk common myths surrounding ocean transportation, using actual transactional data. Additionally, they will describe the impact that transit time variability has on logistics costs and outline the business case for addressing this variability.
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SSRC Seminar Series: “Developing Processes for Understanding Complex Sociotechnical Systems: Are We There Yet?”
Wednesday, February, 6, 2013
Time: 4:15–5:30pm
Location: E25-111, 45 Carleton Street, Cambridge
(Reception to follow in lobby)
Speaker: Professor Joseph Sussman
This is the inaugural talk for this series.
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Al Gore
February 6, 2013
7pm
The Memorial Church, Harvard University, One Harvard Yard, Cambridge
Free and open to the public.
Register at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e6o4rqsu38f5225d&llr=7d7gs4dab
for reminders and updates
Registration is optional and does not guarantee seating.
Seats are first come-first serve. Doors open at 6:15 PM, early arrival is encouraged.
Sponsored by the Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard School of Public Health
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The New Normal - Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather, Are You Ready?
February 6, 2013
6:00 – 7:00 pm Networking Reception and hors d’oeuvres
7:00 – 8:30 pm Panel Presentation
8:30 – 9:00 pm Networking
The Colonnade Hotel, 120 Huntington Avenue, Boston
Join us to hear from a panel of faculty experts as they discuss hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters that could potentially affect the northeast. Learn about the impact this extreme weather poses to our cities and to you and your family.
Moderator: Lance Collins, Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering
Panelists Include:
Larry Brown PhD '76, Sidney Kaufman Professor in Geophysics and Chair of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Linda Nozick, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mark Wysocki MS '89, Sr. Lecturer in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Hors d'oeuvres will be served
Hosted Bar
Editorial Comment: This is a Cornell University Alumni gathering and costs $35 sent to me by Madeline McDowell (madidelin at gmail.com) who will register interested people as guests. Looks like an interesting and pertinent discussion. At the most recent Restructuring Roundtable, there seemed to be agreement that what is a 100 year storm now will be an annual event by the end of this century.
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MANAGING INVASIVES AT HOME AND AROUND TOWN
Wednesday, February 6
7 to 8:30 pm
Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Eric Olson and Josh Ellsworth are lecturers at Brandeis University and local citizen stewards who have extensive experience working to control invasive species in Waltham and Newton. Please join them as they describe the management challenges of carrying out invasive eradication projects, the risks and pleasures of depending entirely upon volunteer labor, and specific techniques for controlling the species we most commonly encounter. This program is offered by Grow Native Massachusetts (*see below), with support from Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation. You do not need to register to attend this lecture.
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Greentown Labs' EnergyBar February: MIT is in the house!
Thursday, February 7, 2013
5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Greentown Labs, 337 Summer Street, Boston
RSVP at http://energybar.eventbrite.com
Join us for the first Greentown Labs EnergyBar of 2013 as we host the kickoff of the 2013 MIT Clean Energy Prize Competition and welcome members of the MIT Enterprise Forum Energy Community Circle, our sponsor for the event! Interested students, professors, and entrepreneurs are invited to join us for a short presentation on the Clean Energy Prize submission requirements while enjoying the networking at Greentown Labs' EnergyBar.
Light appetizers and drinks will be served starting at 5:30 pm.
EnergyBar is a bi-monthly event devoted to helping people in clean technology meet and discuss innovations in energy technology. Entrepreneurs, investors, students, and ‘friends of cleantech,’ are invited to attend, meet colleagues, and expand our growing regional clean technology community.
The MIT Clean Energy Prize is a unique and demanding competition that takes teams through a rigorous 2-month process of building a business model and honing a pitch. Teams are paired with a legal, entrepreneurial, and industry mentor to help them along the way. They pitch to a panel of entrepreneurs, investors and experts to compete for over $300K in prizes and the chance to proceed to the EERE National Clean Energy Business Competition in D.C.http://cep.mit.edu
The Energy Community Circle provides an environment for education, networking and collaboration for the clean tech and energy community of the MIT Enterprise Forum. MIT Enterprise Forum Membership provides essential support to the Circle. Participation in this group is open only to MIT Enterprise Forum members. Not a Member of the Forum? Join Today!
Greentown Labs provides entrepreneurs the research and development space they need to launch their clean technology ventures. Currently housing 24 early stage companies in 19,000 square feet of lab and office space, and located in downtown Boston's Innovation District, Greentown Labs is a not-for-profit organization that sprung from a grassroots cluster of award-winning clean technology companies looking for low-cost working space near MIT.www.facebook.com/GreentownLabs
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1st Annual Urban Ag Conference
February 9, 2013
8:30am-4:00pm
Roxbury Community College Reggie Lewis Center, 1350 Tremont Street, Roxbury Crossing, Boston
Presented by: Urban Farming Institute of Boston and City Growers
In Partnership With: Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
Registration Deadline: February 8, 2013
The purpose of this conference is to advance the opportunities and address the barriers involved in cultivating a thriving urban agricultural sector. The UAC is a forum to share information regarding what is currently happening in Boston and other local urban communities and to map out a vision for Urban Ag in Massachusetts. Boston and other local urban communities in Massachusetts have the potential to offer a fresh, local healthy food supply while promoting economic and environmental sustainability, as well as employment at livable wages, food security, youth engagement and more.
The UAC is designed to:
Introduce the Urban Farming Institute mission and goals
Report on current Urban Ag issues and projects
Promote educational resources and training opportunities
Address infrastructure gaps in the Urban Ag industry
Provide a platform to discuss new collaborations and partnerships for sustainable solutions
Serve as a resource on cutting edge models for healthy, sustainable practices and more
Promote an equitable and ecologically sustainable local economy
Registration $25. Register at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4701198411
Limited Seating. Register Early.
Limited Scholarships are available.
For Inquiries and Sponsorship Details, Please Contact: Crystal Johnson at Crystal at isesplanning.com, 617-416-4915
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"Bringing Awareness After Disaster" Tsunami + Sandy + Deep Water Horizon
Saturday, February 9
Hancock 309 Gallery, 309 Hancock Street, Boston
RSVP at http://tsunami-hancoc309.eventbrite.com
Art opening for the work of Camila Chaves Cortes which will be on exhibition at the gallery until March 23
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MASS INNOVATION NIGHTS: Foodie Edition
Date: 2/13/2013
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Microsoft New England R&D Center, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142
RSVP at http://mass.innovationnights.com
Description: Mass Innovation Nights is a monthly product launch party and networking event powered by social media. Every month we help launch ten new products and we encourage everyone to support the local innovation/entrepreneurial community by blogging, tweeting, Like-ing, posting online video or pictures, or just telling someone about the cool new products they see.
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LinkedIn for Professionals
Feb. 13
7 pm
1 Broadway, 5th floor, Havana Conference Room, Cambridge
RSVP at http://meetupbos.hackshackers.com/events/101159862/
Do you have a strategy for getting the most out of LinkedIn? Can you point to real business wins you’ve earned because of that strategy?
Most professionals use LinkedIn passively, only increasing their usage while looking to hire or be hired. Many successes people cite from LinkedIn are ones that came from just being at the right place at the right time. However, as a 200 million person self-updating data set of professional credentials, relationship maps and business actions, LinkedIn is a powerful tool to be used skillfully and proactively in any role where relationships are helpful to success.
This 90 minute interactive discussion will be led by Dave Gowel at the Cambridge Innovation Center. Topics covered include:
Privacy & Security
Profile Optimization
Proper Network Growth
Proactive Business Usage & Strategies
Bio: David Gowel is the CEO of RockTech, a tech start-up he co-founded to help corporations be more productive by increasing user adoption of underutilized technologies. With an initial focus on the underutilized LinkedIn and Salesforce.com platforms, RockTech is headquartered in Cambridge with an office in New York City.
Dave is West Point graduate, having served as a US Army Ranger and Armor combat platoon leader in Iraq. He is the author of “The Power in a Link” (Wiley, 2011) and was ‘knighted’ a LinkedIn Jedi in the Boston Globe and Inc.com.
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The New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable Presents: Onward Energy Efficiency in New England
February 15, 2013
9 am to 12:30 pm
Foley Hoag LLP, 155 Seaport Boulevard, 13th Floor, Boston
New England states have been national leaders in energy efficiency for some time now - with four of our states in ACEEE's Top 10 rankings (and Massachusetts overtaking California for the number 1 spot). Never a region to rest on its laurels, we continue to look for ways to improve the depth and effectiveness of our energy-efficiency efforts.
Join us as we explore together several major new energy-efficiency related trends and developments in the region and discuss potential new energy- efficiency-related frontiers New England states are tackling, including:
Massachusetts' new three-year utility energy efficiency programs budgets (approval by MA DPU required by end of January)
Connecticut's new statewide Energy Plan which covers energy efficiency, renewables, natural gas, and other energy-related issues (release expected prior to the 2/15 Roundtable)
PACE Financing for EE Investments - Connecticut recently began one of first programs in the world, announced 1.24.13, and MA DOER just issued a report on PACE financing for Massachusetts customers
ISO New England's 2013 Energy Efficiency Forecast for 2016-2022 (which shows huge dampening effect on energy and demand growth due to EE)
A preview of NEEP's REED - the Regional Energy Efficiency Database - which will be released to the public February 19
Other efficiency related developments; building energy labeling, efficiency funds for oil heated structures, building codes, etc.
To lead us through these latest developments, we have put together a stellar panel of leaders and practitioners:
Commissioner Mark Sylvia, Massachusetts DOER
Jessie Stratton, Policy Director/Acting Deputy for Energy, CT DEEP
Stephen Rourke, VP System Planning, ISO New England
Susan Coakley, Exec. Dir., Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
We plan to use a new, more in-depth format for this Roundtable. Presentations will be given (and clarifying questions asked) before our customary morning break. The panel will return after the break for a detailed discussion prompted by questions from the moderator and the audience.
Raab Associates Presents: The 133rd NE Electricity Restructuring Roundtable
Free and open to the public with no advanced registration
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Saturday, February 16
5:30pm-9:30pm - Includes in-depth cooking class\demo, dinner, & wine*
8pm-9:30pm - Includes dinner and glass of wine*
Haley House Bakery Cafe, 12 Dade Street, Boston
Ticket Prices for the Fundraiser:
$40/ dinner ticket $65/ class/demo and dinner ticket
Tickets are available online at:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/315851
All funds support the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Massachusetts (NOFA/Mass) CSA Connect Classes at Madison Park in Roxbury
Presented by NOFA/Mass and Haley House Bakery Café
Sign up for an in-depth cooking class and dining experience (5:30pm-9:30pm) to learn the principles of sustainable cooking from celebrity chefs Odessa Piper and Didi Emmons. The class will prepare a Northeastern regional menu relying on ingredients harvested during winter in combination with other ingredients 'put by' from the winter larder.
Or, skip the lesson, and come for just the dinner (8pm-9:30pm)!
The fundraiser supports the cooking classes held for CSA members that are part of the CSA Connect program.
In 2012, CSA Connect:
Completed 20 weekly deliveries of organic local produce to nearly 50 CSA members in underserved communities like Roxbury and East Boston, affecting the diets of 100+ people.
Conducted 3 cooking classes
Generated more than $20,000 in sales for local farms
ABOUT THE CHEFS:
Didi Emmons
A graduate of La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine in Paris, France, Didi Emmons is also the founding chef of four restaurants in the Boston area. These include The DeLux, Pho Republique, Veggie Planet, and Haley House Bakery Café. At Haley House she pioneered the Take Back the Kitchen Program, which provides cooking classes to inner-city youth. She also serves as a consultant to Project Bread’s Chefs-in-Schools program as well as the Boston Public Health Commission.
Odessa Piper
Belonging to the same generation of pioneer chefs as Alice Waters, Odessa Piper is famous for her regionally reliant Madison, WI restaurant L’Etoile. Her work has been featured in Fine Cooking, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, and Wine Spectator. A James Beard award winning chef, she has also been a frequent contributor to NPR, and loves to share her approach to ingredients and recipes, including the White House. Her menus at L’Etoile, over the decades opened with this inscription “Choosing lovingly grown food from within our region helps to hold all communities of life together… thank you for supporting the farmers and their commitment to these patient arts.”
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Climate Change Demonstration in Washington DC
February 17, 2013
RSVP at http://act.350.org/signup/presidentsday
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THE CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT PRESENTATION
Tuesday, February 19
12-1 pm
Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall, WCC 2012
Rick Cutler from the Climate Reality Project joins the Harvard Law School Green Living Program for an interactive presentation on up-to-the-minute climate change science. Lunch will be served. Learn more about the Climate Reality Project at http://climaterealityproject.org
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“Global Markets and Government Regulation in Telecommunications”
Monday, February 25, 2013
12pm
Northeastern University, 450 Renaissance Park, 1135 Tremont Street, Room 426, Boston
Kirsten Rodine Hardy
Assistant Professor, Political Science, College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Contact Northeastern Humanities nuhumanities at neu.edu
617-373-4140
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Boston/New England Internet of Things Meetup
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
6:00 PM
garage space in N52 on the MIT campus, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Boston-New-England-Internet-of-Things-Meetup/events/101349062/
network, hear some IoT presentations, & brainstorm creating an IoT community
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Live webcast of TED Long Beach
Wednesday February 27
11:30 AM - 9:45 PM
TEDxBeaconStreet has been approved to host a live webcast of TED Long Beach 2013, (speakers listed below) hosted by two of our Superhero Partners - Whitehead Institute and Camera Culture Lab!
To attend you need to apply https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dHc4TFJRTzl3WVJJakNTd01YeTFsTHc6MQ
Event is free of charge to attendees, we will be in touch ...
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NESEA Building Energy Conference
March 5-7
Seaport World Trade Center, Boston
Register at http://www.nesea.org/buildingenergy/
Building Energy is the premier green building and energy conference in the Northeast. It's audience is primarily professional architects, buildings, planners, and designers but it showcases the latest technology available for the energy conscious consumer as well.
It costs money but is definitely worth it, even if you are just going to the trade show. However, here's a promo code for $50 off conference passes : 50GMOKEBE13 .
This year should be especially good as Paul Eldrenkamp of Biggmeister, a fine energy craftsman, led the conference committee.
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“Open Source Science and Social Science: Forming a Public Laboratory”
Monday, March 11, 2013
12pm
Northeastern University, 450 Renaissance Park, 1135 Tremont Street, Room 426, Boston
Sara Wylie
Senior Research Scientist, Social Science and Environmental Health Research Institute, College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Contact Northeastern Humanities nuhumanities at neu.edu
617-373-4140
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“Building Social-Ecological Cities: Community Development and the Institutional Challenge of Urban Environmentalism”
Monday, March 18, 2013
12pm
Northeastern University, 450 Renaissance Park, 1135 Tremont Street, Room 426, Boston
James Connolly
Assistant Professor, Political Science and Public Policy and Urban Affairs, College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Contact Northeastern Humanities nuhumanities at neu.edu
617-373-4140
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“Ecological Forecasting: How Science Can Help Society to Proactively Prepare for a Warmer World”
Monday, March 25, 2013
12pm
Northeastern University, 450 Renaissance Park, 1135 Tremont Street, Room 426, Boston
Brian Helmuth
Professor, Marine and Environmental Science and Public Policy, College of Science and College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Contact Northeastern Humanities nuhumanities at neu.edu
617-373-4140
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SUSTAINABILITY: PRACTICES AND POSSIBILITIES
3rd Massachusetts Sustainable Communities Conference
2nd Massachusetts Sustainable Campuses Conference
April 24, 2013
8am - 4pm
DCU Center, Worcester, MA
Conference details at http://masustainablecommunities.com
Register early and save at http://masccc.eventbrite.com
Cost: $45 to $75
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Where is the best yogurt on the planet made? Somerville, of course!
Join the Somerville Yogurt Making Cooperative and get a weekly quart of the most thick, creamy, rich and tart yogurt in the world. Membership in the coop costs $2.50 per quart. Members share the responsibility for making yogurt in our kitchen located just outside of Davis Sq. in FirstChurch. No previous yogurt making experience is necessary.
For more information checkout.
https://sites.google.com/site/somervilleyogurtcoop/home
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Boiler Rebate
If your boiler is from 1983 or earlier, Mass Save will give a $1,750 to $4,000 rebate to switch it out for a new efficient boiler that uses the same fuel (i.e. if you have oil, you have to continue to use oil) so long as it is installed by July 31, 2012.
Call Mass Save (866 527-7283) to sign up for a home energy assessment or sign-up online at www.nextsteplivinginc.com/HEET and HEET will receive a $10 contribution from Next Step Living for every completed assessment.
This is a great way to reduce climate change emissions for the next 20 or so years the boiler lasts, while saving money.
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CEA Solar Hot Water Grants
Cambridge, through the Cambridge Energy Alliance initiative, is offering a limited number of grants to residents and businesses for solar hot water systems. The grants will cover 50% of the remaining out of pocket costs of the system after other incentives, up to $2,000.
Applications will be accepted up to November 19, 2012 and are available on a first come, first serve basis until funding runs out. The Cambridge grant will complement other incentives including the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center solar thermal grants. For more information, see
http://cambridgeenergyalliance.org/resources/additional-resources/solar-hot-water-grant-program
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Cambridge Residents: Free Home Thermal Images
Have you ever wanted to learn where your home is leaking heat by having an energy auditor come to your home with a thermal camera? With that info you then know where to fix your home so it's more comfortable and less expensive to heat. However, at $200 or so, the cost of such a thermal scan is a big chunk of change.
HEET Cambridge has now partnered with Sagewell, Inc. to offer Cambridge residents free thermal scans.
Sagewell collects the thermal images by driving through Cambridge in a hybrid vehicle equipped with thermal cameras. They will scan every building in Cambridge (as long as it's not blocked by trees or buildings or on a private way). Building owners can view thermal images of their property and an analysis online. The information is password protected so that only the building owner can see the results.
Homeowners, condo-owners and landlords can access the thermal images and an accompanying analysis free of charge. Commercial building owners and owners of more than one building will be able to view their images and analysis for a small fee.
The scans will be analyzed in the order they are requested.
Go to Sagewell.com. Type in your address at the bottom where it says "Find your home or building" and press return. Then click on "Here" to request the report.
That's it. When the scans are done in a few weeks, your building will be one of the first to be analyzed. The accompanying report will help you understand why your living room has always been cold and what to do about it.
With knowledge, comes power (or in this case saved power and money, not to mention comfort).
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Free solar electricity analysis for MA residents
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHhwM202dDYxdUZJVGFscnY1VGZ3aXc6MQ
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HEET has partnered with NSTAR and Mass Save participating contractor Next Step Living to deliver no-cost Home Energy Assessments to Cambridge residents.
During the assessment, the energy specialist will:
Install efficient light bulbs (saving up to 7% of your electricity bill)
Install programmable thermostats (saving up to 10% of your heating bill)
Install water efficiency devices (saving up to 10% of your water bill)
Check the combustion safety of your heating and hot water equipment
Evaluate your home’s energy use to create an energy-efficiency roadmap
If you get electricity from NSTAR, National Grid or Western Mass Electric, you already pay for these assessments through a surcharge on your energy bills. You might as well use the service.
Please sign up at http://nextsteplivinginc.com/heet/?outreach=HEET or call Next Step Living at 866-867-8729. A Next Step Living Representative will call to schedule your assessment.
HEET will help answer any questions and ensure you get all the services and rebates possible.
(The information collected will only be used to help you get a Home Energy Assessment. We won’t keep the data or sell it.)
(If you have any questions or problems, please feel free to call HEET’s Jason Taylor at 617 441 0614.)
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Sustainable Business Network Local Green Guide
SBN is excited to announce the soft launch of its new Local Green Guide, Massachusetts' premier Green Business Directory!
To view the directory please visit: http://www.localgreenguide.org
To find out how how your business can be listed on the website or for sponsorship opportunities please contact Adritha at adritha at sbnboston.org
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Free Monthly Energy Analysis
CarbonSalon is a free service that every month can automatically track your energy use and compare it to your past energy use (while controlling for how cold the weather is). You get a short friendly email that lets you know how you’re doing in your work to save energy.
https://www.carbonsalon.com/
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Boston Food System
"The Boston Food System [listserv] provides a forum to post announcements of events, employment opportunities, internships, programs, lectures, and other activities as well as related articles or other publications of a non-commercial nature covering the area's food system - food, nutrition, farming, education, etc. - that take place or focus on or around Greater Boston (broadly delineated)."
The Boston area is one of the most active nationwide in terms of food system activities - projects, services, and events connected to food, farming, nutrition - and often connected to education, public health, environment, arts, social services and other arenas. Hundreds of organizations and enterprises cover our area, but what is going on week-to-week is not always well publicized.
Hence, the new Boston Food System listserv, as the place to let everyone know about these activities. Specifically:
Use of the BFS list will begin soon, once we get a decent base of subscribers. Clarification of what is appropriate to announce and other posting guidelines will be provided as well.
It's easy to subscribe right now at https://elist.tufts.edu/wws/subscribe/bfs
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Artisan Asylum http://artisansasylum.com/
Sprout & Co: Community Driven Investigations
Greater Boston Solidarity Economy Mapping Project http://www.transformationcentral.org/solidarity/mapping/mapping.html
a project by Wellesley College students that invites participation, contact jmatthaei at wellesley.edu
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Bostonsmart.com's Guide to Boston http://www.bostonsmarts.com/BostonGuide/
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Links to events at 60 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://www.BostonScienceLectures.com
Boston Area Computer User Groups http://www.bugc.org/
Arts and Cultural Events List http://aacel.blogspot.com/
Cambridge Civic Journal http://www.rwinters.com
http://www.massclimateaction.net/calendar/events/index.php
http://www.mitenergyclub.org/calendar/mit_events_template
http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/calendar/
http://green.harvard.edu/events
http://microsoftcambridge.com/Events/tabid/57/Default.aspx
http://boston.nerdnite.com/
http://www.meetup.com/
http://www.eventbrite.com/
http://www.greenhornconnect.com/events/calendar
http://harddatafactory.com/Johnny_Monsarrat/index.html
http://bostoneventsinsider.com/boston_events/
More information about the Act-MA
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