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Arnold Arboretum Clean-Up Day: Love your Block
Arnold Arboretum Clean-Up Day: Love your Block May 13 | 10am-1pm Arnold Arboretum: Bussey Brook Meadow 395 South Street, Boston MA 02130 Join EPMA in supporting the City of Boston’s Love Your Block: Civic Engagement Week for a park c… more...
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0 replies | 1050 views | Posted on: 04/28/2017 | Last updated: 04/28/2017
The Future of Food: Climate, Crops, and Consequences Lecture Series
The Future of Food: Climate, Crops, and Consequences Lecture Series May 8 | 4:00pm Biological Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave., Cambridge The Future of Food: Climate, Crops, and Consequences Lecture Series, organized by the Harvard … more...
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0 replies | 1775 views | Posted on: 04/28/2017 | Last updated: 04/28/2017
Job Opportunity: Assistant to the New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE) Board
Job Opportunity: Assistant to the New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE) Board Position: Part-time Assistant to the Board, Contract Position (about 20 hours per week) Description of Responsibilities: Membership/Volu… more...
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0 replies | 968 views | Posted on: 02/08/2017 | Last updated: 02/08/2017
Community and Urban Gardening: Both An Environmental And Healthy Choice
Over the past few years, urban farms and community gardens have become increasingly popular throughout the United States. In fact, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reports that 800 million people worldwide grow ve… more...
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0 replies | 2414 views | Posted on: 07/21/2016 | Last updated: 02/02/2017
Wow, Check out this Sea Change Map of Boston in 2050 and 2100
See what happens in 2050 and in 2100 generally, and with a major flood event. We've got some climatechange mitigation work to do. http://seachange.sasaki.com/ Thanks Mike Duclos for pointing this out at the USGBC MA PLEED v Pas… more...
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0 replies | 5068 views | Posted on: 12/15/2016 | Last updated: 12/15/2016
Bill McKibben "On the fate of the Earth" Lecture - Thursday, November 10, 7-8:30, NY NY
Bill McKibben ON THE FATE OF THE EARTH by The Nation Institute, The New School, and the Tishman Environment and Design Center a Thursday, November 10 7 – 8:30 PM EST The New School University Center Tishman Auditorium 63 5th Ave… more...
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Climate Change
0 replies | 1126 views | Posted on: 10/19/2016 | Last updated: 10/19/2016
What is a bionic leaf?
A bionic leaf? It may sound like something out of a Star Trek movie, but on June 2nd scientists at Harvard University announced that they have created an artificial leaf that is able to perform photosynthesis ten times better than its natur… more...
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Climate Change
0 replies | 2091 views | Posted on: 06/04/2016 | Last updated: 08/08/2016
Clean Food Labels Could Change The Future Of The Food Industry
It is clear now more than ever that the “clean label” is no longer simply a tend in the food chain industry. Last year, one out of every 10 new food products in the US and over 9% of all global new product launches were given an “orga… more...
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0 replies | 3479 views | Posted on: 08/05/2016 | Last updated: 08/05/2016
Plastic vs. Reusable Bags: Which Bag Is Best?
Did you know that you need to reuse a canvas bag 171 times to mitigate the environmental impacts over a plastic bag? But now, due to the looming threat of climate change and the overfilling of our landfills, more and more people are maki… more...
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0 replies | 19181 views | Posted on: 08/03/2016 | Last updated: 08/03/2016
Food Waste Progress: Key Companies Embracing“Ugly” Produce
Food waste has become a major problem in the United States. According to the Natural Resources Defense Find, up to 40% of all food in the U.S. is tossed in the trash. Though some food is composted, most of it winds up in landfills where it … more...
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0 replies | 1899 views | Posted on: 07/22/2016 | Last updated: 07/22/2016
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