Thanks to Emily Kanter at the Sustainable Business Leader Program & CEA‘s Lilah Glick, a group of Cambridge’s small business leaders were able to come together for a Green Marketing workshop on June 17th, led by Leah Bloom, the media-proclaimed “green business guru.”
CCTV blogger Karen Klinger has an interesting write-up of her stroll around the birthplace of your drinking water last Monday evening. Should you find the tale inspiring, you have two more chances to take part in a guided tour of the upper watershed, and three of Fresh pond. If you attend, or otherwise visit Fresh Pond check out some of the interesting 1) public 2) art versions of the watershed map:
Enjoy a great day of climate workshops, presentations, green vendors, youth displays, and climate related activities. Film a public service announcement. Create a sustainability message at the YouTube booth. Take workshops about green architecture, eating sustainably, futuristic carbon-free energy and many more. All who register (online) will be entered into a drawing for door prizes including iPods, gift certificates, and more.
An afternoon networking session will give Summit attendees to become part of Youth CAN’s Massachusetts Education for Sustainability Campaign aimed at requiring education for sustainability at the secondary level.
Event is free, including breakfast and lunch. Register online as soon as possible to obtain a slot in the workshop of your choice. More information.
Check out a video of last year’s summit:
Tomorrow is World Fair Trade Day, and it will be observed at numerous progressive businesses around Boston. Specific event and promotion details will be posted tomorrow, but the overarching theme is a “fair trade crawl.” Visit a designated number of venues for a chance to win prizes; fairly traded of course!
While you’re out peddling around to burn off all that ice cream, be sure to hit-up Fresh Pond Day and the SomerGreen Festival.
Clear Conscience Café, Toscanini’s Ice Cream and the Central Square Business Association will sponsor “Clean Up Central Square” Sunday, April 25, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.The Central Square Cleanup will kick off at 8:30 am at Clear Conscience Cafe, 581 Mass Ave, where the owners of the café, Daniel Goldstein and Jack Kutner, will treat volunteers to organic, fair-trade coffee and tea before the clean up begins. From 9am to 11:30, participants will clean; supplies will be provided by the Department of Public Works and by volunteers. For Daniel Goldstein, the cleanup is “a sign of the times and feels like a rebirth of citizenry and businesses to be stakeholders in a clean, well kept square.” After the cleanup, Toscanini’s will host the cleanup team for ice cream.
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Given our area’s notoriously schizophrenic weather you could forgive some for celebrating Earth Day a little early or late, but what if you want to observe this round-number anniversary the day of? Otherwise it can be a bit like trying to get excited about trick-or-treating on November 1st.
Here’s a special Earth Day view of our local events calendar to make it easier to find something to celebrate with. Some highlights include:
Great Mass Appliance Exchange begins
Our Is solar right for my house? seminar
Also of interest, PBS’ American Experience will be airing a two-hour special on the history of Earth Day on Monday April 19 at 9. It should be in heavy rotation for the remainder of the week. On April… [view entry]
The NWF is often upstaged by bigger names—pun intended—but they too strive to raise awareness and help restore balance between man and environment through various programs and publications including that magazine named for our furry friend to the right. I recently discovered that they also have a YouTube channel featuring a very brief weekly video news digest in addition to other clips such as the somewhat amusing news reel spoof below.
If you’re looking for some means of enjoying the fine weather that is expected this weekend, you might consider taking the commuter rail to Salem and checking out the Trash Menagerie, followed by a stroll along the water front.
Or, if you’d rather not travel so far, consider the public art along the Boston Harbor Walk. The Neponsett River Park area in Dorchester is an under-appreciated (even if art-free) treasure. Note that although the pages for each neighborhood appear blank, a list of specific areas is given in the left-hand menu.
On the subject of stopping to take a look around you, the New Visions exhibition of up-and-coming local artists includes local photographer
A quick synopsis of recent/upcoming environmental events at local universities.
MIT’s energy conference begins tomorrow, featuring a free Energy Showcase from 5–8 PM:
It is time again for the city of Cambridge’s Go Green Awards, which recognizes businesses and organizations that take exceptional environmental actions in at least one of five areas—energy use, transportation, waste reduction, stormwater, and climate protection. Self nominations are accepted.
Last year’s 2009 award recipient’s included:
Transportation: The Charles Hotel and Irving House
Waste Reduction: Grendel’s Den and Volpe Center
Climate Protection: Genzyme and Citigate Cunningham
Energy: HRI and Cambridge Health Alliance
Stormwater Management: Forest City and Old Cambridge Baptist Church
Community Organization: HEET
The deadline for the 2010 GoGreen Awards nominations is April 5. Use the GoGreen nomination form and submit to: John Bolduc, jbolduc@cambridgema.gov, fax 617-349-4633. The nomination form can be found at:… [view entry]
