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* Six Upcoming Climate & Enviro Confs: MA, ME, NY, MD & DC
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SIX UPCOMING CLIMATE & ENVIRO CONFs Details, URL's below.
11/9 - Grassroots Climate Protection Conf. Tufts U, Medford, MA
11/16 - Earthwatch Inst Annual Conf. Cambridge, MA
11/16 - Toxics Action Conf. Waterville, ME
11/20 - Cool New York: Global Warming Summit, Albany, NY
11/20-22 EPA 5th State & Local Climate Change Partners Conf. Annapolis, MD
12/3-5 US Climate Change Sci Prgrm Wkshp: for Scientists, Stakeholders. DC
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NOTE: ENVIRO VOTE URL's for NOV 5
Voting for the Environment: http://www.pirg.org/vote
League of Conservation Voters'
National Enviro Scorecard: http://www.lcv.org
New England: Take Action on Clean Energy:
http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/NE_Energy
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CONF DETAILS:
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SAT, NOV 9 CLIMATE PROTECTION CONF
MCAN's 2nd Annual
GRASSROOTS CLIMATE ACTION CONFERENCE
Sat, Nov 9, 9 am - 5:30 pm
Tufts U, Cabot Hall, Medford, MA
www.massclimateaction.org
Keynote speakers:
Gregory Watson, VP Sustainable Energy, Mass. Tech. Collab. on
"Our Renewable Energy Future."
Kevin Knobloch, Exec. Dir., Union of Concerned Scientists, on
"Climate Advocacy When Oil Owns the White House."
19 Presentations & Workshops covering:
* Local energy & GHG reduction action plans & strategies
* Climate change science & impacts *Greening academe & state gov't
* State, regional, & national policy *Green schools & capital projects
* Wind, solar,& consumer power * Taming sprawl *Dirty power
* Home & business energy efficiency * Public education & outreach
** Activist skills workshops: campaigns, media, organizing.
*With: Sonia Hamel MA EOEA & Eric Friedman, Comm. MA. Seth Kaplan & Steve
Burrington, Conservatn Law Fdn. Janine Bloomfield, Environmental Defense.
Barbra Batshalom, The Green Roundtable. Bob Sheppard, Clean Air - Cool
Planet. John Bolduc, City of Cambridge. Leith Sharp, Harvard Green Campus
Initiative. Ross Gelbspan. & presentations by staff from NESCAUM, MassEnergy,
Conservation Services Group, Xenergy, Cape Wind, HealthLink, MassPIRG, City
of Medford, Town of Brookline, Center for Health & Global Environment, & MCAN
Activists.
Also:
*Organizing Your Group - Matt Wilson, Dir. Toxics Action Center.
*Media wkshp - Ross Gelbspan, & David Donnelly(MA Voters for Clean Elections)
*Climate Campaigns workshop - Cindy Luppi, Clean Water Action.
For program, registration, directions: http://www.massclimateaction.org
Or contact MCAN at: CambClimAct@aol.com, or 781-643-5911
Registration: $35 by Nov. 1, $40 at door, incl. breakfast & lunch
Group rates (4+) & student discounts available: CambClimAct@aol.com
After 11/3, PLEASE: e-register &/or e-RSVP only, & pay at door.
Checks payable to: Commonwealth Foundation. Mail to:
Michael Charney/MCAN Conf, PO Box 391887, Cambridge, MA 02139
Email us for ride sharing: CambClimAct@aol.com
Map: http://www.tufts.edu/source/maps/medford
Sponsors: Mass. Climate Action Network & Tufts Climate Initiative, with
MassPIRG, Clean Water Action, MassEnergy & others!
www.massclimateaction.org
CambClimAct@aol.com
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SAT, NOV 16 - EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE CONF:
Earthwatch Inst Ann Conf: Engaging Public in Scientific Field
Research. Hyatt Regency, Camb, MA. Reports, posters, on research
worldwide w voluntr assts. Spkrs: Laurie Marker: cheetah
conservtn; Dr Richard Reina: leatherback sea turtles; Dr Edw
Liebow: traditional NW salmon fisheries. Also: marine sci,
archeology, paleontology, cultural diversity, terrestrial ecology.
Info: http://www.earthwatch.org/conference 800-776-0188,
info@earthwatch.org
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SAT, NOV 16 MAINE TOXICS ACTION CONF.
Maine Toxics Action Conf. 8 am - 6 pm, Colby College, Waterville, ME
Info: http://www.toxicsaction.org/Maine_Conf_Broch_11_02.pdf
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WED, NOV 20 COOL NEW YORK: GLOBAL WARMING SUMMIT
Cool New York - Global Warming Summit. Empire State
Plaza Conf Cntr, Albany, NY Spons: EANY, NCCC,
NYPIRG. Info/Regstr: http://www.eany.org
518-462-5526 x240, cvanderlan@eany.org
5. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
NOV 20-22 EPA STATE & LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE PARTNERS CONF
EPA 5th State & Local Climate Change Partners Conf.
Annapolis, MD Sci & policy updates, innov. transport tech,
renew & effic energy, smart growth, health, GHG registries,
inventory tools, urban heat islands, adaptatn, co-benefits
analysis.
Info: http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/annapolis , andrea@epa.gov
Agenda: http://icfhosting.net/epa/slccp/slccpReg.nsf/content/index.html
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DEC 3-5 US CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE PROGRAM PLANNING WORKSHOP
U.S. Climate Change Science Program:
Planning Workshop for Scientists & Stakeholders.
Free. Pre-registration encouraged. Wash, DC
Info: http://www.climatescience.gov
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NOV 5: VOTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Getting Ready to Vote?
Voting for the Environment: http://www.pirg.org/vote
League of Conservation Voters (LCV) 's
National Environmental Scorecard: http://www.lcv.org
New England: Take Action on Clean Energy:
http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/NE_Energy
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Above is just a fraction of events found weekly on:
CLIMATE & ENVIRO EVENTS CALENDAR for MA, NE & BEYOND:
URL: http://tufts.edu/tci/Calendar.html
Listserve: Send blank email to: CambClimCal-subscribe@topica.com
Forwarded by:
Michael Charney, Ed./Publ.
Cambridge Climate Calendar - http://tufts.edu/tci/Calendar.html
Co-chair,
Mass. Climate Action Network - http://www.massclimateaction.org
Green Building Coalition (for MA HR 3840 & S.2021)
http://www.gbreb.com/greenbuildings
PO Box 391887
Cambridge, MA 02139
CambClimAct@aol.com
617-492-6614
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