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[edit] Green Roundtable Low Impact Living Workshop

A workshop sponsored by the The Green Roundtable at Nexus Boston, a green building resource center

  • Date: Thursday, August 14th 2008
  • Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • Place: Nexus Boston, 38 Chauncy St., 7th floor, Boston

For details and registration information, see this link


[edit] LWV Fall Forum

Hold the date for the Needham League of Voters Fall Forum. Frances Moore Lappe, international food activist who makes the connection between food and environmental health, will be the featured speaker.

  • Date: Monday, October 20th, 2008
  • Time: Evening
  • Place: TBC


[edit] Past Events

[edit] Green Business Solutions Expo

This event, presented by the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce, showcases local businesses that are incorporating green practices into their businesses. It is also an opportunity for those who provide products and services to the green community to showcase their offerings to local businesses.

The Newton-Needham Chamber is one of the Collaborating Organizations of the Green Needham Collaborative. Green Needham will have a table at the event, courtesy of the Newton Needham Chamber of Commerce. We will be providing information to the attendees about Green Needham to encourage them to seek out and support business and individual consumers of green products and services.


  • Date: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
  • Time: 10:30 am - 5:00 pm
  • Place: Newton Marriott Hotel
  • Cost: Free for the workshops and exhibit hall
$35 for the Lunch


Schedule:

  • 10:30 am - Exhibits open, Workshop Session #1
  • 12:00 pm - Lunch
  • Keynote Speaker - Gary Hirshberg, CEO of Stonyfield Farm
  • Luncheon attendees will also receive a copy of Mr. Hirshberg's book Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World
  • Ann Berwick - Undersecretary for Energy for he Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • Presentation of Green Business Awards to Newton and Needham businesses
  • David Brown of WCVB-TV will emcee the lunch
  • 2:00 pm - Exhibits and Workshop Session #2
  • 3:15 pm - Exhibits and Workshop Session #3
  • 5:00 pm - Cash bar and Networking




[edit] Clean Technology 2008

Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Conference and Trade Show

  • Date: June 1-5, 2008
  • Time: All day
  • Place: Hynes Convention Center, Boston
  • Registration and information: http://www.csievents.org


Clean Technology 2008 is a multi-disciplinary and multi-sector conference on global sustainability addressing advancements in traditional technologies, emerging technologies and clean business practices. The mission of Clean Technology 2008 is to bring together the entire cleantech ecosystem with the goal of accelerating the flow of technologies from the research phase to the viable market phase. We do this by linking scientists, engineers and researchers with potential business, financial and government partners. The Cleantech ecosystem enables a growing set of knowledge-based technologies, products or services designed to improve operational performance, productivity or efficiency while reducing cost, input, energy consumption, waste or pollution.


More Information about Clean Technology 2008


Submit your Technical Abstract, Intellectual Property or Early Stage Company today for review. Deadline February 1st 2008.


[edit] 1st Annual Green Roots Festival and 21st Annual Bike-a-thon

  • Date: Sunday, June 8th, 2008
  • Time: 7:30 am - 10:30 am
  • Place: Jamaica Plain - At Park in front of Stony Brook T Station, Boylston St.
  • Cost: '

Details at Bikes not Bombs. For more information, contact Nadav Carmal of Bikes not Bombs.


[edit] Virtual Energy Forum 2008

  • Date: Tuesday, June 10th and Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
  • Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Place: Online
  • Cost: Free


This online event is focused on how leading companies can adopt better energy management practices to cut cost, while at the same time adopting clean energy alternatives -- presenting alternative energy technologies, policies, and best practices in a live, interactive environment. The event is designed to meet the needs of corporate energy executives in a way that is not possible with physical events, webinars or other means.

Forum Agenda and Registration


[edit] Massachusetts Wind Energy Working Group

  • Date: Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
  • Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Place: Massachusetts Maritime Academy's Bay State Conference Center, Bourne, MA


This meeting of the Wind Working Group will focus on:

Innovative Financing and Ownership Models for Community Scale Wind Projects


Given our population density, topography, and other characteristics, land-based wind projects in Massachusetts tend to be small in scale. These projects are not without their character-building challenges; one of them being financing. Right now there are a number of communitiy-scale wind projects at a critical development stage. We offer this event in an attempt to explore this issue in depth and to think creatively about the options available, with experts and stakeholders from the numerous smaller-scale wind projects we tend to have here.

  • Steps to Financing and Financing Options: "Flip" models, Loan models, Ownership Implications, etc.
  • Dana Harris, New Path Energy
  • Tyler Fairbank and Kevin Schulte, EOS Ventures/Sustainable Energy Developments
  • The Cooperative Option: The Cape & Vineyard Electrical Cooperative
  • Margaret Downey, Cape Light Compact


For information about the Wind Working Group, contact Lynn Di Tullio of the UMass Renewable Energy Research Laboratory.


The Massachusetts Wind Energy Working Group is funded by DOE's Wind Powering America Program and the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust.


[edit] BBJ Green Business Summit

  • Date: Friday, May 16th, 2008
  • Time: 7:30 am - 10:30 am
  • Place: Seaport Hotel - 200 Seaport Blvd., Boston
  • Cost: $85


Presented by the Boston Business Journal - a best-practices conference that will feature industry-leading speakers and panelists representing various corners of the business, energy, architectural and conservation sectors.


  • Keynote Speaker: Jim Gordon, CEO, Cape Wind
  • Best Practices: Think Green, Design Green, Build Green
  • Moderator: Martin Madaus, PhD, CEO, Millipore Corp.
  • Panelists:
  • John F. Fish, CEO, Suffolk Construction Co., Inc.
  • Steve Fugarazzo, Manager of Facilities Engineering and Enterprise Energy, Raytheon Co.
  • Tim Healy, CEO & Founder, EnerNOC Inc.
  • Leith Sharp, Director, Harvard University Green Campus Initiative
  • Money, Technology & Policy: The State's Green Future
  • Moderator: Carolyn S. Kaplan, Counsel, Chief Sustainability Officer, Nixon Peabody, LLP
  • Panelists:
  • Nick d'Arbeloff, Co-Executive Director, New England Clean Energy Council
  • Christina Lampe-Onnerud, PhD, CEO & Founder, BostonPower Inc.
  • Chuck McDermott, General Partner, Rockport Capital Partners
  • Jim Walker, Managing Director, Global Insight



[edit] Healthy Lawns and Landscapes - May 2008

  • Date: Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
  • Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Place: Charles River Watershed Association office 190 Park Rd, Weston (at the Leo J. Martin Golf Course)
  • Cost: Free

A free Workshop - Learn how to have a beautiful yard and garden that’s healthy for your family, neighbors, pets and the Charles River!


Hear from DEP Consumer Waste Reduction Coordinator, Ann McGovern and CRWA Landscape Designer, Viola Augustin on:

  • Lawn care methods that eliminate the need for synthetic fertilizers and pesticides
  • Composting and mulching techniques
  • Low impact development techniques for residential properties such as rain gardens, rain barrels and green roofs


For more information or to sign up for this workshop visit http://www.charlesriver.org/LandscapingSeminar.html or contact Julie Wood at (781) 788-0007 ext. 225 or jwood@crwa.org. A light dinner will be served. Attendance is free but registration is required. This workshop is partially funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.


[edit] NOVA: Car of the Future

  • Date: Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
  • Time: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Place: Television -WGBH 2

How will the car of the future be powered? Will it run on hydrogen, batteries, ethanol, or some as-yet-undiscovered technology? In this new Nova, Tom and Ray Magliozzi of NPR's Car Talk examine emerging technologies and ideas about America's most common form of transportation. See a dozen alternative vehicles already on America's roads, and hear from the people behind them at the NOVA web site].


Repeats:

  • Wednesday, April 23, 11pm-12midnight
  • 'GBH Kids On Demand on Comcast 1 ("Get Local") through Monday, April 28
  • Find more repeats at WGBH


[edit] Mass Power Shift

  • Date: Friday, April 11th - Monday, April 14th, 2008
  • Time: 7:30 am - 10:30 am
  • Place: Several Boston Locations
  • Cost: $20 as of April 9th; Register 5 or more people for $10 each


From April 11-14, Students, young people, and community members from all walks of life are descending on Boston for Massachusetts Power Shift (MAPS), pushing to pass the Global Warming Solutions Act, and growing a diverse movement for climate solutions, green jobs & green justice.

  • The Opening Plenary session, featuring keynote speaker US Representative Ed Markey, will be held at the Boston Convention Center from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Friday, April 11th.
  • Other sessions throughout the weekend will be held at Boston University, on Boston Common and at the State House.


For more information, see the Mass Power Shift web site at http://www.masspowershift.org.


[edit] Clean Energy for High Tech

  • Date: Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
  • Time: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Place: Newton Marriott


Symposium on Clean Energy for High Tech industries sponsored by the New England Clean Energy Council. High tech CFOs and sustainability and facilities executives are cordially invited to attend. Please reserve early as seating is limited.

Time Description
1:00 pmWelcome - Nick d’Arbeloff, New England Clean Energy Council and

Pat Mitchell, Cooley Godward Kronish

1:15 pmKeynote: The Massachusetts Clean Energy Opportunity - Phil Giudice, Director, Mass. Division of Energy Resources Registration
1:40 pmOverview: MHTC Energy Program - Chris Anderson, President, Mass. High Tech Council
2:20 pmLessons from Leading Corporations - Staples, Genzyme
3:20 pmBreak
3:35 pm Deployment Case Studies - EnerNOC, Soltage, Ameresco, Aircuity
4:35 pmEnergy Policy Impact & Risk Mitigation Strategies - Dan Sosland, Executive Director, Environment Northeast
5:00 pmCocktail reception

[edit] Babson Entrepreneurial Energy Expo

  • Date: Thursday, March 27th, 2008
  • Time: 11:30 am - 5:00 pm
  • Place: Babson College - 231 Forest St., Babson Park (Wellesley)

The Entrepreneurial Energy Expo (E3) is an annual event hosted by the Babson Energy and Environmental Club at the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business. E3 aims to connect the energy industry to the Babson community, to provide insight into emerging clean energy solutions, to facilitate networking, and to celebrate the growing business opportunities within the rapidly expanding, and entrepreneurial, cleantech sector.

Time Event
10:00am - 10:45amWind Turbine Groundbreaking
11:30am - 12:00pmRegistration
12:00 - 1:00pmKeynote Address - Jesse Fink, Founder, Mission Capital
1:00 - 1:15pmCoffee Break / Networking
1:15 - 2:30pmPanel Sessions:
1:15 - 2:30pm-Green Building
1:15 - 2:30pm-Capitalizing on Massachusetts Cleantech
1:15 - 2:30pm-Energy Efficiency / Energy Services
2:30 - 2:45pmCoffee Break / Networking
2:45 - 4:00pmPanel Sessions:
2:30 - 4:00pm-Renewables
2:30 - 4:00pm-Green Entrepreneurship
2:30 - 4:00pm-Venture Capital Services
4:00 - 6:00pmBusiness Expo / Cocktail Reception


[edit] State House Briefing on Peak Oil

  • Date: Monday, March 31st, 2008
  • Time: 1:00 pmpm
  • Place: State House, Room 222


Senator Pam Resor and State Representative Frank Smizik, Co-chairs of the Joint Legislative Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture (ENRA), invite you to attend an informational briefing on PEAK OIL: Implications for Massachusetts.


Presentations by:

  • Senator Bob Duff and Representative Terry Backer from the Connecticut General Assembly - Co-Founders of the Connecticut Legislative Peak Oil & Natural Gas Caucus
  • John Kaufman Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Energy and member of the Portland, Oregon Energy Task Force
  • Roger Bezdek, President of Management Information Services, Inc. (Washington D.C.) and co-author of "Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation, & Risk Management"
  • Richard Lawrence, Co-Founder, ASPO-USA (Association for the Study of Peak Oil)


For more information, contact Richard Lawrence or Senator Pam Resor's office -(617) 722-1120


[edit] LWV Candidates Night


Meet and listen to the candidates for Town-wide office in the April Town election at the Needham League of Women Voters Candidates Night. Take the opportunity to talk to all the candidates about sustainability and Green Needham.


[edit] Markey Town Meeting

  • Date: Sunday, March 16th, 2008
  • Time: 4:30 - 6:30 pm
  • Place: Regis College
235 Wellesley St., Weston
Eleanor Welsh Casey Theatre, Fine Arts Center


Rep. Ed Markey (D-Malden) has spent his career studying global warming and energy dependence, the most pressing issues of our time. This past year, as Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, he has been able to focus on the scientific and economic evidence and impacts of our planetary crisis, and talked to the pre-eminent experts in the world on these issues. This weekend, Markey will sound the planetary alarm bell here in his home state of Massachusetts.


At events in Melrose and Weston this Sunday, March 16, Rep. Markey will give an update of what’s happening at his Select Committee and in Congress on these issues, and more importantly, discuss how the citizens of Massachusetts can reduce their carbon footprint and help reduce the impact of global warming.


[edit] Film & Discussion - Six Degrees

The Congregational Church of Needham presents National Geographic’s Six Degrees Could Change the World followed by a discussion led by Needham resident Seth Bauer, Editorial Director of National Geographic’s The Green Guide

  • Date: Friday, February 29th, 2008
  • Time: 7:00 pm
  • Place: Congregational Church of Needham - Fellowship Hall
  • RSVP: To Vicki Garbe by February 26th


Event Flyer - PDF format


The Congregational Church of Needham is located at 1154 Great Plain Avenue. Their phone number is 781 444-2510.


[edit] Energy Star Webinar - Promoting Energy Efficiency in the Community

ENERGY STAR webinars support communities participating in the EPA's Community Energy Challenge. These are live, online seminars that require simultaneous internet and phone access.


These are targeted to local government, but as this one focuses on promoting energy efficiency to your community, it may be of interest to Green Needham members interested in community education and outreach.


  • Learn how to accelerate energy efficiency activities in your community. You can leverage ENERGY STAR brochures, public service announcements, press releases, posters, event ideas, and templates to help spread the word about saving energy and protecting the climate.



[edit] Who Killed the Electric Car?

The League of Women Voters Needham Climate Action Committee invites you to join us for a presentation from Sony Pictures Classics of: Who Killed the Electric Car?

  • Date: Sunday, January 6th, 2008
  • Time: 1:30 pm
  • Place: Community Room, Needham Public Library
  • Admission: Free! - Refreshments will be served


  • Did you know that the first electric engine was invented in 1859 by Thomas Davenport using un-rechargeable batteries?
  • Did you know that over 100 years ago in the year 1900 an electric vehicle by BGS Company set the first distance record by traveling 180 miles on a single charge?
  • Where did this technology go all these years past?


Join us to learn more about the history of the electric engine and the important role it must play in the reduction of our dependence on oil powered vehicles and global warming.

Event Flyer



[edit] 6th MCAN Global Warming Action Conference

Last year's event at MIT's Stata Center drew over 450 people.


  • Date: Sunday, November 18th, 2007
  • Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Place: Stata Center at MIT, Cambridge
  • Admission: $45 for MCAN members, $60 for non-members if made before November 9th, $75 afterward
  • More Information: MCAN Agenda & Registration - Agenda and Registration 


8:30-9:20 am   Registration and Breakfast
9:30 am        Welcoming Remarks, Plan of Day: Rob Garrity, MCAN Executive Director
9:40 am        Who’s Who of Massachusetts Climate Activism: Profile of 10 Active MCAN Chapter Members
10:15 am    Plenary Session: Rob Pratt, Senior Vice President, Henry P. Kendall Foundation
10:50-11:05 am    Break
11:10-11:40 am    Keynote Plenary Session: Ian Bowles, Secretary, EOEA, MA
11:45 am -12:45 pm    Lunch
12:50-2:00 pm  Workshop Session I
2:05-3:15 pm    Workshop Session II
3:20-3:35 pm   Break
3:40-4:50 pm   Workshop Session III
4:55-5:25 pm   Plenary Session: Warren Leon, Director, Renewable Energy Trust
5:20-5:30 pm   Closing Remarks, Call to Action



[edit] LWV Fall Forum October, 2007

The Needham League of Women Voters Fall Forum will be Global Warming - How you can make a difference

Fall Forum Flyer


Notes from the four breakout sessions:

Home Energy

Solar Energy

Policy Issues

Fuel Efficient Cars


The Fall Forum Program contains bios on the event speakers and vendor contact information:

Program




[edit] 3rd Annual Conference on Clean Energy

This event is run by the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center of the University of Massachusetts, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition and the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge's Energy Special Interest Group.


  • Date: Monday, October 29th and Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
  • Time: 8:00 am - 7:00 pm Monday and 8:00 am - 7:00 pm Tuesday
  • Place: Hynes Convention Center, Boston



The cost for the Exhibit Hall only is $75, and the Exhibit Hall is supposed to restricted to clean energy companies only (other than event sponsors, of which there are five or six). There is also a job fair that is no charge to job seekers (but doesn't allow access to anything else). Full conference fee is $345. The conference includes:


  • Keynote Lunch with Ian Bowles, Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs
  • Industry and Investment Panel(s)
  • Industry breakout sessions focused on specific technologies (1 1/2 hours each)
  • Investor Pitches by Clean Energy businesses (10 minutes per company)


[edit] Mitigating Global Climate Change: Community Strategies and Programs

This event is sponsored by the West Suburban Community Health Network and will feature successful models for community action on Global Climate Change.

  • Date: Friday, October 19th, 2007
  • Time: 8:00 am - 12:00 noon
  • Place: Needham Free Public Library, 1139 Highland Ave., Needham
  • Admission: Free, but registration required by October 5th
    • Register by e-mail to O. Edmunds or by phone at 617 441-0700 x205
  • More Information: Event Flyer


[edit] Agenda

  • Welcome - Senator Marc Pacheco
  • Keynote - Paul Epstein, MD, MPH, Associate Director for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School
  • Panel


[edit] Healthy Lawns and Landscapes

This event is sponsored by the Town of Needham Health Department and DPW and the Massachusetts Department for Environmental Protection. Learn how to have a beautiful lawn and lanscape that's healthy for your family, neighbors, pets, and the environment!

  • Date: Thursday, September 27, 2007
  • Time: 7:30 pm
  • Place: Broadmeadow School, 120 Broadmeadow Road, Needham
    • To sign up for this free workshop contact Janice Berns at the Health Department at 781-455-7523.

Refreshments Served!

Win a compost bin!


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