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City Agriculture – May 5, 2022

May 5, 2022 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Zero emissions cherry orchard in New Zealand https://cleantechnica.com/2022/01/20/100-zero-emissions-cherry-orchard/ Follow the Food series from the BBC and Corteva Agriscience How we might build a food utopia … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: agriculture, cities, city planning, ecology, environment, food, gardening, sustainability

Energy (and Other) Events – May 2022

May 1, 2022 By gmoke Leave a Comment

——— Index ——— —————— Conferences —————— Tuesday, May 3 Graduate workshop: Data-driven environmental economics research from the EPA Thursday, June 2 - June 3 Numbers and Nature: Mitchell J. Feigenbaum … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, ecology, energy, environment, events, harvard, listings, mit, sustainability, transportation

Mr Franklin’s Folks

April 21, 2022 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Preface: I originally wrote this a couple of decades ago, based upon my experiences working with a traveling energy show in the 1970s and 1980s and my own experiments with public displays of renewable energy at farmers’ markets … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, climate resiliency, ecology, emergency preparedness, environment, farmers'markets, positive protest, renewables, solar, sustainability

Planning for Extreme Heat: NY, Phoenix, California, and Beyond

April 14, 2022 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Boston University organized a talk on how Phoenix, New York, and the State of California are planning for extreme heat the other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: city planning, climate resilience, climate-energy-politics, ecology, emergency preparedness, energy, environment, heatwave, sustainability, trees, urban planning

Energy (and Other) Events Monthly – April 2022

April 3, 2022 By gmoke Leave a Comment

These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. This is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, climate-change, ecology, efficiency, energy, energy efficiency, environment, events, listings, renewables, sustainability

Zero Net Energy – March 31, 2022

March 31, 2022 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Treehouse with "green walls, facades and rooftops, plus water features, natural light, and ventilation strategies to green the traditional office building,” winning an award from the World Green Building … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, ecology, energy, environment, housing, net zero, net zero emissions, net zero energy, real-estate, renewables, solar, sustainability

A Pattern Language of Work: Remembering Christopher Alexander

March 24, 2022 By gmoke 6 Comments

I just learned that Christopher Alexander, the principal writer and force behind A Pattern Language, died on March 17. This is to remember him, someone who made me see with a new focus. A Pattern Language of Work earlier version … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: architecture, Christopher Alexander, design, ecology, language, patterns, sustainability, systems-thinking, urban planning

Interface: From Living Zero to Climate Take Back

March 1, 2022 By gmoke Leave a Comment

I met Ray Anderson in 1996 at a conference about The Natural Step (https://thenaturalstep.org), an environmental action framework from Sweden. He had founded Interface (http://www.interface.com/US/en-US/homepage), a carpet tile … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: business, climate, ecology, energy, environment, Interface, net zero emissions, net zero energy, progressive-business-leaders-sustainability, Ray Anderson, sustainability

How to Counter Putin and Reduce Climate Change or Reversing the Energy Weapon

February 20, 2022 By gmoke Leave a Comment

The impending (2/20/22) invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s Russia is, at least in part, an energy war. Certainly, he is using the methane Russia sells to the EU and neighboring countries as a weapon. Russia supplies a third to a half … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cuba, ecology, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, environment, gas, infrastructure, methane, oil, pipelines, putin, renewables, russia, sustainability, Ukraine, war

Science Fiction Futures Now at Boskone 59

February 8, 2022 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Boskone is the annual science fiction convention of New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA) and the oldest science fiction/fantasy/horror [SF/F/H] convention in New England. Boskone is an entirely fan volunteers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: BOSKONE, climate, environment, fandom, fantasy, horror, Mars, science fiction, sustainability, terraforming

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MitchNicerMitch LG@MitchNicer·
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Malden Teachers and community members out yesterday to protest the 100+ pink slips in handed out by the district this past week.

Many who were let go "for performance" haven't even received their annual performance reviews yet.

#saveourteachers #mapoli #saveourschools

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ErinforBostonErin Murphy@ErinforBoston·
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I was proud to file a Resolution, with my colleague @LizBreadon, recognizing May 6-12, 2022 as "National Nurses Week" in the @CityOfBoston. Nurses are public health heroes who make our communities safer and healthier everyday.
#nursesweek #actionnotjustwords #bospoli #mapoli

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crystalvisitsCrystal M. Huff, 赫 晶 (they/them)@crystalvisits·
5h

Cool, so... what are we gonna be a thought leader on next? I'm ready, and not sure I'm seeing enough effort at the state level. 🤔 #MAPoli

Only In Boston@OnlyInBOS

Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage eighteen years ago today.

Today, same-sex marriage is legal in all states.

Between May 17, 2004 and December 31, 2004, nearly one in five marriages in Massachusetts was a same-sex marriage.

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MandateFreeedomThe Only Thing America Should Mandate Is Freedom@MandateFreeedom·
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Michelle #WuProtectionAct Wu has a clear preference for dodging questions in a controlled & friendly environment where she can push “progressive” soundbites unchallenged. Protestors tend to unsettle her, which is why she resorts to libel & dirty games. #ShameOnWu #bospoli #mapoli

The Only Thing America Should Mandate Is Freedom@MandateFreeedom

What @MayorWu fails to share is that she’s weaponized @bostonpolice against the people, where BPD is instructed by legal 2 ARREST people for exercising #1A #FirstAmendment before 9AM instead of the financial fine under #WuProtectionAct, aka Ordinance 16-63 https://lucibab.substack.com/p/houston-i-mean-boston-we-have-a-big

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JamieEldridgeMAJamie Eldridge@JamieEldridgeMA·
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& that’s a wrap on @ActonMAGov Town Meeting! Big thanks to all #Acton muni & community leaders & staff for your great work. Special shout-out to @ClimateActon 4 passing resolution to mobilize Acton’s #ClimateAction Plan, building political will to combat #climatecrisis #mapoli

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lisakashinskyLisa Kashinsky@lisakashinsky·
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NEW: State auditor @SuzanneBump has endorsed friend and former colleague @cdempc to succeed her. The first woman elected auditor in the state bypassed the sole female candidate in the race, @DianaDiZoglio. More in Playbook in the AM #mapoli

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