Seminar Archive

Past Green Living Seminars

2024 Webinars

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Advanced Sustainability In Urban Residential Neighborhoods Of Massachusetts; Samantha Eanes And Sarah Greenleaf
1/25/24

Regional Sustainability Initiatives; Seth Jenkin
2/1/24

WD Cowls- Sustainability is Our Purpose: Perspectives From Massachusetts’ Largest Private Land Owner; Arthur Haskins
2/15/24
Land As Climate Solution for the Berkshires; Jenny Hansell
2/22/24
National Forest in New England: Management for Climate Resilience That Incorporates Sociopolitical and Economic Pressures; Martina C. Barnes
2/29/24
Regenerating Bioregional Food Systems; Hannah McDonald (no video available)
3/7/24
An Introduction to PFAS; Jeffrey Arps
3/21/24
Making Energy More Sustainable in Massachusetts; Christopher Mason
3/28/24
Regulatory Framework for Wetlands Protection in Massachusetts; Sarah LaValley
4/4/24
Ensuring Everyone Can Enjoy the Outdoors in New England’s Sustainable Future; Rachel Hailey (no video available)
4/11/24
 

2023 Webinars

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The Myth of Porgress; Tom Wessels
2/1/23
Doughnut Economics; Della Duncan
2/8/23

GDP is Gross, Wellbeing is Better; Eric Miller 
2/15/23

Stakeholder Management and Corporate Sustainability: CSR Initiatives, Sustainability Certifications, and ESG Ratings; Dr. Bogdan Prokopovych
2/22/23

Economics of Climate Change; Dr. Matthew Gibson
3/1/23
Economics of Climate-Smart Forestry; Christina Mckeown 
3/8/23
Forest Carbon Offsets: Too Good to Be True?; Dr. Charles Canham 
3/22/23
eEconomics of Climate Smart Agriculture; Jennifer Hashley 
3/29/23
Economics of Recycling and Producer Responsibility; John Hite 
4/5/23
Guns Verses Climate; Dr. Andrew Jorgenson 
4/12/23
Using Ecological Economics to Drive Policy Change; David Batker 
4/19/23
 

2022 Webinars

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Clean Energy Solutions for Cities and Towns: Massachusetts Green Communities Program; Mark Rabinsky
1/26/22

Sustainable Zoning and Municipal Building Decarbonization Strategies; Kai Palmer-Dunning
2/2/22 (video not available)
Pittsfield Grey to Green: Inclusive Planning for Environmental and Climate Justice; Allison Egan
2/9/22 
Reducing GHGs from Transportation in Massachusetts; Katherine S. Fichter
2/16/22
How and Why to Increase Plant-Based Lunch Options in Schools - Strategies for Improving Sustainability of Cities and Towns School food; Amie Hamlin
2/23/22
Community Strategies for Addressing the Plastic Pollution Crisis; David Sayer
3/2/22
Residential Landscaping to Support Pollinators; Dr. Susannah Lerman
3/9/22
Public Health and Community-Based Participatory Research in Urban Environmental Justice Communities; Dr. Madeleine L. Scammell
3/23/22

Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership: Sustainable Forest Management and Natural Resource-Based Economic Development in Northwestern Massachusetts; Dr. Hank Art
3/30/22

Carbon Farming in Urban and Suburban Areas; Dr. Nathan Phillips
4/6/22

Williamstown Composts!: Lessons From a Community Composting Pilot Program; Nancy Nylen And Ann Mccallum
4/13/22

Bicycling in Berkshire County – History and Future; Nicholas Russo
4/20/22

 

2021 webinars 

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Individual Actions and Climate Change: Which are most effective?; Dr. Seth Wynes
1/27/21

Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy; Rachel Fey
2/3/21

Cycling for Sustainable Cities; Dr. Ralph Buehler
2/10/21

Consumer Demand for Fuel Efficient Vehicles and the Role of Social Marketing; Dr. Lisa Watson
2/17/21

Factors that Influence Demand for Green Power; Lori Bird
2/24/21

Factors that Influence Electric Vehicle Adoption: Dr. Ona Egbue
3/3/21

Framing Messages to Make Them Appealing; Dr. Nell Putnam-Farr
3/10/21

The Psychology of Sustainable Behavior; Dr. Christie Manning
3/17/21

How Emissions Information Can Help Prompt Travelers to Purchase Greener Flights; Dr. Angela Sanguinetti
3/24/21

Promoting Recycling Behaviors in Massachusetts; Dr. Jason Seacat
3/31/21

Factors that Influence Household Adoption of Energy Efficient Appliances; Dr. Chien-fei Chen
4/7/21

Individual Behavior and Global Environmental Problems; Dr. Elizabeth R. DeSombre
4/14/21 (video not available)

 

 

2020 SEMINARS

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Plastics in the Environment: Separating Myth from Reality
1/30/20
Water Quality in the Hoosic River Watershed  
2/20/20
Road Salt: the Problem, the Solution, and How to Get There 
2/23/20
PFOA in New York and Vermont 
2/27/20
Mercury in the Environment: Ecological and Human Impacts
3/5/20

 


2019 Seminars

Organic Certification: The story behind the label
Laura Davis, Northeast Organic Farming Association/ Massachusetts Chapter, Organic Certification                                                                             
Assistance Coordinator and Soil Technical Advisor (podcast)
1/31/19

Cows Save the Planet: Soil, climate, and the promise of regenerative agriculture Judith D. Schwartz, Journalist and Author of “Cows Save the Planet” and “Water in Plain Sight” (podcast)
2/7/19

Realizing the New England Food Vision
Julia Freedgood, America Farmland Trust, Assistant Vice President of Programs (podcast)
2/14/19

Farming in the City
Lydia Sisson, Mill City Grows, Co-Founder (podcast)
2/21/19

Indoor Farming: The future of food?
James Mayer, Grateful Greens, Farmer (podcast)
2/28/19

Closing the Loop: Composting food waste
Trevor Mance, TAM Organics LLC, Owner (podcast)
3/7/19

Land Rich, Dirt Poor: Dairy Farming in New England
Sarah Gardner, Williams College Center for Environmental Studies, Associate Director and Lecturer in Environmental Studies (podcast)
4/4/19

Climate-smart agricultural policy in New York
Julie Suarez, College of Agriculture and Life Science at Cornell University, Associate Dean (podcast)
4/11/19

Innovating Open-Source Technology for Small-Scale Sustainable Agriculture
Dorn Cox, Tuckaway Farm, Farmer; Farm Hack and FarmOS Co-founder (podcast
4/25/19