Just-Zero has four main goals: changing how solid waste is processed, ending landfilling, keeping compost clean, and reducing single-use items. Solid-waste disposal often uses dangerous methods and there is a lack of investment in real solutions. One false solution is incineration, often disguised by nice-sounding terms… Continue reading »
When Gavin McCormick ‘05 began his PhD in Environmental Economics at Berkeley, he anticipated spending years developing new methods to quantify and evaluate greenhouse gas emissions. What he didn’t anticipate, however, was that his ideas would revolutionize climate science and transform global climate policy. As he spoke to… Continue reading »
At the final Log Lunch of the semester, three students from the Environmental Planning Class presented their findings on Williams College’s potential for solar polar generation. Caroline Ro, Isabelle Zollinger, and Cole Whitehouse (all from the class of 2023) worked with two clients—Tana Srebotnjak, the Director of Zilkha Center Environmental… Continue reading »
On December 2nd, Abe Noe-Hayes of the Rich Earth Institute called the Log Lunch community to consider an important question: what is one of the most nutrient rich, easily created, and easily wasted substances in the world? With a talk entitled “Rethinking Urine: A Solution for Climate, Water, and Agriculture,”… Continue reading »
At the final Log Lunch of November, the Williamstown community gathered to learn from Norris Guscott, an Equity Policy Networks Manager at the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative and Food Security Task Force Leader in the city of Lynn, MA. Guscott began his career in community organizing in neighborhood… Continue reading »
Robin Broad/John Cavanagh video As alumni prepared to return to Williamstown this Homecoming weekend, Robin Broad ‘76 had a homecoming of her own this past Wednesday, November 9th, her first time back in Williamstown in 45 years. She was joined by husband, co-adventurer, and co-author John Cavanagh in speaking… Continue reading »
On an unseasonably warm November 4th, the Log Lunch community gathered over a delicious meal of slow roasted tomatoes, kale pesto orzo, cabbage apple slaw, collard chips, and a salad with collard greens, chickpeas, and apple to learn about offshore wind power from Megan Higgins. After majoring in environmental studies… Continue reading »
The season of homecoming and harvest is in full swing in Williamstown, and what better way to celebrate these traditions than hearing from past Williams students while enjoying a locally-sourced meal? This Friday, October 28th, Log Lunch welcomed back Sara St. Antoine ‘88 to speak about environmental change… Continue reading »
Julie Livingston, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and History at New York University, visited Williams on Thursday, October 26th to give a talk on her recent work investigating the American landscape of cars and incarceration. Before her talk, Livingston joined students of the 1960’s Scholars Program to engage in… Continue reading »
After celebrating Mountain Day on the 14th, the Log Lunch community came together to hear Jenae Rassmussen ‘23 and Caitlin Murphy ‘24 reflect upon their exciting summers on October 21st. Both students were funded by Center for Environmental Studies summer research grants. The community enjoyed butternut squash risotto… Continue reading »
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