Seniors Will Keating, Shauna Sullivan, and Drew West presented at Log Lunch on their work this semester in the environmental studies senior seminar, taught by Sarah Gardner. (From left) Sarah Gardner, Drew West, David McGowan, Bob Hatton, Shauna Sullivan, and Will Keating The project was commissioned by David McGowan… Continue reading »
Thomas Bernard has a long history in the Berkshires. Born in raised in North Adams, he graduated from Williams College and has worked at Mass MoCA, MCLA, and is currently the Director of Special Projects at Smith College. He was elected mayor of North Adams in November 2017, adding this… Continue reading »
Don Carlson with Peter Kelly-Detwiler Energy expert Peter Kelly-Detwiler’s (’83) Log Lunch talk centered on the rapid changes occurring in electricity and transportation sectors. As renewable electricity resources and energy storage become increasingly cost-effective, the electricity sector begins to become greener. At the same time, our transportation sector is… Continue reading »
At last week’s Log Lunch, Jenny Hansell, President of the Berkshire Natural Resources Council, gave a talk on her work at the BNRC. The BNRC is a land trust, conserving parcels of land through trail-making and also providing human access to the wild. In particular, the BNRC is working… Continue reading »
Last Log Lunch, architect Tessa Kelly ’07 spoke about her ongoing project in her hometown, Pittsfield. She is working with students in Sarah Gardner’s Environmental Planning senior seminar to design a park in the west side of Pittsfield. This is a historically black neighborhood with culture that isn’t reflected in… Continue reading »
Log Lunch worker Jane Tekin with Chris Varrone Chris Varrone ’85, Managing Director in the ESG group at Silver Leaf Partners, raises money for clean tech companies, projects, and funds. He gave a talk at the last Log Lunch about the future of offshore wind energy in America. Since… Continue reading »
Cedar Blazek ’13 gave a talk at Log Lunch last Friday about why energy efficiency in buildings matters. Buildings use 40% of the country’s energy, and while advances have been made in renewable energy sources to power large buildings, it is more logical to think about ways of reducing energy… Continue reading »
On Friday, Isaiah Blake ’21 and Grace Chamberlain ’19 presented at Log Lunch about their CES-granted summer adventures. Isaiah and Grace First, Grace gave an eloquent spiel on biobased manufacturing, which was one of her main tasks working for the Environmental Health Strategy Center in Maine. She spoke of… Continue reading »
Students Nikolai Christoffersen and Jane Tekin with Elena Mihaly At the last Log Lunch, Elena Mihaly, a Staff Attorney at the Conservation Law Foundation, gave a talk on the realm of environmental law. “In the last decade, the number of climate change lawsuits has skyrocketed,” Elena said. There are… Continue reading »
On the second Log Lunch of the academic year, Drew Jones of Hopkins Memorial Forest introduced the event that would be happening there the coming weekend: the Berkshire Bioblitz. (from left) Drew Jones, David McGowan, Elizabeth Orenstein, Eric Doucette Eric Doucette of MCLA, Elizabeth Orenstein of the Berkshire Environmental… Continue reading »
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