News & Announcements

Jane Winn on the Fracked Gas Pipeline Proposed for Massachusetts

Jane Winn, Executive Director of the Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) came to Log Lunch on January 23 to talk about the proposed Northeast Energy Direct Pipeline (NEDP) by Kinder Morgan in Massachusetts. Kinder Morgan, an energy company, has proposed the NEDP to transport natural gas to Massachusetts and beyond. Continue reading »

CDE Student Speakers: Yamin Portillo on “Cambodia and Deforestation” and Selarath Chum on “The Adventurous Guatemala”

On January 16, two graduate students from the Center for Development Economics (CDE) at Williams College came to Log Lunch to speak about environmental issues in their countries. Selarath Chum from Cambodia discussed deforestation and Yamin Portillo spoke about the environmental features that cause natural disasters in Guatemala. Chum gave… Continue reading »

Center for Environmental Studies Holiday Dinner

On Tuesday, December 2, the Center for Environmental Studies faculty, staff, and students celebrated the end of fall semester at the annual holiday dinner. This year’s event was a very special occasion as one of the last gatherings in the log before its renovation in 2015. Students mingle. Continue reading »

Environmental Planning Class Works on New Local Bike Path

The Record featured a story on the group in the Environmental Planning class working on a Williamstown community bike path, copied below. —– Four students in the “Environmental Planning” class are working with members of the community on a bike path which will connect North Adams and Williamstown. Julie Jung… Continue reading »