Green Condos, Film Showing, Snow+Climate Change,& a job posting!
Jesse Gorden
Good afternoon, friends of the Cambridge Energy Alliance!
In this update email you will find several upcoming event descriptions, an interesting relationship between snowstorms and climate change, and job posting.
Events coming up include the the Cambridge Energy Alliance/Coldwell Banker–sponsored Green Condo seminar TONIGHT, as well as the second showing of the Power of Community on February 15th.
We hope to see you there!
Best wishes,
Jesse Gorden
Outreach Coordinator
Cambridge Energy Alliance
Events
TONIGHT!
Green Your Condo, Save Your Money, & Help Your Planet, too.*
Learn how “green” investments in your condo can make it more sustainable and add value to your home.
Tuesday, February 8th
6:30pm-8:30pm
171 Huron Avenue, Coldwell Banker Office
At this seminar you will learn about energy efficiency and smart living starting with small steps to take within your condo like installing weather stripping, then moving onto larger steps for your entire condo building like getting a free building-wide energy assessment or even installing solar. We will also cover how to cash in on the incentives/rebates, as well as the attractive 0% financing available through local banks and NSTAR. Come learn how to make your condo greener, more energy efficient, and save yourself and neighbors money each month.
Presenters
Sustainable Life Solutions
Next Step Living
S&H Construction
Cambridge Portuguese Credit Union
Attendees will have the opportunity to win raffle prizes of green gear and purchase Smart Strips powerstrips with the utility discount already included.
Co-sponsored by CEA and Coldwell Banker agents Amy Tighe and Robin Miller.
RSVP to outr...@cambridgeenergyalliance.org
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“The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil”*
If you missed the first showing of this film, you’ll want to see it.
Tuesday, February 15th
6:30pm
Citywide Senior Center- Central Square
Cuban refreshments will be served.
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba’s economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80% - people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time. Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardeners. It is an unusual look into the Cuban culture during this economic crisis, which they call “The Special Period.” The film opens with a short history of Peak Oil, a term for the time in our history when world oil production will reach its all-time peak and begin to decline forever. Cuba, the only country that hs faced such a crisis – the massive reduction of fossil fuels – is an example of options and hope.
Sponsored by CREATe & CEA & The Office of the Vice Mayor Henrietta Davis.
*Please view attached flier, and feel free to print and post in your own neighborhood’s appropriate public posting areas.
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Did you know?
Climate change can actually increase risk and intensity of snowstorms.
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Jobs
“We are looking for a skilled researcher to join our team at Community Labor United. We are a coalition of unions and community organizations in the Boston area who run joint organizing campaigns with demands across the two sectors and a focus on working class organizing. We also organize and facilitate the Green Justice Coalition in Massachusetts working on residential energy efficiency." Please view attached job announcement.
Thank you, reader, for taking the time from your day to read this news letter!
Please feel free to pass this along to anyone you know who may be interested in attending our events or volunteering to help their community become more sustainable.
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Jesse Gorden
CEA Outreach Coordinator/Intern
617-491-0488 ext.124
Cambridge Energy Alliance: Save Money. Save the Planet.
1385 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
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