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Framingham Repair Cafe – Saturday, February 24th – 2pm to 5pm
Do you have some things at home that need fixing or mending? Bring it to the Repair Café! Most items are welcome, but we specialize in: clean, mendable clothing; lamps; small appliances; computers and other electronics; bikes; batteries; toys; jewelry; sewing machines and straight, dull blades.If your item needs a part, save time and bring…
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Zoom session 7:30pm 11/16: ‘From Darkness to Illumination:Creatively addressing climate through serious fun.’
“From Darkness to Illumination:Creatively addressing climate through serious fun.” Join us to hear Pablo Suarez speak about the positive impact of injecting humor into climate action on Thursday, November 16th, from 7:30PM to 8:30PM. Mr. Suarez is a researcher on climate disasters turned humanitarian worker, innovator, game designer, and creator of serious-yet-fun processes for collaborative…
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It’s Getting Hot in Here: Climate Change and Our Health – 11/4 10:30am-Noon
It’s Getting Hot in Here: Climate Change and Our Health is a single session offered by Concord Carlisle Adult and Community Education, which will be taught by Rebecca Woodward. Man-made climate change is here. We feel it in hotter temperatures and many of us have seen the sky turn orange from wildfire smoke. Come learn about…
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Framingham Repair Cafe – Saturday, October 7th – 2pm to 5pm
Do you have some things at home that need fixing or mending? Bring it to the Repair Café! The Framingham Rotary Club, with help from Transition Framingham and First Parish, is hosting a Framingham Repair Café on Saturday, Oct 7th, from 2pm to 5pm. The event will be held in Scott Hall, First Parish at…
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Framingham Repair Cafe – Saturday, June 10th – 11am to 2pm
Have you got something that needs fixing or mending?Bring it to the Repair Café… Saturday, June 10th, 11am to 2pmScott Hall at 24 Vernon St; Framingham Our volunteers can help fix many things for FREE including: clothing, lamps, small appliances, computers/other electronics, bikes, batteries, toys, jewelry and sewing machines. We will also have a station…
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Rain Barrels Available, Deadline is April 10.
Sustainable Sudbury is teaming with Great American Rain Barrel and the Water District to provide rain barrels for sale to Sudbury residents and residents of nearby towns. Record Flooding and Drought — Weather Whiplash Events During the summer of 2022, all New England was experiencing drought conditions for the first time in more than seven…
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Framingham Repair Cafe, 2/18
Framingham’s next Repair Cafe is getting under way and they’re looking for handy volunteers. Please sign up at: tinyurl.com/FramFixVolunteer if you can help! Got something that needs fixing or mending?Bring it to the Repair Café! Saturday, Feb 18th, 2pm to 5pmScott Hall at 24 Vernon St; Framingham Our volunteers can help fix many things for FREE including:…
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Town of Wayland to Implement a Climate Action Mobilization Plan
Sudbury’s Article 58 Climate Emergency Declaration, passed at spring town meeting, calls for the creation and implementation of a Climate Mobilization Action Plan for our town. WAYLAND — The Town of Wayland is pleased to announce that it will implement a Climate Action Mobilization Plan (CAMP) following approval from the Select Board. (PDF link.) On…
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Vermont is Leading the Way in the Renewable Energy Transition
Excerpts from powermag.com/vermont-and-iso-new-england-provide-an-interesting-renewable-energy-transition-case-study/ submitted by Bob M. About 80% of Vermont’s power comes from renewable energy. Almost no fossil-fueled plants operate in the state, other than a handful of peaker units, many of which are on the short-list for closure. Distributed Energy Proliferates … The reason is that rooftop solar has become widespread in the…
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Public Forum April 4 on Climate Emergency Warrant Article
Declaring a climate emergency in Sudbury and taking steps to address it, including hiring a sustainability director, will be up for a vote at Sudbury Annual Town Meeting in May. Learn more about the warrant article, filed by citizens petition, at a virtual public forum, “Why Declare a Climate Emergency in Sudbury?” Monday, April 4,…
