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'''April 26: [http://web.mit.edu/earthday]''' | '''April 26: [http://web.mit.edu/earthday MIT Earth Week]''' | ||
MIT celebrated Earth Day all week! There was a series of lectures and workshops, research exhibitions, tours of MIT's greenery and environmental projects, and a recycling drive. Highlights included the EcoExpo showcase of new projects tackling climate and energy impacts on the MIT campus, and the annual Earth Day Fair at the Stata Center. Check out pics [http://picasaweb.google.com/lynette.cheah/MITEarthDay2007 here]. | MIT celebrated Earth Day all week! There was a series of lectures and workshops, research exhibitions, tours of MIT's greenery and environmental projects, and a recycling drive. Highlights included the EcoExpo showcase of new projects tackling climate and energy impacts on the MIT campus, and the annual Earth Day Fair at the Stata Center. Check out pics [http://picasaweb.google.com/lynette.cheah/MITEarthDay2007 here]. |
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2007
April 26: MIT Earth Week
MIT celebrated Earth Day all week! There was a series of lectures and workshops, research exhibitions, tours of MIT's greenery and environmental projects, and a recycling drive. Highlights included the EcoExpo showcase of new projects tackling climate and energy impacts on the MIT campus, and the annual Earth Day Fair at the Stata Center. Check out pics here.
January (IAP): Environmental Film Festival
SfGS co-organized a series of environmental film screenings together with several other campus groups/departments. We screened 17 films, including The Inconvenient Truth, and enjoyed turnouts of 30-80 people per night.
2006
September 17: Graduate Student Volunteer Day at The Food Project
SfGS hosted a group during GSV day Graduate Student Volunteer Day at the Food Project. The Food Project operates several organic farms in the Boston area, with the goal of teaching sustainable agriculture and providing leadership roles for underprivileged youths. Cultivated food is given to local shelters, or sold at farmers markets. This volunteer day, SfGS helped to weed the Roxbury farm, while learning more about the principles behind The Food Project.
October 6: Sustainability Speaker Series
SfGS welcomed back MIT DUSP alum Ian Finlayson to talk about his job as Manager of the Massachusetts State Sustainability Program.
April 21: Zero-Waste Party
April 27: Earth Day 2006
SfGS helped organize Earth Day festivities at the Stata Center. We invited and coordinated some of the exhibitors, and helped to operate a bicycle repair booth.