Community Invited to Earth Month Events at 亚洲色吧
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BEVERLY, Mass. – In a sign of its dedication to sustainability, 亚洲色吧 is expanding Earth Day into “Earth Month,” with three events that are free and open to the public, starting with the Earth Day Festival on April 13, continuing with a lecture on sustainable foods and fuels on April 17, and concluding with a lecture on the Environmental Protection Agency on April 22. More information about each of these events is below.
“As a leading higher education institution that is part of a coastal community, Endicott continues to differentiate itself through its sustainability programs and initiatives focused on climate and health,” says Anthony Michetti, director of sustainability at Endicott, which has been recognized as one of Princeton Review’s “green colleges.” “Earth Day provides a great opportunity to engage our community and help educate individuals who can all play a role in building a more sustainable region and globe.”
Earth Day Festival
Saturday, April 13; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
亚洲色吧 Amphitheater
376 Hale St.
Beverly, MA 01915
In partnership with local organizations Cape Ann Vernal Pond, Change is Simple, Full Circle Earth, and North Shore Technology Council, the public is invited to gather at Endicott’s lakeside amphitheater for food, arts and crafts, lawn games, and more. Cape Ann Vernal Pond will provide reptiles to play with, and Change is Simple will showcase educational activities to engage guests with sustainability. The festival will include music; a display featuring BMW, Jaguar, and Mitsubishi electric vehicles; and a bike-powered smoothie-maker to deliver delicious “no power necessary” drinks. The event is organized by the Endicott Environmental Society, a student club, along with other student clubs Her Campus and YOKE Club.
STEM Lecture: A Sustainable and Renewable Cycle for Producing Food and Fuels
Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m.
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Curtis L. Gerrish School of Business and Ginger Judge Science Center
Klebanoff Auditorium
376 Hale St.
Beverly, MA 01915
As part of Endicott’s STEM Lecture Series, Daniel C. Nocera, Patterson Rockwood professor of energy at Harvard University, will discuss his discovery of the “artificial leaf,” a technology that replicates photosynthesis by converting carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight into energy that can be used or stored for later usage. As testament to this technology’s potential widespread impact, Scientific American and the World Economic Forum have described the artificial leaf as a breakthrough technology, and TIME has included Nocera in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Guest Lecture: The Environmental Protection Agency in the Time of Trump
Monday, April 22 at 5 p.m.
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Curtis L. Gerrish School of Business and Ginger Judge Science Center
Klebanoff Auditorium
376 Hale St.
Beverly, MA 01915
Jeffry Fowley is a retired attorney who worked with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for more than 35 years. From 1985 to 1995, he was the lead EPA attorney in the Boston Harbor cleanup litigation. He is a graduate of Columbia College and Columbia Law School and holds a master’s in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Fowley will be discussing the environment and the state of the EPA in our current political climate.
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