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The Eco-benefits of Eating Green: CounterAct Climate Change program on December 13
Food for Thought: The Eco Benefits of Eating Green
Dear Reader,
During this holiday season, most of us think a lot about food, we cook a lot of it, and we tend to eat a lot of it! It's not easy to adopt healthy eating habits during the holidays, but this program just might inspire you to try some different approaches that could benefit your health and the health of the planet. Plus, this is the time of year to plan a New Year's resolution!
Catch Our Final Program... Monday, December 13!
What are the Environmental Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet?
Presented by Sara Sezun
7:30-8:30 pm
(Audience Q&A from 8:00-8:30)
Register here.
Obtaining protein from animals - whether as meat, dairy, eggs or fish - has serious environmental consequences. Besides contributing to greenhouse gases, meat production depletes natural resources, causes air and water pollution, and leads to habitat loss for native species. Sara Sezun of the Sierra Club Massachusetts Chapter's Plant-based Planet Team will describe how you can minimize your environmental footprint by eating a plant-based diet, or at least reducing your consumption of animal food.
Ideas for Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation, from the NRWA
Because change significantly impacts local rivers, wetlands, and ecosystems, the Nashua River Watershed Association (NRWA) in north central Massachusetts has been working on climate change mitigation strategies for the past several years. They've compiled some useful suggestions for nature-based solutions, carbon sequestration, and adaptation, which you can find on the NRWA website.
In particular, because the CounterAct Climate Change Project focuses on what each of us can do as individuals to help the planet, we encourage you to visit this NRWA page, for tips about mitigating or adapting to climate change through rainwater infiltration, invasive plant control, carbon sequestration through gardens and forests, and dietary changes.
Tower Hill Botanic Garden Climate Talks This Winter!
The CounterAct Climate Change Project has sponsored a series of online “Climate Talks” with the Tower Hill Botanic Garden. These talks are appropriate for academics, laypersons, town planners, conservationists, professional horticulturists, and botanists.
We're sponsoring a total of five climate talks: two are completed, and three more will be coming in early 2022! So please bookmark the Tower Hill online learning page to find out when those talks will happen!
Did you Miss One of our Events?
We archived all but one of our past programs, so they live on in the Internet, where you can watch them, and share them with others!
Here's a sampling:
- Energy Realities
- Why We Need Dark Skies: The Impact of Light Pollution on Planetary Health
- What the Heck is Biochar?
- Youth As Catalysts for Action
- Protecting the Mystic River Watershed From Climate Change
To see our whole selection of programs, click here!
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I am an artist and documentarian working in pencil, pastel, and film to convey my love of people and the planet. Please subscribe to my irregular email.
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