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SUMMARY:The Plastic Detox - Documentary and Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Produced by an Academy Award-winning team\, The Plastic Detox follows six couples struggling with infertility who agree to participate in a massive plastic detox of their homes and lives. This “intervention” changes their lives and their families forever. You’ll never look at plastic the same way again! Watch the trailer here.  \nJoin Energize Ashland and partnering local organizations on Sunday May 17th for a free screening of “The Plastic Detox”\, the eye-opening new @netflix documentary that reveals the startling effects plastics and toxic chemicals are having on our bodies and health and learn how you can protect yourself and advance solutions. \nThe film will be followed by a panel featuring expert speakers for Q&A: Panelists will be announced shortly.  \nRegistration is free but please RSVP using the link to secure your spot and we look forward to seeing you there \nLink to Flyer
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/the-plastic-detox-documentary-and-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Ashland Community Center\, 162 W Union St\, Ashland\, US
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SUMMARY:Housing and Climate with Dan Ruben
DESCRIPTION:We need to think about the intersection of climate change and housing beyond our HVAC systems. \nHow does climate change affect housing costs\, particularly in the face of growing migration? \nHow does housing affect climate change\, particularly as we seek to build new units? How can changes to zoning laws affect greenhouse gas emissions and save trees? \nDan Ruben teaches Sustainable Hospitality and Sustainable Tourism at Boston University and the University of Southern Maine. He wrote the textbook\, “Sustainable Hospitality.” \nDan founded a sustainable hotel organization\, Boston Green Tourism\, in 2005 and led it until 2019. In that role\, he organized over 100 sustainable hotel workshops and webinars for local\, state\, and U.S. hoteliers. Dan was the 2014 Sustainable Lodging Person of the Year. Boston Green Tourism earned an EPA Environmental Merit Award. \nPreviously\, Dan was the executive director of the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Conventions\, which implemented environmental best practices at the 2004 Democratic and Republican National Conventions. CERC won the international Environmentally Responsible Meeting Award and two EPA awards. \nDan is the Chair of Green Newton. He leads its Building Standards Committee which persuaded developers to build Passive House\, all-electric\, low embodied carbon developments\, and persuaded the City of Newton to upgrade its sustainability requirements for new buildings.
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/housing-and-climate-with-dan-ruben/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Decarbonization
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T200000
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SUMMARY:Help Energize Climate Voters!
DESCRIPTION:Research shows that majorities of registered voters prefer candidates who support action on the climate\, want development of clean energy sources\, and support policies to reduce the pollution that causes global warming. However\, an estimated 11.2 million environmentalists did not vote in the 2024 presidential election\, and many more skip midterm\, state\, and local elections. \nOur speaker\, Nathaniel Stinnett\, will share strategies to motivate the climate voter.  He is the Founder & Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project.   Named one of five global “climate visionaries” by The New York Times in 2018\, and dubbed “The Voting Guru” by Grist magazine\, Stinnett is a frequent expert speaker on cutting-edge campaign techniques and the behavioral science behind getting people to vote.
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/help-energize-climate-voters/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260610T120000
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SUMMARY:Clean Energy Lunch Hour Webinar
DESCRIPTION:MassIPL and Greenlight America invite you to a lunch hour webinar all about batteries for the grid! We’ll cover battery storage as a long-duration clean energy technology — how it works\, how it fits into MA’s clean energy goals\, the environmental and social justice dimensions\, and ways that your local advoacy can have an outsized impact for the climate. Bring your questions for a good discussion!
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/clean-energy-lunch-hour-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260610T130000
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SUMMARY:June 10th Statewide Rally-- People Over Utility Profits
DESCRIPTION:Energy utility corporations are raking in record profits while we’re struggling to pay our energy bills. With our money in hand\, utilities like Eversource\, National Grid\, and Berkshire Gas are attempting to increase our reliance on expensive and polluting fossil fuels\, destroying our health and our planet. These utilities spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year lobbying Massachusetts legislators to cut back on climate goals and allow them to keep polluting as much as they want. \nOn June 10th\, Mass Power Forward is holding a statewide rally with three locations across MA asking legislators to cut our ties to utilities and pass a climate bill that puts people over utility profits. \nAt the time of the rally\, legislators will have just 50 days to pass climate legislation to help make energy clean and affordable. Join us and make your voice heard! \nRSVP here \nRally Locations for June 10th \nBoston: 1pm. Meet at the Eversource HQ at 800 Boylston St (the Prudential) take a “follow the money” tour through Boston to the Statehouse. We will rally at the Statehouse at 2:30pm. We are holding two art builds in Somerville to support the Boston rally on June 5th from 5pm-7pm and June 7th from 2pm-6pm. RSVP here \nPittsfield: 1pm. Rally outside of the Berkshire Gas HQ. Meet at Allendale Plaza. \nSpringfield: 5:30pm. Rally outside of the Eversource Western MA HQ at 300 Cadwell Drive\, Springfield. \nWe hope to see you there.
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/june-10th-statewide-rally-people-over-utility-profits/
LOCATION:Eversource HQ (see description for more locations)\, 800 Boylston Street\, Boston\, 02116\, United States
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SUMMARY:Climate Conversations: Visual Notes on a Changing Planet
DESCRIPTION:Join local artist Lisa Link on Monday\, June 15\, 2026\, for the opening celebration of Climate Conversations: Visual Notes on a Changing Planet at the West Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library. \nThrough interviews\, photography\, and visual storytelling\, this exhibition explores how people respond to environmental challenges in their communities\, daily lives\, and public work. Created through a Jewish cultural lens while welcoming audiences of all backgrounds\, the project highlights shared concerns about climate\, justice\, resilience\, and our collective future. \nLisa’s photo-montage exhibition features 2D works inspired by conversations with environmental advocates\, Jewish farmers & educators\, and community members. Blending research\, art\, and personal narratives\, the exhibition invites viewers to reflect on the human dimensions of climate change and the many ways people seek hope\, connection\, and action during a time of ecological transformation. \nThe opening gathering will offer an opportunity for community members from all backgrounds and cultures to connect\, exchange ideas\, and celebrate the role of art in fostering dialogue and understanding.
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/climate-conversations-visual-notes-on-a-changing-planet/
LOCATION:West Roxbury Branch\, Boston Public Library\, 1961 Centre St\, West Roxbury\, MA\, 02132\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T190000
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SUMMARY:Digging Deep: How Two Congregations Decided to Go Geothermal
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a geothermal webinar co-hosted by MassIPL\, PA IPL\, and GreenerU. Geothermal installations still qualify for a 30-40%+ federal direct pay incentive\, often making them cost-competitive when replacing a fossil fuel heating system. You’ll hear directly from two congregations — Wellesley Village Church (MA) and St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church (PA) — about how they went through a discernment process and decided geothermal was right for them.
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/digging-deep-how-two-congregations-decided-to-go-geothermal/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260701T110000
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SUMMARY:Tell your MA Senators to make S.3143 a better bill!
DESCRIPTION:Debate on the Senate version of An Act to Save People Money\, Repair the Climate and Grow the Economy\, also known as S.3143 begins today\, and a vote will follow shortly after. \nBefore the environmental bill goes from the Senate to the Conference Committee\, we feel that including several proposed amendments would improve it. Our allies at Mass Power Forward and Massachusetts Climate Action Network have suggested amendments that should be supported and others that should be opposed. \nWe urge you to contact your state senator and ask them to co-sponsor and vote for the following amendments:  \n\n\n99 Embodied Carbon Reduction in large state construction \n\n\n25 Closes Loophole incentivizing polluting biomass for MLPs  \n\n\n26 Halting Gas Expansion \n\n\n37 Prohibition on Charging Ratepayers for Advertising \n\n\n62 & 162 Data Centers  \n\n\n1 Protection From Unreasonable Utility Profits \n\n\n78 Labor Peace for Thermal Energy Network \n\n\n106 Self-Attestation of Income \n\n\n77 End Gas Line Extension Subsidies \n\n\n82 Remove “renewable natural gas blending” \n\n\n25 Closes Loophole incentivizing polluting biomass for MLPs  \n\n\n99 Embodied Carbon Reduction in large state construction \n\n\n15 Allowing Massachusetts to restrict refrigerants that have high Global Warming Potential or are PFAS. \n\n\nPlease also ask your state senator to oppose the following amendments: \n\n\n17\, 121\, 171 and any other amendments that would cut Mass Save’s budget \n\n\n139 which would remove good sections around GSEP phase out \n\n\n114 which would take money away from crucial programs \n\n\n52 MLP Consent required \n\n\n23 and 67 which would remove municipalities’ ability to ban third suppliers  \n\n\nMassachusetts is a leader in climate and energy policy because its voters have demanded that we be. Please keep up the good work and contact your senator ASAP!
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/tell-your-ma-senators-to-make-s-3143-a-better-bill/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260721
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SUMMARY:Jewish Earth Alliance 2026 Pre-Tisha B’av Virtual Lobby Day
DESCRIPTION:Although we still mourn the destruction of the Temple on Tisha B’av\, we know that this tragic day was the beginning of a transformation that enabled our people to survive and thrive. From the ashes of the Temple\, Jews built a new center of Judaism in Yavneh. Their innovations became the rabbinic Judaism that we practice today. \nThings may look bleak now—but when have we ever backed down from “doing the work”? And while there are many challenges\, there are also genuine opportunities\, including: \n\nThis session of Congress isn’t over. The Farm Bill just passed the House and will now be debated in the Senate.\nCongress is under pressure to lower gas and electricity prices. Today\, the best way to affordability is cheap\, clean energy from sun and wind.\nThe Administration just released a long-awaited report on FEMA. Now the pressure is on Congress to act to protect communities suffering from climate-fueled disasters.\nWe can win\, and in important ways\, we already are! The vast majority of new electricity generation is from renewables\, and sales of electric cars are growing.\n\nTisha B’av is not only a day of mourning for what has been lost. It is also a day when we recall how our ancestors picked up the pieces and built for the future. Let’s honor this legacy by advocating for the country and the world we want: A world with healthy air and water\, safe homes and communities\, and a thriving web of life to support us and our neighbors around the world. \nPlease join JCAN-MA and other activists in Massachusetts to lobby Senators Markey and Warren on July 21. They’re leaders on science-based climate and energy policy\, but they still need to hear from us about how important it is that they continue to fight for us and our ecosystems. \nPlease register here! Also\, please let us know if you know anyone in Alabama\, Arizona\, Delaware\, Idaho\, Kansas\, Kentucky\, Louisiana\, Minnesota\, or West Virginia who would like to get involved. \nExact times to be determined; each call will last no more than 30 minutes. \nPlease send questions and comments to deborahnamkrane@proton.me
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/jewish-earth-alliance-2026-pre-tisha-bav-virtual-lobby-day/
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SUMMARY:Tisha B’Av Gathering (Hosted by JCAN-MA)
DESCRIPTION:As the sun sets on Tisha B’Av\, the most sorrowful day on the Jewish calendar\, we will gather to read Eicha (Lamentations)—an ancient text mourning the catastrophic destruction of Jerusalem 2\,500 years ago: its women\, children\, animals\, buildings\, gates\, and walls. \nTogether\, we will take turns reading from the text (bring your phone to follow along)\, and reflect on its relevance today. \nIn this era of climate chaos—of floods\, fires\, and mass displacement—we feel the destruction anew. Tisha B’Av offers us a moment to grieve not only the ruins of the past\, but also the devastation happening now across the globe:\nGaza\, Lebanon\, Haiti\, Venezuela\, Congo\, Sudan\, Yemen\, Nigeria\, Syria—and here\, in the United States. \nAs we mourn\, we renew our resolve to take action. The anguished poetry of Lamentations can inspire us to support policies and practices that prevent further harm to our communities and our planet. \nWe are each part of the long\, sacred labor of healing and repair. We refuse to look away. \nLet us grieve together. Let us strengthen one another. Let us repair the world. \nSchedule \n🌊 6:00 PM – Potluck Dinner (Come early (at 4 pm for a swim!))\n📖 8:00 PM – 9 PM Reading of Lamentations and Individual Reflection \nRSVP Required \nPlease email Janet at jcan.intern@gmail.com by Monday evening\, July 20\, 2026 to register.\nThose who register will receive the address.
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/tisha-bav-gathering-hosted-by-jcan-ma/
LOCATION:Please register for address\, Marblehead\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T190000
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SUMMARY:Plastic Pollution: Health\, Climate\, and Solutions
DESCRIPTION:The problem with plastic goes way past those ubiquitous and annoying plastic straws and bags. When microplastics are being found in fetal tissue\, the scale of the problem isn’t about personal habits but systems–and that’s the scale of the solutions we need. \nDid we mention that plastics *are* fossil fuels? And that they’re the industry’s hedge to stay relevant as the world moves away from oil and gas for energy? It’s time for plastics to go! \nWe are excited to have Eileen Ryan\, leader of Beyond Plastics Greater Boston\, join us for a webinar about plastic pollution. She is on the steering committee of Plastic Free Mass. In addition to her work educating people about the perils of plastics she uses her creative talents to make costumes and art as a climate and social justice activist. Eileen lives in Watertown and is the mother of three grown children and a grandmother of two.
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/plastic-pollution-health-climate-and-solutions/
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