By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now

It could be colder in Boston this time of year. With overnight lows in the upper 40s, it’s not the worst or best condition for sleeping outside.

Still, that’s what dozens of college students and environmental activists across the state have decided to do to make a point about clean energy and press Gov. Deval Patrick to promote a bill that would power Massachusetts with 100 percent clean energy by 2020.

The students, organized through the student-led Leadership Campaign began their “sleep out” protest this past weekend with about 70 students and community members sleeping out in Boston Common

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Massachusetts Energy Summit 2009
DCU Center, 50 Foster Street Worcester, MA
Thursday, October 15, 2009 (Registration: 7-8 a.m.; Program: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.)

The 3rd Annual Mass Energy Summit will educate business owners, executives, municipal leaders and others about the wide variety of energy supply choices, conservation methods, and the evolving array of alternatives to fossil fuels. Experts will participate in three panels: Funding Alternative Energy Projects, Economic Impact of Large Scale Renewable Energy Developments Retrofitting & Renovating for Energy Efficiency/LEED Certification.

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By Sommer Saadi
Green Right Now

Do not underestimate the excitement of Earth Day. Trust us. There is a lot to look forward to this year – the Green Apple Festival and Earth Day Network are making sure of it.

The two organizations have teamed up to put together the largest Earth Day festival in America. The event will take place April 17 to 19 (the weekend before the official Earth Day on April 22) and features simultaneous service events in ten major cities across the nation including New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.

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The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival
April 25, 2009, 4:30 pm (doors open); 5:00pm start
The Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
41 Berkley Street (near Tremont)
Boston, MA
Cost: $30.00/person

“e” inc. is proud to be the official Boston host of The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival — the largest environmental film festival in the United States. Created eight years ago by a small group of riverkeepers in California, in conjunction with the Patagonia Company, The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival is designed to inspire citizen participation in a wide array of environmental issues. The cost for admission is a tax-deductible donation to the work of “e” inc.

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By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now

Next month we celebrate Earth Day, the calendar hub of environmental action in the United States and around the globe.

The event, launched back in 1970, has enjoyed enduring life, inspiring countless mid-April tree plantings and “trash offs” No doubt many adults today remember canvassing a ditch for soda cans and paper litter sometime during their childhood.

Lately, Earth Day has been enjoying a resurgence as green aspirations break out in corporate offices, Jaycee meetings and kindergarten classrooms across the land.

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