At Log Lunch on April 14, Kartrina Korfmacher, Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine at the University of Rochester, spoke about her environmental justice work fighting lead poisoning in Rochester, NY. Katrina Korfmacher inspects the new windows at the Log. No lead here!… Continue reading »
On Friday, April 7, Bern Johnson spoke to Log Lunchers about his work as Executive Director of the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW), an organization that provides resources for grassroots environmental lawyers and citizens fighting environmental legal battles throughout the world. Bern Johnson with daughters Tatum (left) and… Continue reading »
Last Wednesday, April 5, award-winning environmental journalist Andrew Revkin and paleoecologist Jacquelyn Gill joined professors Nick Howe and Phoebe Cohen in a roundtable discussion about communicating climate change in a “post-fact world.” Jacquelyn Gill, Assistant Professor of Paleoecology & Plant Ecology at the University of Maine, is a first-generation college… Continue reading »
Hansen being arrested for protesting the Keystone XL pipeline in 2013 (source: Fox News). On Wednesday, March 8, Dr. Jim Hansen, an atmospheric physicist turned activist, spoke to a concert hall packed with students, professors, and community members. Hansen was born into a tenant-farming… Continue reading »
Williams has committed to reduce emissions to 35% below 1990 levels by 2020. Ever wonder how the college will actually meet its emissions reduction goal? On Friday, March 3, Log Lunchers put their heads together to design a solution. Environmental Fellow-in-Residence Elizabeth Kolbert… Continue reading »
On February 24, Leah Penniman entertained the Log Lunch crowd with a presentation full of information, justice and even a bit of poetry. She is an educator, a farmer, a writer, and a food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, New York. According to Leah, despite how the… Continue reading »
On Tuesday, Feb. 28, Stephen Gardiner—professor of Human Dimensions of the Environment and director of the Program on Values in Society in the Philosophy Department at the University of Washington, Seattle—spoke about the ethics of geoengineering in response to climate change. Williams philosophy professor Julie… Continue reading »
On Monday, Feb. 27, Stephen Gardiner—professor of Human Dimensions of the Environment and director of the Program on Values in Society in the Philosophy Department at the University of Washington, Seattle—spoke about the intergenerational ethics of climate change. Gardiner’s talk, “The Treat of Intergenerational Extortion: On the Temptation… Continue reading »
On Friday February, 17, Drew Jones visited Log Lunch from Hopkins Forest to discuss his project tagging Migrant Northern Saw-Whet Owls. The tagging takes place in Hopkins Forest to clarify the answer to: What is the nature of migration? Drew Jones Wildlife agencies do not know much about… Continue reading »
On Friday, February 10th, five fellows from the Center for EcoTechnology (CET) spoke to the log lunch crowd. CET is a forty-year-old non-profit located in Pittsfield, Northampton, and Springfield that works with residents, businesses, contractors, and communities in Massachusetts, promoting and facilitating energy efficiency and waste reduction. CET,… Continue reading »
On January 13, 2017, Don Carlson spoke to the Log Lunch crowd about sustainable investing. With the incoming administration antagonistic toward environmental regulation, Carlson’s work—mobilizing the private sector to accomplish environmental good—has become more important than ever. Carlson, who went on to Harvard Law School after graduating from Williams in… Continue reading »
How do you prevent the huge amounts of waste generated by current party culture? Design can and bottle recycling containers specifically for drunk users. How do you reduce the number of unnecessary short drives that occur in Williamstown? Organize a car-share program and a bike cab service. How do you talk about… Continue reading »
On November 4th, 2016, Sophie Robinson, spoke to the Williams College community on the film, The Age of Consequences. Sophie is a filmmaker, climate change organizer and a social justice activist. With that, she is the film’s Executive Producer and Director of Outreach. Sophie spent three years organizing and coordinating… Continue reading »
On October 28th Williams graduate Steve Hubbard discussed “How it Pays to Go Green” at the weekly Log Lunch. Hubbard laid out what he considers: Renewable Energy Tax Credits 101. He reiterated that shutting down every power plant and polluting industry cannot happen right away. To make change, we must… Continue reading »
Angela Tang ’18 presenting at Log Lunch As a recipient of the Williams College Center for Environmental Studies summer grants, Angela Tang, class of 2018, worked with Hank Art at his Sensing Place exhibit at the Clark Art Museum. At first glance, Angela shared, it does not seem like… Continue reading »
As a recipient of the Williams College Center for Environmental Studies summer grants, Ellie Wachtel, class of 2017, worked in Portland, Oregon with Ecotrust. Ecotrust was founded by a Williams College alum and works to connect people with the environment around them. At Ecotrust, Ellie worked in a restored old… Continue reading »
Based on her interested in Williamstown’s neighboring town, North Adams, this summer Johanna Wasserman worked with Judy Grinnell at the Hoosic River Revival. Johanna wanted to get involved in the greater community. She shared that here at Williams it is very easy to get trapped in what we call the… Continue reading »
Erica Chang ’17 As a recipient of the Williams College Center for Environmental Studies summer grants, class of 2017 student Erica Chang pursued her interest in marine life and returned to Mystic, Connecticut to continue her research of the impact of rising temperatures on intertidal species. During her school… Continue reading »
As a recipient of the Williams College Center for Environmental Studies summer grants, Jeffrey Rubel, a member of the class of 2017, presented his summer project “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish,” at Log Lunch on Friday, October 14. Jeffrey Rubel, ’17 Jeffrey focused his project on… Continue reading »
Professor Richard King of Williams Mystic and former Mystic Students On September 29th, 2016, beloved Williams Mystic Professor, Richard King, spoke to the Williams Community on Moby Dick and the Giant Squid. Specifically, what historical fiction can teach us about the world around us. Professor King reviewed for some and… Continue reading »
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 – ’62 Center, Williams College Is it a coincidence that the United States holds 25% of the world’s prisoner population and also produces 25% of the world’s greenhouse gasses? Mass incarceration accompanied by mass extinction. Speaker and activist, Van Jones, says no. On Wednesday, September 28,… Continue reading »
At Log Lunch on Friday, September 23, we heard from Todd Holland, the Projects and Operations Manager at Hampshire College. Mr. Holland worked at Williams College for four years in the Zilkha Center and Facilities Department, where he oversaw the implementation of cost-effective energy efficiency retrofits such as LED lighting… Continue reading »
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For their final assignment, each student in Environmental Justice explored a place-based instance of environmental injustice, i.e. a situation in which an already under-resourced or marginalized community has suffered the disproportionate effects of mad-made environmental hazards. In a series of blog posts, every student-author examined the history behind the inequality… Continue reading »
Sadly, Friday, May 6th, marked the last Log Lunch of the year. There was no speaker this week because the final Log Lunch is dedicated to the graduating CES Seniors. As a parting gift all CES Seniors received a book, The Sixth Extinction, written by visiting Professor, Elizabeth Kolbert. Thank you to… Continue reading »