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Log Lunch with Chris Varrone ’85- Carbon Capture and Storage
This week the Log Lunch community welcomed back Chris Varrone ’85 to speak about his work in carbon capture and storage technologies. Varrone currently serves as Managing Director of Pickwick Capital Partners. He graduated from Williams with a degree in political science and went on to get a… Continue reading »
Coastal Resilience and Climate Planning: Log Lunch with Paul Gallay ’81
On March 3, the Log Lunch community gathered to hear from Paul Gallay ’81 about coastal resilience planning in New York City. Paul serves as the director of Columbia University’s Center for Sustainable Urban Development’s Resilient Coastal Communities Project (RCCP), a partnership between the Columbia Climate School and… Continue reading »
Working in Wildlife Rehabilitation: Log Lunch with Sarah Cooperman ’17
At this week’s Log Lunch, the Williams community gathered to hear from Sarah Cooperman ‘17 about her wildlife rehabilitation work. Sarah expressed her life-long love for wildlife protection; growing up she had big dreams of becoming a marine biologist, but her passion for wildlife underdogs eventually led her… Continue reading »
Log Lunch with Jeff Thaler ’74: The Tradeoffs of a Renewable Energy Future
Williams College students, faculty, and community members gathered for the first Log Lunch of the spring semester to hear from Jeff Thaler, a Williams graduate from the class of ‘74. Thaler wears many hats in the world of environmental law and policy—both figuratively and literally, as he sported… Continue reading »
January 20th Log Lunch With Local Farmer, Florist, and Chef Tu Le
On January 20th, the Log Lunch community had the privilege of hearing from local farmer, chef, florist, entrepreneur and activist Tu Le. Over a delicious meal of North African soup with lentils, beans, and millet, Moroccan flatbread, Lebanese slaw and rice flour cookies made with produce from Mighty… Continue reading »
Log Lunch, Jan 13, 2023: “Corporate Greenwashing and Solid Waste,” Kirstie Pecci, founder and director, Just-Zero.
Just-Zero has four main goals: changing how solid waste is processed, ending landfilling, keeping compost clean, and reducing single-use items. Solid-waste disposal often uses dangerous methods and there is a lack of investment in real solutions. One false solution is incineration, often disguised by nice-sounding terms… Continue reading »
Log Lunch: Gavin McCormick ’05 on Tracing Global GHG Emissions to their Individual Sources
When Gavin McCormick ‘05 began his PhD in Environmental Economics at Berkeley, he anticipated spending years developing new methods to quantify and evaluate greenhouse gas emissions. What he didn’t anticipate, however, was that his ideas would revolutionize climate science and transform global climate policy. As he spoke to… Continue reading »
Here Comes the Sun: Williams Students Propose Solar Energy Future
At the final Log Lunch of the semester, three students from the Environmental Planning Class presented their findings on Williams College’s potential for solar polar generation. Caroline Ro, Isabelle Zollinger, and Cole Whitehouse (all from the class of 2023) worked with two clients—Tana Srebotnjak, the Director of Zilkha Center Environmental… Continue reading »
Rethinking Urine as Agricultural Fertilizer: Log Lunch with Abe Noe-Hayes
On December 2nd, Abe Noe-Hayes of the Rich Earth Institute called the Log Lunch community to consider an important question: what is one of the most nutrient rich, easily created, and easily wasted substances in the world? With a talk entitled “Rethinking Urine: A Solution for Climate, Water, and Agriculture,”… Continue reading »
Log Lunch with Norris Guscott—Agriculture in Massachusetts: Policy, Food Security, and Equity
At the final Log Lunch of November, the Williamstown community gathered to learn from Norris Guscott, an Equity Policy Networks Manager at the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative and Food Security Task Force Leader in the city of Lynn, MA. Guscott began his career in community organizing in neighborhood… Continue reading »
The Water Defenders: A Discussion with Robin Broad ’76 and John Cavanagh
Robin Broad/John Cavanagh video As alumni prepared to return to Williamstown this Homecoming weekend, Robin Broad ‘76 had a homecoming of her own this past Wednesday, November 9th, her first time back in Williamstown in 45 years. She was joined by husband, co-adventurer, and co-author John Cavanagh in speaking… Continue reading »
The World of Offshore Wind: Log Lunch with Megan Higgins
On an unseasonably warm November 4th, the Log Lunch community gathered over a delicious meal of slow roasted tomatoes, kale pesto orzo, cabbage apple slaw, collard chips, and a salad with collard greens, chickpeas, and apple to learn about offshore wind power from Megan Higgins. After majoring in environmental studies… Continue reading »
Finding the Wild in Children’s Literature: Log Lunch With Sara St. Antoine ’88
The season of homecoming and harvest is in full swing in Williamstown, and what better way to celebrate these traditions than hearing from past Williams students while enjoying a locally-sourced meal? This Friday, October 28th, Log Lunch welcomed back Sara St. Antoine ‘88 to speak about environmental change… Continue reading »
October 21 Log Lunch with Jenae Rasmussen ’23 and Caitlin Murphy ’24
After celebrating Mountain Day on the 14th, the Log Lunch community came together to hear Jenae Rassmussen ‘23 and Caitlin Murphy ‘24 reflect upon their exciting summers on October 21st. Both students were funded by Center for Environmental Studies summer research grants. The community enjoyed butternut squash risotto… Continue reading »
October 26th: Julie Livingston on Cars, Jails, Debt, and the Web of Racial Capitalism
The next Class of 1960 Scholar’s Program speaker, Julie Livingston, will speak on her work at the intersection of public health, anthropology, and history. She is a Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and History at New York University. She is author of a number of books, including Self-Devouring Growth:… Continue reading »
October 7 Log Lunch: CES Research Presentations by Angela Hsuan Chen ’23 and Jahnavi Kirtane ’24
On October 7, students, faculty, and community members gathered at the first Log Lunch of the month to hear from students Angela Hsuan Chen ’23 and Jahnavi Kirtane ’24. Both Angela and Jahnavi received Center for Environmental Studies grants to pursue research opportunities over the summer, and both were well-prepared… Continue reading »
September 30 Log Lunch: Rich Holschuh on Why Place Matters
On September 30th, the Log Lunch community gathered to hear from Rich Holschuh, a public liaison for the Elnu Abenaki tribe and founder of the Atowi Project, a community initiative aimed at affirming Indigenous relationships to the Land. Beginning by introducing himself in the Abenaki language, Rich spoke about his… Continue reading »
Log Lunch: Mustafa Saifuddin Discusses Intersections of Soils, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice
Pictured: Mustafa Saifuddin (left) with Professor Allison Gill at The Log Students, faculty, and community members gathered for Friday Log Lunch on September 23 to hear from Mustafa Saifuddin. Williams biology Professor Allison Gill and Saifuddin attended the same graduate program and have kept in touch ever since. Gill… Continue reading »
Here’s how to pass family leave without failing another generation BY DAVID CASSUTO, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 08/09/22 6:30 PM ET THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL
Here’s how to pass family leave without failing another generation… Continue reading »
Last Log Lunch Lecture with CES Director Nicolas Howe Reflects on Department’s Future
Pictured: Log Lunch attendees discuss the questions prompted by speaker Nicolas Howe. The final Log Lunch of the 2021-2022 academic year was closed out by Professor Nicolas Howe, Director of the Center for Environmental Studies (CES), on May 6. In anticipation of the department’s self-study, which will… Continue reading »
Ice Sheets, Propaganda, and the US Military: Geologist Professor Paul Bierman for Log Lunch
Pictured: Log Lunch lecturer Paul Bierman, left; daughter Marika Massey-Bierman ’22, right. On April 29, Paul Bierman ‘85, Professor of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, delivered the penultimate Log Lunch talk “Climate Change & Greenland: Environmental Impacts of the Cold War.” Hoping to… Continue reading »
Danielle Deane-Ryan ’97 Delivers Earth Week Keynote Address on Environmental Justice
Marianne Walsh of the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy Talks Sharks at Log Lunch
PICTURED, LEFT TO RIGHT: Log Lunch speaker Marianne Walsh and AWSC Community Engagement Fellow Kristen Kibblehouse smile at the camera. On April 22, Marianne Walsh of the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (AWSC) spoke to the Log Lunch community about the growing number of white sharks in New England’s… Continue reading »
Founding Zilkha Center Director Stephanie Boyd Discusses Environmental Impact of Turf at Log Lunch
Pictured, left to right: Williams Emeritus Professor of Geosciences David Dethier, and Log Lunch lecturer Stephanie Boyd smile at the camera. Stephanie Boyd, the founding director of the Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives, returned to the College on April 15 to present “Let’s Talk Turf: The Environmental and Health… Continue reading »