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Welcome to EcoUpdates from the Center for EcoTechnology.

EcoUpdates informs you of our upcoming public events and activities.
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Special Events:

• Judy Wicks, author and co-founder and chair of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies and of the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, will be speaking at the Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network's Fourth Annual pvSustain Celebration, Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, from 4 pm – 9pm. Join us for dinner, a cash bar, networking and Q&A. Click above to RSVP!

• Also, come out to Mt. Holyoke College Wed. April 17, 2013 to hear a FREE and inspiring talk by Judy Wicks. You can RSVP here. For more information about Judy Wicks click here.

• Solar Ribbon Cutting Celebration! Please join us at EcoBuilding Bargains (83 Warwick Street in Springfield) this Earth Day,Monday, April 22nd at 1:30pm to commemorate the launch of our 140 kilowatt solar power system!  Guest speakers will include Alicia Barton McDevitt of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and local elected officials. Please RSVP with Heather by email at heather.heath@cetonline.org or call (413) 586-7350 extension 292.

• Celebrate Earth Day April 22 at 7 p.m.at Images Cinema, 50 Spring Street, Williamstown, MA. View Chasing Ice, a film "...full of stunning images documenting the work of James Balog, an environmental photographer who, spurred by an assignment from National Geographic, became determined to capture a visual representation of climate change." (New York Times review).  Nancy Nylen of CET will participate in the post-film discussion and provide information about steps individuals can take to reduce their carbon footprint through energy efficiency and renewable energy.

• Come to Amherst Town Commons Saturday April 27th from 10am - 4pm for the 4th Annual Amherst Sustainability Festival, an all-day outdoor festival celebrating Earth and various aspects of sustainability!  Visit CET's informational booth. To see scenes from the 2010 festival, clickhere.

April 2013 - Happy Earth Day