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Past Events
August 2018

American Idol Finalist Drew Angus LIVE at The Log TONIGHT 9pm!
Come on down to the Log TONIGHT as we welcome 2016 American Idol Finalist Drew Angus to the stage! The show starts at 9pm is FREE and Open to All.
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Live Music TONIGHT at The Log! 9PM
Friday, August 24th, Humble Digs takes the stage at The Log! This exciting group of musicians, hailing from the Pioneer Valley will bring a show not to be missed! As always the show starts at 9pm and is FREE. See you there!
Find out more »September 2018

Trivia at The Log TONIGHT 8pm!
Come on down to The Log and show your smarts!
Every Thursday at 8pm The Log by Ramuntos brings you five competitive Rounds of trivia for you and your friends to match wits and come out on top!
Trivia is always FREE and open to ALL! Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams, EVERY WEEK!
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First Log Lunch!
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Welcome gathering: Meet CES faculty and staff! First year students are free (with reservation). Reservations ($4) at: https://goo.gl/forms/VhrhzLdItmXlAdNn1 or dlewis@williams.edu. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Semester reservation can be purchased for $44. First year students semester reservation is $40.
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CES Log Lunch: What is bioblitz and why should I care?
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Eric Doucette (MCLA), Elizabeth Orenstein (BEAT), and David McGowen (WRLF). Reservations thru: https://goo.gl/forms/VhrhzLdItmXlAdNn1 or dlewis@williams.edu. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by the Center for Environmental Studies.
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CES Log Lunch: To the White House and Beyond: Life of a Science Policy Wonk
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Noel Bakhtian, Director, Center for Advanced Energy Studies, named 11th most powerful woman engineer by Business Insider in 2018. Reservations ($4) thru: https://goo.gl/forms/VhrhzLdItmXlAdNn1 or dlewis@williams.edu. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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CES Log Lunch: Fossil Fuels on Trial: Status of Climate Change Lawsuits
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Elena Mihaley, Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation. Reservations ($4) thru url: https://goo.gl/forms/VhrhzLdItmXlAdNn1 or dlewis@williams.edu. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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3-Time Itunes Top 20 Artist Jeff LeBlanc LIVE at The Log TONIGHT 9:30PM
3 Top 20 Albums on iTunes // Satellite and Commercial Radio Singles // Selling-out headline shows and touring the country is just the beginning when it comes to Jeff LeBlanc!
But TONIGHT, you can see him at The Log for Free!
9:30PM // No Cover // All Ages
Find out more »October 2018

Log Lunch: CES Log Lunch: Have you heard of biobased manufacturing?:
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Grassroots Organizing for Environmental Health Campaigns?, Grace Chamberlain '19 & "All My N**** in the Whole Wide World": An Afro-Centric Sustainability Model at the Hattie Carthan Food Projects, Isaiah Blake '21. Vegetarian, local food lunch $4. Reservation at url: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRwjNs4ZdYtq_od_yQR159ynmEQr6RDc4ULbNyIYZwURyJvw/viewform or dlewis@williams.edu. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored…
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Log Lunch: Creating Better Buildings: Why Energy Efficiency Matters,
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Cedar Blazek '13, US Department of Energy, Colorado. Vegetarian, local foods lunch $4. Reservation at url: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRwjNs4ZdYtq_od_yQR159ynmEQr6RDc4ULbNyIYZwURyJvw/viewform or dlewis@williams.edu. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies. If Mountain Day, Log Lunch is cancelled.
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Log Lunch: Offshore Wind in North America – has the time finally come?
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Chris Varrone '85, Managing Director, Silver Leaf Partners. Vegetarian, local foods lunch $4. Reservations at url: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRwjNs4ZdYtq_od_yQR159ynmEQr6RDc4ULbNyIYZwURyJvw/viewform or dlewis@williams.edu. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
Find out more »November 2018

Log Lunch: “Projective Preservation and Pittsfield: An Architect’s Take on Design in a Dis-Invested Hometown”
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Tessa Kelly '07, Architect, The Masterheads Project. Reservations $4 thru url: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BOFPodx0esUjsLVOWflUuOIrolvxCdypAhVgJ6e7a0c/edit?usp=sharing or dlewis@williams.edu. If cost is s financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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Log Lunch: The Berkshire High Road: a Plan for 100% Walkable Berkshires
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Jenny Hansell, President, Berkshire Natural Resources Council. Local food vegetarian homemade lunch. Reservations $4 thru url: https://goo.gl/vkMYyg or dlewis@williams.edu. If cost is a financial hardship financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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Log Lunch: Power markets & Innovation: What’s Driving the Energy Transformation
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Peter Kelly-Detwiler '83, NorthBridge Energy Partners. Local food vegetarian homemade lunch. Reservations $4 thru url: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRwjNs4ZdYtq_od_yQR159ynmEQr6RDc4ULbNyIYZwURyJvw/viewform or dlewis@williams.edu. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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Log Lunch: Economic Justice, Outdoor Recreation, and the Revitalization of North Adams
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Tom Bernard '92, Mayor, City of North Adams. Local food vegetarian homemade lunch. Reservations $4 thru url: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRwjNs4ZdYtq_od_yQR159ynmEQr6RDc4ULbNyIYZwURyJvw/viewform or dlewis@williams.edu. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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Log Trivia!!!
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- Campus Life/Student Organizations
Some things just add up. Trivia + The Log = FUN. Come to Log Trivia hosted by the NLT Intramural Committee on Thursday at 8 for free food and prizes!
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Log Lunch: “Bringing Berlin Mountain Back: Outdoor Recreation in Williamstown”
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Will Keating '19, Shauna Sullivan '19, Andrew West '19. Environmental Planning Workshop Final Presentation. Online reservations ($4) required at: https://goo.gl/forms/cL3nAOCFiApEYkG23 or dlewis@williams.edu. "All are welcome at Log Lunch." If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students my get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
Find out more »January 2019

Trivia is ON for Winter Study! Thursdays 8pm at The Log
An event every week that begins at 8:00pm on Thursday, repeating until Thu, January 31st, 2019
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- Winter Study
- Cost
- Free
Come down to The Log and test your smarts at TRIVIA!
Every Thursday at 8pm throughout Winter Study win BIG with prizes from The Log and ACE!
There might even be some free food too!
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CES Log Lunch: Environmental Health Impacts of Well and Truck Emissions from Fracking Activities
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
in the Marcellus Shale Basin, Dr. Karl Korfmacher, Environmental Science Program, Rochester Institute of Technology. Local food vegetarian lunch. Reservations $4: https://goo.gl/forms/JGs7sZPIKYOmbf4E2 or dlewis@williams.edu. All welcome. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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CES Log Lunch: From Fertilizer to Greenhouse Gas: Nutrient Cycling in Riparian Zones
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Wyndom Chace '21. Local food vegetarian lunch. Reservations $4: https://goo.gl/forms/JGs7sZPIKYOmbf4E2 or dlewis@williams.edu. All welcome. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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CES Log Lunch: Capitalism & Climate Change: Problem or Solution?
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Don Carlson '83, Visiting Professor of Economics. Local food vegetarian lunch. Reservations $4: https://goo.gl/forms/JGs7sZPIKYOmbf4E2 or dlewis@williams.edu. All welcome. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
Find out more »February 2019

GEOS Trivia at the Log!
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- Campus Life/Student Organizations
GSAC (Geosciences Student Advisory Committee) is co-hosting trivia at the Log today! There will be geos-themed prizes (chocolate rocks!) for first, second, third, and last place. Come join us in relaxing after the first week of classes!
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CES Log Lunch: Cape Town, We Have a Problem: #Water Crisis: Drought or National Government Failure
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Alex Apotsos, Lecturer in Geosciences. Local food vegetarian lunch. Reservations$4: https://goo.gl/forms/JGs7sZPIKYOmbf4E2 or dlewis@williams.edu. All welcome. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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CES Log Lunch: A Farmer's Perspective on Agricultural Land Use Planning and Farm Support
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Topher Sabot '99, Cricket Creek Farm. Local food vegetarian lunch. Reservations$4: https://goo.gl/forms/JGs7sZPIKYOmbf4E2 or dlewis@williams.edu. All welcome. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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CES Log Lunch: A Long Term Study of a Short Lived Fish:
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
What Research Can Reveal About Ecological & Evolutionary Processes, Ron Bassar, Assistant Professor of Biology. Local food vegetarian lunch. Reservations$4: https://goo.gl/forms/JGs7sZPIKYOmbf4E2 or dlewis@williams.edu. All welcome. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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Log Lunch: The Arctic Seen and Felt: Reflections on a Fulbright Grant to Finland
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Gemma Holt '17, TDC, Associate Consulting. Reservations$4: https://goo.gl/forms/JGs7sZPIKYOmbf4E2 or dlewis@williams.edu. Vegetarian local food lunch. All welcome. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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Log Lunch: Cows, Climate and Regenerative Agriculture?
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Judith D. Schwartz, Journalist and Author. Reservations$4: https://goo.gl/forms/JGs7sZPIKYOmbf4E2 or dlewis@williams.edu. Vegetarian local food lunch. All welcome. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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Log Lunch: #KeepItWild: Delivering on the Promise of the Adirondack Park
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Diane Fish & Julia Goren '01, Adirondack Vision Project. Reservations$4: https://goo.gl/forms/JGs7sZPIKYOmbf4E2 or dlewis@williams.edu. Vegetarian local food lunch. All welcome. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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Log Lunch: #KeepItWild: The Promise of the Adirondack Park, Julia Goren '01 & Diane Fish
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- General Announcements
CES Log Lunch: April 5, 12-1 at The Log. #KeepItWild: Delivering on the Promise of the Adirondack Park, Diane Fish & Julia Goren '01, Deputy Directors, Adirondack Vision Project. Vegetarian, homemade, local food lunch: $4. Reservations.
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Log Lunch: On the trail of nitrogen: Sustaining Fiji’s Coral Coast
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Arthur Gold, Professor of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island. Reservations$4: https://goo.gl/forms/JGs7sZPIKYOmbf4E2 or dlewis@williams.edu. Vegetarian local food lunch. All welcome. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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Log Lunch: "Sustaining Fiji’s Coral Coast," Art Gold, Professor of Natural Resources Science, URI
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
CES Log Lunch, April 12, 12-1 at THE LOG. "On the Trail of Nitrogen: Sustaining Fiji's Coral Coast," Art Gold, Professor of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island. Homemade, tasty, veggie local food lunch; reservations.
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Log Lunch: History & Culture of the Trees, Mills & Papers of Holyoke
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Cynthia Espinosa, Marrero, Mentha. Reservations$4: https://goo.gl/forms/JGs7sZPIKYOmbf4E2 or dlewis@williams.edu. Vegetarian local food lunch. All welcome. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
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Log Lunch: "An Ecojustice History of the Mills of Holyoke," Cynthia Espinosa Marrero
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- Community Engagement
"An Ecojustice History of the Mills of Holyoke," Cynthia Espinosa Marrero, Activist. Friday April 19, 12-1 at THE LOG. All are welcome! Reservations required.
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Log Lunch: Roots Rising: Connecting Youth with the Land
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Jamie Samowitz & Jess Vecchia, Roots Rising. Reservations$4: https://goo.gl/forms/JGs7sZPIKYOmbf4E2 or dlewis@williams.edu. Vegetarian local food lunch. All welcome. If cost is a financial hardship, financial aid students may get a reduced-price lunch at CES office before Friday. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
Find out more »May 2019

Log Lunch: “Cuba’s Tropical Environment and Rivers,” Paul Bierman, Prof. of Geology, UVM
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- General Announcements
Log Lunch is a veggie, homemade, local food lunch: all are welcome! Reservations required through online calendar; lunch is $4 or discount financial aid rate through CES office in the 1966 Envi Center.
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Campus Climate Activism Log Lunch: Caroline Weinberg ’19 & Karen McComish, Mt. Greylock High School
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Hear from Student Climate Activists! Williams student Caroline Weinberg (creator of the informative charts and graphs in the campus bathrooms!) and Mt. Greylock HS student and Sunrise Movement activist, Karen McComish.
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Come Watch Your EPHS take on RIT in NCAA Quarterfinal Lacrosse Action at The Log 5pm!
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- Athletics/Fitness
Come on down to The Log and watch Williams Lacrosse take on RIT on the Big Screen!
It's the quarterfinals and a must win for the EPHS! The action starts at 5PM!
Find out more »September 2019

TRIVIA Returns to The Log TONIGHT 8pm!
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- General Announcements
Trivia returns for the academic year TONIGHT at 8pm! 6 rounds, 10 questions each, 3 prizes...... Will your team be taking one home??
Find out TONIGHT, 8pm at The Log, 78 Spring Street!
Show up early if you want a good seat!
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Log Lunch: Welcome Back, Meet Envi Faculty, Students, Staff and Envi Students Orgs: All Invited!
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- General Announcements
Log Lunch is the weekly local food, student-cooked, veggie lunch and environmental speaker series sponsored by the Center for Environmental Studies (CES). Log Lunch is held every Friday from 12-1 @ The Log. All welcome! Reservations.
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LOG LUNCH: “Equity, Land and Community,” Greg Watson, Schumacher Center for a New Economics
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- General Announcements
The Log Lunch speaker this week is Greg Watson, the Director for Policy and Systems Design at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics.
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Log Lunch: What does a sustainable fishery look like? Thoughts from two Alaskan fisherman.
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Josh Pierson '00, Captain, F/V Full Scale & Marc Berrada '99, Deckhand F/V Full Scale, Bristol Bay, Alaska. Reservations $3: https://ces.williams.edu. Vegetarian local food lunch. All are welcome. Sponsored by Center for Environmental Studies.
Find out more »October 2019

Log Lunch: “Guatemala's Impact on My Story: My WOC Enviro Career," Cecilia Del Cid, Davis Center
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- General Announcements
Cecilia Del Cid, Assistant Director of the Davis Center, will give a Log Lunch talk titled, "Guatemala's Impact on My Story: Mapping my WOC Environmental Career." Oct. 4, noon-1 at The Log. Veggie, local food, homemade delicious lunch!
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Log Lunch:Ingrid Thyr'20 & Del Rose Hooker Newball'21, CES Summer Grant Student Research Talks
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- General Announcements
Student Log Lunch speakers this week! "Fuzzy Landscapes: Exploring Sheep, Land and Identity in Blaine County, Idaho" Ingrid Thyr '20 & "Local Diversity of Ithomiini in an Ecuadorian Cloud Forest" Del Rose Hooker Newball.
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Log Lunch: Ingrid Thyr '20 & Del Rose Hooker Newball '21: Summer Research Presentations
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- General Announcements
LOG LUNCH: Ingrid Thyr'20 on Sheep in Idaho & Del Rose Hooker Newball'21 on butterflies in the Ecuadorian Cloud Forest: CES Summer Grant Student Research Talks
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LOG LUNCH: Sonya Auer, Visiting Assistant Prof. of Biology. A gift from the grave: How salmon parents nourish their children even after death
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- General Announcements
Log Lunch is the weekly Environmental Studies lunch speaker series sponsored by the Center for Environmental Studies. All are invited! Reservations are required as lunch is sold out each week.
Find out more »November 2019

Log Lunch Nov 1: Farmland Protection, Food Security, and Sustainable Agriculture: Shelburne Farms
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- General Announcements
Tom Daniels, a leading practitioner, author & professor of land use planning & farmland preservation, is the Log Lunch speaker on Nov. 1: "Farmland Protection, Food Security, and Sustainable Agriculture:The Example of Shelburne Farms."
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Provost David “Dukes” Love, Log Lunch: “Williams Sustainability: What Next After 2020?”
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- General Announcements
"The Future of Sustainability at Williams: What Next After 2020?" David "Dukes" Love, Provost & Class of 1969 Professor of Economics. Vegetarian, local food, homemade lunch is $3; online reservations required; all are welcome!
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Log Lunch: "Nature is for Everyone: Increasing Access & Inclusivity at Mass Audubon's Sanctuaries"
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- General Announcements
"Nature is for Everyone: Increasing Accessibility & Inclusivity at Mass Audubon's Wildlife Sanctuaries." Becky Cushing, Berkshire Sanctuaries Director. Veggie, local food, homemade lunch is $3. Online reservations required: All Welcome!
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Offshore Wind Energy Log Lunch: "An Epic Saga of Decarbonization in the Era of Climate Disruption"
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- General Announcements
Log Lunch: "US Offshore Wind Energy: An Epic Maritime Saga of Decarbonization in the Era of Climate Disruption," Fara Courtney, Principal, Outer Harbor Consulting. Veggie, homemade local food lunch is $3. All Welcome! Online res required.
Find out more »December 2019

Log Lunch: So Much Ephing Land, Envi Planning Workshop (ENVI 302) Student Presentation
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- General Announcements
Allie Campbell, Amber Lee, Emma Levy, Jesus Payan, & Hallie Whitmore discuss Williams College Off-Campus Land and considerations for future uses.
Find out more »January 2020

Log Lunch: “Litigating Newark’s Lead Crisis,” a presentation by Nancy Marks, Senior Counsel, NRDC
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- General Announcements
"Litigating Newark's Lead Contamination Crisis," Nancy Marks, Senior Counsel, Natural Resources Defense Council.
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Log Lunch: Drinking Water Contamination in Hoosick Falls, New York. Liz Moran, New York PIRG
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
Log Lunch: Drinking Water Contamination in Hoosick Falls, New York. Liz Moran, Policy Director, New York Public Interest Research Group.
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Log Lunch: Summer-Solstice Thomas (Air Pollution) & Rosa Kirk Davidoff (Forest Fires)
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- General Announcements
Log Lunch: Summer-Solstice Thomas '20: Regulating Air Pollution in Sacrifice Zones & Rosa Kirk Davidoff '21: Forest Fires in the Northern Rockies
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Log Lunch: Environmental Dialogue in the Middle East
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- General Announcements
Log Lunch: The Dialogue Project: Environmental Cooperation in the Middle East. Sarah Braverman, The Arava Institute.
Fri. Feb. 7, 12-1 at The Log. Veggie, local food lunch! $3. Reservations required.

Log Lunch: Habitat Degradation & Mutualism: Clark’s Nutcrackers & Whitebark Pine
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
Log Lunch:locally grown, veggie, homemade lunch is $3. Taza Schaming PhD will speak about "Clark's Nutcrackers & Whitebark Pine: Resilience of Mutualism in the Face of Habitat Degradation." All Welcome at Log Lunch! Reservations required.
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Log Lunch: "Fishing & Ecojustice," Niaz Dorry, Director, Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
"Fishing for Justice," Niaz Dorry, Director, Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance.
Log Lunch is the weekly environmental studies lunch speaker series hosted by the Center for Environmental Studies.
https://www.namanet.org/
Find out more »March 2020

Log Lunch: “Black as Drought” Brittany Meche, Gaius Bolin Fellow, Environmental Studies
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- General Announcements
Brittany Meche, Bolin Fellow in Environmental Studies will give the Log Lunch talk on Friday March 6: "Black as Drought: Ecological Entanglements of the African Diaspora"
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CANCELED - Log Lunch: "Helping Coral Reefs from Afar," Tim Pusack, Ass't Prof, Marine Ecology, Williams-Mystic
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
Log Lunch: "Helping Coral Reefs from Afar," Tim Pusack, Assistant Prof, Marine Ecology & Marine Science, Williams-Mystic Program.
Find out more »September 2021

Log Lunch is Back! Center for Environmental Studies Local Food Lunch Speaker Series: Every Friday
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- General Announcements
All Members of the Williams Community are Invited to Log Lunch: A Student-Prepared Local Food Vegetarian Lunch. $3. Space is limited to 100 people; Advance reservations required at ces.williams.edu or by calling 597-2346.
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Log Lunch: Farmworker Justice
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- On and Around Campus
All Members of the Williams Community are Invited to Log Lunch: A Student-Prepared Local Food Vegetarian Lunch. $3. Space is limited to 100 people; Advance reservations required at ces.williams.edu or by calling 597-2346.
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TRIVIA IS BACK! Thursdays 7pm at The Log!
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- On and Around Campus
Trivia at the Log is BACK! Come on down and test your wit against students, faculty, staff and the public! Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd! Every Thursday Night at 7pm! Call early to reserve a table, teams of up to 6. 413-884-6073
Find out more »November 2021

Log Lunch: Community Supported Agriculture at Caretaker Farm, Don Zasada, farmer
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- General Announcements
Log Lunch is a weekly lunch talk and locally-grown, veggie homemade lunch. The speaker is: Don Zasada, farmer "Community Supported Agriculture at Caretaker Farm." Lunch is $3, online reservations required.
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Log Lunch: Finding Luna: Tracking Chemicals in the Environment, Kris Hansen ’91, 3M Food Safety
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- On and Around Campus
Log Lunch is a weekly lunch talk and locally-grown, veggie homemade lunch. " Tracking Chemicals in the Environment," Kris Hansen '91. Homemade, veggie lunch is $3, online reservations required.
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Log Lunch: “Aquaculture: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly” Chris Sherman ’07, CEO Island Creek Oysters
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- General Announcements
Log Lunch is a weekly lunch talk & delectable, locally-grown, veggie homemade lunch. The speaker is: Chris Sherman '07, shellfish farmer. Lunch: $3, online reservations required.https://ces.williams.edu/log-lunch-reservation/
Find out more »December 2021

Log Lunch: Farmland & Food for the Future, Don Campbell ’84, Regional Director, Vermont Land Trust
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- General Announcements
Log Lunch with Don Campbell '84, Regional Director, Vermont Land Trust: Land trusts, farmland preservation, and food security: What Does Vermont Need from its Land Trusts?
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Local Beef for Williams: “The Quest for B(Eph): Sourcing from Local Farms” Envi Planning Students
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- General Announcements
Log Lunch: Local Beef for Williams Dining Services: "The Quest for B(Eph): Sourcing from Local Farms" Envi Planning Final Presentation by Students Lyza Berg '21.5, Huijun Huang '22, Quincy Powers '22.
Find out more »January 2022

POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE: Log Lunch: Roots Rising: Youth Empowerment, Food Justice, and Community Building
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- Community Engagement
Log Lunch: "Roots Rising: Youth Empowerment, Food Justice, and Community Building" Rwick Sarkar '23.5, Jess Vecchia and Jamie Samowitz.
Find out more »February 2022

Log Lunch: Seeks Your Input on Campus Plans!
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- General Announcements
"How Can Williams' Master Plan Foster Sustainability?"Tamar Warburg, Sasaki. Hear about campus planning & share your ideas! Log Lunch is free today; lunch will not be served due to Covid rules; Free homemade Cookies to Take Away!
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Log Lunch: "Once in a Green Moon: Farm to Table Cannabis in the Berkshires" Jake Zieminski
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Log Lunch: "Once in a Green Moon: Farm to Table Cannabis in the Berkshires" Jake Zieminski, founder and president, CAVU Hemp and Wellness, Chesire, MA
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Log Lunch: Tim Pusack, Prof of Marine Ecology, Williams Mystic: “The Double-crested Cormorant…
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- On and Around Campus
Tim Pusack, Prof of Marine Ecology, Williams Mystic Program: "How the diet of Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) can describe the local fish community."
Find out more »March 2022

Log Lunch with Tanja Srebotnjak, Director, Zilkha Center
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Log Lunch: "Climate Neutral Williams: What Does it Mean and How Do We Get There?" Tanja Srebotnjak, Director, Zilkha Center. Log Lunch is brought to you every Friday by the Center for Environmental Studies!
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Log Lunch with Allison Gill, Assistant Prof of Biology: "The Afterlife of Leaves..."
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
Log Lunch with Allison Gill, Ass't Professor of Biology: "Afterlife of Leaves: Effects of Anthropogenic Nitrogen Fertilization on Plant Litter Decomposition and Soil Formation." Log Lunch is brought to you every Friday by CES!
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??"You are my Jam Session" @ The Log ??
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- Arts at Williams
Come watch your favorite on-campus singer-songwriters perform their original songs at the Log by Ramunto's!!
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NIMBY Justice & the Environment: LOG Lunch w/ Sharon Lewis, CT Coalition for Environmental Justice
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- On and Around Campus
NIMBY* Justice and the Environment: A Log Lunch with Sharon Lewis, Executive Director, Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice.
*Not In My Backyard
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White Sharks in New England: Coexistence & Conservation: Log Lunch w/ Atlantic Shark Conservancy
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
White Sharks in New England: Coexistence & Conservation: Log Lunch w/ Marianne Walsh, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.
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Log Lunch: Climate Change & Greenland: Environmental Impacts of the Cold War
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Log Lunch: Climate Change & Greenland: Environmental Impacts of the Cold War, Paul Bierman
Find out more »May 2022

Log Lunch (last of the year!): What is Environmental Studies For? Nicolas Howe, Dir., CES
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
Join us for the last Log Lunch of the year! "What is Environmental Studies For?" Nick Howe, Director of the Center for Environmental Studies. Log Lunch is every Friday at noon; veggie homemade local farm lunch is $3; online reservations.
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??"You are my Jam Session" @ The Log ??
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- On and Around Campus
Come support singer-songwriters on campus as they perform at this coffeehouse-style event!
Find out more »September 2022

TRIVIA IS BACK! Thursdays 7pm at The Log!
An event every week that begins at 7:00pm on Thursday, repeating until Thu, December 15th, 2022
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- On and Around Campus
Trivia at the Log is BACK! Come on down and test your wit against students, faculty, staff and the public! Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd! Every Thursday Night at 7pm! Call early to reserve a table, teams of up to 6.
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Log Lunch: All Welcome!
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- General Announcements
Log Lunch is the weekly Environmental Studies local food homemade vegetarian lunch. Everyone is invited. Every week features a half hour speaker and a homemade veggie lunch.Due to space limit of 100, online reservations required.
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Log Lunch:"Climate Change, Soils & Environmental Justice," Mustafa Saifuddin, Ph.D. New York Univ
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- General Announcements
Log Lunch:"Climate Change, Soils & Environmental Justice," Mustafa Saifuddin, Ph.D. New York University. All are welcome. Locally-grown, homemade, veggie lunch is $3 cash at the door or semester reservation ($2). Online reservations.
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Log Lunch: Rich Holschuh, Tribal Officer, Elnu Abenaki Indigenous Community
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- On and Around Campus
Log Lunch: Rich Holschuh, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Elnu Abenaki Indigenous Community, Southern Vermont. "Ways of Being: Does Place Matter?"
http://elnuabenakitribe.org/
October 2022

Log Lunch with Jahnavi Kirtane ’24 & Angela Hsuan Chen ’23
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- On and Around Campus
Log Lunch with Jahnavi Kirtane '24: "Urban Planning for an Inclusive & Sustainable Future in Lynn, MA" & Angela Hsuan Chen '23: "Riparian Forests in Sweden." The speakers are CES Summer Grant recipients.
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Log Lunch with Student Speakers!
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- On and Around Campus
Mountain Day Make-Up Log Lunch with the Student Speakers who were scheduled for Mountain Day.
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Log Lunch with Jenae Rasmussen ‘22.5 & Caitlin Murphy ’24
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- General Announcements
Log Lunch with Student Speakers: Caitlin Murphy '24: "Mohawk Forest, North Adams: Youth & The Environment" & Jenae Rasmussen '22.5 "A Summer at Spring Creek Farm, Alaska." Jenae & Caitlin are CES Summer Grant recipients.
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Log Lunch with Children’s Book Author Sara St. Antoine ’88
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- On and Around Campus
Log Lunch with Sara St. Antoine '88, children's book author. Ms. St. Antoine is an award-winning author and freelance writer.
Find out more »November 2022

Offshore Wind Energy @ Log Lunch Friday Nov. 4
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- On and Around Campus
Log Lunch Talk: "Offshore Wind Power: Opportunities and Challenges," Megan Higgins, Director of Offshore Business Development, AVANGRID Renewables.
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Jobs & Internships in the Wind Energy Industry
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- Student Employment
Megan Higgins, Senior Director of Business Development, Avangrid Renewables, a leading offshore wind energy development firm, will meet with students interested in jobs and internships in the wind industry after her Log Lunch talk.
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“Building Equity in the MA Food System” Norris Guscott, Equity Policy Mgr, MA Food System Collab.
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- General Announcements
"Building Equity in the Food System," Log Lunch with Norris Guscott, Equity Policy Network Manager, Massachusetts Food System Collaborative and
Coordinator of Public Health Division & Food Security Task Force Leader, City of Lynn, MA.
December 2022

Log Lunch: "Rethinking Urine: A Solution for Climate, Water, and Agriculture" Abe Noe-Hays, Rich Earth Inst.
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- On and Around Campus
Log Lunch: "Rethinking Urine: A Solution for Climate, Water, and Agriculture" Abe Noe-Hays, Founder & Exec Director, Rich Earth Institute.
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Log Lunch: Here Comes the Sun: Solar Siting for Williams' Electricity Production
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- On and Around Campus
Log Lunch: "Here Comes the Sun: Solar Siting For Williams College," Final Presentation, Environmental Planning Workshop (ENVI 402), Caroline Ro '23, Cole Whitehouse '23, Isabelle Zollinger. All welcome; reservations required!
Find out more »January 2023

Log Lunch: “Tracing Global GHG Emissions to their Sources,” Gavin McCormick ‘ 05
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- On and Around Campus
Log Lunch: "Tracing Global GHG Emissions to their Sources," Gavin McCormick ' 05, Cofounder, Climate TRACE and WattTime. Vegetarian, locally-sourced homemade lunch is $3. All are welcome; online reservations.
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Rock & Roll @ The Log!
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- On and Around Campus
Come to The Log Saturday night (8-10 pm) for live music by Midnite:30, a young rock & roll band from the Berkshires.
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LOG LUNCH: "Corporate Greenwashing and Solid Waste," Kirstie Pecci, Exec Director, Just Zero
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- On and Around Campus
LOG LUNCH: "Corporate Greenwashing and Solid Waste" with Kirstie Pecci, Exec Director, Just Zero.
Everyone is invited to this locally-grown, homemade, vegetarian lunch. Reservations required.

Log Lunch: “328North: The Farm, Flower & Food Experience” Tu Le, Farmer, Florist, Chef
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- On and Around Campus
Log Lunch: "328North: The Farm, Flower & Food Experience" Tu Le, Farmer, Florist, Chef. Log Lunch is a locally-grown, delicious, homemade veggie meal and half-hour talk; everyone is invited! Online reservations required.
Find out more »February 2023

Log Lunch: Jeff Thaler ’74 “Clean” Energy: What is It? Trade Offs, Hurdles, Job Opportunities
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- On and Around Campus
Log Lunch talk with environmental lawyer Jeff Thaler Esq.'74 "'Clean' Energy: What is It? Trade Offs, Hurdles, Job & Internships Opportunities."
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Environmental Law Career Conversation with Alumnus Jeff Thaler, Esq.
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- On and Around Campus
Following his Feb. 10 Log Lunch talk, "'Clean' Energy: What is It? Trade Offs, Hurdles, Job Opportunities," Jeff Thaler '74 will meet with students at The Log to discuss careers & internships in environmental law & renewable energy.
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Log Lunch with Sarah Cooperman ’17, “Wildlife Rehabilitation: An Unexpected Career”
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- Academic/Teaching/Research
Log Lunch with Sarah Cooperman '17, "Wildlife Rehabilitation: An Unexpected Career". Since graduating from Williams with a major in Environmental Studies, Sarah has been working at the Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary in Shipman, Virginia.
Find out more »March 2023

Log Lunch: Coastal Resilience & Climate Planning NYC, Paul Gallay ’81, Columbia Univ Climate School
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- On and Around Campus
Log Lunch: "Coastal Resilience Planning in NYC: Seeking Safety, Finding Justice. Paul Gallay '81, Project Director, Resilient Coastal Communities Project,
Center for Sustainable Urban Development, Columbia Climate School.

Carbon Capture: LOG LUNCH! Chris Varrone ’85
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- General Announcements
LOG LUNCH: "Carbon Capture & Storage: From "Clean Coal" to Saving Humanity from Climate Change." Chris Varrone '85, Managing Director, Pickwick Capital Partners. ALL WELCOME! Lunch res. required.
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