Climate Change: Global Update, Local Impacts

Frank Lowenstein, Global Climate Adaptation Strategy Leader for The Nature Conservancy, will give a talk on the latest international climate change negotiations and impacts on the Berkshires.

Introduction by Elizabeth Kolbert, COOL Committee member and  staff writer for the New Yorker.

Sunday, April 22, 3:30pm

First Congregational Church Williamstown

Fellowship Hall

This event is free and open to the public

This special Earth Day presentation

was organized by COOL Williamstown

with the help and support of:

The First Congregational  Church

Williamstown, Northern Berkshire Transition, Hoosic River Watershed Association , Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation, Wild Oats Market, Center for  EcoTechnology, The Zilkha Center, The Nature Conservancy, Berkshire Environmental Action Team B.E.A.T. and, Project Native

For more information wendypenner@hotmail.com

There will also be a sustainable foods dinner hosted in the dining halls at Williams College. The public is welcome to partake for a fee of $16 (see menu below).

Earth Day Dinner 5P- 8P April 22, 2012 

Driscoll, Mission and Paresky

Pioneer Valley Cream of Broccoli Soup

Organic Vegan Minestrone

Cabot Cheddar Cheese Display/ Williams College Bakery Baguette

Berlins Best Salad Bowl /Red Wine Vinaigrette

Organic Cracked Wheat Salad

Grilled Organic Vegetable Salad

Californian Organic Seaweed Salad

Ioka Farm Roast Top Round of Beef with Bulich Farms Mushroom Sauce

Hook and Line Cod Nanatucket

Maine Whipped Potato

Grilled Mushrooms

Williams College Bakery Vegan Whole Grain Bread  Highlawn Butter

Organic Abel and Schaffer Cakes Chocolate Ganache

Maple Gelato

Hazelnut Soy Gelato