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Category Archives: Mass Team 3
A Human is not a Chameleon: meditation on adaptations
Posted by Lisa Purdy I hadn’t thought that climate change could be made any more real to me, but one should never say never. No, it wasn’t word of the disastrous flooding in Korea, or even the endless three-digit weather … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Adventures in Boston, Community Partners, Mass Team 3, MassAction
Tagged adaptation, Boston, government
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Four Hundred Years of Change
Posted by Marina Stevenson: On a beautiful sunny day in Kingston, Mark Beaton, chair of the Green Energy Committee, took the Mass Action team sailing down the coast to Plymouth Harbor. Plymouth, Mass.: a place where history lies as deep … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Mass Team 3, MassAction
Tagged future generations, Kingston, Plymouth, Plymouth rock, sea level rise
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Dead Silence: The Story of Roadkill
Posted by April Bello The blood and the splatter have been most apparent while biking from New Hampshire and across Massachusetts on this capricious journey that is Climate Summer. I carry vivid images of the countless squirrels, chipmunks, bunnies, cats, … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Mass Team 3, MassAction
Tagged conscientious, reflection, roadkill, Traveling
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Ye Olde Manual Labor
By Lisa Purdy We spent last week in Kingston, MA — a few miles north of Plymouth, the landing spot of the Pilgrims (of whom Marina is a descendant!). There’s a lot of history there. For instance, did you know … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Mass Team 3, MassAction, video
Tagged hard work, Invasive species, Jones River, Kingston
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From Sea to Shining Sea Bikeway
Posted by Kaia Zimmerman On Thursday, July 21st, a community bike ride touring some of Cape Wind was organized by Falmouth Bikeways, as part of the Falmouth Climate Action Week put together by the Falmouth Climate Action team. We had … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Community Partners, Exploring towns, Mass Team 3, MassAction, video
Tagged bike ride, bike trails, climate summer, community, Falmouth, intergenerational, wind turbines
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On Addictions
Posted by Sara Orvis They say the first way to solve a problem is admitting that there is a problem. During this summer I have had to admit to myself that I had a problem. Iwas the problem that we … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Mass Team 3, MassAction, social justice, struggles
Tagged addiction, awareness, Chelsea, growth, movement, realization
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Pocahontas in Falmouth, MA
Posted by Lisa Purdy The rainstorm and the river are my brothers The heron and the otter are my friends And we are all connected to each other In a circle, in a hoop that never ends I think Pocahontas … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Mass Team 3, MassAction
Tagged action, Cape Cod, climate fair, Falmouth, fear, pocahontas, research center, trees, wood's hole
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An Ode to Mud: Parkbuilding in Chelsea
Posted by Lisa Purdy If I were to write Portrait of a Lady, she would be standing over a hole in the mud with a shovel in hand…much like the ladies of Mass Action! More on that later, though. We … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Community Partners, Mass Team 3, MassAction
Tagged building, Chelsea, community, park, playground, youth
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Environmental Justice in Chelsea
Posted by Lisa Purdy “See one city, you’ve seen ‘em all.” Well, I suppose…though it sort of depends on how we’re defining seeing, doesn’t it? Our team has worked with three cities so far — city cities: vacant lots, big … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Community Partners, Mass Team 3, MassAction, social justice, video
Tagged bike tour, Chelsea, environmental justice, produce market
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