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SUMMARY:Climate Action Committee (CAC) Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Monthly meeting of the town’s Climate Action Committee \nSee meeting agendas and minutes HERE
URL:https://coolerconcord.org/event/climate-action-committee-cac-meeting/2026-04-15/
LOCATION:Concord Town House\, 22 Monument Square\, Concord\, Massachusetts\, US
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SUMMARY:OARS 18th Wild and Scenic Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate Earth Day and OARS’ 40th Anniversary\, we’re bringing the Wild & Scenic Film Festival to Concord for FIVE DAYS of community-focused events\, anchored by our annual film screenings on April 25. See the full schedule of events and get your tickets here! \nApril 22 Wild & Scenic: A Conversation with Julia Blatt and Barb Moran at Concord Academy \nApril 23 The Noisy Puddle Reading with Linda Booth Sweeney at Haute Coffee\, Outdoor Movie Night at The Robbins House\, Launch of 3-Day Cross-Town Bingo based on The Noisy Puddle \nApril 24 Wildlife Photography Exhibit Opening Reception \nApril 25 Beavers & Beer at Wright Tavern\, Immersive River Experience\, 18th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival Screenings \nApril 26 Wetlands Talk & Walk with Concord Land Conservation Trust and The Thoreau Alliance\, Festival Closeout at South Bridge Boathouse
URL:https://coolerconcord.org/event/oars-18th-wild-and-scenic-film-festival/
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SUMMARY:Heat Pumps 101
DESCRIPTION:  \nGo Heat Pumps!\n  \nYou may have heard more people in Massachusetts talking about heat pumps—and for good reason. Heat pumps are an efficient\, all-electric system that can heat and cool your home while lowering emissions and improving comfort year-round. Join wonderful Bob Zogg of the HeatSmart Alliance and animated Kit Wu of the Laminar Collective to get an orientation to heat pumps\, how they work\, and how incentives can help you transition to clean energy. \nHere’s why heat pumps are gaining popularity across Massachusetts: \nHeating and cooling in one efficient system\nHeat pumps provide both heating in the winter and cooling in the summer. They’re highly efficient\, even in cold New England temperatures\, and can help lower your energy use. \nLower emissions and a cleaner energy future\nHeating with fossil fuels is one of the largest sources of climate pollution in Massachusetts. Switching to heat pumps helps reduce your home’s carbon footprint and supports the state’s transition to clean electricity. \nComfort\, safety\, and better indoor air quality\nHeat pumps don’t burn fuel inside your home\, which means no on-site combustion and fewer indoor air pollutants. They also provide steady\, even heating and cooling. \nIncentives can cover thousands of dollars\nPrograms like Mass Save offer generous rebates\, 0% interest financing\, and support to help make heat pumps more affordable. Additional programs through organizations like the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center may also be available. \n📣 Curious if heat pumps are right for you?\nJoin our webinar to learn how heat pumps work\, compare costs\, explore available incentives\, and learn how to get quotes from trusted installers. \n  \nApril 22\, 2026\, at 7:00 PM\n Register: bit.ly/heat-pumps-101\nTogether\, we can create more comfortable homes and a cleaner energy future for our communities. \n \nAn Acton Clean Energy Coach explains his heat pump system. (Photo: K. Root Watkins) \n  \n 
URL:https://coolerconcord.org/event/heat-pumps-101/
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SUMMARY:Earth Day Celebration - Walk in the Footsteps of Thoreau
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Earth Day on Sunday the 26th with a walk to Walden Pond. \nMultiple groups starting from Concord and Lincoln will converge at the Thoreau Cabin Site to celebrate the natural world and renew our commitment to protect it. A simple meet-up with music\, inspiring words\, and sharing of wishes & commitments.  \nMeet at First Parish in Concord Center or St Anne’s Church in Lincoln at 2pm\, arriving by 3pm to the cabin site. \nFeaturing: \n\nRichard Smith – Concord public historian and Thoreau scholar – on Walden\nSabine von Mering – environmental activist\, Brandeis professor – on Civil Disobedience\nThea Iberall – Jewish Climate Action Network – eco-poetry\nRoger Rosen – guitarist\, folk singer – leading us in song\n\nFor more information or to get involved with the planning contact Brad Hubbard-Nelson or Alex Chatfield.
URL:https://coolerconcord.org/event/earth-day-walk/
LOCATION:Lincoln and Concord MA
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SUMMARY:Concord's Annual Town Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join your fellow Concordians for the first night of our Annual Town Meeting! \nTo learn more\, follow the link below! \n2026 Annual Town Meeting
URL:https://coolerconcord.org/event/concords-annual-town-meeting/
LOCATION:Concord Carlisle High School\, 500 Walden St\, Concord\, Concord Carlisle High School\, 500 Walden St\, Concord\, Massachusetts\, US
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SUMMARY:Why Climate Goals Matter!
DESCRIPTION:Is Clean Energy Too Expensive? \nOr Are Renewables Our Path to Stability\, Reliability\, AND affordability?\n  \nPlease join Amanda Barker\, from the Green Energy Consumers Alliance\, to explore why climate goals are as important as ever. She will look at the overall Massachusetts roadmap for addressing climate change and assess where we stand in terms of achieving the objectives set by the state. \nSince Energize Acton is celebrating heat pumps this month (ground source heat pumps—geothermal—in the Boardwalk Campus and air source heat pumps for households)\, Amanda will take heat pumps targets as an example to highlight both the challenges we face and the potential for success. \nSome background: \nLast fall\, a Massachusetts House of Representatives committee floated the idea of a significant step back from state climate goals. After an outcry from the environmental community\, this winter the Mass House of Representatives passed its new proposed climate bill* that saw improvements over the fall version. However\, it still includes major funding cuts to Mass Save. In effect\, without an alternative to Mass Save\, this is a step back from state climate targets for clean energy.  (*The Massachusetts Senate will do its own version of a climate bill and the two versions\, House and Senate\, will have to be reconciled.) \nSome voices in the media—and in the legislature—are saying that clean energy is too costly. They claim that\, by cutting back on Mass Save and slowing the transition to clean energy\, the state government can lower energy costs. \nMassachusetts energy costs are an incredibly valid issue. The question is\, “Will reducing our commitment to clean energy also reduce heating\, cooling\, and electricity costs for Massachusetts residents?” Energy in New England is a tough topic! But the Green Energy Consumers Alliance will lay out the argument that achieving climate goals for heat pumps and other forms of electrification will save costs in the long run and\, for many\, even in the short run. \nCurrent events bring home the reality that we live in a complicated world. Committing to renewable energy brings New England a higher degree of energy stability and reliability. Plus\, the western United States (really\, the west of all the Americas\, from Canada to Chile) just experienced an extraordinarily hot March\, racing past all previous records. This reminds us that fossil fuels also have costs. As much of the world is successfully implementing clean energy\, let’s remember . . . We can do this! And it could even be affordable!
URL:https://coolerconcord.org/event/why-climate-goals-matter/
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