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  • Friday, May 20, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm – Ask the Expert: Honeybees, Online

    Honeybees are threatened. How can we protect them?  

    Did you know that George Washington was a fan of the honeybee? Travel back to the 18th century with our expert Dr. Christopher White as we dive into the history of liquid gold (better known as honey). We’ll also talk about how to protect honeybees, who face myriad threats today. Bring all of your questions!

    Dr. Christopher White leads multidisciplinary teams focused on sustainability, climate change impact, enterprise risk management and community resilience. He currently serves as a member of the United Nations Environment Program.

    In his spare time, Dr. White is a beekeeper with an apiary along the banks of the Potomac River in Maryland. Along with his wife and three children, Dr. White founded an artisanal honey company, Bee America, in 2011. From its earliest beginnings, Bee America has been committed to sweetening its customers’ lives with the goodness of pure American honey. The company is passionate about preserving the future of honey bees and their place in our world.

    Dr. White founded an artisanal honey company, Bee America, in 2011, committed to sweetening its customers’ lives by preserving the future of honeybees and their special place in our world. Join us on World Bee Day, May 20, at 12pm EDT as Dr. White discusses all of the ways that we can help save the lives of honeybees, despite their extreme daily challenges.  Get your tickets NOW and join the buzz about these busy workers.   Free.

  • Friday, April 22, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Ask the Expert: Clean Energy, Online

    Turning off your lights when you leave the room, driving an electric car or installing solar panels. We all have the power to turn dirty energy into clean energy, and our impact is even greater when we can get local, state, and national officials to take action. Join GBH on Earth Day as we envision a clean future with Environment Massachusetts, discussing ways to conserve energy and become changemakers to fuel a greener, healthier world. Our expert will address the largest climate change challenges of our time and give you tips on how to make your voice heard for a more sustainable future.

    Ben Hellerstein, State Director of Environment Massachusetts, will guide us through what it takes to promote and create solutions for a healthier Massachusetts and beyond. Environment Massachusetts’s mission is to transform the power of our imaginations and our ideas into change that make our world a cleaner place to power our lives. Ben brings strategic approaches to thinking bigger regarding clean energy, conservation and more.

    Learn more about Environment Massachusetts and how to support transitioning Massachusetts to 100% renewable energy here.

    Bring your questions! Sign up at www.wgbh.org The Event is free.

  • Wednesday, November 11, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Can We Cool the Planet? Webinar

    As global temperatures continue to rise, scientists are wondering if we need solutions that go beyond reducing emissions. From sucking carbon straight out of the air, to geoengineering our atmosphere to physically block out sunlight, to planting more than a trillion trees, the options may seem futuristic or tough to implement. But as time runs out on conventional solutions to climate change, scientists are asking the hard questions: Can new, sometimes controversial, solutions really work? And at what cost?

    Join NOVA’s Can We Cool the Planet? filmmakers Ben Kalina and Jen Schneider for an important conversation. They will be joined by experts, Lola Fatoyinbo, Ph.D., research physical scientist in the Biospheric Sciences Lab at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and David Keith, Ph.D., Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard University and professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Guests are encouraged to submit their questions during the conversation. Caitlin Saks, NOVA senior producer for Can We Cool the Planet? will moderate this discussion.

    The event is free, but reservations are required. Secure your ticket today.

    NOVA’s Can We Cool the Planet? premieres Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 at 9pm EST on GBH and will be available for streaming online and on the PBS video app.

    WGBH will be using Zoom Webinar for this event. Zoom is free to the public but will require a computer download. You can download Zoom here. If you already have Zoom, you will not need to download the platform again.