Next 'Green Living' lecture to address wind power

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NORTH ADAMS – The Berkshire Environmental Resource Center (BERC) at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will continue its series of 14 “Green Living” seminars this Thursday, Feb. 14, at 5:30 p.m. with “Wind Power: Need for Setting Guidelines,” in Murdock Hall conference room 218. The series, “Achieving Energy Sustainability for the 21st Century: Choices and Challenges,” is free and open to the public.

Narain Schroeder will be presenting “Wind Power.” He is the director of land conservation at the Berkshire Natural Resources Council, where he guides the Council’s efforts to preserve and protect land in the Berkshires.

Schroeder grew up in Vermont on a small beef farm in a community sustained by farming, logging and maple syrup production. He has a degree in planning from the University of Colorado, and a master’s degree in environmental biology from Antioch New England Graduate School. The Green Living series aims to inform students and the community about strategies for meeting our growing demand for energy and to encourage debate around several energy options, including those involving water, wind, hydrogen and nuclear power.

The series will continue on Thursdays through April 24 in Murdock Hall conference room 218 at MCLA. For more information, go to www.mcla.edu or contact Elena Traister, (413)662-5303.
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Dalton Library Holds Adult Reading Challenge

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The library is making book enthusiasts nostalgic thanks to its adult reading challenge that encourages people to expand their horizons in the literature world. 
 
Many may remember, from their school years, being challenged to read for a chance to win a pizza or, for this writer, a school trip to the cinema to watch their book come alive on screen. 
 
The Dalton Free Public Library has reawakened that experience for its patrons 18 and older until March 27 at 1 p.m. 
 
Visit the library to get your game board and after reading a book let library staff know to get your raffle ticket or track your progress online. 
 
Readers can choose any book they like as long as it aligns with one of the options in the three categories: Who, With What, and Where. 
 
Every book that fits a subcategory earns you a raffle ticket, and if you complete all the subcategories within a section, you’ll score a bonus ticket. 
 
The more you read and explore, the better your chances of winning one of the three raffle baskets, each a $100 value. The cost of the baskets were donated by the Friends of the Dalton Library. 
 
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