MCLA Green Living Seminar: The Psychology of Sustainable Behavior

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Christie Manning, director of sustainability at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minn., will give a talk titled "The Psychology of Sustainable Behavior" as part of MCLA's Green Living Seminar Series at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. 
 
Green Living Seminar Series webinars are free and open to the public; community members can register for each lecture at mcla.edu/greenliving. All seminars take place weekly on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. through April 14. 
 
In addition to serving as Macalester's director of sustainability, Manning is a faculty member in the department of Environmental Studies. Her co-authored publications include the forthcoming text, Psychology for Sustainability 5e, a 2018 edited volume, Psychology and Climate Change, and a 2017 review article in the journal Science, "Beyond the roots of human inaction: Fostering collective effort toward ecosystem conservation." 
 
In her personal life, Manning likes to walk, learn about trees, ride her bike, and spend time with her two favorite climate justice activists – her daughters. 
 
 

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North Adams Council Gives Initial OK to Zoning Change

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council wrapped up business in about 30 minutes on Tuesday, moving several ordinance changes forward. 
 
A zoning change that would add a residential property to the commercial zone on State Road was adopted to a second reading but met with some pushback. The Planning Board recommended the change.
 
The vote was 5-2, with two other councilors abstaining, indicating there may be difficulty reaching a supermajority vote of six for final passage.
 
Centerville Sticks LLC (Tourists resort) had requested the extension of the Business 2 zone to cover 935 State Road. Centerville had purchased the large single-family home adjacent the resort in 2022. 
 
Ben Svenson, principal of Centerville, had told a joint meeting of the Planning Board and City Council earlier this month that it was a matter of space and safety. 
 
The resort had been growing and an office building across Route 2 was filled up. 
 
"We've had this wonderful opportunity to grow our development company. That's meant we have more office jobs and we filled that building up," he said. "This is really about safety. Getting people across Route 2 is somewhat perilous."
 
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