Glasgow on the Hoosic: The Climate Crisis after COP26

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A UN Climate panelist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning climate author and a zero carbon chair will discuss the fallout from the recent UN conference on the climate crisis, held in Glasgow, Scotland.

The Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA) and the First Congregational Church, Williamstown, are co-sponsoring "Glasgow on the Hoosic: The Climate Crisis after COP26." This will be a virtual event hosted on Zoom on Saturday, Jan. 15, starting at 10:00am.

Register at least 24 hours in advance of this meeting at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwucOGvpjkvHNASamf5fO0zbOclbvxsYZtm.

After registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

William R. Moomaw was a member of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. An emeritus professor at Tufts University and founder of its Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, Moomaw previously was professor of chemistry at Williams College and Director of the Center for Environmental Studies. He will speak on the international ramifications of the recent Conference of the Parties.

Elizabeth Kolbert, staff writer at The New Yorker, has written numerous articles on climate change for that magazine, including "The Climate of Man,” which won many awards. Among her several books, "The Sixth Extinction” won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction. She will discuss U.S. national climate policy.

Wendy Penner chairs Williamstown’s innovative COOL (CO2 Lowering) Committee. COOL brought a resolution to pursue a Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions goal to Town Meeting last July, which passed it overwhelmingly. She will describe how a town can respond.

Berkshire Eagle columnist and HooRWA board member Lauren R. Stevens will moderate the panel, which will take questions submitted on-line from event participants. The 1.5 hour meeting will also be broadcast live on WilliNet, the town’s public broadcast station, and rebroadcast later on.

Questions, contact the HooRWA office at office@hoorwa.org or 413 458-2742.

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Steel Structure Completed, Roof Taking Shape at New Greylock School

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
05:45AM / Thursday, September 17, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The steel work is completed and the roof is taking shape at the new Greylock School.

"Nearly all of the steel is complete. They've essentially demobilized from the site," Todd Ashford, representative with owner's project manager Colliers International, told the School Building Committee on Tuesday. "A couple of big trades that have started their construction are the masonry block on the exterior walls, the exterior metal framing has started, and roofing is anticipated to start in the next, I would say, two weeks."

He said a lot of the masonry block and steel framing on the exteriors should be close to completion by the next meeting. Also, a binder course of asphalt should be down by the first week in October, which should help reduce the dirt and mud coming off the site.

A large slab actually was scheduled to be poured Wednesday to house the HVAC equipment and was expected to take until 7 p.m. Mayor Jennifer Macksey said those residents signed up on the email list were apprised of the after hours work.

The committee also approved invoices for the month and Ashford noted that about $17.8 million in invoices have been paid to date, of which $6.4 million was eligible for reimbursement from the Massachusetts School Building Authority. The MSBA is reimbursing the city for 80 percent of eligible costs, or about $42 million.

Committee member Lisa Blackmer asked if the reimbursements were keeping pace with expenditures.

Macksey said it's been about 30 to 45 days for reimbursement, and so far they've had no problems with reimbursements. Colliers and Nancy Rauscher, director of school finance and operations, have been working well together, she said.

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