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SUMMARY:[SOLIDARITY] “Why Trees Matter for Green Development" Webinar
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 //tinyurl.com/Trees-Matter</a>\n\nEvent details: <a href="https://xrboston
 .org/action/solidarity-why-trees-matter-for-green-development/">https://xr
 boston.org/action/solidarity-why-trees-matter-for-green-development/</a>\n
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 ttps://tinyurl.com/Trees-Matter)**\n\nThe Trees as a Public Good Network i
 s presenting a new webinar titled\, “Why Trees Matter for Green Developm
 ent.” It will occur via Zoom on Sunday\, April 21\, 2024 from 7:00 pm 
 – 8:30 pm. There will be five main speakers: two about forests\, and thr
 ee about municipal trees\, including two scientists and three activists wi
 th case studies. We are also working on having some high-ranking Democrati
 c officials to introduce the webinar.  \n\nFor forests\, Prof. William Moo
 maw of Tufts University will present the scientific evidence on why large-
 scale solar needs to be environmentally responsibly sited. \n\n Meg Sheeha
 n with Community Land and Water Coalition will present a case study from s
 outheastern Massachusetts where hundreds of acres of endangered forests (P
 ine Barrens) have been cut and strip mined for silica sand\, with the enti
 re process falsely claimed as “green” because of the final placement o
 f large-scale solar panels. \n\n For urban trees\, Dr. Zbigniew Grabowski 
 of the University of Connecticut and the New School will explain why dense
 r housing development needs to accommodate existing mature trees or risk h
 eat islands\, flooding\, and increased air pollution. Mimi Turchinetz of t
 he Hyde Park Neighborhood Association will present residents’ concerns o
 ver zoning that encourages greater housing density without requiring allow
 ances for green infrastructure (trees\, waterways\, etc.). Aalana Feaster 
 of the Environmental Health is Wealth Advocacy Coalition will present the 
 concerns of residents in the environmental justice community of Dorchester
  about clearcutting four wooded acres to put in an artificial turf field. 
 \n\nOur goal with this webinar is to educate people about how to make deve
 lopment truly green. We need solar energy\, denser and more affordable hou
 sing\, AND ALSO the crucial climate services provided by trees in urban ar
 eas and in forests. The science shows that if we cut trees for large-scale
  solar and for wall-to-wall-density housing\, the net result is not green.
  With some basic requirements to accommodate existing green infrastructure
 \, we can ensure that much-needed development lessens—rather than provok
 es—climate change.\n\nJoin the Trees As Public Good Network here: https:
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