John Kassel
Sue Reid

Wednesdays, February 1 - March 7 (not February 29) 10:00 a.m. - 12noon
Prescott House, 55 Beacon Street

A hundred years after we are gone and forgotten,
those who never heard of us
will be living with the results of our actions.
— Oliver Wendell Homes

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
— Immanuel Kant

The daily barrage of grim headlines can seem overwhelming: severely depleted fisheries, fiscally beleaguered public transportation systems, reliance on energy supplies that line the pockets of hostile nations while polluting our air. Yet Massachusetts and the New England region remain hotbeds for innovative problem-solving and continue to hold tremendous potential for sustaining thriving communities that serve as models for the nation and the world.

From where does our electricity come when we switch on the lights? And how do we keep those lights on while reducing air pollution and promoting a resilient economy? What fish species are most at risk, and how do we ensure that our great-grandchildren will know cod, flounder, and fluke as more than mere legend? Why are our beloved coastal waters in decline, and how can we successfully reverse these trends?

Join leaders from the Conservation Law Foundation, the nation’s oldest regional environmental advocacy organization, for an inside look at the strategies and tools we deploy in order to protect and sustain the natural and built environments of Boston and New England. Each meeting will be devoted to a specific topic, including energy, transportation, urban agriculture, fresh water, and ocean resources. We will discuss success stories, lessons learned, and how we can bring about the thriving, sustainable future of which we dream.

John Kassel

John Kassel is the President of the Conservation Law Foundation. He has over 25 years of experience in the fields of environmental law and policy, including in private practice as co-founder of a mission-driven law firm in Vermont and as Secretary of Natural Resources to Vermont governor Howard Dean in the 1990s.

Sue Reid

Sue Reid is Vice President and Director of CLF’s Massachusetts Advocacy Center. She has twenty years of experience in the field, including with major private law firms on the East and West Coasts and environmental advocacy organizations in New England prior to joining CLF. She is also cochair of the Energy & Environment Task Force of the Massachusetts Bar Association.