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Now + There’s Kate Gilbert Talks Public Art in Boston
Boston Magazine, November 13, Rachel Kashdan
A little over two decades ago, Kate Gilbert was a new Connecticut College grad with a degree in studio art. These days, she’s helping other artists get their work out there—and on a grand scale. After working at the Boston Society of Architects and the Greenway Conservancy, Gilbert established Now + There in 2015. The nonprofit, a rebrand of MassArt’s former UrbanArts Institute, curates and produces temporary public art projects around the city (think: sculptor Nick Cave’s inflatable creation in Uphams Corner or painter Rob “Problak” Gibbs’s Tremont Street mural). [READ MORE]

BU could plant 66,000 trees in a year without leaving their dorms
The Daily Free Press, November 14, Cameron Morsberger
In an effort to support forestation and improve campus sustainability, members of the BU Environmental Student Organization are petitioning to implement the search engine Ecosia, which uses its profits from its searches to plant trees, on computers across campus. The initiative, BU on Ecosia, received a $500 seed grant through Innovate@BU in October to continue its effort. [READ MORE]

On the Waterfront: Requiem for a Tree
Charlestown Patriot-Bridge, November 14, Michael Parker
A beautiful, large 50-foot beech tree in the Navy Yard was completely uprooted and fell due to the winds accompanying the devastating coastal storm. While I am sure that multiple trees met the same fate throughout the region, it is instructive to reflect on what was lost when this particular tree met its maker, the soil of Shipyard Park. [READ MORE]

Encore Casino to Provide Water Service to Eastie
East Boston Times-Free Press, November 8, John Lynds
Encore Boston Harbor will make it easier for residents wishing to visit the casino in Everett.   Encore announced last week that it will add an Eastie stop to the casino’s water shuttle route. The cost of taking the water shuttle to Encore will cost $7 one-way. [READ MORE]

International health experts sound alarm about climate change's growing and potential impact on kids
CBS News, November 14
Children are growing up in a warmer world that will hit them with more and different health problems than their parents experienced, an international report by doctors said. "A child born today, as they go through their lives, they are going to be increasingly exposed to more and more harms that I did not experience," said study co-author Dr. Renee Salas, a Boston emergency room physician and professor at Harvard.  "I cannot think of a greater health emergency," Salas said. [READ MORE]