The more than 200 Mass Audubon members, other conservation advocates, and
environmental leaders assembled in Kirsch Auditorium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology took McCarthy literally, rising to their feet on multiple occasions to applaud her message.
Tech and
environmental heavy hitters like Eric Schmidt (the new Alphabet, formerly Google), Ted Sarandos, Participant founder Jeff Skoll, and former VP Al Gore
assembled at investor Tony Pritzker's house on Thursday night to fete
leaders from UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.