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Energy Non-Tufts Events

May 30: Power Purchase Agreements – The Key to Renewable Energy

May 16, 2012 – 5:14 pm

Everyone wants renewable energy and to reduce carbon emissions, but historically a number of factors have kept organizations from building their own wind farms or solar fields. High upfront costs, technical expertise and long term price volatility just to name have kept companies, schools and governments from more readily adopting large scale renewables.

All that is changing, with new market tools helping solve those problems and expand renewable energy. Power Purchase Agreements are fast becoming the preferred method for securing renewable power while limiting upfront costs and risks.

During the webinar we will hear from two very different organizations who are both utilizing PPAs to maximize green power purchasing.

Join Sam Arons, Energy Program Manager from Google Inc., who is responsible for overseeing the PPA program and coordinating deals, and

Chris O’Brien, Director of Sustainability at American University where they recently finished a large solar PPA project.

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Mar 26-June 22: The Spring of Sustainability, Live and Online Events

April 3, 2012 – 8:26 pm

Register Now for Your FREE Daily Dose of Green Insights & Inspiration
A 3-Month Program of Virtual & Live Events, March 26 – June 22, 2012

Do you…

  • Care deeply about animals and nature?
  • Worry about the state of the planet for our children and grandchildren?
  • Want a world where everyone has their basic needs met?
  • Wish there was MORE you could do to have a sustainable lifestyle?

Then you’ll want to sign up for the Spring of Sustainability, a FREE series of live, online and teleseminar events where you can learn from and be inspired by more than 100 pioneers of sustainability.

This is a one-time chance to participate in an event of truly global proportions – with tens of thousands of people like you committed to bringing forth a thriving new world!

Listen Live to World-Class Pioneers Jane Goodall, Bill McKibben, Vandana Shiva,
Van Jones, John Robbins, Hazel Henderson, Frances Moore Lappé, John Perkins,
Thom Hartmann, Aqeela Sherrills, Julia Butterfly Hill + MANY OTHERS

Learn What You Can Do to Put Sustainability First

The Spring of Sustainability is the season for you to:

  • Transform fear and frustration into hope and actions you can contribute directly to creating a sustainable world for all beings
  • Learn fun, inspiring ways you can engage your family, friends, neighbors and coworkers in creating a healthy and sustainable community
  • Discover why new systems rooted in justice and sustainability principles are the only viable solution for our planet
  • Network and collaborate with other passionate people and organizations on sustainable initiatives – and help create a thriving planet
  • Get the latest cutting-edge insights into green building, green business, green living, renewable energy sources, wildlife preservation and climate change
  • Understand the role of culture and social will in creating a paradigm shift in economic, political, and social systems that are destroying the planet

…And more – all for FREE and without leaving your home. Which means no travel, and no carbon emissions. Talk about putting sustainability first!

 

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Events Food Ideas People

Apr 1: Cultivating Food Movement Webinar, Real Food Challenge

March 29, 2012 – 6:44 pm

Sunday, April 1, 2012 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

There is an explosion of passion amongst young people dedicated to food system transformation — from young farmers to community organizers to policy advocates.
 

 

• How do you cultivate the relationships and skills necessary to pursue a lifelong career in the food movement?
• Where do you start?
• What should you do?

REGISTER HERE!

Join the Real Food Challenge Alumni Network with a panel of young food system change-makers to hear their stories and advice about how they got to where they are, and how you can get there too!

Cynthia Mathys is currently a Research Support Specialist in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University and works on a variety of projects related to food security, food aid, and index-based livestock insurance.

Sue DeBlieck is a Real Food alumni focused on farm to school and youth education projects.  As a student in the Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture she helped initiate the Farm to ISU program at Iowa State University.  She later coordinated the Downeast Farm to School program working with 40 schools in Maine.  She is the program coordinator of the AgCulture Youth Food and Farm Program for Urban Dreams.

Hải Võ là người Việt Kinh, born in Iowa and raised by refugee parents in Orange County, California.  A queer, first-generation Vietnamese-American, Hải helps organize Live Real, CANFIT, and Nutrition by Tradition.  Based in southern California, Hải is passionate about traditional food(ways), (e)advocacy, popular education, and returning to Việt Nam in the very near future.

Drew Love currently works for NOFA/Mass (Northeast Organic Farming Association of Massachusetts) and Deans Beans, an organic fair trade coffee roaster. With NOFA, he coordinates workshops on local food production, preparation, and preservation, in addition to organizing a pilot project to connect low-income populations with MA CSA programs. His work with Dean’s Beans focuses on social media strategies and marketing.

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Climate Ideas Non-Tufts Events

Climate Change Continuing Education Symposia for Faculty

March 22, 2012 – 5:26 pm

FREE weekly webinars on Tuesdays, 3 pm Eastern Time

The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), Council of Environmental Deans and Directors (CEDD) and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)  invite you to participate in a series of free weekly webinars that will introduce you to exciting resources for teaching about climate change science and solutions that are located on the CAMEL (Climate Adaptation and Mitigation E-learning) web portal (www.CAMELclimatechange.org).
NCSE will provide a “digital badge” of participation to registered faculty members.
Each free webinar will feature a faculty member discussing a teaching module or exercise and how to use it in your teaching. The modules to be discussed are designed for undergraduate students, primarily at an introductory level.

Webinar Schedule:

1.       March 20 - Introduction to the CAMEL Resource,  Andy Jorgensen, University of Toledo
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2.       March 27 - David Kitchen, University of Richmond, Recent Climate Change
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3.       April 3 - Arnold Bloom, Un. California – Davis, Climate Change and Wine
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4.       April 10 -  Kevin Spigel, Unity College: A Mini-Module Approach to Understanding Climate Change
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5.       April 17 -  Tricia Mynster, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, Climate Change Impacts on Colorado River Water Supply
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6.       April 24 -  Octaviana Trujillo, Northern Arizona University and Teresa Newberry, TOCC – Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Climate Change
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7.       May 1 -  Dave Hassenzahl, Chatham University, NASA Time Machine Visualization
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8.       May 8  - Stephanie Pfirman and Patrick Callahan, Barnard College
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9.       May 15 - Mike Finewood, Chatham University,  Climate Change and Food
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10.   May 22  - Lisa Bosman and William Van Lopik, College of the Menominee, Climate Change and Energy from an American Indian Perspective
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March 22: SSF Webinar: Economic Vitality in a Changing Climate

February 28, 2012 – 6:17 pm

March 22, 2012; 1:15 p.m. Eastern; Online
The fifth and last in a complimentary Adaptation and National Security monthly webinar series from the Security and Sustainability Forum (SSF), this webinar will address successful local and national approaches to maintaining business continuity and jobs while responding to extreme weather events, energy impacts and threats from other disruptions to national systems. In partnership with AASHE, the event will feature a panel of experts including the ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability founder.

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March 8: CURC Webinar: College Recycling Processing Equipment & Vehicles

February 22, 2012 – 9:26 pm

March 8, 2012; 1:00 p.m. Eastern; Online

Hosted by the College and University Recycling Coalition (CURC), this webinar will identify ways to maximize efficiencies through processing equipment and vehicles; discuss which types of trucks are best suited to collect which materials; evaluate the pros and cons of different types of processing equipment; and review the factors driving the decision process to purchase or contract out vehicles and equipment necessary for pre-processing, bailing and processing materials.

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Upcoming Webinars!

February 14, 2012 – 8:00 pm

Check out these sustainability-focused webinars coming your way this month:

NWF Campus Ecology Webinar: Green Jobs, Safe Jobs
Feb. 28, 2012; 2:00 p.m.; Online
As part of its Greener Campus Conference series, National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology program will host the webinar, “Green Jobs, Safe Jobs.” The series invites leading practitioners to speak on conservation and other sustainability topics, with a forum for questions and discussion. This webinar will cover occupational safety and health hazards within the green jobs movement; national goals for moving forward with safe, green jobs; and what is being done in the wind industry to make jobs safe.

Incorporating Sustainability into the Student Experience Webinar
Feb. 24, 2012; 9:00 a.m. Eastern; Online
Giselle Weybrecht, author of “The Sustainable MBA: The Manager’s Guide to Green Business,” will explain the role of management education in increasing sustainability and present best practice examples of how to embed sustainability into the student experience in this webinar. Presented by the Global Business School Network, this event will provide ideas for increasing an institution’s attractiveness to top students and strengthening its programs.

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Jan 18: Creating Institution-Wide Sustainability in Higher Education Webinar

January 12, 2012 – 9:20 pm

Jan. 18, 2012; 1:00 p.m. Eastern; Online

Featuring Loyola Chicago and MIT as case studies, “A Sea Change II: Creating Institution-Wide Sustainability in Higher Education” will focus on how to create culture change for sustainability in higher education. Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s deputy director for environmental sustainability and Loyola University Chicago’s (IL) Department of Environmental Sciences chair are featured in this free Spheres of Influence virtual roundtable discussion

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National Climate Seminar – Spring schedule

January 6, 2012 – 9:17 pm

Join the National Climate Seminar by dialing in at 12:00pm eastern on the scheduled day. Call-in number: 1-712-432-3100; Conference Code: 253385.

Listen in real time to climate and clean energy specialists talk about the latest science, policy, law, and economics of climate change. Assign these half-hour calls to your students for a chance to hear top scientists, analysts and political leaders discuss climate and clean energy solutions. Send us your questions, prior to each call, by emailing climate@bard.edu. All calls are also available as podcasts.

Feb. 1  Jon Shenk, Filmmaker, Actual Films

The Island President: Climate Story-telling

Feb. 14  Anthony Leiserowitz, Director,Yale Project on Climate Change Communication

Six Americas: Communication on Climate

Mar. 7  Billy Parish, author and founder, Solar Mosaic

Climate Careers: Finding Meaning, Money and Community

Mar. 21  Auden Schendler, VP for Sustainability, Aspen Skiing Company

Getting Green Done: Sustainability Work on the Front Lines

Apr. 4  Paul Comey, VP of Environmental Affairs, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

The Climate for Coffee

Apr. 18  Cynthia Rosenzweig, Director, Climate Impacts Group, NASA Goddard Institute

Climate and Food Supply

May. 2  Jihan Gearon, Director, Black Mesa Coalition

Carbon Supply Chain: Black Mesa and Beyond

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