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Events at Smith Film Screening: The End of the Line: Where have all the fish gone? February 23, 2010 On current trends, by the middle of this century there will be no fish left in the sea. The consequences are terrifying: millions will die, because fish is a staple part of their diet. THE END OF THE LINE tells the story of how this has happened, who is to blame and what we can all do about it. Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009, the film, narrated by Ted Danson, has been called "The Inconvenient Truth about the Oceans". More... Seelye Hall 106 7:00 pm Smith College Committee on Sustainability Meeting! Every other Thursday throughout the semester The Committee on Sustainability, whose members include students, faculty, and staff, is concerned with the best long-term use of finite natural resources and the college's impact on the local, regional and global environment. Read more at the web link provided. More... Campus Center 102 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Events Off Campus Lecture: Natural History, Aesthetics, and Conservation February 22, 2010 With Harry Greene, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University Professor Greene is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, President of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and author of SNAKES: THE EVOLUTION OF MYSTERY IN NATURE, winner of a PEN Literary award and recipient of the American Society of Naturalists' E.O. Wilson Award. Sponsored by Environmental Studies, the Pick Colloquium, and the Department of Biology Amherst College, Pruyne 4:00 pm		Events at Smith Environmental Science & Policy Program Lunchbag February 26, 2010 "Guns, Germs, and Steal: Current Problems facing East African Pastoralists", a presentation by professor Elliot Fratkin of the Anthropology department and the Environmental Science and Policy Program. Lunch provided. Bass Hall 102 12:15 pm to 1:00 pm Film Screening: Electric Car Dreams March 3, 2010 Will green energy and electric cars drive a new global climate change plan? Denmark is setting a global example in creating clean power, storing it, and using it responsibly. Their reliance on wind power to produce electricity without contributing to global warming is well known, but now they're looking to drive the point home with electric cars. To do this, they've partnered with social entrepreneur Shai Agassi and his company Better Place. In this film NOW investigates how the Danish government and Better Place are working together to put electric cars into the hands of as many Danish families as possible. The idea is still having trouble getting out of the garage here in America, but Denmark could be an inspiration. Seelye 106 4:15 pm Green Team Meeting! Every other Thursday throughout the semester The Green Team is a coalition of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to fostering sustainability at Smith. We work to educate and support the campus community and the college's sustainability committee in the efficient use of finite natural resources. Our work touches many areas of Smith's operations, including construction, transportation, purchasing, materials use, energy use, and waste management. Join us! All are welcome. More... Campus Center, room 102 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Events Off Campus Transition Town potluck, socializing, and film! February 26, 2010 ALL WELCOME to join in the Friday, Feb. 26 evening Potluck, Socializing &Film Potluck at 6:30 p.m., Film at 7:30 p.m. Questions? Contact Tina Clarke tinaclarke@transitionnetwork.org 413-863-5253 More... Woolman Hill Retreat Center, Deerfield, MA 6:30 pm From Oil Dependencey to Local Resilience- Transition Towns Training! February 27, 2010 You may have heard of the Transition Towns movement out of the U.K. and now rapidly going global: www.transitiontowns.org This movement is more good fun than we're all used to having on environmentally-related work!! Join us for a two-day Training for Transition course as developed by Naresh Giangrande and Sophy Banks of the Transition Network in Totnes, England (www.transitiontowns.org). The course is an in-depth experiential introduction to Transition for those considering bringing Transition to their community. Contact Tina Clarke for more information about the training. tinaclarke@transitionnetwork.org 413-863-5253 More... Woolman Hill Retreat Center, Deerfield, MA 9:00 am to 5:00 pm		Events at Smith Lecture: Comadres y Mitoteras: Transborder Women's Organizing for Environmental Justice March 8, 2010 with Teresa Leal, Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice The second lecture of the Spring 2010 Women, Race and Culture lecture series 'Collaborative Solidarities.' More... Seelye Hal 201 4:30 pm Arava Institute for Environmental Studies Info Session March 10, 2010 "The Environment as a Bridge to Peace in the Middle East: The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies" Come hear Arava alumni Chen Cohen, from Israel, and Suleiman Halasah, from Jordan speak about what they learned from their time at the Arava Institute and what kinds of things you might learn there, too. The Arava Institute is the premier environmental teaching and research program in the Middle East, preparing future Arab and Jewish leaders to co-operatively solve the region's environmental challenges. "Teaching Students Today So Nations Will Work Together Tomorrow" Bring your Own Lunch. More... Bass Hall 102 12:15 pm Smith College Committee on Sustainability Meeting! Every other Thursday throughout the semester The Committee on Sustainability, whose members include students, faculty, and staff, is concerned with the best long-term use of finite natural resources and the college's impact on the local, regional and global environment. Read more at the web link provided. More... Campus Center 102 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Events Off Campus Lecture: Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes March 9, 2010 With Dr. Kerry Emanuel, Professor of Geosciences, MIT. Emanuel is a Professor of Atmospheric Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he has been on the faculty since 1981, after spending three years as a faculty member at UCLA. Professor Emanuel's research interests focus on tropical meteorology and climate, with a specialty in hurricane physics. His interests also include cumulus convection, and advanced methods of sampling the atmosphere in aid of numerical weather prediction. He is the author or co-author of over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers, and two books, including Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes, recently released by Oxford University Press and aimed at a general audience, and What We Know about Climate Change, published by the MIT Press. More... UMASS, Amherst, Bernie Dallas Room, Goodell Building 3:30 pm Film Screening: The End of the Line: Where have all the fish gone? March 11, 2010 On current trends, by the middle of this century there will be no fish left in the sea. The consequences are terrifying: millions will die, because fish is a staple part of their diet. THE END OF THE LINE tells the story of how this has happened, who is to blame and what we can all do about it. Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009, the film, narrated by Ted Danson, has been called "The Inconvenient Truth about the Oceans". Matt Rigney, author of 'In Pursuit of Giants: One Man's Global Search for the Last of the Great Fish' will share his knowledge and experiences after the film. More... Hampshire College, Franklin Patterson Hall - East Lecture Hall. 7:00 pm