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Events at Smith 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 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 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		Events at Smith 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 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 2010 Shrink Your Footprint Fair! Live Green - $ave Green! March 13, 2010 The Fair will feature live music by Brick by Brick, vendors, exhibits, a free raffle,childrens activities, along with snacks and beverages. Three workshop sessions will follow at 1:30, 2:35 and 3:40pm. There will be three separate workshops during each session; one each for adults, youth and families/kids. The workshops will feature family and adult gardening workshops led by Derek Christianson of Brix Bounty Farm and Alan Palm from the Allicance for Climage Education, will be leading workshops on using media to get your message out, youth leadership,and messaging through the arts. Other workshop topics will include native landscaping, green parenting, composting and much more. The event is FREE and open to the public. Bring the whole family this is going to be a child friendly event. 1-5 p.m. Come anytime! For more information visit www.seeal.org or contact Charlie Gerrior at outreach@wrwa.com. This event is sponsored by the Southeaster Environmental Education Alliance (SEEAL). More... Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech, 1121 Ashley Boulevard, New Bedford, MA 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm		No events added yet. View all events.