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Student Interest: Green Team Meeting
February 17, 2011
Green Team is the action arm of the Smith College Committee on Sustainability. We are a coalition of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to implementing sustainable initiatives at Smith. If you want to be part of Smith’s green story, we welcome you to join us for lunch every other Thursday!
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Campus Center 102
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Lecture-
February 17, 2011
"How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming” with Naomi Oreskes, an important historian of science whose work has helped distinguish propaganda presented to the public as legitimate science from the true scientific consensus. Professor of History and Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego, and Adjunct Professor of Geography at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Oreskes' research focuses on consensus and dissent in science.
Weinstien Auditorium, Wright Hall, Smith College
7:30 pm

Events at Smith

Lecture: From Theory to Models: Human-Environment Analysis in Massachusetts and Beyond
February 14, 2011
Please join the Environmental Science and Policy Program for a lecture with postdoctoral candidate Stephen McCauley, Ph.D., Clark University. A pizza lunch will be provided, but please bring your own beverages.
McConnell 103
12:10 pm to 1:10 pm

Lecture: Get rich and save the planet? Biodiversity, economic prosperity, and conservation policy
February 16, 2011
Please join the Environmental Science and Policy Program for a lecture with postdoctoral candidate Julianne Mills, Ph.D., Davidson College. A pizza lunch will be provided, but please bring your own beverages.
McConnell 103
12:10 pm to 1:10 pm

Film Screening and Talk: Black Diamonds: Mountain Top Removal and the Fight for Coal Field Justice
February 16, 2011
Catherine Pancake, Director/Producer of the film Black Diamonds: Mountain Top Removal and the Fight for Coal Field Justice is coming to screen her film and host a post screening discussion. This film deals with issues of the ethics of mountain top removal, mtr 101, and environmental justice. Part of Mountain Justice Month sponsored by Smith's Students for Social Justice and Institutional Change (SSJIC) and the Western Mass Coalition for Justice in Appalachia.
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Graham Hall
4:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Lecture: Sunburnt Cities: Urban Planning and Design for Shrinkage in the American Sunbelt
February 17, 2011
Justin Hollander, Associate Professor at Tufts University will be speaking as part of UMASS Amherst's Ervin Zube Lecture Series, which exists to enrich the the local academic community by presenting lectures on topics in landscape architecture and planning.
UMASS- Procopio Room, 105 Hills North
4:00 pm

Author Talk: Rick Bass
February 17, 2011
The Miller Worley Center for the Environment, Environmental Studies Program, and English Department of Mount Holyoke College, and the Odyssey Bookshop present a talk with novelist Rick Bass. Mr. Bass is a noted nature writer and environmental activist whose stories convey a deep reverence for nature, providing reasoned benefits of preserving wilderness areas. His memoir, Why I Came West (2009), was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award.
Mount Holyoke- Hooker Auditorium, Class Laboratory
7:30 pm

Events at Smith

Lecture: Land-cover change and carbon sequestration in coffee agroforests
February 21, 2011
and tropical forests in Guatemala. Please join the Environmental Science and Policy Program for a lecture with postdoctoral candidate Mikaela Schmitt-Harsh, Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington. A pizza lunch will be provided, but please bring your own beverages.
McConnell 103
12:10 pm to 1:10 pm

Film and Talk: Burning the Future: Coal in America
February 23, 2011
David Novack, Director/Producer of the film Burning the Future: Coal in America is coming to screen his film and host a post screening discussion. This film deals with issues of the ethics of mountain top removal, MTR 101, and environmental justice. Part of Mountain Justice Month sponsored by Smith's Students for Social Justice and Institutional Change (SSJIC) and the Western Mass Coalition for Justice in Appalachia.
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Graham Hall
4:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Lecture: Global Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Function
February 24, 2011
Please join the Environmental Science and Policy Program for a lecture with postdoctoral candidate Jae Pasari, Ph.D., University of California- Santa Cruz. A pizza lunch will be provided, but please bring your own beverages.
McConnell 103
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Student Interest: Green Team Committee Meetings
February 24, 2011
Interested in fostering sustainability at Smith? Come to a Green Team meeting to find out how you can be a part of this work! The Green Team is a coalition of faculty, staff and students which educates and supports the campus community in efficient use of finite natural resources. Come to a committee meeting to work on a specific project involving Transportation, Waste Reduction, Event/PR, and Dining issues.
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CEEDS, Wright Hall, Garden Level, Room 005
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Job Information Session: U.S. PIRG
February 24, 2011
Come meet with alumna Alana Miller '10 to discuss employment opportunities with U.S.PIRG. U.S.PIRG is a federation of state-based public interest advocacy groups which organizes around various environmental issues, from advocating for policies that will ensure the safe food and water, to researching the solutions to challenging issues like balancing the federal budget. U.S.PIRG is currently hiring over 100 graduating seniors to jump in and make a critical impact as a campus organizer or in our fellowship program.
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Campus Center 003
6:30 pm

Events Off Campus

Lecture: Beyond Coal Campaign
February 24, 2011
Mark Kresowik of the Sierra Club and Drew Grande with Beyond Coal will talk about their organization's work to promote alternatives to coal-fired power plants that produce a range of problems nationally and locally. For example, air toxins such as mercury, arsenic, and lead are by-products of coal burning and known threats to public health, contributing to problems ranging from childhood asthma to cancer and birth defects. Coal-powered plants are also estimated to contribute up to 30% of the pollution leading to climate change.
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UMASS Amherst, Gordon Hall, 3rd Floor Conference Rm
1:00 pm

Film: Michael Clayton
February 28, 2011
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
Dewey Common Room
7:00 pm

Student Interest: Green Team Meeting
March 3, 2011
Green Team is the action arm of the Smith College Committee on Sustainability. We are a coalition of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to implementing sustainable initiatives at Smith. If you want to be part of Smith’s green story, we welcome you to join us for lunch every other Thursday!
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Campus Center 102
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Events at Smith

Bike Mechanics Workshop: Wheels and Tires
February 26, 2011
Bike Kitchen presents the first workshop of a four week long series. Come out to learn all about flat tire repair, wheel anatomy, and truing a tire. No experience necessary! Come for all or just part of the workshop! All workshops are FREE and open to all students (including Five College students), faculty, and staff.
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The Bike Kitchen, Basement of Ainsworth Gym
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Lecture: China’s Environment: Problems & Remedies--Pollution, Renewable Energy, Sustainability.
February 28, 2011
Come join us for an overview of (1) The major environmental problems facing China today: the burden of largest population on earth; the growing need for energy; geological threats; air and water pollution; waste disposal. And (2) some of the ways China is responding: city planning, reforestation, public transportation, waste reduction, development of renewable. Presented by Smith faculty George Robinson (Psychology) and Janice Moulton (Philosophy) who taught at Central China University in 1986-87 and since 2005, live at least one month of every year in China.
Campus Center 103/104
12:00 pm

Exhibit Opening: Uneasy Bedfellows: Environmental Consequences of the U.S.-China Entanglement
Ongoing until March 13th
This poster exhibit explores the roles that America and other western developed countries play in China's environmental problems. We will look at pollution outsourcing by multinational corporations, electronic waste, and the efforts made by both the Chinese government and NGOs to improve the situation. Chinese specialties will be available for donation purchase with all proceeds going to a Chinese environmental NGO. The exhibit will last from Feb 28 to March 13 and will be open for viewing during CEEDS hours 8am to 4pm.
Center for the Environment, Ecological Design, and Sustainability (CEEDS), Wright Hall, Garden Level
4:30 pm

Student Interest: Green Team Events Committee Meeting
February 28, 2011
The Green Team Events Committee will be having a Power Shift interst meeting. All are welcome to come. This April 15 - 18th thousands of young people will converge in Washington, DC for Power Shift 2011. Together we'll create a Power Shift by coming together behind new campaigns, training one-another, supporting community projects, and making our voices heard in our nation's capital. Find out how you can be a part of it.
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Campus Center 102
7:00 pm

Webinar: Offshore Wind Energy: Its potential contribution to mitigating climate change
March 2, 2011
Come to CEEDS to view a webinar of James Manwell presenting on the topic of offshore wind energy. See additional posting for actual lecture details. This lecture is a part of the New England Faculty Colloquium on Climate Change, Policy and Energy Solutions.
CEEDS, Wright Hall, Garden Level, Room 005
2:30 pm

Bike Mechanics Workshop: Braking Systems
March 2, 2011
Bike Kitchen presents the second workshop of a four week long series. Come out to learn all about braking systems including how to troubleshoot side pulll, center pull, and a comprehensive overview of cantilever brakes. No experience necessary! Come for all or just part of the workshop! All workshops are FREE and open to students (including Five College students), faculty, and staff.
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Bike Kitchen, Basement of Ainsworth Gym
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Lecture: The Future of Water Sustainability in Massachusetts
February 28, 2011
The Environmental Institute and Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center presents, Kathleen Baskin, Director of Water Policy at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA). She develops and implements state water policy on issues such as flow and habitat alteration, stormwater management, water quality, and water supply allocation. She is managing EEA’s climate change adaptation initiative, which is preparing a report for adapting to the predicted impacts of climate change and the MA Sustainable Water Management Initiative, which provides advice on how to protect and sustainably manage the water resources for habitat protection and economic development.
UMASS Amherst, 163 Campus Center
1:30 pm

Lecture: Offshore Wind Energy: Its potential contribution to mitigating climage change
March 2, 2011
Come listen to James Manwell present on the topic of offshore wind energy. This lecture is a part of the New England Faculty Colloquium on Climate Change, Policy and Energy Solutions.
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UMASS Amherst, Engineering Lab II, Rm 115
2:30 pm

Lecture: Biofuels, Fermentation
March 3, 2011
Come listen to Susan Leschine, Professor of Microbiology at UMASS Amherst present as part of the Climate, Energy, Biochar, and Agriculture seminar series. The seminar series is being held by the Center for Agriculture and the department of plant, soil and insect sciences at UMass Amherst with the cooperation of the Pioneer Valley Biochar Initiative and the New England Small Farm Institute in Belchertown.
UMASS Amherst, 318 Stockbridge Hall
4:00 pm