Highlights:
Tonight: A slide show of David Arnold's photographs that revisit Bradford
Washburn's series of mountain and glacier photos, exposing the toll of climate
change.
Wednesday, April 1: Cedric Philibert, International Energy Agency, presents "Price
Caps and Price Floors in Climate Policy: A Quantitative Assessment" at the Seminar in
Environmental Economics and Policy.
Tickets are on sale now for "Conserving the World's Biodiversity: How the
Climate Crisis Could Both Hurt and Help", the April 5th HMNH 2009 Roger Tory Peterson
Memorial Lecture with Russell Mittermeier, renowned wildlife biologist and president of
Conservation International.
Calendar Listings:
Thursday 3/19/2009
4:00p OEB Seminar Series
(Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Harvard Campus, Cambridge)
"Darwin's Mistake: Creationism, Cultural Evolution, Conservation, and George
W." Paul Ehrlich, Bing Professor of Population Studies, Stanford University.
Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu
6:30p - 8:00p Harvard Extension School Movie Night
(51 Brattle St., Rm 421, Cambridge, MA)
"Flow." Water and Privatization FLOW For Love of Water (2008) by director Irena
Salina is an award winning documentary about the global water crisis.
Contact: Julie Vallimont, julievallimont(a)gmail.com
8:00p Slideshow: Bradford Washburn Photographs
(Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA )
In 2006 and 2007, David Arnold, a reporter and photographer for the Boston Globe, retook
the famous aerial photographs of the renown photographer, Bradford Washburn to show the
toll climate change has taken on these majestic mountains and glaciers.
Friday 3/20/2009
11:00a Harvard Forest Seminar Series
(Seminar Room at Shaler Hall, Harvard Forest, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA)
"Constrained ordination based on Generalized Linear Model." Thomas W. Yee,
Department of Statistics, University of Auckland (New Zealand).
Contact: Audry Barker Plotkin, aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu,
harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/researc...
12:00p Environmental Sciences and Engineering Seminar
(Pierce Hall 100F, 19 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
"Sonochemical Destruction of Persistent Organic Pollutants: Perfluorooctanesulfonate
(PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA)." Chad D. Vecitis, Department of Chemical
Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Yale University.
Contact: Norma Stewart, nstewart(a)seas.harvard.edu
Saturday 3/21/2009
1:00p Natural Alternatives to Modern Funeral
(Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA)
Speaker Mark Harris, author of "Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral
Industry to a Natural Way of Burial."
Contact: Mark Harris, markharris(a)igc.org, 610-954-8375
Monday 3/23/2009
11:30a Harvard Energy Journal Club
(HUCE Seminar room, 24 Oxford St. 3rd floor, Cambridge, MA)
Visit the Energy Journal website for current topics of discussion.
Contact: Mark Winkler, mwinkler(a)fas.harvard.edu,
www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/
7:00p - 9:00p Home Energy Efficiency Series
(Cary Memorial Library 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA)
"Alternative Energy for Homeowners." This LexGWAC presentation will feature Mark
Weissflog from KW Management, who installed the Lexington High School solar panels.
Contact:
www.lexgwac.org
Tuesday 3/24/2009
12:00p - 2:00p The Green Roundtable--Integrating Solar & Wind Energy into Commercial
Projects
(NEXUS, 38 Chauncy St., 7th Floor, Boston, MA)
This 200-level seminar will discuss opportunities for integrating solar and wind energy
into commercial construction projects.
Contact: Aaron, aaron(a)greenroundtable.org
3:00p - 4:00p ClimaTea Lecture/Journal Club
(Geological Museum, Room 418, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA)
Visit the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics website for current speakers and topics
of discussion.
Contact: Kate Dennis, kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu, 617-384-8398,
www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars...
Wednesday 3/25/2009
7:30a - 12:00p EBC Wind Energy Seminar: The Emerging Regulatory Environment for Offshore
Wind Energy
(Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag, Waltham, MA)
Provides an update on the emerging offshore wind federal and state regulatory programs and
proposed projects in New England.
Contact:
www.emergingenterprisecenter.com/even...
8:00p Environmental Action Committee Meeting
(Spindell Room, Quincy House, 58 Plympton St., Cambridge, MA)
Everyone interested in learning about the EAC and/or learning how to help make a
difference for the environment is welcome.
Contact: Caitlin Rotman, caitlin.rotman(a)gmail.com
Thursday 3/26/2009
9:00a Mapping Massachusetts Communities: An Introduction to GIS and Community Analysis
(Charles River Public Internet Center, 154 Moody St. Waltham, MA)
One day hands-on workshop focuses on teaching the fundamentals of using a Geographic
Information System (GIS) for community analysis.
Contact: Gina Clemmer, 877.241.6576 |,
www.urban-research.info/workshops/mas...
9:00a - 6:30p Babson Entrepreneurial Energy Expo
(F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business, Babson Park, MA)
Annual conference hosted by the Babson Energy & Environmental Club.
Contact:
www.babsonenergy.com/eee
Friday 3/27/2009
9:00a Mapping Massachusetts Communities: An Introduction to GIS and Community Analysis
(Charles River Public Internet Center, 154 Moody St. Waltham, MA)
One day hands-on workshop focuses on teaching the fundamentals of using a Geographic
Information System (GIS) for community analysis.
Contact: Gina Clemmer, 877.241.6576 |,
www.urban-research.info/workshops/mas...
Saturday 3/28/2009
8:30p - 9:30p Earth Hour
Individuals, businesses, governments, and organizations will turn off their lights for one
hour to make a global statement of concern about climate change and to demonstrate
commitment to finding solutions.
Contact:
www.earthhour.org/
Monday 3/30/2009
11:00a - 12:00p MIT Wind Week 2009
An intensive week of immersion in wind energy: technology, development, policy supports,
environmental impact, and financing alternatives.
Contact:
windweek.mit.edu
11:30a Harvard Energy Journal Club
(HUCE Seminar room, 24 Oxford St. 3rd floor, Cambridge, MA)
Visit the Energy Journal website for current topics of discussion.
Contact: Mark Winkler, mwinkler(a)fas.harvard.edu,
www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/
7:00p New England Aquarium Lecture Series
(Harborside Learning Lab, 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA)
"The Causes and Consequences of Coral Decline and Some Potentially Encouraging
Trends." Dr. Josh Idjadi, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, New England Aquarium.
Contact: Vickie Cataldo, vcataldo(a)neaq.org, 617-973-0235,
www.neaq.org/education_and_activities...
8:00p Minds that Move the World Speaker Series
(Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston, MA )
"Change of Climate." Al Gore, Former Vice President. Tickets available through
the series website.
Contact:
www.speakerseries2009.com/index.html
Tuesday 3/31/2009
11:00a - 12:00p MIT Wind Week 2009
An intensive week of immersion in wind energy: technology, development, policy supports,
environmental impact, and financing alternatives
Contact:
windweek.mit.edu
3:00p - 4:00p ClimaTea Lecture/Journal Club
(Geological Museum, Room 418, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA)
Visit the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics website for current speakers and topics
of discussion.
Contact: Kate Dennis, kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu, 617-384-8398,
www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars...
4:00p - 5:30p Harvard Initiative for Global Health Seminar Series
(HIGH, 104 Mt. Auburn St., 3rd floor, Cambridge)
"Social Determinants of Population Health: Reconciling Observation & Intervention
Studies." Lisa Berkman, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and of
Epidemiology, HSPH.
Contact:
www.globalhealth.harvard.edu/icb/icb....
4:30p - 6:00p Political Economy and Geopolitics of Energy in Eurasia
(Goldman Room, Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland St. at Cabot Way, Cambridge, MA)
Speaker: Professor Michael Caramanis, College of Engineering, Boston University, and
former Chairman of the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE), Greece; and Professor
Alexandros Yannis, Karamanlis Chair of Hellenic and Southeastern European Studies,
Fletcher School, Tufts University, and EU Council, Brussels.
Contact: Yannis Ioannides, Yannis.Ioannides(a)tufts.edu
6:00p - 7:00p MIT Energy Club: Wind Energy 101
(MIT, E51-335, Cambridge, MA)
A presentation focused on the very basics of wind power.
Contact: Ashleigh Hildebrand, ash456(a)mit.edu ,
www.mitenergyclub.org
Wednesday 4/1/2009
10:30a - 12:00p Geopolitics of Energy Seminar Series
(Land Lecture Hall, 4th Floor Belfer Building, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK St.,
Cambridge, MA)
"India." Varun Rai, Research Fellow, Stanford University.
Contact: bcsia_ksg(a)harvard.edu, 617-495-1400
11:00a - 12:00p MIT Wind Week 2009
An intensive week of immersion in wind energy: technology, development, policy supports,
environmental impact, and financing alternatives.
Contact:
windweek.mit.edu
Calendar: Center for the Environment
4:00p - 5:30p Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy
(Littaur-382, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA)
"Price Caps and Price Floors in Climate Policy: A Quantitative Assessment."
Cedric Philibert, International Energy Agency.
Contact: Jason Chapman, Jason_Chapman(a)ksg.harvard.edu, 617-496-8054
8:00p Environmental Action Committee Meeting
(Spindell Room, Quincy House, 58 Plympton St., Cambridge, MA)
Everyone interested in learning about the EAC and/or learning how to help make a
difference for the environment is welcome.
Contact: Caitlin Rotman, caitlin.rotman(a)gmail.com
Thursday 4/2/2009
Carbon Taxes as a US Policy Option
(SEI, 11 Curtis Ave, Somerville, MA)
Speaker: Gilbert E. Metcalf, Professor of Economics at Tufts University and a Research
Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Contact:
www.sei-us.org/events.html
11:00a Harvard Forest Seminar Series
(Seminar Room at Shaler Hall, Harvard Forest, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA)
"Research agenda for integrated landscape modeling: occurrence, growth, geneflow and
adaptation of conifer trees along a major climatological and longitudinal gradients in the
Pacific Northwest." Sam Cushman, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
Contact: Audry Barker Plotkin, aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu,
harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/researc...
11:00a - 12:00p MIT Wind Week 2009
An intensive week of immersion in wind energy: technology, development, policy supports,
environmental impact, and financing alternatives
Contact:
windweek.mit.edu
4:00p Climate Seminar
(Haller Hall, Geological Museum, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)
David Holland, New York University.
Contact: Shuting Jin , shuting(a)eps.harvard.edu
4:00p - 5:00p OEB Seminar Series
(Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave., Harvard Campus, Cambridge, MA)
"Emerging threats and research challenges in the Tropics." William Laurance,
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
Contact: Katie Parodi, kparodi(a)oeb.harvard.edu, (617) 495-5891
----
Always check the calendar on the website for updated information. If you would like to
submit an event to the calendar, contact Lisa Matthews at the Center for the Environment:
lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu. Feel free to distribute this email to your students, faculty,
colleagues, and anyone else who may be interested in environmental events around the
community.
==============================================
You are receiving this email because you indicated interest in Harvard University Center
for the Environment events.
Unsubscribe aspuru-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu from this list:
http://harvard.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&…
Our mailing address is:
Harvard University Center for the Environment
24 Oxford St.
3rd floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
Our telephone:
(617) 495-0368
Forward this email to a friend:
http://forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&id=74d…
Update your profile:
http://harvard.list-manage.com/profile?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&id=5…