Highlights: Tonight: Watch a short documentary that explores the steps that both the Chinese government and Chinese citizens are taking to combat the environmental degradation that is a by-product of its rapid industrial growth. Director Tessa Venell will be at this screening for a Q/A session after the event. December 7: Edward Cunningham, post-doctoral research fellow, Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School, presents "Governing China's Energy Markets: How is the World's Largest Energy Producer Managed?" at the China Project Seminar. December 9: An afternoon research seminar and evening industry panel at MIT will discuss the current state of technology in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as well as the economic, and policy-related hurdles to making it a scalable reality in the US, the EU and in China. Calendar Listings: December 3, 2009 5:00pm - 6:00pm EEPIC Career Panel Littauer 150 (Trustman Room) Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA Career panel is for all students interested in pursuing careers in the energy or environment industry. 5:15pm - 8:30pm Re-Embedding the Market: Crisis and Reinvention? CGIS South, Rm S020 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA Three panel discusses in a video conference with the University of Melbourne, Australia. http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/blt/research/wshop-smarshall.html sjpinto(a)fas.harvard.edu 6:00pm MSI Thursday Evening Seminar Location: Center for the Environment (Rm 310) Harvard University 24 Oxford St, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA "Host/Candida Interactions During Health and Disease." Carol Kumamoto, Tufts University, Dept. of Microbiology. http://www.msi.harvard.edu/thursdays.html Karen L. Lachmayr klachmay(a)fas.harvard.edu 7:00pm Film Screening - The Green Reason: Beijing's Emerging Environmental Movement Eliot House Golden Arm Theatre (basement of F entryway) This short documentary by Tessa Venell explores the steps that both the Chinese government and Chinese citizens are taking to combat the environmental degradation that is a by-product of its rapid industrial growth. Tessa Venell, the director and Somerville resident, will join the screening and participate in a Q and A. Rebecca Cohen rjcohen(a)fas.harvard.edu December 4, 2009 9:00am - 12:30pm New England Restructuring Roundtable Location: Foley Hoag LLP 155 Seaport Boulevard 13th Floor Conference Room Boston, MA 02210 Three panels: Sustainable Forestry/Biomass and Energy in New England, Wind Siting Reform Act, and Transformative Energy Technologies. http://www.raabassociates.org/main/calendar.asp 12:00pm - 1:00pm Environmental Sciences & Engineering Seminar Pierce Hall 100F Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences Cambridge, MA Prof. Tina Voelker, Colorado School of Mines. "Biological production of reactive oxygen species in a freshwater system." December 5, 2009 9:00am - 4:00pm Innovation in Challenging Times Conference Northwest Science Building 52 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA Addressing the current challenges faced by companies across a variety of sectors. http://www.conferenceoninnovation.com December 7, 2009 11:45am - 12:45pm Harvard Energy Journal Club HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA Special guest Peter Nobile of LDA architects in Cambridge discusses energy efficiency in the remodeling of existing buildings in "Green Building or Leaky Artifact?" http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/ Kate Dennis kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu 1:00pm - 2:30pm Energy Technology Innovation Policy & Consortium for Energy Policy Research Seminar Series Fainsod Room (Littauer 324, HKS) 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA "Opportunities for Reducing U.S. Transportation’s Petroleum Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions." John Heywood, MIT. Louisa Lund louisa_lund(a)hks.harvard.edu 4:00pm China Project Seminar Maxwell Dworkin 119 33 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA "Governing China's Energy Markets: How is the World's Largest Energy Producer Managed?" Edward Cunningham, post-doctoral research fellow, Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School. Chris Nielsen nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu http://chinaproject.harvard.edu/seminar%20folder/seminar/Cunningham091203 4:00pm EPS Fall Colloquium Haller Hall (Geo-Museum 102) 24 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA "Into and Out of the Last Glacial Maximum.” Peter Clark, Oregon State University Ganna Savostyanova ganna(a)eps.harvard.edu 5:00pm - 6:00pm MIT Energy Club Lecture Series MIT E51-395 Cambridge, MA Commissioner Suedeen Kelly from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Open to the public. Tim Heidel heidel(a)mit.edu December 8, 2009 5:30pm - 7:30pm Film Screening: "Supercharge Me! 30 Days Raw" Sever Hall, Room 202 Harvard Yard Cambridge, MA Film Screening and discussion with filmmaker, educator, raw food chef, Jenna Norwood about the impact of food on our health (mind, body & spirit) and the health of our planet. December 9, 2009 8:00pm MIT Energy Club Lecture Series: Carbon Capture and Sequestration Research Seminar and Industry Panel 66-110 / Stata Center MIT Cambridge, MA This afternoon research seminar and evening industry panel will discuss the current state of technology in CCS as well as the economic, and policy-related hurdles to making it a scalable reality in the US, the EU and in China. Open to the public. 8:00pm - 9:00pm Enviromental 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. http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~eac/ December 10, 2009 11:45am Ecology Journal Club Location: HUCE, Meeting Room 318, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA Weekly discussions on an ecology-related paper; all interested researchers welcome, and papers on website. http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pringle/journalclub.htm Primrose Boynton pboynton(a)fas.harvard.edu 7:30pm Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist 3 Church Street , Harvard Square, Cambridge Chad Laurent, Meister Consultants Group will discuss geothermal, solar thermal, and biomass energy. info(a)basea.org December 12, 2009 8:30am - 3:00pm Cambridge Climate Emergency Congress Cambridge City Hall 795 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA The Climate Congress will recommend actions to the Cambridge City Council to meet those goals. Updated information about the Congress will also be posted online. http://www.cambridgema.gov 617-349-4321 December 14, 2009 11:45am - 12:45pm Harvard Energy Journal Club HUCE Seminar Room, 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA Visit the Energy Journal website for current topics of discussion. http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/hejc/ Kate Dennis kdennis(a)fas.harvard.edu 1:00pm - 2:30pm Energy Technology Innovation Policy & Consortium for Energy Policy Research Seminar Series Fainsod Room (Littauer 324, HKS) 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA "Exploring a Legal Framework for Achieving Commercial-Scale Carbon Capture and Sequestration in the US." Wendy Jacobs, Harvard Law School. Louisa Lund louisa_lund(a)hks.harvard.edu --- 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. 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