Bill McKibben
Saturday, April 24, 2010 @ 3:00 PM
Corwin Pavilion
Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet
One of America’s leading environmentalists, Bill McKibben is the founder of the international climate campaign 350.org, a Guggenheim Fellow and former New Yorker staff writer best known for his work on climate change issues including his treatise on global warming, The End of Nature. His recent book Deep Economy addresses the shortcomings of the growth economy and offers a realistic scenario for a hopeful future; while his newest release Eaarth argues for the essential change that will make our damaged planet endure.
This is a FREE event.
Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures and the Environmental Studies Program as part of the UCSB Critical Issues in America series: Forty Years After the Big Spill – Looking Back, Looking Ahead: 21st Century Environmental Challenges in a Global Context.
For more information:
https://artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=1739
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Movie: Jacques Cousteau's The Silent World
Le Monde du Silence (The Silent World )
Introduction by Nicole Starosielski (Film & Media Studies, UCSB)
Tuesday, April 13 / 3:00 PM
McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB
Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle’s Academy Award winning documentary The Silent World is noted as one of the first films to use underwater cinematography to show the ocean depths in color. Cousteau and his team of divers shot the film over two years in the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Having filmed before Cousteau turned environmentally conscious, The Silent World shows the crew of the Calypso using dynamite near a coral reef and attacking a school of sharks. Because of these actions, the film was later criticized for the environmental damage it caused.
Sponsored by the IHC’s Oil + Water series and the Community Environmental Council.
Sponsored by the Oil + Water series and the Community Environmental Council.
For more information: http://www.ihc.ucsb.edu/the-silent-world/
Introduction by Nicole Starosielski (Film & Media Studies, UCSB)
Tuesday, April 13 / 3:00 PM
McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB
Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle’s Academy Award winning documentary The Silent World is noted as one of the first films to use underwater cinematography to show the ocean depths in color. Cousteau and his team of divers shot the film over two years in the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Having filmed before Cousteau turned environmentally conscious, The Silent World shows the crew of the Calypso using dynamite near a coral reef and attacking a school of sharks. Because of these actions, the film was later criticized for the environmental damage it caused.
Sponsored by the IHC’s Oil + Water series and the Community Environmental Council.
Sponsored by the Oil + Water series and the Community Environmental Council.
For more information: http://www.ihc.ucsb.edu/the-silent-world/
Monday, April 5, 2010
Sedgwick Reserve Open House
The folks at Sedgwick Reserve invite you to an Open House!
Saturday, April 10 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
There will be hikes, craft projects, live music, a silent auction, and lunch for purchase - or bring a picnic lunch!
Individuals are $10 and families $25 (includes a beverage and dessert).
For more information: http://sedgwick.ucnrs.org
Proceeds from the event support the Outdoor Education Program on the reserve.
Saturday, April 10 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
There will be hikes, craft projects, live music, a silent auction, and lunch for purchase - or bring a picnic lunch!
Individuals are $10 and families $25 (includes a beverage and dessert).
For more information: http://sedgwick.ucnrs.org
Proceeds from the event support the Outdoor Education Program on the reserve.
Talk: Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air
Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air
DAVID MACKAY
Department of Physics, University of Cambridge
Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government on Energy and Climate Change
April 6, 2010 3:30pm KITP Kohn Hall 1003
UC Santa Barbara
To be followed by a reception at 5:00pm
Please arrive early as seating is limited. This lecture will be simulcast in ESB 1001and webcast at http://iee.ucsb.edu.
Biography
David MacKay FRS studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge and then obtained his PhD in Computation and Neural Systems at the California Institute of Technology. He has taught Physics in Cambridge since 1995. Since 2005, he has devoted much of his time to public teaching about energy. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Climate Change. Nine months after the publication of 'Sustainable Energy - without the hot air', David MacKay was appointed Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
DAVID MACKAY
Department of Physics, University of Cambridge
Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government on Energy and Climate Change
April 6, 2010 3:30pm KITP Kohn Hall 1003
UC Santa Barbara
To be followed by a reception at 5:00pm
Please arrive early as seating is limited. This lecture will be simulcast in ESB 1001and webcast at http://iee.ucsb.edu.
Biography
David MacKay FRS studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge and then obtained his PhD in Computation and Neural Systems at the California Institute of Technology. He has taught Physics in Cambridge since 1995. Since 2005, he has devoted much of his time to public teaching about energy. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Climate Change. Nine months after the publication of 'Sustainable Energy - without the hot air', David MacKay was appointed Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
Friday, April 2, 2010
Conference: Our Planet, Our Problem
The UCSB Environmental Affairs Board invites you to:
Our Planet, Our Problem: Approaches to a Climate Solution
Friday, April 9, 2010
10:00 am - 7:00 pm
UCSB Corwin Pavilion
This conference will bring influential members in the climate change arena to UCSB in order to provoke critical thought about the dilemma at hand. This full day event, featuring three panels addressing grassroots, business, and legislative solutions, respectively, comes in the wake of the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event has been organized by students, and was conceived by a group of 23 undergraduates who were inspired to bring change to their campus community after attending the UN summit in December of 2009. By integrating grassroots, business, and government efforts, the event will empower the nation's youth to seek a greener future.
For more information: http://www.as.ucsb.edu/eab/
Our Planet, Our Problem: Approaches to a Climate Solution
Friday, April 9, 2010
10:00 am - 7:00 pm
UCSB Corwin Pavilion
This conference will bring influential members in the climate change arena to UCSB in order to provoke critical thought about the dilemma at hand. This full day event, featuring three panels addressing grassroots, business, and legislative solutions, respectively, comes in the wake of the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event has been organized by students, and was conceived by a group of 23 undergraduates who were inspired to bring change to their campus community after attending the UN summit in December of 2009. By integrating grassroots, business, and government efforts, the event will empower the nation's youth to seek a greener future.
For more information: http://www.as.ucsb.edu/eab/
Bren School Master's Group Project Presentations
The Master of Environmental Science & Management
Class of 2010
Group Project Final Presentations
Class of 2010
Group Project Final Presentations
Open to the Public
Thursday, April 8, 2010
1:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Bren Hall
Reception (with cash-only no-host bar) to follow
For more information and a schedule of events: http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/news/events/documents/GroupProjectInvite2010.pdf
Thursday, April 1, 2010
San Clemente Wins Goleta Valley Beautiful Award
On March 31, the Goleta Valley Beautiful Awards Committee announced the winners of the 2010 Goleta Valley Beautiful Annual Awards, and the San Clemente Villages Graduate Student Housing won the Public Institution category.
The winners receive their awards at the 36th Annual Goleta Valley Beautiful Awards Event at the Stow House Gardens on Sunday, May 2nd.
Congratulations to Housing & Residential Services for another job well done!
The winners receive their awards at the 36th Annual Goleta Valley Beautiful Awards Event at the Stow House Gardens on Sunday, May 2nd.
Congratulations to Housing & Residential Services for another job well done!
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