Keynote Address: Climate Change 101
Wed Jan 30th 7:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Live: Carnegie Mellon University, Doherty Hall 2210
Professor Granger Morgan
Live: Carnegie Mellon University, Doherty Hall 2210
Professor Granger Morgan
National Academy of Science member Granger Morgan will present “Climate Change 101,” a talk introducing the audience to the essential science of climate change. The archived webcast will be available soon. Also visit Earth Day TV to watch the 2% Solution.
The 2% Solution
Wed Jan 30th 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Kearns Spirituality Center
Kearns Spirituality Center
An interactive webcast on global warming, free and open to the public, to be held at the Kearns Spirituality Center adjacent to the La Roche campus. For information or directions to La Roche, contact Josh Bellin at bellinj1@laroche.edu
Focus the Nation
Thu Jan 31st 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Kearns Spirituality Center
Kearns Spirituality Center
La Roche College will host a day-long teach-in on global warming at the Kearns Spirituality Center adjacent to our campus. The event, which is free and open to the public, will include audience-participatory presentations by La Roche faculty and students, as well as members of the Pittsburgh community, on a range of issues relating to global warming, including: the science of global warming, the effect of global warming on the poor and people of color, the impact of China, the U.S. response, the role of lifestyle changes in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and many others. Additional activities will include: tables hosted by local environmental groups, a student demonstration on making recycled paper, and a presentation of the "Inconvenient Truth" slideshow by a member of Al Gore's Climate Project. For further information or directions to the La Roche campus, contact Josh Bellin at bellinj1@laroche.edu
Green Democracy Political Forum
Fri Feb 1st 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
University of Pittsburgh, David Lawrence Hall, Room 120
University of Pittsburgh, David Lawrence Hall, Room 120
The University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, La Roche College, Duquesne University, and Chatham University have invited city, county, state, and national civic leaders to engage in a Green Democracy political forum. Student representatives will open the forum with statements about what each campus is doing to address climate change. Civic leaders will then speak about their commitments to combat climate change. Questions and comments will be entertained from the audience.