Z 2008
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April
8 April 2008. Tuesday. GU-Newsweek Global Environment Leadership Conference. (Cosponsored with Georgetown University and the GU Technology, and International Affairs Program)
Contact: Allison Riepenhoff, alr44@georgetown.edu
9:30 a.m. Keynote address by Michael Bloomberg Mayor of New York City. Gaston Hall.
(NO CAMERAS, BAGS, BACKPACKS OR PURSES of any size allowed into Healy Hall during keynote.
Seating will be done on a first-come, first-served basis. Georgetown University GO Cards will be required for admittance. Please enter Healy via the cannon doors and register at the table on the South Side of Healy Hall. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.)
10:45 a.m. Panel discussion on Profitability via Sustainability.
Gary Hirshberg, Stonyfield Farm
Ben Packard, Starbucks Corporation
Ann Thrupp, Ph.D., Fetzer Vineyards
Adam Werbach, Saatchi & Saatchi
12:05 p.m. President Bush's 2008 Energy Policy Initiative and Long Term Objectives. Discussion with Keith Hennessey, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy.
2:00 p.m. Panel discussion on Politics, Advocacy and the Environment
Lee Brenner, IMPACT, MySpace
Scott P. Dickey, Live Earth
Ira Magaziner, William Jefferson Clinton Foundation
Peggy Shepard, West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc. (WE ACT)
The Honorable R. James Woolsey,
VantagePoint Venture Partners and Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency
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Earth Week Event, Georgetown University
Note: Details to be announced.
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Reception for Environmental Studies Minors. 7–8 p.m. 102 Observatory, Georgetown University. Refreshments.
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May – August
There are no CFE public events planned.
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January
14 January 2008. 7 p.m. Monday. Ms. Emily Stone (GU College class of 2007) will host an information session on Green Corps. Village C East, 4th Floor Lounge, GU. (Co-sponsored with the Center for the Environment)
Notes: Green Corps runs a paid training program for recent college graduates in environmental campaigning. Green Corps provides an amazing opportunity to receive training and actually lead urgent environmental and public health campaigns across the U.S.
31 January 2008. Thursday. Focus the Nation. National teach-in and round table on global warming. GU. (Cosponsored with EcoAction and the Department of Biology)
Notes: The general Website is http://www.focusthenation.org/. “Focus The Nation is an unprecedented educational initiative on global warming solutions for America occurring at more than 1,000 universities and colleges and in all 50 states on Jan. 31, 2008. As the largest teach-in in U.S. history, Focus The Nation is preparing one million students to become leaders in the largest civilizational challenge any generation has faced.”
31 January 2008. Thursday. 12:15–1:05 p.m. Dr. Dan Lashof, Deputy Director and Science Director of the Climate Center, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, D.C. Climate Change: Impacts and Solutions. 262 Reiss Science Building, GU. Map: http://maps.georgetown.edu/index.cfm?Action=View&MapID=2. (Cosponsored with the Department of Biology)
Note: GU-student green groups plan to have information tables near the auditorium. The GU Bookstore is planning a special event with students.
31 January 2008. Thursday. 5–6 p.m. Mr. Lester Brown. President and Senior Researcher, Earth Policy Institute, Washington, D.C. (http://www.earth-policy.org/). Distinguished CFE Lecture. Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization. Book signing by Mr. Brown and Professor Barrows (Nature, Gardens, and Georgetown), 6–7 p.m. New Research Building Auditorium, GU Medical Center. Light refreshments. (Cosponsored with the Department of Biology)
Note: Mr. Brown’s new book is Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization. This is the capstone event for the teach-in.
Directions: It’s easy! Take the sidewalk (between the Medical Center and Kehoe Field) to its end, enter the door of the New Research Building, and take the first right turn to the auditorium. Map: http://maps.georgetown.edu/index.cfm?Action=View&MapID=3.
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February
12 February 2008. Tuesday. 7 p.m. Darwin Day. A celebration of Charles Robert Darwin’s 199th Birthday. Film: Inherit the Wind. 103 Reiss, GU. Light refreshments. (Cosponsored with the Department of Biology and Sigma Xi)
Note: Free, open to the public.
March
14 March 2008. Friday. 6:45–9:30 p.m. The 11th Hour. Turn Mankind’s Darkest Hour into Its Finest. Film, 90 minutes. Panel Discussion with Stephan McGuire (Associate Producer) and Jim Woolsey (former Director of the CIA). New Research Building Auditorium, GU, Medical Center.
Free, open to the public. First come, first served. Refreshments.
The purpose of the film is to raise awareness around the urgent state of the Earth's deteriorating ecosystems and to provide solutions and pathways for change.
(Cosponsored with Campus Climate Challenge, Corp Philanthropy, Corp Uncommon Catering, Department of Biology, EcoAction, GU Bookstore, Hewlett Packard, STIA, and Tree Media Group)
Directions: It’s easy! From the Lombardy Cancer Center, walk west on the sidewalk (between the Medical Center and Kehoe Field) to its end, enter the door of the New Research Building, and take the first right turn to the auditorium. Be sure to check the map: http://maps.georgetown.edu/index.cfm?Action=View&MapID=3.
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17 March 2008. Monday. 7 p.m. The Planet. Film, 84 minutes. Washington, D.C., Premiere. New Research Building Auditorium, GU, Medical Center.
Free, open to the public. First come, first served. Refreshments. Be sure to be and wear green for Earth and St. Patrick.
This film is Part of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital. Is it true that the Earth is a system disrupted beyond its normal limits? Are people the underlying cause of these changes? Is it really true that temperatures have risen and will continue to rise? That natural disasters will become ever more frequent and dangerous? That climate refugees will become the most common of all refugees? And, if all this is true, what will the world look like in the future? Can we affect developments, or should we just adapt ourselves to the new world? To find these answers, this far-reaching documentary goes beyond global warming to examine our entire planet and the climatic, geographical, and anthropological changes we are experiencing right now. With visually stunning images, humor, animation, archival material, and nature photography, the film features interviews with 29 of the world’s leading experts in relevant fields, including Drs. Lester Brown, Gretchen Daly, Herman Daly, Jared Diamond, Norman Myers, and Stephen Peake. Visiting over 25 countries where signs of global change are most apparent, the film crews worked for more than 2 years on the most extensive documentary project ever produced in Scandinavia. Addressing the ultimate issue of how to cope with the future of our world, The Planet is a wake-up call to the world while there is still time to act. Directed by Johan Söderberg, Michael Stenberg and Linus Torell. Produced by Charon Film AB with SVT Sweden, NRK Norway, YLE Finland, and DR TV Denmark. Winner, Best Feature Documentary, 2007 Cinemambiente, Torino, Italy. Introduced by H.E. Friise Arne Petersen, Ambassador of Denmark. Discussion with: Edward M. Barrows, Director, Center for the Environment, Georgetown University and representatives of the Embassies of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
(Cosponsored with Department of Biology, Campus Climate Challenge, Corp Philanthropy, Corp Uncommon Catering, EcoAction, Environmental Film Festival, GU Bookstore, and STIA)
Directions: It’s easy! From the Lombardy Cancer Center, walk west on the sidewalk (between the Medical Center and Kehoe Field) to its end, enter the door of the New Research Building, and take the first right turn to the auditorium. Be sure to check the map: http://maps.georgetown.edu/index.cfm?Action=View&MapID=3.
