Changes, Challenges and Choices—Speakers on January 28
Module 1: A Wake Up Call
Class 1: Introduction to Sustainability
Take a look at where we have been over the past  4.5 billion years ... and where we need to go!
Energy journalist Richard Heinberg narrates an abbreviated history of our use of fossil fuels in The Ultimate Roller Coaster Ride or 300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds, a short video produced by the Post Carbon Institute.
Richard is a popular Environmental Forum speaker and will help lead our opening Seminar Series discussion on Saturday, January 28.
Speakers
Introduction to Sustainability - January 28
Joe Mueller, Biology Instructor at College of Marin, will provide an overview of life-sustaining ecological systems and the limits of Earth's capacity.
Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow at the Post Carbon Institute in Santa Rosa, will examine the inter-related economic, energy, environmental, and equity crises of the 21st century.
Trathen Heckman, Founding Director of Petaluma-based Daily Acts, will suggest personal responses to sustainability issues and adaptive solutions.
Topics of the day
- Understanding Earth's natural systems, and discovering the essential human, wildlife and ecological services Nature provides at no cost to Earth's inhabitants.
- Looking at the impacts our human behavior has on these systems.
- Exploring personal choices we can make to adapt to address sustainability issues.
Classes in Module 4: It's Up to Us!
April 21, 2012: ABC’s of Governance and Social Change
April 28, 2012: Land Use
May 5, 2012: Transportation
Classes in Module 3: Trashing the Planet
March 24, 2012: Waste
March 31, 2012: Plastics and Toxins
Classes in Module 2: Nature's Capital — Ecosystem Services
February 25, 2012: The Air We Breathe — There is no Substitute!
March 3, 2012: Food and Soil – Nourishing Ourselves and the Planet
March 10, 2012: It's All About Water
Classes in Module 1: A Wake Up Call
January 28, 2012: Introduction to Sustainability
February 4, 2012: Energy
February 11, 2012: Climate Volatility
Learn more about the 2012 Seminar Series.
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