Previous Alerts and Event Notices

New NSF Video "EARTH: The Operators' Manual"
04.18.11

An excellent new National Science Foundation three-part video series on Earth's changing climate and energy challenges is now underway on PBS, starting with the first segment "EARTH: The Operators' Manual".

"Host Richard Alley – a geologist, contributor to the United Nations panel on climate change and former oil company employee whom Andy Revkin of the New York Times once called “a cross between Woody Allen and Carl Sagan” – leads the audience on this engaging one-hour special about climate change and sustainable energy, premiering during Earth Month 2011. “EARTH: The Operators’ Manual” (“ETOM” for short) is a rigorously researched, beautifully filmed and ultimately uplifting antidote to the widespread “doom and gloom” approach to climate change. The program opens with a thorough grounding in Earth’s climate history and an overview of the current dilemmas, but its main thrust is an upbeat assessment of our many viable sustainable energy options."

Dr. Alley is the author of the fascinating book on Ice Cores and what they tell us about the Earth's past climate: "The Two Mile Time Machine"

It is being aired by PBS affiliate KQED (channel 8 for Charter subscribers) though hardly at prime times:

April 20, 11 PM / April 21 at 5 AM (!) and April 22 at 8 AM and again at 11 AM.

If you can't watch it at any of these times you can watch it online at:
http://earththeoperatorsmanual.com/broadcast_info

Join Dr. Joel Levine to learn more about global warming and how it is affecting our planet. The temperature of the surface of Earth and the other planets is controlled by incoming solar radiation and the outgoing thermal or infrared radiation generated at the surface by the absorption of the incoming solar radiation. This webcast will discuss the causes and consequences of global warming.

NASA's Digital Learning Network allows the next generation of explorers to connect with scientists, engineers and researchers without leaving the classroom. The network provides distance-learning events designed to educate through demonstrations and real time interactions with NASA experts.

For more information about this series of webcast events, visit NASA Digital Learning Network

For questions about this webcast series, contact Caryn Long  Caryn.Long@nasa.gov

The Most Common Myths About Climate Change
Free Public Presentation
by Dr. Ray Weymann
March 17th, 7:30 PM
AARP Building, Atascadero

Dr. Weymann will describe several of the most common misconceptions concerning the science underlying human-induced climate change and in the process describe the basics of climate change science, current observations from both the ground and from satellites, and the benefits and adverse aspects of continuing on the present course of CO2 emissions. He will distinguish between those aspects of climate science which are well understand from those which are not.

Climate Refugees
Documentary Showing in SLO
January 30th

Cal Poly's Emerging Green Professionals (EGP) club and C4 are excited to announce that a screening of the new documentary "Climate Refugees" will be taking place in San Luis Obispo!  The film will be playing around the nation in the last two weeks of January through the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in coordination with local chapters.

The event takes place Sunday, January 30th, 1-3 PM, at the San Luis Obispo Library.  Cost is $5 per person.  Please join in an afternoon of discussions and learning about the devastating effects of climate change on many of the inhabitants of our planet. This is a great chance to become more educated and involved in one of our generation's most important obstacles. Partner with us in the movement to raise awareness of this vitally important issue!

For additional information, see
Climate Refugees  http://web.mac.com/lathinktank/climaterefugees/Home.html
Event Flyer http://usgbcc4.clubwizard.com/IMUpload/Refugee_poster1.pdf