Your Burger or Your Car?
May/07/2008 Category: Portland Events
Just a reminder about Mia MacDonald coming to discuss the environment and our diets! Please be there to learn about the effects of the animal production industry on the global level Come no matter what you eat!
Which is more destructive to the environment—what you eat or what you drive? The answer may surprise you. International public policy expert Mia MacDonald, executive director of New York-based “action tank” Brighter Green, provides fascinating and compelling evidence on how animal agriculture is at the root of a host of environmental problems, including deforestation in the Amazon, desertification, and climate change. At the same time, meat consumption is soaring as McDonald’s, KFC, and Burger King and huge “protein producers” like Tyson and Cargill expand into markets in Asia and Latin America. It’s not all doom and gloom, however. Just as we can develop alternatives to fossil fuels, we can also change our agricultural practices and eating habits. It all comes down to recognizing the true costs of our lifestyles and adjusting policies and practices accordingly.
When: Friday, May 9, 2008
Time: 1:30PM to 2:45PM
Where: SMSU 229
Which is more destructive to the environment—what you eat or what you drive? The answer may surprise you. International public policy expert Mia MacDonald, executive director of New York-based “action tank” Brighter Green, provides fascinating and compelling evidence on how animal agriculture is at the root of a host of environmental problems, including deforestation in the Amazon, desertification, and climate change. At the same time, meat consumption is soaring as McDonald’s, KFC, and Burger King and huge “protein producers” like Tyson and Cargill expand into markets in Asia and Latin America. It’s not all doom and gloom, however. Just as we can develop alternatives to fossil fuels, we can also change our agricultural practices and eating habits. It all comes down to recognizing the true costs of our lifestyles and adjusting policies and practices accordingly.
When: Friday, May 9, 2008
Time: 1:30PM to 2:45PM
Where: SMSU 229
Robert Swan - Order of the British Empire
Mar/27/2008 Category: Portland Events
When: Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Where: Portland State University - Smith 327-329 (joined rooms)
Time: 2:00PM - 3:30PM
Robert Swan will discuss his travels, the future of energy, the 2012 World Summit, and his mission to extend the moratorium on excavation and drilling in Antarctica past the current limit of 2041. Robert will be traveling to most of the world's major cities for the next four years to inspire students to effect change in their communities and the world.
Among his many accomplishments, Robert is the only person in history to have walked to both the North and South poles. He is reputed to be a very inspiring, lively speaker. His team has removed 1,500 tons of waste from and set up the first wireless research base in Antarctica. Each of the group's projects are powered by clean energy.
More information can be found at 2041 and Wikipedia. You can also view and download Robert Swan's "The Journey So Far" PDF document HERE.
This event is co-sponsored by ASPSU.
Where: Portland State University - Smith 327-329 (joined rooms)
Time: 2:00PM - 3:30PM
Robert Swan will discuss his travels, the future of energy, the 2012 World Summit, and his mission to extend the moratorium on excavation and drilling in Antarctica past the current limit of 2041. Robert will be traveling to most of the world's major cities for the next four years to inspire students to effect change in their communities and the world.
Among his many accomplishments, Robert is the only person in history to have walked to both the North and South poles. He is reputed to be a very inspiring, lively speaker. His team has removed 1,500 tons of waste from and set up the first wireless research base in Antarctica. Each of the group's projects are powered by clean energy.
More information can be found at 2041 and Wikipedia. You can also view and download Robert Swan's "The Journey So Far" PDF document HERE.
This event is co-sponsored by ASPSU.
AEG Brown Bag Presentation
Feb/24/2008 Category: Portland Events
The Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists' Student Chapter presents:
Grounding Line Forensics The Movie (and some science) by Dr. Christina Hulbe of the Department of Geology, Portland State University.
When: Wednesday March 5th, 2008 11:30-12:30
Where: Cramer Hall rm. S17
Time: 11:30AM - 12:30PM
Dr. Hulbe will tell us about her most recent trip to Antarctica, the work she conducted, and show us a movie!
Visit the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists or email aegeol@pdx.edu for more information.
Grounding Line Forensics The Movie (and some science) by Dr. Christina Hulbe of the Department of Geology, Portland State University.
When: Wednesday March 5th, 2008 11:30-12:30
Where: Cramer Hall rm. S17
Time: 11:30AM - 12:30PM
Dr. Hulbe will tell us about her most recent trip to Antarctica, the work she conducted, and show us a movie!
Visit the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists or email aegeol@pdx.edu for more information.
Movie Night at The Green House
Feb/21/2008 Category: Portland Events
The Power of Myth: The Message of Myth
When: Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Where: The Green House Collective - 4407 SE Tibbetts St. (close to the 74, 14, and 9 bus lines and the Clinton St. super bikeway!)
Time: Vegan Potluck at 6:00PM, film & discussion at 7:00PM
Contact Jake at jacobmcohen@gmail.com if you would like more information.
When: Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Where: The Green House Collective - 4407 SE Tibbetts St. (close to the 74, 14, and 9 bus lines and the Clinton St. super bikeway!)
Time: Vegan Potluck at 6:00PM, film & discussion at 7:00PM
Contact Jake at jacobmcohen@gmail.com if you would like more information.
Native Garden - Preparing to Plant!
Feb/21/2008 Category: Native Garden
When: Friday, February 22nd and Tuesday, February 26th
Where: Portland State University - In front of Science Building 2 (across the street from Starbucks at the corner of 10th and Montgomery)
Time: 12:30PM - 1:30PM on both days
We're still doing some touch-ups on the garden before putting in our order for plants. We'll be putting up name tags, planning our garden sign, taking pictures, and weeding. Stop by to chat or help anytime between those times. See you there!
Where: Portland State University - In front of Science Building 2 (across the street from Starbucks at the corner of 10th and Montgomery)
Time: 12:30PM - 1:30PM on both days
We're still doing some touch-ups on the garden before putting in our order for plants. We'll be putting up name tags, planning our garden sign, taking pictures, and weeding. Stop by to chat or help anytime between those times. See you there!