September 22, 2008
CES News
- Meeting on CES location
- CES Seminar Series
- BAM Cover Story
- Garden Explosion
- Lois Gibbs, Love Canal Leader, to speak
Off Campus
- Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change
- Alternative Fuels & Vehicles Conference
- RI Sustainable Schools Summit
- Green Jobs Day
Internships & Opportunities
- Wetlands Field Camp
- Smithsonian-Mason Global Conservation Studies Programs
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CES News________________________
Meeting on the future location of CES
Wednesday, September 24th from 2-3, UEL classroom
Dear CES Faculty, students, and alumni
As you are likely aware, the administration is reconsidering Metcalf as a permanent home for CES for a number of reasons, including their belief that the building will not fit the Brown Street location, and the growing opposition to the elimination of the park on Brown Street. Associate Provost Pam O'Neil will join us at the UEL classroom on
Wednesday, Sept. 24 from 2-3 to speak about this likely direction, and to learn about the needs and desires of the CES program. Pam O'Neill would like to come out of the meeting with a clearer sense of what we would need to do to make this a project that will not only meet our academic needs for growth but also generate excitement.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Phil Brown
Interim Director, CES
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Sisyphus's Rock: Pursuing the Ideals of Ecosystem-Based Management for New England's Coasts and Oceans
Thursday, September 25th, noon UEL room 106 (classroom)
Dr. Ames B. Colt is the chair of the Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team. He holds an interdisciplinary doctoral degree at the University of Massachusetts in coastal environmental science with specializations in policy analysis and program evaluation.
Pizza will be served for $1.00
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What’s in a Building?
This month’s Brown Alumni Magazine Cover Story
“When Brown announced plans last year for a new mind, brain, and behavior building, a group of faculty, students, and alumni objected that the Urban Environmental Lab would have to be torn down. What followed was a debate about how to capture the future without forgetting the past.”
Read the whole article here:
http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/features/whats_in_a_building_2070.html
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Garden Explosion
Walking through the UEL Community Garden, you may momentarily feel transported back in time, when you were a kid and everything around you seemed so huge. Some of the sunflowers are bigger than any I’ve ever seen before…
If you have a desire for some fresh, UEL produce, please email Nora or me
at Nora_Buckman@Brown.edu or Marie-Laure_Couet@Brown.edu.
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Love Canal ... 30 Years Later--What do we know, 'For Sure', and Where do we Go From Here
Thursday, October 23rd
Lois Gibbs,LoveCanalleader, Executive Director of the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice, and major impetus to the modernenvironmental movement, will speak on "Love Canal ... 30 Years Later--What do we know, 'For Sure', and Where do we Go From Here"onThursday, October 23rdat7:00 PMinMacmillan Hall 115atBrownUniversity. This event is open to the public.
Lois Gibbs has worked tirelessly for decades to help people all over theUSrespond to the crises of toxic contamination, and her Center for Health, Environment and Justice has assisted thousands of community organizations. She has been very active in bringingenvironmental justice concerns to the forefront ofenvironmental activism. Lois is an eloquent and powerful speaker who always thrills her audiences. She is the recipient of many awards and the author of several books, includingDying from Dioxin: A Citizen's Guide to Reclaiming our Health and Rebuilding Democracy.
Sponsored by the Center for Environmental Studies, Brown Superfund Basic Research Program, and the Environmental Justice League ofRhode Island. For more information, please contactRuth_Simpson@brown.edu.
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Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change
October 24-26, 2008 in New Bedford, MA
http://connectingforchange.org
The Fourth Annual Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change conference, presented by the Marion Institute, is an internationally acclaimed annual gathering of environmental, industry and social justice innovators who have demonstrated visionary and practical models for restoring the Earth and its inhabitants.
We have planned a rather remarkable three days of live keynote presentations, afternoon workshops, an extensive Youth Initiative program, a downlink of the 19th Annual Bioneers Conference in California [www.bioneers.org], an exhibition hall featuring sustainable businesses and organizations, a community action center, films, music, art installations, a farmers’ market and local & organic food. As a national Beaming Bioneers Conference site, we join eighteen other sites throughout the entire country in producing a local Bioneers Conference. We will be telecasting plenaries from the main San Rafael Bioneers Conference, which is in its 19th year, each afternoon.
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Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference & Expo 2009
April 19-22, 2009 in Orlando, Florida
- Pinpoint your solution among the often confusing options
- Jumpstart your AFV program with incentives
- Learn proven strategies from colleagues and experts
- Test drive light-, medium-, and heavy-duty AFVs available for purchase TODAY
- Experience one-stop shopping as you explore the 100+ alternative fuels and vehicles exhibits in the Expo Hall
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RI Sustainable Schools Summit
Thursday, September 25th, 9am - 3pm (8:30am registration & coffee)
URI Shepard Building at 80 Washington St., Providence, RI
Attention: School Board Officials, Superintendents, Principals, Parents & PTO Members, Teachers, Facilities Managers, Maintenance Staff, & Students
Learn about successful school initiatives and discover resources and programs available for your school now! Hear from: National Grid, RI Resource Recovery Corporation, RI Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, Kids First, Cranston Public Schools, and other leaders and innovators.
Topics covered: Energy Efficiency & Conservation, Funding Resources for
Schools, Clean Renewable Energy, Best Practices Exchange, Score Boosting Environment Based Curricula, Maximum recycling, Non-Toxic Cleaning Products, Local Resources, School Gardens, Whole School Learning Environments
Visit www.apeiron.org or call 401-228-7930 to register for free
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GREEN JOBS DAY
On Saturday, September 27, tens of thousands of Americans will come together for Green Jobs Now: A Day to Build the New Economy.
Together, we will make it clear that America is ready to build an inclusive green economy, strong enough to lift people out of poverty and solve the climate crisis.
JOIN US IN RHODE ISLAND from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM at New England Tech, 2500 Post Road, Warwick. It’s FREE!
RSVP to reserve your spot www.apeiron.org/new/event/GreenJobsNowReg.html <http://www.apeiron.org/new/event/GreenJobsNowReg.html>
For more information on the NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION, visit http://www.greenjobsnow.com/hq
Internships & Opportunities_________
Wetlands Field Camp (for adults)
New Jersey School of Conservation (NJSOC)
Montclair State University, Branchville, NJ
September 29-October 3, 2008
This week-long, hands-on wetlands delineation training class is structured to focus on the UE Army Corps of Engineers 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual, including all of the updates that are incorporated into the manual. You’ll benefit from both a classroom experience as well as practical field applications. The outdoor classroom setting of the NJSOC will provide an ideal location to acquire this training.
Visit http://swampschool.org/camp.html or call 919.515.2261 or email ContinuingEducation@ncsu.edu for more information.
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Smithsonian-Mason Global Conservation Studies Programs
Smithsonian Institution & George Mason University
Grounded in natural science, this interdisciplinary semester combines public policy, sociology, conflict resolution and global awareness. Students take five simultaneous courses: meet formally four hours per day, four days a week, in addition to lab sessions, evening lectures and field trips to locations throughout the Washington, DC area.
For more information, visit http://mccs.gmu.edu or email smithsem@gmu.edu
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Please send questions, comments and stories to:
CES Newsletter Editor, Marie-Laure Couët
marie-laure_couet@brown.edu
Thanks!