Dear colleagues and friends, Celebrate a spirit of sustainability every Thursday in April at noon during Cornell Sustainability Month, when Sage Chapel at Cornell will be home to a new series engaging the community in a conversation about climate neutrality.
The series, “A Spirit of Sustainability: Why We Care about Climate Neutrality,” will focus attention on the people behind Cornell’s Climate Action Plan (CAP), their inspirations and motivations and the university’s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality in the years ahead. Food and music will be available from noon. At 12:15 p.m., event moderator Dan Roth will introduce the week’s featured speakers for a 15- 20 minute presentation followed by a question-and-answer period. *Download the event poster here >> * http://www.sustainablecampus.cornell.edu/cap/docs/SpiritSustainabilityPosterFinal.pdf * Spirit of Sustainability speakers:* * April 2:* Executive Vice President Stephen T. Golding will present opening remarks for the series kick-off. Lanny Joyce, manager of engineering, planning and energy management, will speak about “The Urge to Conserve: Why Saving Energy Is Everybody’s Business.” *April 9:* Spring Buck, Cornell Transportation outreach coordinator will discuss alternative transportation in/ /“Taking the Car out of Carbon; Putting the Bus into Business.” *April 16:* Mary-Lynn Cummings, director of space planning, and Randy Lacey, Cornell University engineer, will speak on green development in,/ /“Cornell Roots Grow Green.” *April 23:* Jim Adams, director of utilities and energy, will present “Cooling the Hottest Ivy; Heating the Coolest Ivy” on renewable energy. *April 30:* Tim Fahey, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Natural Resources, and Kyu Whang, vice president for Facilities Services, will present “Who's Putting the 'Ability' in Sustainability?” to describe/ /sustainability research and education and building a sustainable campus community. The series is sponsored by the President’s Climate Commitment Implementation Committee, Cornell United Religious Work, Campus Life, Cornell University Finance and Administration (CUFA), Facilities Services, the Employee Assembly and University Assembly. An extensive list of Cornell Sustainability Month events in April, including topics such as biofuels, carbon sequestration, smart grid and William McDonough’s “Cradle to Cradle Design” Iscol Lecture (April 21) can be found on the Center for a Sustainable Future’s website ( www.ccsf.cornell.edu/april2009/). For more information: visit www.sustainablecampus.cornell.edu or contact Dan Roth, Cornell sustainability Coordinator, at (607) 254-8077 or [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. -- Daniel Roth Sustainability Coordinator Office of Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Cornell University www.sustainablecampus.cornell.edu Youth Action Team Co-Chair US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development www.uspartnership.org 607-254-8077 (office) 607-280-2312 (cell) 607-255-8461 (fax) 395 Pine Tree Road, Suite 230 Ithaca, NY 14850 _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
