EnviroThursday Fall 1999
Contact
Environmental StudiesOlin-Rice Science Center, Room 249 651-696-6274
esson@macalester.edu
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Presentations take place at 12 noon, Olin-Rice Room 250
Title | Date | Type of Presentation | Description |
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“Moby Dick” | 9/16/99 | Video | A documentary on Herman Melville’s novel and its scientific significance. |
“The Perfect Pearl” | 9/23/99 | Video | A documentary on the pearl industry, covering the history of pearl harvesting and current pearl farming techniques and their impacts. |
“Environmental Education in Japan” | 9/30/99 | Speaker: Kazuyuki Mikami | A presentation on the environmental education program at Miyagi University in Sendai, Japan. |
“Three Mile Island” | 10/7/99 | Video | Documentary on the worst nuclear accident on U.S. soil and its environmental effects. |
“Saving Baby Whales” | 10/14/99 | Video | A documentary on the rescue and release of three baby pilot whales after a beaching. |
“Automobile Pollution in Los Angeles” | 10/21/99 | Speaker: Sarah West | A presentation on the current air pollution situation in L.A. and the measures that are being taken to improve it, plus some suggestions. |
“How Not to be a Sheep: Questioning Popular Science” | 11/4/99 | Speaker: Theodore Rockwell | A discussion of several widely-accepted scientific theories that may not be true. |
“WTO Ministerial Conference” | 11/11/99 | Speaker: Brett Smith | A presentation on the objectives on the World Trade Organization’s approaching Third Ministerial Conference and its environmental concerns. |
“Successful Environmental Partnerships” | 11/18/99 | Speaker: Mike Harley | A presentation from a member of the Minnesota Environmental Initiative. |
“Ecological Restoration: The Next and Permanent Revolution” | 12/2/99 | Speaker: Ray Tricomo | This presentation, from the founder and director of Kalpulli Turtle Island Multiversity project, will be focused on the necessity of restoring native ecologies and cultures. |
“Solar Energy: Current Status and Future Potential” | 12/9/99 | Speaker: Dr. James Doyle | Presentation on the use of solar energy as an alternative energy source. |