Wednesday Workshop: Transition Town

What is a Transition Town? Can Athens become one? Come find out at a free workshop Wed, Feb 3 at Alden Library.

Transition Town: Creating local resilience in light of Peak Oil, Climate Change & Economic Crisis, Ben Shender

Wednesday, Feb 3rd
Alden Rm. 319
12:00 PM / 5:30 PM  (come either time)
Free & open to all -- please come join us!

The End of Suburbia?

This Wednesday, January 27 Alden Library's Winter Sustainability Film Series will continue with a look at Peak Oil and the changing landscape during The End of Suburbia.

Film: The End of Suburbia
Alden Library Rm. 319
Wed Jan 27th  12:00  and  5:30

Bring something to eat, bring a friend, and bring your questions for our discussion to follow!

see the film's website

Workshop: Reducing Home Energy Use

Take an hour and learn how to do something positive about your ecological impact on the earth!

Reducing Home Energy Use  
Ron Young, presenter
Noon, repeats 5:30
Alden Library Rm. 319

Climate Change Resources

Climate science is a complicated field, made only more difficult for the layman by attempts to increase scientific controversy by capitalizing on remaining questions and the nature of scientific inquiry (nothing is ever proven in science, only proven beyond a reasonable doubt). Below are several sources for more information:

www.realclimate.org

Climate Science by Climatologists. Their postings deal with technical issues, but are generally approachable by anyone with a science background and are very responsive to their (quite substantial) comment threads.

http://www.ipcc.ch/

Here you can download the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports. The IPCC is generally considered the consensus opinion of hundreds of scientists and researchers around the planet. As such it is in some ways also the "best case" view, as it consists only of the most unimpeachable research and predictions.

http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/nacc/midwest.htm
This is the US National Climate Assessment for our area. Check it out!

New Film Series Lineup for Winter 2010

Consciousness: Films and Workshops to Change the World, a quarterly series about becoming more sustainable is back with a brand new lineup!

The series will run every Wednesday at Noon with a repeat session at 5:30 from January 13th to February 24th in the Friends of the Libraries Room on the third floor of Alden Library. All students, faculty, staff and community are invited. This week's film:

Wed. Jan. 13 at Noon & 5:30 Everything's Cool 
Learn how despite a veritable mountain of evidence, climate change continues to be at the center of controversy.   
see all upcoming films/workshops

Bring something to eat, bring a friend, and bring your questions for our discussion to follow!

Brought to you by the Alden Library Sustainability Group at Ohio University.

Film Series: Let's Talk About Water Jan. 9-14

Arts for Ohio's monthly Film Series at the Athena Cinema is currently running a series of films about water. These films range from long to short, documentaries to experimental. The films run all week and address many issues about water such as the "ownership" of water (does anyone own water?), the beauty of water and conservation. 

Arts for Ohio Cinematheque: Let’s Talk About Water 

Free and open to the public – all OU staff, faculty, students and the community.

Visit the Athena Cinema website for a daily complete list of films and times.

Sustainability Film / Workshop Series for Winter 2010 -- New Time!

Consciousness: Films and Workshops to Change the World, a quarterly series about becoming more sustainable is back with a brand new lineup!

The series will move from Sunday evenings to every Wednesday at Noon with a repeat session at 5:30 from January 13th to February 24th in the Friends of the Libraries Room on the third floor of Alden Library. 

Wed. January 13 at Noon & 5:30 Film
Everything's Cool will show that despite a veritable mountain of evidence Climate Change continues to be at the center of controversy.

Wed. January 20th at Noon & 5:30 Workshop
Learn how to take your impact into your own hands with Ron Young's presentation Reducing Home Energy Use.
   
Wed. January 27th at Noon & 5:30 Film
We will look at Peak Oil and investigate the changing landscape during the End of Suburbia.
   
Wed. February 3rd at Noon & 5:30 Workshop
Learn about Transition Town and how we can use it build locally resilient networks to help fight against Climate Change and Peak Oil in an impacting presentation by Benjamin Shender.
   
Wed. February 10th at Noon & 5:30 Film
The Story of Stuff takes us on a whirlwind tour of where our stuff comes from and where it goes.
   
Wed. February 17th at Noon & 5:30 Workshop
From compost to clothes drying, the Ohio University Office of Sustainability Eco-Reps will show you how to save the planet from the comfort of your room in our final workshop of the quarter Living Green in an OU Dorm.
   
Wed. February 17th at Noon & 5:30 Film
Ending Consciousness for this quarter, Buyer Be Fair will talk about the benefits and opportunities represented by the fair trade movement.

All students, faculty, staff and community are invited.  Bring something to eat, bring a friend, and bring your questions for our discussion to follow! Brought to you by the Alden Library Sustainability Group at Ohio University.