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January 30th
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The 2% Solution: A Live Focus the Nation Webcast
Focus the Nation will stream a free, live, interactive webcast called The 2% SOLUTION. Join Stanford University climate scientist, Stephen Schneider, sustainability expert Hunter Lovins and green jobs pioneer Van Jones and youth climate leaders, for a discussion of global warming solutions. Audiences can weigh in with cell phone voting.
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
January 31st
8:30 a.m. Welcome to Focus the Nation at Fort Lewis College
Marcus Renner, Coordinator, Fort Lewis College Environmental Center
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Film: Inconvenient Truth
Colorado Room, 236 College Union Building
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Impact of Climate Change on Global Biodiversity
Dr. Cynthia Dott, Professor, FLC Department of Biology
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Impact of Climate Change on the San Juan Mountains
Dr. Koren Nydick, Director, Mountain Studies Institute
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Renewable Energy Certificate Program at San Juan College
Riley Neugebauer, Ecos Consulting
Senate Chambers, 104 College Union Building
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Focus the Nation: Launching the Greatest Generation
Dr. Dick White, Chair, Sustainability Alliance of Southwest Colorado
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Panel Discussion: Coping with Climate Change
Dr. Susan McGinness, Director, FLC Counseling Center
Rev. Faye Schrater, Ph.D, Minister of the Circle of the Sacred Earth
Dr. Karen Nakayama, Psychologist
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Water Supply and Climate Change
Dr. Gary Gianniny, Professor, FLC Department of Geosciences
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Film: End of Suburbia
Colorado Room, 236 College Union Building
12:00 - 12:15 p.m. Water Conservation in Southwest Colorado
Denise Rue-Pastin, Water Information Program Coordinator, Southwest Water Conservation District
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
12:15 – 12:45 p.m. “Sir Clive the Climate Crusader and the Quest for the Grail of Green Power”
Medieval Theater Presentation, The EC Players
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
12:45 – 1:30 p.m. The Fort Lewis College Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Marcus Renner, Coordinator, Fort Lewis College Environmental Center
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. The Durango Discovery Museum
Dr. Les Sommerville, Professor, Fort Lewis College Department of Chemistry
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Film: Who Killed the Electric Car?
Colorado Room, 236 College Union Building
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Creating a Clean Energy Future for the Four Corners
Robyn Jackson, President, Small Axe, Small Steps
Senate Chambers, 104 College Union Building
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Energy Policy at the Federal, State, and Local Level
Paul Sheldon, Senior Manager, Policy and Research, Ecos Consulting
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. 3-2-1 Sustainability: FLC’s Sustainability Assessment and Action Plan
Marcus Renner, Coordinator, Fort Lewis College Environmental Center
Senate Chambers, 104 College Union Building
3:30 –5:30 p.m. Video: Grist: Presidential Debate on Climate Change
Senate Chambers, 104 College Union Building
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. New Kid on the Block: Four Corners Office of Resource Efficiency (4CORE)
Greg Phillips, Board Member, Four Corners Office of Resource Efficiency
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Renewable Energy Alternatives to Desert Rock Energy
Dailan Jake, Staff Member, Diné Care
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. San Juan Biodiesel Cooperative
Jeff Berman, Project Manager, San Juan Biodiesel Cooperative
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Film: Escape from Suburbia
Colorado Room, 236 College Union Building
5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Smart Growth: Transportation and Land-Use in La Plata County
Erick Aune, Long-Range Planner, La Plata County and Monique DiGiorgio, Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
6:00 – 6:30 p.m. LPEA Green Power Program
Mark Schwantes, Director of Corporate Services and Planning, La Plata Electric Association
Ray Pierotti, Project Specialist, La Plata Electric Association
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Greenhouse Gas Emission Profile and Forecast for La Plata County
Seth Jansen, Engineer, The Brendle Group
College Ballroom, 240 College Union Building
CHOOSE YOUR FUTURE Voting Event (From January 21-February 12)
Choose your Future
