Institute for Sustainability

November 12, 2009

Friday, November 13 GREEN URBANISM 7:30 pm

Head across the Circle to the Museum of Natural History to hear Dr. Timothy Beatley's lecture on Green Urbanism: The Global Shift Towards Sustainable and Resilient Cities. Beatley is the Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning, School of Architecture at the University of Virginia.

Beatley promotes green urbanism, a creative urban planning and design strategy that brings nature back into city neighborhoods, supports locally produced renewable energy and encourages growing food close to urban communities. He will present examples of innovative green projects and policies adapted by cities in Europe and North America that could be implemented in Northeast Ohio.

After the lecture, meet Dr. Beatley during a book-signing session.

Registration for members: $8 for adults /$7 for students and seniors.
Registration for nonmembers: $10 for adults / $9 for students and seniors

For more information please call (216) 231-1177 or 800-317-9155, ext. 3279

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October 15, 2009

Friday, October 23 Panel Discussion: Sustainability

What is the path to a green, prosperous, sustainable future and how is the university leading the way? Join us for a discussion featuring an interdisciplinary panel of campus experts, moderated by John Ruhl, physics professor and director of the Institute for Sustainability.

Featured Panelists:
-- Linda Robson
University Sustainability Coordinator
-- Dorr Dearborn
Professor and Chair of the Environmental Health Sciences Department, School of Medicine
-- Bev Saylor
Associate Professor of Geology, College of Arts and Sciences
-- Gary Murphy
Professor of Economics, Weatherhead School of Management
-- Trevor Allen
Physics student, Student Sustainability Council

Date: Friday, October 23, 2009
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Inamori Center, Crawford Hall
Cost: Free

To register and for more info, please call 1(800) 360-5308 or email contact-cas@cwru.edu

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September 25, 2009

Oct 22 Keynote Speaker: Ethics & Climate Change

2009 Humanities Week Keynote Speaker Andrew Light is director of the Center for Global Ethics at George Mason University and associate professor of philosophy and environmental policy, as well as a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. Author of numerous books and articles, including Environmental Values, Light is an international expert on climate change policy. He also has advised on domestic environmental and technology policy for the National Science Foundation, U. S. Forest Service, and National Parks Service.

Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Amasa Stone Chapel • 10940 Euclid Ave.
Registration: Free and open to the public, registration required.

To register go to http://artsci.case.edu/bakernord/events/archive/humanities_week_keynote_speaker_2009.php

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September 23, 2009

Oct 21 Sustainability TEACH IN

Bring Sustainability into Your Classroom! Get involved with the university's sustainability initiative and support the Presidents' Climate Commitment by participating in a campus wide Teach In to celebrate Campus Sustainability Day, Wednesday October 21.

This event, organized by an interdisciplinary group of faculty and the Sustainability Office, invites you to dedicate your class sessions, Wednesday Oct 21 or Thursday Oct 22, to address issues related to sustainability, such as climate change, social justice, advanced energy, emerging economies, "green" technologies, or society's relationship with the environment. Get creative! Use exercises or guest speakers to raise student's awareness about sustainability or their carbon footprint. Let your classes know how sustainability is shaping current topics in your discipline or how your field is involved in finding solutions to climate change or other sustainability issues.

For more information, contact the university's sustainability coordinator, Linda.Robson@case.edu

"Oct 21 Sustainability TEACH IN"

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August 18, 2009

Plastic Bottle Boat Flotilla

In 2003, Marcus Eriksen sailed down the Mississippi River on a plastic raft called BOTTLE ROCKET. In 2008, he sailed across the Pacific Ocean on a raft made of 15,000 plastic bottles called JUNK.

In 2009, he will sail Lake Erie on a raft made of bottles called The COLA-HOGA!

Build and float YOUR OWN plastic boat in The Great Lake Erie Boat Float! The Boat Float will be held on Saturday, October 3rd at the Lower Edgewater State Park Beach. The boat launch is scheduled for 9 a.m.

Don't want to sail in the lake? Then create your own tabletop boat for the Mini-Boat Float-illa. Registration is also required for the Float-illa.

Registration information can be found at lakeerieboatfloat.org

Questions? Contact Cathi Lehn, Conservation Program Coordinator for Biodiversity Alliance:
Phone: (216) 707-2826 or Email: clehn@cbgarden.org

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