Earth Day Celebration

Apr 11, 2013

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
DR. AHMED AFZAAL, assistant professor, Religion
(218) 299-3423
AMY KELLY, Media Relations director
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CONCORDIA EARTH DAY CELEBRATION FOCUSES ON CLIMATE CHANGE
     
      The public is invited to join the Concordia community on Earth Day for a series of presentations on the nature and threat of climate change and the various approaches being used to design, develop, and implement concrete solutions. Concordia will host “Let’s Cool It! – Community Wisdom Meets Climate Change” on Monday, April 22, in the Centrum, Knutson Campus Center. The program will run from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. It will feature thirty 10-minute presentations, each followed by five minutes of Q&A. Speakers include faculty members from Concordia, NDSU, and MSUM, as well as college students and residents of the Fargo-Moorhead community. People are welcome to come and leave as they wish.
      Talks include: “Eat Well to Save the Planet,” “Greening the Church,” “Living with Solar in Fargo,” “The Impact of Climate Change on Local Lakes” and “International Youth Campaigns Tackling Climate Change.”
       See second page for a full schedule of talks:



9:50 a.m.    Earth Day Chapel – Stewart Herman: “Resilience: The Weaving of a Sustainable Life”

11 a.m.    Ahmed Afzaal: “What’s Up with the Climate?”
11:15 a.m.    Graeme Wyllie: “Understanding the Language of Climate Change”
11:30 a.m.    Gretchen Harvey: “The Power of Place”
11:45 a.m.    Michelle Lelwica: “Saving the Planet, One Moment at a Time”
12:00 Noon    Abby Gold: “Reducing Food Waste”
12:15 p.m.    Peter Morsch: “Habitat’s Eco-Village: Affordable, Sustainable, Net-Zero Housing”
12:30 p.m.    Adam Copeland: “Greening the Church”
12:45 p.m.    Hilda Koster: “A Christian Call for Climate Justice”
1 p.m.    Dodzi Yokor: “The Impact of Climate Change on Peace in Africa”
1:15 p.m.    Sarah Vlasak: “International Youth Campaigns Tackling Climate Change”
1:30 p.m.    Dean Hulse: “Civil Disobedience as an Environmental Tactic”
1:45 p.m.    John Bagu: “Living with Solar in Fargo”
2 p.m.    Stephen Grollman: “Energy Transition in German: Challenges and Opportunities
2:15 p.m.    Roy Hammerling:”My Country, No More”
2:30 p.m.     Ken Foster: “Am I a Hypocrite?”
2:45 p.m.    Anastasia Young & Kelsey Kava: “The Dilemma of Aviation in an Age of Climate Change”
3 p.m.    Andrew Lindner: “Why the Prius Doesn’t Help the Environment”
3:15 p.m.    Ahmed Afzaal: “The Path to a Scientific Consensus”
3:30 p.m.    Jonathan Steinwand: “How the Zombie Apocalypse Can Help us Think about Climate Change”
3:45 p.m.    Jan Pranger: “Eat Well to Save the Planet”
4 p.m.    Steve Lindaas: “Time for Change”
4:15 p.m.    Bryan Bishop: “The Impact of Climate Change on Local Pollinators”
4:30 p.m.    Joseph Whittaker: “The Impact of Climate Change on Local Mammals”
4:45 p.m.    Michele Mark: “The Impact of Climate Change on Local Lakes and their Inhabitants”
5 p.m.    Amber Morgan: “Eco-House: A Sustainable Vision”
5:15 p.m.    Sara Conley: “Eating Locally on a Student’s Budget”
5:30 p.m.    Michael Wilson: “Napkin Use in Concordia’s Dining Services”
5:45 p.m.    Megan John: “Ecotarianism”
6 p.m.    Stephanie Barnhart: “Thrift Store Stories”
6:15 p.m.    Mike Williams: “Conservation Saves and Pays”

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