Green Century Institute presents: Sustainable Communities
Salon Series
Second Thursday of the Month, 6pm – 8pm
The Green Building Exchange, 305 Main St. Redwood City, CA
Please RSVP by clicking on the button next to the salon.
FREE ($10 suggested donation at the door, no one turned away)
Refreshments courtesy of Whole Foods of Redwood City
The purpose of the salon series is to open a dialogue on the many complex issues surrounding the concept of sustainability. An exploration of problems and solutions is the goal. Presentations will be limited to 30 minutes per speaker on stated topics. The rest of the evening is dedicated to a moderated discussion with the speakers.
We Are What We Eat
October 11, 2007, 6pm - 8pm
Local Food Jessica Prentice
She is a representative of Three Stone Hearth, the author of Full Moon Feast and creator of the Local Foods Wheel.
Documenting Food Catherine Butler Producer of The Future of Food, a documentary examining the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world's food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today.
The Future of Sustainable Development November 8, 2007, 6pm - 8pm
New Infrastructure in California George Cluff
Executive Director at the Coalition for a New California Infrastructure (CNCI) and Lecturer at U.C. Berkeley's Haas Economic Analysis and Policy Group.
Future of Sutainable Development Michael Gosney
Co-founder of Green Century Institute. Founder and CEO of Cyberset.
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PAST SALONS:
Infrastructure: Energy and Water
August 9, 2007
Human Energy Needs Tad Patzek Professor of Geoengineering at U.C. Berkeley. He is an Editor for Transport of Porous Media, and an Associate Editor of Energy Tribune. He is also an active participant in the global debate on biofuels and their environmental and social impacts. Patzek is a coauthor of some 200 papers and reports, and is currently writing four books.
Solar Energy Ron Swenson Co-founder of both ElectroRoof and SolaREvolution. In 1998, he co-founded EcoSage, a private educational services company, creating SolarQuest, a solar-powered satellite-based information systems in remote areas of the world in conjunction with productivity-centered service learning. He is a director of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil, USA and a former director of American Solar Energy Society.
Living Ecocity Examples
September 13, 2007
Ancient Examples (i.e. Kathmandu, Shaban, etc.) Richard Register Founder of Ecocity Builders. Author of Ecocities: Rebuilding Cities in Balance with Nature.
Modern Examples (i.e. BedZed, BO01, etc.) Scott Fossel Executive Director of Green Century Institute. Founder and CEO of Lifespace.
