100 Grannies for A Livable Future: February Lecture Series
Climate Action Now:
Learning by Lecture
- Monday, Feb. 2- Jerald Schnoor
- Monday, Feb. 9- Connie Mutel
- Monday, Feb. 23- Miriam Kashia
- Monday, March 2- Ferman Milster
6:00-7:00 PM, room 202, Senior Center, Iowa City
One exception, the Feb. 2 lecture will begin at 6:30
Feb 2- “Sustainable Systems”, Jerald Schnoor, Ph. D., P.E., B.C.E.E., Allen S. Henry Chair in Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Iowa.
A renown leader in his field, Dr. Schnoor will discuss how sustainable systems can reverse dangerous climate change and whether the U.S. will be a leader at the 2015 Paris Global Climate Meeting.
Feb 9- “Writing Climate Change”, Connie Mutel, senior science writer for IIHR- Hydroscience & Engineering at the University of Iowa.
Connie Mutel, author of several books on Iowa’s natural history and environmental problems, will speak on her current project- a book that addresses climate change through the use of memoir and story-telling.
Feb 23- “My March for Climate Action”, Miriam Kashia– social justice leader, Peace Corp worker, and Mayor of The Great March for Climate Action.
Miriam will reflect on the demanding experience of marching seven million steps ( 3000 miles) at the age of 71 and on being Mayor of The Great March for Climate Action. What does she see as the next step in climate action for all of us?
March 2– “The University of Iowa’s Biomass Fuel Project”, Ferman Milster, registered professional engineer in the University of Iowa’s Office of Sustainability.
Ferman Milster will talk about his responsibility for developing solid fuel renewable energy sources to replace fossil fuel in the University’s combined heat and power plants.