Sustainably Speaking: Energy in California, Challenges and Solutions, Locally and Globally
Presenter: Journalist Peter Asmus, author of Introduction to Energy in California, U.C. Press
Thursday, September 17, 12:30PM to 1:30PM
Pacific Room at Tides, in the Thoreau Center
Join us as Peter gives us an introduction to California’s energy resources, challenges and solutions, locally and globally.
Peter will sum up the history of California energy development, then outline key challenges, and then go into solutions, focusing on the potential of ocean energy (he recently authored a 100 page plus report on the topic) and the evolution of the "locavolt" movement taking root in his own backyard in Marin County.
Peter Asmus has been covering energy issues for over 20 years. Previous books include Reaping the Wind and Reinventing Electric Utilities, both published by Island Press. His articles on energy have been published in leading newspapers such as the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle. He has served as a consultant to the California Energy Commission and California Air Resources Board.
04 September 2009
Art + Environment -- A Conceptual View
Art Opening Reception
Thoreau Gallery and The Seed Gallery of Photographic Art
Artists: Mardi Brayton + Kevin Twomey
September 10, 5:00PM to 7:00PM
Please join the Thoreau Center in celebration of its new exhibitions. In “View From an Open Mind,” Mardi Burnham expresses her affection for the natural world by collecting natural materials and juxtaposing them against the reality of ongoing environmental degradation, posing questions about larger social and environmental issues. Kevin Twomey’s “Bottanic” pays homage to the botanical illustrators of the past, capturing his objects in crisp detail before they are recycled back into the earth.
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