Environmental and Health Sciences Speaker Series

Each fall, the Department of Environmental and Health Sciences invites experts on topics in environmental science to speak to members of the JSC community.

The presentations are free and open to the public. Please join us on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. in Bentley 203.

Fall 2008 Current Topics in Environmental Science
date speaker and affiliation title

3 Sep 2008

Chris Williams,
VT Organizer for Citizens Awareness Network

Vermont Yankee: Clean, Safe, and Reliable?

10 Sep 2008

Jackie Folsom,
President, VT Farm Bureau

Environment and the Legislature.

17 Sep 2008

Raymond Toolan,

Lamoille County Forester

Forestry in Vermont: An Overview.

24 Sep 2008

Kerry Ann Garlick and Marcus Atkinson,
Worldwide walkers and musicians from Australia.

A Climate of Hope.
1 Oct 2008

Amy Shollenberger,
Director, Rural Vermont

Soil Health and Local Foods.
15 Oct 2008

Nancy Mears,
Executive Director, VT Green Building Network

Green Building Trends and the LEED Rating System.
22 Oct 2008

Chris Sabick,
Nautical Archaeologist and Conservator, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Cultural Resources of Lake Champlain and the Impact of Invasive Species.
29 Oct 2008

Richard Watts, Ph.D.,
Research Director, University Transportation Research Center and VT Clean Cities Coalition

Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Transportation in Vermont: Obstacles and Opportunities.
5 Nov 2008

Mollie Matteson,
Education and Outreach Director, Center for Biological Diversity

Defending the Life Boats: Public Land Conservation in a World in Extremis.
12 Nov 2008

Emily Maxwell,

Field Director, VT Public Interest Research Group

 

Renewable Energy Solutions to Vermont Yankee.
19 Nov 2008

Shelly Martin,
Climate Change Fellow, Northern Forest Alliance

Climate Change and the Northern Forest.
3 Dec 2008

David Keefe,
Manager of Training Service, VT Energy Investment Corporation

Energy Audits: Why Get One, What's Involved, and Who Does Them?
10 Dec 2008

Anthony Iarrapino,
Staff Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation

 

Healthy Forests.

 

Speakers From Past Semesters

Interested in seeing who EHS has had speak in past semesters? Click on this link to view past EHS Speaker Series presentations.

 

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