The Environmental Club presents FRESH, a film about the reinvention of the American food and agriculture system, at 7:30pm tonight in Gannett.
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Film Screening: FRESH
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Mayor Johnson’s Signing of the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement!
Friday, October 23rd, 2009EAC representative Becca Kolins ’12 writes in to tell us about Saratoga Springs Mayor Scott Johnson signing the Climate Protection Agreement.
This SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24TH at 12:30 at the Farmer’s Market, we will be celebrating past initiatives within the signing of the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement as well as Mayor Scott Johnson’s current signing of the agreement. Both of these are symbolic to the city’s stance of becoming sustainable in today’s world. What is this you may ask yourself? WELL, for over the past year, a group of Skidmore students have been working on a campaign called Cool Cities. This campaign asks Saratoga Springs to reduce their carbon emissions 7 percent below 1990s levels by 2012. Once the mayor signs on to the agreement (THIS SATURDAY OCTOBER 24TH) a carbon emissions inventory will be done on the town and from there we will be able to see where most of the energy in town is coming from. We can then develop a plan to help us reduce our emissions. YAY!
The reason it is happening THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24TH is because that is the International Day of Climate Action (as you should have seen advertised around campus). This is the day chosen by Bill McKibben, creator of 350.org as the day of climate action. 350 is important because in order to prevent irreversible climatic damage, we must get Earth’s parts per billion of carbon in the atmosphere down to this number (we are at around 390).
This SATURDAY OCTOBER 24TH is going to be hugely monumental for Saratoga and as members of the community, EVERYONE should come out to show their support for the signing of the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement!
For more information you can contact rdrago@skidmore.edu
Go early and get some delicious foodstuffs from the Farmer’s Market also.
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EAC Presents: Age of Stupid
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Wylie Brown from the EAC writes:
This Thursday October 15th at 7:00 pm in Emerson, the Environmental Action Club will be screening the film, “The Age of Stupid”. This is a new film about the effects of global warming on people in different parts of the world. The movie is filmed from the perspective of an archivist in the year 2055 that is looking back at footage from our present day and asking why we didn’t do more to stop global warming. Admission is free and there will be food and an optional discussion to follow.
Spring Fling and EAC’s Earth Day
Saturday, April 18th, 2009Day two of Spring Fling began this morning at 12:30 today on the Library Green with slip n’ slide racers, kiddie pools, sprinklers, and Beer Tent. Spring Fling teamed up with EAC to bring you live music from Missy and the Modell Citizens (winners of Thuraday’s Battle of the Bands), Revision, Matthew Loiacono of The Kamikaze Hearts, The Mathematicians, Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned and April Smith and the Great Picture Show. TradComm’s Water Derby is at Haupt Pond at 3pm and EAC is going to have free organic food, tye dye, henna, seed planting and more all day.
Hopefully the rain holds off but if it doesn’t events will be moved into the Spa.
Earth Hour Saturday 8pm
Friday, March 27th, 2009
Aurora Pinkey-Drobnis ’12 from the EAC wrote in to let us all know about Earth Hour on Saturday night…
Earth Hour is a global movement. The main purpose is to spread awareness about climate change and environmental issues. On this Saturday at 8:30, 2,848 cities, towns and municipalities in 84 countries have already committed to turning off their electricity for one hour. While we couldn’t get Skidmore to agree to shutting their buildings down, we were hoping that students at Skidmore would voluntarily shut off their lights. For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. WWF are urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.
Focus Skidmore Keynote w/ William Schlesinger
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Dr. William Schlesinger
The ongoing Focus Skidmore initiative will host its keynote speaker at 7pm this Thursday in Gannett. The lecture billed as “Climate Change: Causes, Consequences and Policy Responses” will be given by Dr. William Schlesinger, President of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and frequent liaison to Congress on environmental issues.
In his lecture, Dr. Schlesinger will review the scientific basis of climate change, what evidence exists that climate change is already with us, and what the impacts of global warming may be for the upstate-New York area during the remainder of this century. He will also discuss the relative merits of some of the proposed alternatives to fossil fuels as well as his thoughts on appropriate actions of the new administration in the first 100 days.
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Renewal Project Screening
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009As part of the ongoing Focus Skidmore initiative the Environmental Action Club and the Interfaith Council are co-sponsoring a screening of the documentary The RENEWAL Project, which will be followed by a facilitated discussion. The RENEWAL Project highlights various faith-based groups and their environmental efforts. The film will be shown Wednesday in the Spa at 8pm.
Focus Skidmore Webcast and Free Mugs
Sunday, February 1st, 2009
Focus Skidmore
This Monday, February 2nd, the Enviro Action Club and The National Teach-in for Global Warming Solutions will host a webcast on climate change followed by a Skidmore panel discussion as part of the “Focus Skidmore” initiative. Panelists include: Rik Scarce, Bob Turner, Jim Kennelly, Karen Kellogg, and Rebecca Drago ’11. The event kicks off at 6 pm.
The weeklong “Focus Skidmore” event is part of a national teach-in on climate change solutions and policy implications for the first 100 days of President Barack Obama’s presidency. As part of the event the first 350 people to pledge to use a reusable mug in the SPA, Burgess, and Atrium Cafe will receive a coupon for one of the fashionable and reusable Green Mountain Coffee mugs FO’ FREE.
EAC Looking For Interest In Powershift
Saturday, December 6th, 2008The EAC writes:
WANT TO GO TO WASHINGTON? From February 27th to March 2nd thousands of young adults will converge on Washington, D.C. for Power Shift 2009, the second national youth summit to solve the climate crisis. Learn lobbying skills, listen to lectures by people like Ralph Nader and Nancy Pelosi, and set plans for action towards a clean energy economy. Subjects include environmental and social justice, faith and the environment, running local and national campaigns, cultivating leadership skills, direct action, and a lot more. The trip is organized by EAC and sponsored by the Government Department, so you know it’s kosher! To learn more about what Power Shift is about, go to powershift07.org to watch videos about last year’s summit or powershift09.org to preview 2009′s summit.
So, if you’re interested, come to our general meeting Tuesday, Dec 9th @ 7 pm in LADD 106.
Email questions or concerns to Mel Ausanka-Crues at mausanka@skid
EAC Gardening Survey
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Remember the earth between your toes? The sweet smell of vegetables? The lushness of freshly picked strawberries? No, I’m not talking about your Junior Year resume padding volunteer trip to South America, I’m talking about gardening, no nonsense organic gardening. The EAC seems to be gauging student interest in a student-run organic garden, something I stand behind fully. Not only is this a great opportunity to start another much needed student-run campus project, but vegetables are yummy. That is enough preaching from me, but make sure to take this survey (previously buried in the Student Announcements Digest) and let them know what you think.
Survey
EAC Meetings: 9pm Mondays @ Ladd 207
