Bloomsburg
University Teach-In on Global Warming
Date:
February 5, 2009
Location:
Kehr Union Ballroom
Sponsored
By: BU Campus Green Initiative and H.O.P.E.
http://weather.bloomu.edu/BloomsburgUniversityTeachIn2009.htm
9:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m.
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Session 1A Food and Climate
o Panel Speakers:
§ Dr. Cristina
Mathews (Asst. Prof. Department of
English)
·
Topic: Agricultural Politics
§ Marcia and
Giles Wickham (Owners Mystic
Springs Farm)
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Topic: Community Supported Agriculture
§ Tara Lynn (Marketing Coordinator ARAMARK at Bloomsburg
University)
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Topic: What You Eat Matters: Sustainable Food
Preparation at Bloomsburg
§ Dr. Brandon
Lang (Asst. Prof. Dept. of
Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice)
·
Topic: Live, Eat, Buy Locally
o Panel
Moderator:
§ Kim Ochal (Student Bloomsburg University)
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Session 1B Communicating About Global Warming Issues
o Panel Speakers:
§ Dr. Richard
Ganahl (Prof. Department of Mass
Communications)
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Topic: Global Warming and the Internet
§ Dr. Claire
Lawrence (Assoc. Prof. Department
of English)
·
Topic: Apocalypse Now Global Warming and Science
Fiction
§ Tim Pelton (Civic Engagement Officer SOLVE)
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Topic: Characterization of Global Warming in the Media
§ Dr. Todd
Hoover (Asst. Prof. Dept. of Early
Childhood and Elementary Education) and Kristin
Szwajkowski (Graduate Student Dept. of Elementary
Education)
·
Topic: Education for a Warmer World
o Panel
Moderator:
§ Martin Kokus (Instructor
Department of Physics)
11:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m.
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Session 2A Energy Debate: Debate the Pros and Cons
of Coal as a Long Term Energy Fuel
o Panel/Debate
Speakers:
§ Dr. Neil
Strine (Asst. Prof. Department of
Political Science)
§ BU Forensics
Debate Team
·
Chaz Ryan Britton
·
Joshua Trusty
·
Chris Mullen
·
Scott Kenyon
§ Moderator:
Dr. John Hintz (Asst. Prof. Department
of Geography and Geociences)
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Session 2B Brainstorming Solutions To Climate Change
The Wedge Game
o Moderator:
§ Dr. Bruce
Rockwood (Prof. Department of Finance
and Legal Studies)
12:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m.
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Session 3A Existing Energy Sources and Energy Alternatives
o Panel Speakers:
§ Dr. Brett
Mclaurin (Asst. Prof. Department of
Geography and Geosciences)
·
Topic: Is This Peak Oil?
§ Dr. Mark
Tapsak (Asst. Prof. Department of
Chemistry)
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Topic: Biofuels: Food versus Fuel?
§ Dr. John
Hintz (Asst. Prof. Department of
Geography and Geosciences)
·
Topic: Nuclear Energy
§ Justin R.
Dunkelberger (CEO Penn Wind / PA
Solar: www.pennwd.com)
·
Topic: Understanding Solar and Wind Power
o Panel
Moderator:
§ Martin Kokus (Instructor
Department of Physics)
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Session 3B
Climate Change: Global Problems and Obstacles to Change
o Panel Speakers:
§ Dr. Dale
Springer (Prof. Department of
Geography and Geosciences)
·
Topic: Paleo Pasts and the Future
§ Dr. Steven
Rier (Asst. Prof. Dept. of Biology
and Allied Health)
·
Topic: Climate Change from an Ecological Perspective
§ Dr. Bruce
Rockwood (Prof. Department of
Finance and Legal Studies)
·
Topic: Political and International Problems to
Developing a Consensus
§ Dr. Chris
Podeschi (Asst. Prof Dept. of
Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice)
·
Topic: Discussing Global Warming Who is Creating the Dialogue?
o Panel
Moderator:
§ Dr. Peter
Doerschler (Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science)
2:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m.
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Session 4A Bloomsburg Initiatives What Can We Do
NOW, Here?
o Panel Speakers:
§ Eric Milner (Assistant VP Facilities Management at Bloomsburg
University)
·
Topic: Facilities Energy Savings Initiatives
§ Vincent
Diloretto (Assistant Director of
Facilities Services at Bloomsburg University)
·
Topic: The Campus Footprint/Campus Initiatives
§ Erin Coffey (Representative for HOPE Help Our Planet Earth)
·
Topic: Hope Initiatives / PowerShift
§ Dr. Chris
Podeschi (Asst. Prof. Dept. of
Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice), Dr. Brandon Lang (Asst. Prof. Department of Sociology, Social
Work and Criminal Justice) and Stephanie
Spock (Student Department of Geography and Geosciences)
·
Topic: Bloomsburg University Student Environmental
Awareness Survey
o Panel
Moderator:
§ Monique
Harmon (Student Bloomsburg University)
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Session 4B Global Warming: A Historical Perspective
o Panel Speakers:
§ Dr. Jeff
Brunskill (Asst. Prof. Department
of Geography and Geosciences)
·
Topic: The Evolution of the Earths Atmosphere
§ Dr. Cindy
Venn (Prof. Department of Geography
and Geosciences)
·
Topic: The Oceans
§ Dr. Safa
Saracoglu (Asst. Prof. Department
of History)
·
Topic: The Cost of Global Warming
§ Dr. Michael
C. Hickey (Professor Department of
History)
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Topic: Historical Contours of Global Warming
o Panel
Moderator:
§ Andrew Bliss (Student Bloomsburg University)
3:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m.
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Session 5A Global Warming: Impacts on Pennsylvania
o Panel
Speakers:
§ Dr. Clay
Corbin (Associate Prof. Department
of Biology and Allied Health Sciences)
·
Topic: Habitat Protection in an Era of Climate Change
§ Dr. Brandon
Lang (Asst. Prof Dept. of
Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice)
·
Topic: Rural Development: Impacts of Climate Change on
Agriculture
§ Dr. Marianna
Wood (Associate Prof. Dept. of
Biology and Allied Health Sciences)
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Topic: Impacts
of Climate Change It Depends on What We Do
§ Dr. Wendy
Lee (Professor Department of
Philosophy)
·
Topic: www.ecores.org An Ongoing International Conference
on Climate Change
o Panel
Moderator:
§ April Magill (Student Bloomsburg University)
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Session 5B Regional Energy Solutions / Building
Green
§ Dr. Mike
Shepard (Professor Department of
Geography and Geosciences)
·
Topic: Understanding Geothermal Energy
§ Jessica and Tony
Drauss (Local
Homebuilders)
·
Topic:
Building Self-Sustainable Systems in a Home
§ Jess Scott (SEDA-COG)
·
Topic: Green Building / State and Local Initiatives
§ Les Greevy (Oil and Gas Attorney Greevy
and Associates)
·
Topic: Natural Gas Exploration In Pennsylvania
o Panel
Moderator:
§ Robin Nuse (Student
Bloomsburg University)
5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
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Student Meeting
H.O.P.E. (Helping Our Planet Earth)
o Location: Bakeless (Room 209) All
students are welcome