Corporate Incentives and Nuclear SafetyApproximately half of all commercial U.S. nuclear power reactors have been sold by public utilities to private, independent power producers in the past fifteen years. Previous work has found evidence of dramatically increased generation at these divested plants. At the time of the ownership transfers, some policy makers raised concerns ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Top Tourist Sights of the Solar System: Where Bill Gates' Great-Granddaughter Will Go on Her HoneymoonThis talk will use spectacular images from space probes andthe world's largest telescopes to explore the most intriguing futuretourist destinations among local planets and moons. Stops includethe 4,000-mile lava channel on Venus, the towering Mount Olympus volcanoon Mars (three times the height of Mount Everest), the awesome VeronaCliffs on the ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free, but $3 Parking
Viewing: Globular Clusters M2 and M15Follow the signs from the freeway to the campus. The Observatory is located inside the stadium area at the SE corner of the campus (East Cotati Avenue and Petaluma Hill Road, 2 miles east of U.S. 101 at Cotati. (Download a PDF Map)Call before coming if it appears possible that ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
North American Association for Environmental Education ConferenceGaining Perspective: Seeing Environmental Education Through Different LensesCome and glean insights into the cutting edge of environmental curriculum while mingling with other professionals at one of the largest gatherings of environmental educators in North America! On October 9-13, 2012 in Oakland, California, NAAEE (North American Association for Environmental Education) is ...
Where: OaklandCost: Various packages available—see website for details
