The Climate War, True Believers, Power Brokers, and the Fight to Save the EarthEric Pooley, Deputy Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek, will take us behind the scenes of his new book, "The Climate War, True Believers, Power Brokers,and the Fight to Save the Earth." Mr. Pooley will be kicking off the first of three Fall 2010 Speaker Series events hosted by the Center for Environmental ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
NEIGHBORHOOD PHYSICS AND THE SCIENCE OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIESDr. Geof Syphers of Codding Enterprises will speak of how the practice of green building is beginning to evolve away from efficiency-based goals and toward absolute impacts, putting sustainability science to the test.
Cloaking: Where Science Fiction Meets ScienceCloaking involves making an object partly or completely invisible to incoming waves such as sound waves, sea waves or seismic waves, but usually electromagnetic waves such as visible light, microwaves, infrared light, or radio waves. Camouflage and stealth technology achieve partial invisibility, but can one achieve true invisibility from such ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Another kind of Many-Body Problem - experiences of a Physicist in the United States CongressAfter a 25 year career in high energy and accelerator physics, in 2008 Bill Foster ran for Congress for the Illinois 14th district, and has twice been elected to represent this diverse district. His talk highlights some of his success and frustrations in Congress, and offers his suggestions on how ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Free Climate Action Workshop SeriesDuring three weekly workshop sessions, you will join with a small group of Bay Area residents to calculate your carbon footprint, create a measurable personal action plan to reduce your footprint and make substantive changes in your community. Participation is free. A $10 fee (at cost) will be charged for ...
