Bird Walk Hike at Lake Merritt in OaklandJanuary is the perfect time to observe wintering waterfowl. Join the Lindsay Wildlife Museum for a morning of birding with experienced birdwatchers from the Mt Diablo Audubon Society. Bring your binoculars and learn how to tell the difference between a tern and a gull. Bird walk hike will be at ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: $15.00 (Member: $10.00)
The Anthropocene Epoch in Cosmic EvolutionInformed by comparative planetology and a survey of the major episodes in Earth history, Dr. Grinspoon will offer a taxonomy of planetary catastrophes meant to illuminate the unusual nature of the "Anthropocene", the current epoch of human-driven planetary-scale changes, and reframe our current environmental and technological predicaments as part of ...
Kosovo's Fight for Sustainable Energy Access: Where is American Aid Going?With support from the World Bank and US Government, the Kosovar Government has already begun the initial process of designing a new, inefficient coal power plant, Kosovo C, with air pollution emissions up to twice as high as those allowed under both US and Chinese regulations. The Kosovar people and leading ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Tide Talks by Kame RichardsRacers, cruisers, power boats, kayaks, and swimmers will see and learn how the tide currents move on San Francisco Bay. $15 cash only. Reservations a must, call 707-759-2045 or email tjimtantillo@comcast.net
BREAKING THE SEEING BARRIERS FOR PLANETARY ASTRONOMYWhen Galileo pointed his telescope toward Jupiter in 1609, and discovered what we now call the Galilean moons, he did not realize that he had just established a new research field in astronomy. In the past four centuries, planetary astronomy, the study of our solar system bodies using telescopes, has ...
The main arguments against geo-engineering (direct climate intervention) to stop global warming are: 1) It would be a massive, irreversible, risky bet; 2) everyone has to agree to it, which they won't; 3) the unexpected side effects might be horrific; 4) once committed to, it could never be stopped.What if ...
