Tulane Bike Sale
Friday, September 7
Noon- 4 pm, U.C. Quad
This Green Club sponsored bike sale features recovered & recycled bikes, restored by local bike mechanics. It will provide students looking to buy a bike an affordable option.
Contact: Tulane Green Club at greenclb@tulane.edu
Environmental Orientation
Environmental Orientation
Tuesday
August 28, 2007
11:00 a.m.- noon
301 Alcee Fortier Hall
This introduction to environmental opportunities in and out of the classroom features faculty from the Environmental Studies Program, student leaders from the Green Club, and staff from university sustainability programs.
It will be an easy opportunity to learn about the Environmental Studies major and minor, new degree programs, environmental courses, campus recycling, and opportunities for trips and service through the Green Club.
For more information, contact Liz Davey at 865-5145.
Tuesday
August 28, 2007
11:00 a.m.- noon
301 Alcee Fortier Hall
This introduction to environmental opportunities in and out of the classroom features faculty from the Environmental Studies Program, student leaders from the Green Club, and staff from university sustainability programs.
It will be an easy opportunity to learn about the Environmental Studies major and minor, new degree programs, environmental courses, campus recycling, and opportunities for trips and service through the Green Club.
For more information, contact Liz Davey at 865-5145.
Earth Week with Tulane University, 2007
Friday, April 13 Step It Up! Global Warming Rally on the levee in Holy Cross Neighborhood. Bus departs from campus at 4:45 from Freret & McAlister. Contact akamin@tulane.edu to reserve a seat.
Monday, April 16: Free Plum Street Snoball with Recycling Pledges, 11-1, in Pocket Park
Tuesday, April 17: Crescent City Farmer's Market 9 -1 at University Square. Shuttle departs from Freret & Law Road all morning. Meet at 11 a.m. at shuttle stop to join a group for shopping and lunch.
Wednesday, April 18: Green Rebuilding in Post-Katrina New Orleans, Kendall Cram Room in the UC, 7pm. Panel featuring Charles Allen, Holy Cross Neighborhood Association and U.S. Green Building Council; Pamela Bingham, Clinton Climate Initiative; Micah Walker Parkin, Alliance for Affordable Energy; and City Council President Oliver Thomas. Moderated by John McLachlan, Center for Bioenvironmental Research.
Thursday, April 19: Bike Appreciation Day, RUBARB bike repair demonstration and info session 11-1, Pocket Park
Saturday, April 21: Service Projects 9 a.m.-3p.m. Meet at Newcomb Quad at 8:45am, contact anorman@tulane.edu for information.
Saturday, April 21, p.m.: Crawfest Music Festival on the LBC Quad (with USG, RHA, and TUCP) from 3-9 with an Earth Village featuring local and campus environmental organizations Visit http://www.crawfest.com/ for music schedule and more info.
Sponsored by Green Club and CACTUS
Monday, April 16: Free Plum Street Snoball with Recycling Pledges, 11-1, in Pocket Park
Tuesday, April 17: Crescent City Farmer's Market 9 -1 at University Square. Shuttle departs from Freret & Law Road all morning. Meet at 11 a.m. at shuttle stop to join a group for shopping and lunch.
Wednesday, April 18: Green Rebuilding in Post-Katrina New Orleans, Kendall Cram Room in the UC, 7pm. Panel featuring Charles Allen, Holy Cross Neighborhood Association and U.S. Green Building Council; Pamela Bingham, Clinton Climate Initiative; Micah Walker Parkin, Alliance for Affordable Energy; and City Council President Oliver Thomas. Moderated by John McLachlan, Center for Bioenvironmental Research.
Thursday, April 19: Bike Appreciation Day, RUBARB bike repair demonstration and info session 11-1, Pocket Park
Saturday, April 21: Service Projects 9 a.m.-3p.m. Meet at Newcomb Quad at 8:45am, contact anorman@tulane.edu for information.
Saturday, April 21, p.m.: Crawfest Music Festival on the LBC Quad (with USG, RHA, and TUCP) from 3-9 with an Earth Village featuring local and campus environmental organizations Visit http://www.crawfest.com/ for music schedule and more info.
Sponsored by Green Club and CACTUS
12th Annual Conference on Law, Science and the Public Interest
March 9th and 10th 2007
Presented by the Tulane Environmental Law Society, Tulane Institute for Water Resources Policy and Law, Louisiana Environmental Action Network, Gulf Coast Restoration Network, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, Louisiana Audubon, and Delta Chapter Sierra Club, Alliance for Affordable Energy, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, Hunton & Williams, Beveridge & Diamond, and others.
This year’s conference brings academic, practical and popular perspectives to current issues, including—
LOUISIANA & NATIONAL TRACK:
New Congress and the environment
Texas coal development
Louisiana Cypress
Wind energy in the Gulf
Nuclear energy
NEW ORLEANS TRACK:
Debris and recycling
Wetland treatment of municipal wastewater
Storm water capacity
Levees, Gates and Restoration
LEGAL TRACK:
Global warming before the Court (EPA regulation)
Global warming damage litigation
Private and Natural Resource damage recoveries
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Dr. Edward Blakely, New Orleans Executive Director for Recovery Management (invited)
Senator Mary Landrieu(invited)
SPECIAL FEATURES:
A documentary play on St. Bernard Parish residents, Katrina & the Murphy oil spill
Advanced Computer Technology in environmental protection
Conference and all panels CLE accredited
***Plus live music, food and time to catch up with each other!***
Registration begins February 1st at www.tulanelawenviro.org
For more information, contact Conference Chair Mary Nagle, at mnagle@tulane.edu
"Ms. Captain Planet: Women Activists and Leaders in the Environment"
FRIDAYS AT NEWCOMB
Friday, January 26
1-3 pm
Newcomb College Institute
Join us in talking with three female environmental activists working to make our community more sustainable, safe and healthier.
Meet Pam Dashiell, president of the Holy Cross Neighborhood Association and neighborhood point person on several initiatives to bring sustainable rebuilding to the Holy Cross neighborhood and the Lower 9th ward; Micah Walker Parkin, Program Director for
the Alliance for Affordable Energy and a voice in the movement to halt global warming and promote clean energy; and Anne Rolfes, director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade and an advocate for neighbors in St. Bernard fighting for compensation from the Murphy Oil Spill.
Free food provided.
Friday, January 26
1-3 pm
Newcomb College Institute
Join us in talking with three female environmental activists working to make our community more sustainable, safe and healthier.
Meet Pam Dashiell, president of the Holy Cross Neighborhood Association and neighborhood point person on several initiatives to bring sustainable rebuilding to the Holy Cross neighborhood and the Lower 9th ward; Micah Walker Parkin, Program Director for
the Alliance for Affordable Energy and a voice in the movement to halt global warming and promote clean energy; and Anne Rolfes, director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade and an advocate for neighbors in St. Bernard fighting for compensation from the Murphy Oil Spill.
Free food provided.
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