Environmental Events at Tulane

Green, Local Earth Day Dinner

2010-04-20T10:24:00.000-07:00

On Earth Day, April 22nd, the Green Club will bring together students, professors, and environmental activists for an evening of discussion and dining. The meal will be served on the quad outside the LBC from 6:30pm until 8:00pm and will be catered by Karma Cafe. (They get all their food from local farmers). For only $10 you can come experience the live music and delicious local food.

Call Emily or Brett as soon as you can to reserve a seat. Thanks and have a great day.

Emily Cardarelli
Ecardare@tulane.edu
571-332-7252

Brett Levin
BLevin@tulane.edu
610-329-6970

Urban Agriculture and Health for an Urbanizing World: Delusion or Inspiration?

2010-04-20T10:21:00.000-07:00

An interdisciplinary panel discussion
Wednesday, April 21
204 Jones Hall- Uptown Campus
12:30 – 2:00 pm

Speakers:
Doug Meffert, DEnv, MBA – Eugenie Schwartz Professor of River and Coastal Studies and Deputy Director, Tulane Center for Bioenvironmental Research: “Ecosystem Services in an Urban Area—and Wetland Restoration and Loss”

Pam Broom, Deputy Director - New Orleans Food and Farm Network: "Growing for Food: Growing Back to Our Roots"

Emilie Taylor, MArch –School of Architecture, Adjunct Instructor: “Food Justice and Design”

Jeanette Bell, Founder – Fleur D’Eden Community Garden: “The Real Dirt on Urban Farming in NOLA: Words from a Community Gardener”

Moderator:
Ann Yoachim, MPH – Institute on Water Resources and Law Policy, Program Manager: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Adjunct Instructor; “Setting the Global Context”

Presented by the Tulane Office of Global Health. For more information, contact: Crysty Skevington at cskeving@tulane.edu.

Bound by Water: The Tulane Law School Summit on Environmental Law & Policy

2010-03-25T12:34:00.000-07:00

April 9-11, 2010

Presented by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy
and the Tulane Environmental Law Society

Water is one of the elemental forces that have shaped our planet and human development. Too much or too little of it can be the difference between growth and decline; between success and failure; and between how cultures develop. It has always been so and remains so today though not always in ways that our laws, policies and expectations are well tuned to deal with.

Changing climates, dwindling fresh water supplies, and shifting demands are bringing renewed attention to how our water resources are managed—and how they perhaps should be. This places water at the intersection of law and policy; science and technology; and culture, economics and environmental stewardship.

The Bound by Water summit will feature some of our nation’s most eminent experts on water law, policy, and management and will be of interest to lawyers, policy makers, planners, resource users, advocates, and others with an interest in how water management affects their community, business, or future.

Register here:
http://www.peopleware.net/index.cfm?siteId=107&eventDisp=10SVENV
Visit our website for more information: http://www.law.tulane.edu/tlsOrgs/tels/telc/index.aspx

Climate Change Panel at International Law Symposium

2010-03-03T07:25:00.000-08:00

The Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law is hosting a symposium on March 19th, 2010 in Room 110 of Weinmann Hall. The theme of the symposium is: “Changing Course: The United States’ Evolving Approach to International Law”. During the symposium we will be hosting a panel specifically addressing the topic of climate change and its international implications. The panel on climate change will begin at 11:30am and conclude at 12:45pm and will be followed by a free lunch.

The Climate Change panel will include four speakers: Wil Burns, Amy Sinden, Randall Abate, and Cinnamon Carlarne.

Professor William Burns
-Senior Fellow, Center for Global Law & Policy, Santa Clara University Law School
-Visiting Professor, Williams College, Center for Environmental Studies
-Senior Research Associate, Climate Change, Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment & Security

Professor Amy Sinden
-Associate Professor of Law, Temple University School of Law
-Former Senior Counsel, Environmental Litigation, Citizen’s for Pennsylvania’s Future
-Former Associate Attorney, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund (formerly Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund)

Professor Randall Abate
-Associate Professor, Florida A & M University College of Law
-Former Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter, New York, NY
-Expert on Public Nuisance Suits for Climate Change Impacts

Professor Cinnamon Carlarne
-Assistant Professor of Law, University of South Carolina, School of Law
-Legal Research Fellow, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law
-Recently chosen to participate in the Global Environmental Governance Forum
-Has presented her work at academic conferences in the UK, Europe and North America at meetings focusing on environmental law, socio-legal studies, and geography

We at Tulane Law School are very excited about this event and would like to encourage students and members of other departments to attend. This symposium represents a unique opportunity to learn about the international responses to and perspectives on climate change. We encourage people interested in attending to register online at http://www. law.tulane.edu/tjicl/symposium . For additional information please contact us at (504) 862-8640.

Campus Ecology: Student Leadership and Careers Webinar

2010-02-18T13:27:00.000-08:00

Student Leadership and Careers:
What opportunities are available in the conservation field and what skills are needed?

Thursday, March 25, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Webinar broadcast in 301 Alcee Fortier Hall

Women in Green Jobs

2010-02-18T13:24:00.000-08:00

Wednesday, February 24
12 - 1:30 PM
Newcomb College Institute

Featuring
Demetria Christo
Owner, EcoUrban LLC

Anne Churchill
Owner and Chef, Karma Kitchen

Elizabeth Galante
Director, Global Green’s New Orleans Resource Center

Molly Reid
Staff Writer, The Times-Picayune

Jennifer E. Ruley, PE
Urban Planning Specialist/Engineer, Louisiana Public Health Institute

Business casual attire is requested. RSVP nsp@tulane.edu by Feb. 19 at 5 p.m.
Space is limited, so reserve your spot early.
Questions? Contact Rebecca Otten at rotten@tulane.edu.

Hip Hop Caucus Clean Energy Now Bus Tour

2010-02-12T13:58:00.000-08:00

Student Forum and Celebration for a Renewed Economy and Healthier Communities

WITH SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE BY DJ BIZ MARKIE

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010
7PM – 9PM
@ the Kendall Cram Room in the Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life

Celebrities and experts discuss the clean energy movement with the upcoming generation.

Guests Include
D Woods, Hip Hop and R & B star formerly from MTV’s Making the Band
Gloria Rueben, TV star from such hits at ER and Law & Order: SVU
Rev Lennox Yearwood, Jr., President & CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus
Sess 4-5, Nothin But Fire Records, New Orleans’ Hip Hop Artist and Community Leader

The event at Tulane University will be a part of the bus tour launch activities from the city of New Orleans. For more information visit www.hiphopcaucus.org/bustour

Hosted by the Center for Bioenvironmental Research, the Division of Student Affairs, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the Center for Public Service.

Who Dat Recycling?

2010-02-03T08:15:00.000-08:00

Coca Cola’s traveling Recycling Education Vehicle will visit the Tulane campus on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, encouraging students to recycle in the midst of Mardi Gras. The vehicle will be parked between Irby House and Bruff Commons from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. There will be rewards for recyclers who bring bottle and cans and information about Tulane’s recycling system and RecycleMania competition. A count will be kept all day of the number of bottles and cans brought in by students, staff and faculty from the Superbowl and Mardi Gras weekend.

The visit is part of a year-long collaboration between Coke and Tulane to expand campus recycling and ultimately recycle every bottle sold on campus. Recycling bins added to athletic venues this year were provided by Coke, fashioned from barrels that the company uses to ship syrup. With Coke’s assistance, bottle and can recycling on campus increased an estimated 35% between 2008 and 2009, with 31 tons of plastic bottles and aluminum cans recycled in 2009.

Tulane’s uptown campus is in the midst of RecycleMania, a 10 week recycling competition between college and universities. For more information on RecycleMania and recycling at Tulane, visit Recycle.tulane.edu

Tulane Summit on Environmental Law & Policy

2010-01-26T14:38:00.000-08:00

April 9-10, 2010 • New Orleans, LA

The Tulane Environmental Law Society and the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy are pleased to announce that the 15th annual Tulane Law School Summit on Environmental Law & Policy will be held at Tulane University Law School from April 9-10, 2010. We will again be welcoming attorneys, activists, government officials, students, and community members to the law school for numerous discussions on seasonable and spirited environmental issues.

We are currently developing panels for the 2010 Summit. Some tentative topics include: coastal restoration strategies in Louisiana, the future of climate change litigation, public trusts, fisheries, estuaries, dead zones, and international climate change policies.

Stay tuned to http://summit.law.tulane.edu for more updates as we get closer to the Summit.

Dark Earths, Settlement, and Populations in Precolonial Amazonia

2010-01-12T09:14:00.000-08:00

The Environmental Studies Program in co-sponsorship with the Tulane Anthropology Student Association invite you on January 15th to a guest lecture by Dr. William Woods and Ms. Lilian Rebellato of the University of Kansas Department of Geography to be held in Freeman Auditorium at 4:00pm. In their lecture, entitled "Dark Earths, Settlement, and Populations in Precolonial Amazonia" Dr. Woods and his current PhD student Ms. Rebellato will discuss their current research in the Amazon. For more information, including links to recent articles by Dr. Woods, go to the Environmental Studies website http://www.tulane.edu/~env_stud/EVSTEvents.htm.

Going Green Block Party

2009-10-13T11:07:00.000-07:00

Due to rain, the Second Annual Going Green Block Party, hosted by Tulane Dining Services and Green.tulane.edu, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, October 27, from 4pm until 6pm, in the Mayer Quad behind Le Gourmet. The event will feature student bands, food on the grill, free samples, and an opportunity to meet campus organizations and offices working to enhance sustainability on campus and in our community.

Information on recycling, environmental majors, sustainable dining, green rebuilding projects, student service and environmental organizations, and public school initiatives will be available. Free bike repair and instruction will also be available. Participating groups include Environmental Studies, Green Club, School of Public Health Undergraduate Program, City Center, Juggling Club (et. al.), Bicycle Help Desk, Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives, Tulane Recycling and A Studio in the Woods.

Tulane Service Week features Environment and Climate Change Organizations, Community Walk

2009-09-17T14:07:00.001-07:00

Community Partner Spotlight- Environment and Climate Change Organizations

Friday, September 25, 1:00-2:30, Alcee Fortier Hall Room 301

AmeriCorps*VISTA members from organizations working on environment and climate change issues will talk with interested students and faculty about their agencies and the issues facing them in New Orleans and the surrounding region. This will be the first in a series of ongoing workshops that highlight the work of organizations participating in the VISTA program and provide immediate ways for the Tulane campus to become involved in the larger New Orleans community. RSVP to ccp@tulane.edu

Community Walk with GreenLight New Orleans

Saturday, September 26, 10AM-2PM

Did you know…if every household in the U.S. replaced one incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL), it would prevent enough pollution to equal removing 800,000 cars from the road!?! Come out and help GreenLight New Orleans and Trinity Christian Community Center register Hollygrove residents to have volunteers come replace their regular incandescent light bulbs with CFL energy-efficient bulbs for FREE. Space is limited. RSVP to commserv@tulane.edu .

Screening of "Paradise Faded: The Fight for Louisiana"

2009-08-25T14:40:00.000-07:00

A screening of the film "Paradise Faded: The Fight for Louisiana" (by filmmaker Jared Arsement) will be held on the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, this coming Saturday 29th August, 4:00-5:30 P.M., in Rm. 104 Boggs, Tulane uptown campus.

This screening is part of an effort spearheaded by the Gulf Restoration Network to call widespread attention to the plight we still face on the Gulf given the continuing loss of wetlands that buffer us from future hurricanes, and given the inadequate government responses to date.

If you plan to attend RSVP to tsherry@tulane.edu

Tulane Environmental Law & Policy Summit

2009-03-19T14:45:00.000-07:00

Environmental Summit - April 3rd & 4th - Tulane Law School - FREE for students and Tulane Faculty or Staff

A New Administration, economic recovery, climate change ... what does it all mean for the environment and being GREEN? The 14th Annual Tulane Law School Summit on Environmental Law & Policy, April 3rd and 4th, 2009, will feature exciting multidisciplinary panels and speakers from around the country addressing what it means to be GREEN in times of change. Keynote addresses include Matt Peterson, President of Global Green, USA and famed author, Bill McKibben (End of Nature, Deep Economy).

Visit http://summit.law.tulane.edu for schedule of panels and registration, or e-mail envirolawsummit@tulane.edu with questions.

The Tulane Environmental Law & Policy Summit is the largest environmental conference in the Gulf Coast region. The Summit is sponsored by F. Gerald Maples, P.A. and Stephen M. Wiles and presented by the Tulane Environmental Law Society.

Society of Ethnobiology meets at Tulane

2009-03-19T14:43:00.000-07:00

The Society of Ethnobiology 32nd Annual Conference will occur on the Tulane uptown campus 1-4 April 2009.

Plenary speakers include Robert Carneiro (American Museum of Natural History) and Gary Nabhan (University of Arizona).

Online registration information may be found at www.ethnobiology.org. Further information can be had from conference organizer, William Balee (wbalee@tulane.edu).

Wave of Green Nationwide Day of Tulane Alumni Service

2009-03-19T14:40:00.000-07:00

Tulane Alumni, Family & Friends

Come join us for "WAVE OF GREEN" day
Saturday, March 28

The New Orleans Club has designated 3 venues for "Wave Of Green" Day:

1) East Jefferson High School - Metairie - 30 volunteers

2) Tulane Campus - Native Plant Garden -30 Volunteers

3) Tulane-St Claude Av. Wave of Green - 50 Volunteers

Volunteers opting for the East jefferson High and Tulane will be assigned on a first come basis. Once the quotas are met, all others will be assigned to the St. Claude Project. Volunteers signing up will receive specific information on the nature and mission of each project.

Tulane University has become more “green" and students increasingly choose green projects to perform required community service. Planting even one tree helps lessen our community’s carbon footprint.

The Tulane Alumni Association is supporting Tulane by organizing the nationwide "WAVE OF GREEN" - Tulane Alumni Clubs around the country are joining together to plant trees in their communities on March 28th .

Interested?

Join the New Orleans Tulane Alumni Club on Saturday, March 28th and participate in this national service event.

To Participate (Select New Orleans):
https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/TNU/events/TNU2222113.html

To Donate:
If you can’t participate please make an impact by sponsoring trees ($20):
https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/TNU/events/TNU2222114.html

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Planning

2009-03-11T08:20:00.000-07:00

Nathan Gauthier
Assistant Director
Harvard Office for Sustainability

Thursday, March 12, 7 p.m.
Richardson Memorial
Room 201
Tulane School of Architecture

Tulane is one of 614 signatories of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment who have pledged to develop a plan for becoming climate neutral by reducing and/or offsetting their greenhouse gas emissions. While a handful of immediate next steps have been identified for the signatories, there is yet to be a completed institutional action plan to be shared with the group. Nathan Gauthier, assistant director of the Harvard Office for Sustainability, will present his thoughts on how to begin development of a greenhouse gas reduction plan and share some of the lessons learned from his experiences at Harvard. He will identify the challenges the Office for Sustainability has faced during their planning efforts and explain how they are working to reduce carbon emissions from their 25 million square foot campus in a the most fiscally responsible manner. Nathan will present a step-by-step methodology to developing a greenhouse gas reduction strategy while engaging stakeholders and saving the University operating expenses.

Nathan Gauthier is assistant director of the Harvard Office for Sustainability, the department leading the sustainability efforts within Harvard University. The Office for Sustainability is currently focused on developing and implementing a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the University's 25 million square feet of buildings by 30% from 2006 levels by the year 2016, further complicated by the need to completely offset more than 2 million square feet of growth during that period. Nathan leads the efforts to provide sustainable building design, construction and operations guidance while co-managing a sustainability organization with a two million dollar annual operating budget, 24 full-time employees, 38 part-time student employees, and a $12 million revolving loan fund for energy efficiency projects. The Office for Sustainability consults on more than 50 Harvard new construction and major renovation projects, including the $1 billion dollar First Science Center in Allston.

As founder and principal of Sustainable Design and Construction Solutions, Mr. Gauthier provides similar services to public and private clients outside the University, in the United States and internationally.

Sponsored by the Tulane School of Architecture

Going Green Block Party

2008-11-03T15:19:00.000-08:00

Friday, November 14
2-5 p.m.
Outside Le Gourmet
(on McAlister Drive in between Butler and Mayer Residence Halls).

Feauturing music, food off the grill, and an opportunity meet campus organizations and offices working to enhance sustainability in our community. A portion of the proceeds from food sales will benefit Green Light New Orleans, a local non-profit that installs energy saving compact fluorescent bulbs in New Orleans homes. Free bike repair instruction will be available.

Organizations present will include the Clinton Global Initiative University, A Studio in the Woods, Dining Services, Environmental Law Clinic, Facilities Services, Green Club, IN Exchange, Juggling Club, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Paris Parker, Public Health Undergraduate degree program, Tulane Recycling, TEAL, The Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives, TIDES and the Tulane City Center, and the Office of Environmental Affairs.

Environmental Orientation

2008-07-18T08:04:00.000-07:00

Monday
August 25, 2008
2-3 p.m.
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, environmental courses, campus recycling, and opportunities for trips and service through the Green Club.

For more information, contact Liz Davey at 865-5145.

Tulane Law School's 13th Annual Environmental Conference

2008-02-29T14:44:00.000-08:00

Tulane Law School's Environmental Conference on Law, Science & the Public Interest
April 4-5, 2008

The overarching theme this year is "Climate Change: In the Community and the Courtroom."

The Conference will feature panel discussions given by attorneys, professors, scientists, activists, and industry & agency representatives on topics including: water impacts of climate change, coal in the post-Mass v. EPA world, a biofuels debate, impacts of climate change on forests, sustainable civil planning, sea level rise & coastal risk, the Morganza Project, recent climate change litigation, impacts on various endangered species, Kyoto implementation, ocean acidification impacts of CO2 emissions, and impacts of climate change on indigenous communities.

Keynoting the Conference will be world-famous ethnobiologist, Dr. Mark J. Plotkin, who co-founded the Amazon Conservation Team; Jerome Ringo, Chair of the National Wildlife Federation and President of the Apollo Alliance; and Dr. Devra Davis, author of "The Secret History of the War on Cancer," who will be speaking about environmental impacts on human diseases.

Registration is free for Tulane students and faculty.
http://www.tulanelawenviro.org/
Or go straight to the event's remarkable program:
http://envirolaw.vesana.com/images/fliers/envconf13.pdf

RecycleMania on now until April 5

2008-02-12T12:32:00.000-08:00

2008 is the second year that Tulane is competing in RecycleMania, a ten-week nationwide recycling competition among universities. Last year RecycleMania gave our campus recycling program a tremendous boost, as our recycling in 2007 nearly doubled and is now back at pre-Katrina levels.

Once again, Tulane will host an on-campus recycling competition between student teams, sponsored by the Office of University Services. The teams that collect and weigh-in the largest amount of recyclables will win prizes. This year's competition features prizes for small, medium and large teams of up to 50 students. Visit the Tulane RecycleMania Competition website to learn about the prizes and enroll your team.

RecycleMania measures how much we recycle and how much we waste. Watch for special Tulane reusable cups in the LBC. To learn more about the national event, visit the RecycleMania website. To volunteer help to Tulane's efforts, contact the Student Recycling Coordinators at recycle@tulane.edu.

Dr. David Campbell to speak on Biodiversity & Maya Gardens

2008-02-12T12:26:00.000-08:00

On Thursday, February 14th from 12 noon to 1:15 p.m. on the third floor of Alcee Fortier, Dr. David Campbell of Grinnell College will be presenting a lecture entitled “The Ontogeny of a Feral Forest: Maya Domestic Gardens as Biodiversity Hotspots.”

We are honored to welcome Dr. Campbell, a professor of Biology, Henry R. Luce Professor in Nations and the Global Environment, and Chair of Environmental Studies at Grinnell, who received his Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. He specializes in the ecology and species composition of tropical and subtropical forests. His work has taken him throughout the world with study sites in Belize, Southern China and the Brazilian Amazon with extensive research on the Maya Civilization.

Dr. Campbell is the acclaimed author of The Ephemeral Islands, The Crystal Desert, Islands in Space in Time, and A Land of Ghosts. His accomplishments have been merited with a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Burroughs Medal, the PEN Martha Albrand Award for Nonfiction, the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award, and the 2005 Lannan Award for Nonfiction.

Focus the Nation: a campus-wide conversation about climate change

2008-01-08T13:41:00.000-08:00

January 30 & 31, 2008
focus.tulane.edu

In parallel with over 1000 universities and schools across the country, on Wednesday & Thursday, January 30 & 31, Tulane University will focus on the challenges of climate change. This interdisciplinary symposium on global warming will feature faculty and students speakers from across the disciplines; sessions on January 31 will follow the Thursday class schedule so faculty can bring their classes to participate.

On Wednesday, January 30, 2008, author and New Orleanian Chris Mooney will give a lecture entitled “Science at High Speeds: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming” at 5:00 p.m. in the Kendall Cram Room of the LBC. Mooney has covered the science linking global warming with more intense hurricanes. He will discuss the emerging science and the political and social contexts that shape the science. The winners of the Fall 2007 Reading Project Essay Contest will be presented immediately before Mr. Mooney’s lecture.

His lecture will be followed at 7:00 p.m. by a screening of “The 2% Solution.” This national web-cast looks at reducing the carbon emissions of the developed world by 2% each year for the next 40 years.

On Thursday, January 31, in the morning faculty members Torbjörn Törnqvist, Jeff Chambers, and William Balée will review the physical, biological and human dimensions of climate change, while afternoon breakout sessions will focus the diverse expertise of Tulane’s faculty and students on global warming, its implications and possible solutions.

Visit the website http://focus.tulane.edu for complete details & program schedule.

SUSTAINAMANIA at Bruff Commons

2008-01-08T13:35:00.000-08:00

SUSTAINAMANIA
January 22, 2008
11am-3pm
Bruff Commons Dining Room

This event will feature organic menu items, educational references regarding how to conserve the environment, measuring the waste of food from the lunch period and having it available for dinner for all to see, vendor participation showcasing their sustainable new products and samplings. This event will feature organic menu items, educational references regarding how to
conserve the environment, measuring the waste of food from the lunch period and having it available for dinner for all to see, vendor participation showcasing their sustainable new products and samplings.

Tulane Bike Sale

2007-08-31T13:55:00.000-07:00

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

Green Club's First Meeting

2007-08-31T13:53:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, September 4

7 p.m.

301 Alcee Fortier Hall

Environmental Orientation

2007-07-27T08:14:00.000-07:00

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.

Earth Week with Tulane University, 2007

2007-04-10T13:16:00.000-07:00

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

12th Annual Conference on Law, Science and the Public Interest

2007-02-02T14:57:00.000-08:00

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"

2007-01-24T07:54:00.000-08:00

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.