environment

Speaker: Dr. Denise Eby Konan, Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Sustainable Coastal Tourism, UHM

Title: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Hawaii

Time and Location: October 8, 2009 Thursday 4:30 - 5:30 pm, Holmes Hall 244

The detailed seminar abstract and bio can be found in the attached pdf file.

Everyone is welcome to attend Prof. Konan's seminar.

For more information, contact NOAA’s Pacific Services Center at 532-3200. Comment online at http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/oceans/

EarthDance Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film Festival

Celebrating humans and nature, one short film at a time.

Earth Dance for Grown-ups!

Saturday, August 1 at 7:00pm 

"EarthDance is brilliant with a distinctive style – it's smart, full of hope and laughs…" – SF Chronicle

UH Mānoa Art Auditorium, Free

Sunday, July 26 at 3:00pm (for families) 

"EarthDance is brilliant with a distinctive style – it's smart, full of hope and laughs…" – SF Chronicle

Earth Dance for Families! Go to website for complete listing of films.

Susan Solomon of the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado will present a public lecture on "A Tale of Two Environmental Issues: How the World Solved the Ozone Problem and Got Stuck in Gridlock on the Climate Problem"

Event Sponsor: International Pacific Research Center, Manoa Campus

More Information: Kevin Hamilton, 956-8327, kph@hawaii.edu

Earth & Sky, the award-winning NPR program in collaboration with the Learning Tree Project, has created a place for teachers to gather information and  curriculum support relating to a wide variety of science topics. Materials include archived broadcasts in podcast and print format, science news headlines, curriculum modules, an index of topics, and opportunities for children to interact with scientists. 

The mission of this conference is to enhance trade opportunities for U.S. and Chinese companies engaged in clean technology and other 'green' businesses, and to thereby improve the environments of the United States, China and the world.

This event is being presented by the Hawaii State Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) in collaboration with The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham) and the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative.

Lecture - Biotechnology: Benefits and Challenges to Hawaii Farmers. Dr. Yun Judy Zhu, Ph.D. In this presentation, both potential benefits and concerns of recent advances in biotechnology as well as the roles of different federal regulatory agencies will be addressed. Dr. Yun Judy Zhu is a Research Scientist at Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (HARC) working on tropical crop improvement through molecular cloning and genetic engineering. This event is part of the 2008 Community Forum in Chemistry co-sponsored by ACS-Hawaii Section and WCC.