Conference Schedule
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Schedule Subject to Change
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Saturday, January 07, 2006 |
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1:00-1:10 |
Welcome, Introductions, Administration |
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1:10-2:30 |
Film Screening: The
End of Suburbia (Run time 78 Minutes)
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SYNOPSIS: Since World War II North Americans have invested much
of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space,
affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population
of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years, so too the suburban
way of life has become embedded in the American consciousness. Suburbia,
and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we enter
the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge about
the sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a
touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life
and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global
demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. World Oil Peak
and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now, some scientists
and policy makers argue in this documentary. The consequences of inaction
in the face of this global crisis are enormous. What does Oil Peak
mean for North America? As energy prices skyrocket in the coming years,
how will the populations of suburbia react to the collapse of their
dream? Are today's suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow?
And what can be done NOW, individually and collectively, to avoid
The End of Suburbia?' |
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2:30-2:40 |
Break |
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2:40-3:40 |
Film Screening: Kilowatt
Ours (Run time 64 Minutes) |
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SYNOPSIS: Vice President Dick Cheney, in his well-known
energy policy speech of April 30, 2001, claimed that America must
build 1900 new power plants by 2020. That is one new power plant per
week for the next two decades in order to meet projected electricity
demands. "Kilowatt Ours" challenges this assertion by presenting
an alternative based on conservation and renewable power. Produced
on a $20,000 budget, this 65-minute documentary reveals the underreported
side effects resulting from America's voracious appetite for coal
generated electricity. "Kilowatt Ours" follows filmaker
Jeff Barrie on his 18-month journey across the southeast United States,
where more than six tons of coal are burned to generate electricity
for the average home annually. Barrie takes viewers from our light
switches at home to the sources of our energy, examining social and
environmental consequences such as global warming, mountain top removal,
air pollution, child hood asthma and mercury contamination.Leaving
the devestation behind, the story makes an uplifting turn, uncovering
hope-filled examples of conservation, efficiency and renewable power
at work today. Barrie makes the case that environmental problems could
be minimized by utilizing alternative technologies that are available
today. The solutions are suprisingly accessible and affordable to
the average American. "Kilowatt Ours" presents viewers with
an ambitious plan for shifting America's energy paradigm towards conservation
and renewable power. |
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3:50-5:00 |
Live Speaker Presentation -- Dismantling the Fossil Fuel World Order:
Renewable Energy Strategy 2006 -- 2016, Keni Washington |
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Saturday, January 14, 2006 |
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1:00-1:10 |
Welcome, Introductions, Administration |
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1:10-2:10 |
DVD Speaker Presentation — Alternatives to Oil: Measuring
and Evaluating their Viability, Steve Andrews |
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2:10-2:20 |
Break |
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2:20-3:20 |
DVD Speaker Presentation — Toward an Economy of Sustainable
Energy, John Ikerd |
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3:20-3:30 |
Break |
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3:30-5:00 |
DVD Speaker Presentation — Buying Our Future: How Consumers
Can Lead the U.S. to the Post-Petroleum Economy, Michael Shuman |
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Saturday, January 21, 2006 |
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1:00-1:10 |
Welcome, Introductions, Administration |
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1:10-3:10 |
DVD Speaker Presentation — Peak Oil: Implications, Mitigation
Strategies and Debt, Richard Heinberg |
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3:10-3:20 |
Break |
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3:20-5:00 |
Live Speaker Presentations
Biodiesel: Basics, Benefits,
and Brewing -- John Easton and Cory Scanlan
Electric Motor Efficiency
for Industry and the Home -- Jim Kirkhoff
Biomass Gasification
- What is it? It was used way back when, but can it be used now?
-- Eric Lynch |
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Saturday, January 28, 2006 |
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1:00-1:10 |
Welcome, Introductions, Administration |
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1:10-2:25 |
DVD Speaker Presentation — Developing a Local Food System
(Community Supported Agriculture) Robert Waldrop |
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2:25-2:40 |
Break |
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2:40-3:40 |
Film Screening: Peak Oil, Cuba and Community. Peak Oil, Cuba and
Community, briefly explains Peak Oil and then tells the story of Cuba's
involuntary "Peak Oil." It's the story of a developing nation,
dependent on electricity, air conditioning, elevators, cars and busses,
food imports and petrochemicals for agriculture -- which lost 60 percent
of its oil (due to the collapse of the Soviet Union). The resulting
social collapse was devastating. After a long struggle, Cuba has converted
to a low-energy lifestyle, using one-tenth the energy per capita as
is used in the U.S. Cuban life expectancy today is equal to that in
the U.S., infant mortality is less than in the U.S., and they have
rebuilt their agricultural system without petrochemicals. |
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3:40-3:50 |
Break |
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3:50-5:00 |
DVD Speaker Presentation — Creating Alternative Communities |
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Ecovillages and Sustainable Intentional Communities Diana Leafe
Christian (Editor of Communities Magazine) |
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The Ecovillage's Role in the Local and Global Context, Liz Walker
(Ecovillage at Ithaca) |
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Saturday, February 04, 2006 |
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Scheduled as an Alternate/Back-up Date. In the event of an emergency
e.g.: Icestorm, Blizzard, Tornado, Tsunami, Wildfire, Earthquake,
Flooding, Insect Plagues, Alien Invasion, Typhoon, Monsoon, Tropical
Storm, Hurricane, Volcano Erruption, Asteroid Impact, Riots or Marshal
Law all affected dates will be pushed back one week. |
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