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Our Greatest Challenge - A Public Seminar on Climate Change

Welcome to New Mexico Tech's 2008 Climate Change Seminar website!

The goal of this seminar is to inform our campus and local community of the effects of global climate change as a result of the increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Our goal is to present the science behind the natural processes that create the greenhouse effect and how increased emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases lead to global warming and climate change. We also hope to inspire our community to take action to reduce our impact on the global climate. The presentations and event will be guided by a panel of New Mexico scientists working on global climate change.

The event will take place on Wednesday, April 30th. Students will present a series of short lectures on the science behind global warming, its impacts on the Earth, and possible solutions from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the Mineral Science and Engineering Complex (MSEC), room 103.

The event will conclude with a presentation by an entertaining and inspirational keynote speaker, Mr. Charris Ford, founder of Grassolean Solutions LLC a sustainable energy organization. The keynote event will include a short award winning documentary film (French Fries to Go) about his work in Telluride, CO in starting a biodiesel production facility that produces fuel from used restaurant vegetable oil. The keynote event will conclude with a question and answer session with Mr. Ford, the advisory panel, and the students. The keynote event will be held on the main stage of New Mexico Tech's Macey Center from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. Both the seminar and keynote events are free and open to the public.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Topic
Time
Location
The Greenhouse Effect
1:00 PM
MSEC 103
Global Carbon Cycle
1:20 PM
MSEC 103
Global Warming: Are Human Activities Responsible?
1:40 PM
MSEC 103
Recent Evidence of Climate Change
2:00 PM
MSEC 103
Short Coffee Break
2:20 PM
MSEC 103
Predicted Effects of Climate Change in the Southwest
2:35 PM
MSEC 103
Carbon Sequestration
2:55 PM
MSEC 103
Global Environmental Manipulation
3:15 PM
MSEC 103
Alternatives to Fossil Fuels
3:35 PM
MSEC 103
Dinner Break
4:00 PM
Keynote Speaker Charris Ford: Biodiesel and Beyond
7:00 PM
Macey Center

 

 

Contact Info

If you have questions or would like to know more about this event, please contact Dr. Michael Pullin at the following:

Phone: 575.835.6185
Email: climate@nmt.edu

Event Information

April 30, 2008

Student Presentations
1:00 - 4:00 PM
MSEC 103

Keynote Address
7:00 PM
Macey Center
New Mexico Tech

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