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.

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