Stories about "Climate change"
2009 reading list for entering students focuses on global climate change
Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:24 pm
The members of the class of 2013 have been asked to explore the Global Project 350 Web site, and then read at least one other piece on the list. Through orientation and various events throughout the fall, Bates will join local, regional, national and global communities in the Global Project 350 effort to effect change and influence political leaders as the Global Climate Change Summit draws near.
First-years asked to act on climate change as academic year begins
Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:42 am
As Bates College prepares for the start of its 144th academic year, the college is asking its 470 arriving first-year students to join together in researching and taking action on carbon emissions and climate change.
Author McKibben and key figure in 'renewable energy island' to speak
Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:40 am
On March 12 and 13, two decisive actors in the effort to curtail global climate change offer back-to-back talks at Bates College.
Science historian discusses views of climate change
Monday, October 20, 2008 11:40 am
Historian of science at the University of California, San Diego, Naomi Oreskes gave a lecture on the science of climate change and the notion of scientific consensus. (Total length: 1:16:12)
Lecture explores CO2 storage as means of mitigating climate change
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 9:54 am
Michael Celia, chair of the civil and environmental engineering department at Princeton University, gives a talk at Bates College titled "Geological Storage as a Carbon Mitigation Option" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in Room 204, Carnegie Science Building, 44 Campus Ave
Of Climate, Clams, and Colleagues
Saturday, March 1, 2008 4:39 pm
Arctic clams are sentinels of climate change, says biology professor Will Ambrose. But he didn’t find that out by himself
Bates welcomes the Maine State Climate Summit
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 3:20 pm
The Bates Energy Action Movement and the Sierra Student Coalition, the student chapter of the Sierra Club, co-sponsor the Maine State Climate Summit at Bates College from Friday, Feb. 8, through Sunday, Feb. 10. Students attending high schools, colleges and universities in Maine are invited to take advantage of this opportunity to discuss and act on issues and ideas, ranging from wind power to eco-art, that pertain to climate change.
College joins nationwide carbon-neutrality pact
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 3:12 pm
Bates College is one of eight colleges and universities in Maine, and more than 100 nationwide, to sign an agreement to become "carbon neutral" — that is, to reduce institutional emissions of carbon-based greenhouse gases such that they no longer increase the atmospheric total of such gases.
Multicultural Center presents 'Earth: Saviors and Sustainers'
Friday, November 3, 2006 1:20 pm
The Bates College Office of Multicultural Affairs presents a one-day environmental symposium titled "Earth: Saviors and Sustainers" on Saturday, Nov. 4, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.
Photography exhibit depicts Jewish life in the South
Wednesday, September 14, 2005 4:29 pm
The Bates College Multicultural Center presents an opening reception for Bagels and Grits: Exploring Jewish Life in the Deep South, an exhibition of photographs by Bill Aron, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, in Chase Hall Gallery, 56 Campus Ave. This photographic essay of contemporary Southern Jewish life features 46 images and text panels that explore home and community life, Jewish traditions and sacred spaces, livelihood and the South's changing character. The reception is open to the public free of charge, and the exhibition will be on display at Bates through Wednesday, Oct. 5. For more information, call 207-786-8376. "Southern and Jewish are two words not often associated with each other," says Aron, author of Shalom Y'All: Images of Jewish Life in the American South (Algonquin Books, 2002). Aron's photographs, commissioned by the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience in Jackson, Miss., portray the Southern Jewish experience through photographs and first-person stories.