Coal Conference

Our club has been invited to attend the Coal Conference in Houston. Here is the information in case any of you are interested:

Conference:
Wednesday, February 27th 2pm to 9pm
and Thursday February 28th 10:00am to 3:00pm at
Bering Memorial United Methodist Church
1440 Harold Street, Houston, TX 77006
(In the Montrose area near Downtown Houston)
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We are bringing in twelve experts from across the country who have been fighting Big Coal where they live. They provide compelling evidence of Coal's injury to our health and environment. (conference agenda and speakers)

RSVP ASAP to: Public Citizen's COAL BLOCK CAMPAIGN at this e-mail address, wedell @ fanninelectric.com or 903-640-3868, if you plan to attend the Coal Moratorium NOW! Conference on February 27 & 28th! Numbers must be given to the caterers. If you are unable to attend and wish to send another representative from your organization, please do so. Feel free to pass this invitation along to others interested in promoting clean air/climate change measures. Agenda details to follow for those attending.

Thank you all who came to the meeting even with the pouring rain. We were lucky to have Dr. Lefer come and tell us the basic reasons why we know our climate is warming and that humans are the main reason for this increase, and what we can do to help. We were able to record the talk, so you'll be able to find the link to his talk and from following speakers soon.


We will be holding a very important planning meeting for the recycling campaign next Wednesday 27th at 3:30pm in the World Affairs Lounge of the UC. We need your ideas and help. Don't worry about showing up late or having to leave early.


On Wednesday next week, we will also be collecting signatures to petition Dr. Khator to pass a resolution to have our campus become greener. Dr. Lefer said that the most important things our club could do this semester were this petition and improving recycling on our campus. So please come out and help us collect signatures anytime after 11:30 at UC Satellite.


We will be doing trail work at the arboretum Saturday the 1st from 8-12pm. Contact us if you are interested in coming. We will likely meet on campus and carpool there.

Lunar Eclipse

Just in case anyone is interested. Our school has an observatory on
the roof of SR1, and they will be open to view the lunar eclipse.
The following is more information in case you are interested.



Weather permitting, we will open the U of H observatory,
Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at 7:00 PM for viewing the lunar
eclipse(total).

If you have a telescope or binoculars please bring 'em. We will be
able to set up telescopes downstairs behind the building and all
additional viewing devices will be greatly appreciated as we will
not be able to use the observatory telescope until the moon is
somewhatoverhead. The total eclipse should begin around 9:00 pm.

General Meeting on Wednesday the 20th

There will be a general meeting this Wednesday the 20th at 3:30pm in the Atlantic Room in the UC. We will discuss activities taking place in the coming weeks including February's campaign (the petition to lead our school to become a greener campus) and the March campaign (to increase and spread recycling awareness on campus).

We will also be having Dr. Barry Lefer come and speak on climate change and cover topics of the petition. So if you have any environmental questions basic, simple or complex, this is your time to learn from or ask someone with a background in this topic. Bring a friend!

If you want to attend the Clinton Initiative Conference in NOLA, the deadline is today. Check the site for information on how to fill the form out. Don't miss out on this great opportunity.


Here is the info for this months movie:

Film Screening: Manufactured Landscapes Join CLEAN as we feature Manufactured Landscapes as part of our 2008 Environmental Film Series. Manufactured Landscapes is the portrait of one man's voyage as it follows celebrated still photographer Edward Burtynsky on a tour of Asia. Burtynsky takes large-format stills of industrial landscapes: factory workers lined up in infinity, giant ships eviscerated, massive recycling dumps, expansive strip mines. His goal is to portray humanity's relationship to nature as we pursue progress. When Burtynsky speaks, he neither celebrates or condemns but simply explores who were are in relation to our planet. We extract things from the environment to survive, and that is damaging the world. Following the film Rice professor Ron Parry will lead a discussion related to the film. When: February 20th @ 7 pm Where: Rice Media Center, Rice University (Entrance #8 located at Stockton and University Blvd. Fee: None, however, donations will be accepted at the door. For more information about upcoming films click here.

Also, we need individuals willing to take a bigger role in the club. If you are interested in leading a committee, planning an event, or have a desire to be more active than just a member, please be sure to tell us.

Apply to attend the Clinton Initiative

If you are interested in attending the Clinton Global Initiative University this March 14-16 (Spring Break) in NOLA, it is imperative that you fill out the application form by Monday the 18th!

Here is the link to the event: http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?&pid=1853
It will focus on helping improve the situation of our world. Lots of great information, activities, and speakers. (If you need convincing both Bill Clinton and Brad Pitt will speak.)


It is easy, just fill out the form at: http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=1872&srcid=1871

We have already planned and written the "Commitment to Action" plan they ask, so all you need to do is fill out your personal information and copy and paste the 'answers' we have worked on. Here is the link to the 'answers':

http://paulina719.googlepages.com/clintonglobalinitiativeforminfo

This is needed to just apply. We will hear back by February 25th if we are accepted. We will start working on travel and lodging soon but expect the cost to be very low.


Email enviroclubuh@gmail.com with any question. A sincere thank you to Rachel Tubman for the help with this form.