Monday, May 10

Forum: What is the Most Earth Friendly Way to Eat?

10:30 am ~ Multipurpose Room

Workshop: What Can I Recycle, with Callie Martin of Skagit County

11:30 am ~ Multipurpose Room

Musical Performance: Dana Lyons

11:30 am ~ Cafeteria

Speaker: Terry (Burk) Burkhardt of Slow Food Skagit, on Why Eat Local?

12:30 pm ~ Multipurpose Room

Films: Grocery Wars (6 min) & Food, Inc (91 min)

1:40 pm ~ Angst 125 
(2008, directed by Robert Kenner): A disturbing look into what goes into the processing of food in America. It incorporates a sometimes nauseating but pertinent exploration into the industries of meat processing, commercial agribusiness, and fast food, among other topics. A real eye-opener about where our food really comes from and how incredibly energy-hungry the American diet is.

Tuesday, May 11

Forum: What do you do to reduce your waste and your greenhouse footprint?

10:30 am ~ Multipurpose Room

Workshop: Grow Your Own Food!, with Carol Miles of the WSU Extension

11:30 am ~ Multipurpose Room

Musical Performance: Student Performances

12:00 - 2:00 pm ~ Cafeteria

Speaker: Ingrid Tohver of U of W, on Climate Change & Puget Sound

12:30 pm ~ Multipurpose Room

Films: Zero Wast to Reduce Pollution (14 min) & Poisoned Waters(120 min)

1:30 pm ~ Angst 125 
(2009, directed by Hedrick Smith) This is a Frontline special program concentrating on the pollution, misuse, and subsequent ecological breakdown of coastal marine waters and rivers. It concentrates on two areas, the Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound. Several pollution/misuse issues are covered, including storm drain runoff, overharvesting of wildlife, commercial pollutants, wetland loss, and farm waste.

Wednesday, May 12

Forum: How can you save money and make a difference with your personal energy choices?

10:30 am ~ Czarna Collins Room, SVC MV  Library

Speaker: Kevin Mass of Farm Power, on Steady As It Flows: Operating & Expanding Manure-to-Energy Projects

10:30 am ~ Phillip Tarro Theatre

Workshop: Alternative Energy for Homeowners, with Tim Nelson Fire Mountain Solar

11:30 am ~ Angst Hall 129

Musical Performance: Medhi Makraz

12:30 pm ~ Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center Atrium

Speaker: Keith Schreiber of Starling, Schrieber & Lane, on Getting to Net Zero – SVC and Green Building

12:30 pm ~ Phillip Tarro Theatre

Films: Drilling the Amazon (6 min) & A Crude Awakening (83 min)

1:45 pm ~ Angst 125 
(2006, directed by Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormac,) This film covers the impact and ramifications of the western world's reliance on oil as an energy source. It explores how we came to be so dependent on fossil fuels, how our gratuitous use of it has escalated exponentially, and how terrifyingly quickly reserves are being depleted.

Thursday, May 13

Forum: What is the most Earth-friendly way to meet your transportation needs?

10:30 am ~ Multipurpose Room

Speaker: Douglas B. Laing of LEED AP, on Passive Solar Design Principles

11:30 am ~ Multipurpose Room

Workshop: Make your own fuel, with the SVC ScienceClub

12:30 pm ~ Angst Hall 239

Musical Performance: TBA

TBA

Speaker: Anneliese Vance-Sherman of WA Employment Security Department, on WA State Green Economy Jobs Report

12:30 pm ~ Multipurpose Room

Film: Fuel (100 min)

1:30 pm ~ Angst 129 
(2008) Director Josh Tickell takes us along for his 11 year journey around the world to find solutions to America's addiction to oil. A shrinking economy, a failing auto industry, rampant unemployment, an out-of-control national debt, and an insatiable demand for energy weigh heavily on all of us. Fuel shows us the way out of the mess we're in by explaining how to replace every drop of oil we now use, while creating green jobs and keeping our money here at home.