Environmental Policy Roundtable
Spring 2007

We will meet Fridays at noon in Van Munching Hall, room 1113, unless otherwise noted.

And just so you know... there's some pretty significant construction at Van Munching Hall blocking the main entrance, so you have to go through the business school or around the fences to the right. [Here is a map]

Jan 26

Viewing of the film Affluenza
Best Documentary, National Wilbur Awards (56 minutes)

*12:00-1:30 PM, Room 1107, Van Munching Hall

Jan 30

Jody Roberts, UMD Environmental Policy Faculty Candidate

"Green Chemistry and the Creation of an Alternative Energy Infrastructure"

*12:15-1:30 PM, Room 1203, Van Munching Hall

Feb 2

Simon Trigg, Department of Geography, University of Maryland

"Forest loss and degradation in the protected areas of Indonesian Borneo: a multidisciplinary study using satellite remote sensing integrated with field survey"

*We will also have a visitor to let us know more about the UMD 2007 Solar Decathlon Team.

Feb 6

Nathan Hultman, UMD Environmental Policy Faculty Candidate

"Risk and Surprise in Climate and Energy Policy Decisions: The Cases of Nuclear Power and the Clean Development Mechanism"

*12:15-1:30 PM, Room 1203, Van Munching Hall

Feb 9

Leah Bunce, Conservation International, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Marine Management Area Science Program

"The Ocean is Dying: What can you the scientist do?"

Feb 12

Alan Meier , UMD Environmental Policy Faculty Candidate

"Cutting The On-Road Fuel Use Of Cars"

*12:15-1:30 PM, Room 1203, Van Munching Hall

Feb 15

Brian O'Neill, UMD Environmental Policy Faculty Candidate

"Learning and Climate Change"

*12:15-1:30 PM, Room 1203, Van Munching Hall

Feb 16

Claudia Sobrevila, World Bank

"Strategies for increasing Indigenous People's role in Biodiversity Conservation"

Feb 23

David Lewis, Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

"Optimal Reduction of Habitat Fragmentation with Incentive-Based Policies"

Feb 26

Mort Webster, UMD Environmental Policy Faculty Candidate

"Learning About Climate Change and Implications For Near-Term Policy"

*12:15-1:30 PM, Room 1203, Van Munching Hall

Mar 2

Shalini Vajjhala, Resources for the Future

"Spatial Analysis and Environmental Decision Making"

Mar 5

Paul Baer, UMD Environmental Policy Faculty Candidate

"What's Fair Got To Do With It?  The 'Greenhouse Development Rights' Approach To An Equitable Global Climate Treaty"

*12:15-1:30 PM, Room 1203, Van Munching Hall

Mar 9

Kara Ball, School of Public Policy alumna trained to give Al Gore's presentation

"An Inconvenient Truth: The Slideshow"

*12:00-1:30 PM, Room 1203, Van Munching Hall

Mar 16

Matthias Deutsch, Maryland School of Public Policy

"The effect of life-cycle cost disclosure on consumer behavior"

Mar 30

Dave Jansen, US Congress, Senior legislative staffer on the Committee on Natural Resources/ Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans

*12:00-1:30 PM, Room 1207, Van Munching Hall

Apr 6

Scott Lupin, University of Maryland, Department of Environmental Safety

"Sustainable College Campuses"

Apr 13

Rosimeiry Portela, Conservation International, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Human Dimensions Program

"Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Conservation"

Apr 20 Planning meeting
Apr 27

Karen Palmer, Resources for the Future

"Economic and Energy Impacts from Maryland’s Potential Participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative"

May 4 Film: The Future of Food + planning meeting + course evaluations
May 11 No seminar - good luck on your final exams!!

 

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