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Climate Policy, Law and Science Lecture Series

September 17, 2015Megan ButlerETL Blog, EventsComments Off on Climate Policy, Law and Science Lecture Series

This semester, a lecture series featuring a group of local climate policy experts and advocates will be hosted by the Climate Change and Energy Law, Science and Policy course taught by Energy Transition Lab Executive Director Ellen Anderson and State Representative Melissa Hortman.

The lecture series is open to the public and will be held in Anderson Hall 330 on the University of Minnesota’s West Bank. Lectures will be held from 4:50 until 5:55 on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. A full list of featured speakers is featured below. 

Climate Policy Lecture Series


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Business Leadership and Economic/Security Risk

Tuesday 9/22 4:50-5:55 PM in Anderson Hall 330

Lecture by Laura Bishop, Vice President of Public Affairs and Sustainability, Best Buy


Community Solar Panel.Climate Solutions and Economic Opportunity in Minnesota

Thursday 10/8 4:50-5:55 PM in Anderson Hall 330

Lecture by Will Seuffert, Executive Director Environmental Quality Board (EQB) & Anna Henderson, Climate and Energy Planner Environmental Quality Board (EQB)


Photo Credit: Energy Transition by Florian Richter CC BY-SA 2.0Minneapolis Leadership on Climate, Energy, and Land Use 

Tuesday 10/13 4:50-5:55 PM in Anderson Hall 330

Lecture by Brendon Slotterback, Minneapolis City Staff


MINNEAPOLIS, MN JULY 15:Conference on Energy Storage at the University of Minnesota Law School on July 15, 2015 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. © Tony NelsonLocal City Leadership on Climate Change

Tuesday 10/20 4:50-5:55 PM in Anderson Hall 330

Lecture by Peter Lindstrom, Mayor of Falcon Heights


ACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2012) Aviation BoatswainÕs Mate (Fuels) 3rd Class Joshua Palomares checks the specific gravity of biofuel with a thermo hydrometer in the quality surveillance fuel shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a replenishment at sea. Nimitz took on 200,000 gallons of a 50-50 blend of advanced biofuels and traditional petroleum based fuel during the U.S. Navy's Great Green Fleet demonstration portion of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin Wray/Released) 120717-N-ZG290-107 Join the conversation http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.milAn Expert Dialogue:  Are Biofuels Part of the Solution to Climate Change?    

Thursday 10/22 4:50-5:55 PM in Anderson Hall 330

Lecture by Jason Hill, Associate Professor, Department of Bio-products and Biosystems Engineering, CFANS; and Brendan Jordan, Vice President, Great Plains Institute


Capital Sunsets on Capital HillEnergy and Climate Policy at the National Level

Tuesday 10/27 4:50-5:55 PM in Anderson Hall 330

Lecture by Jamie Long, District Director for Congressman Keith Ellison


TeslaSustainable Transportation 

Thursday 10/29 4:50-5:55 PM in Anderson Hall 330

Lecture by Dr. Julian Marshall, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering at University of Minnesota.


International Law, Equity, and Climate Change 

Tuesday 11/17 4:50-5:55 PM in Anderson Hall 330

Lecture by Dr. Hari Osofky, University of Minnesota Law School Professor and Energy Transition Lab Faculty Director.

 


 

There is space for 50 additional participants in the classroom. However, the presentation will take place as a regular class meeting and available seating will prioritize enrolled students.

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