Seeking Sustainable Solutions

A Series of Fireside Conversations on Global Warming
2008-2009

Presented by the University of Oregon School of Law's
Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program
and the University of Oregon's Environmental Studies Program

Thursday, August 28th at 5:00 p.m.
Roberta Mann, Law, "Do Tax Breaks for Ethanol Reduce Global Warming?"
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Thursday, September 11th at 5:00 p.m.
Gabriel Eckstein, Law, "Climate Change Implications for Negotiating International Transboundary Water Agreements"
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Thursday, September 25th at 5:00 p.m.
Alexander Murphy, Geography, "The Geopolitical Implications of Climate Change"
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Thursday, October 16th at 5:00 p.m.
Brook Muller, Architecture, "Developing Conservation"
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Thursday, October 30th at 5:00 p.m.
Scott Bridgham, Biology, "The Role of Wetlands in the Global Carbon Cycle: Implications for Global Warming"
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Thursday, November 13th at 5:00 p.m.
Dan Gavin, Geography, "Abrupt Climate Change: Assessing its Impact on Forests and Wildfire from the Paleoecological Record"
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Thursday, January 15th at 5:00 p.m.
Judd Sneirson, Law, and Jennifer Howard-Grenville, Business, "Sustainability Meets Profitability"
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Thursday, January 29th at 5:00 p.m.
Patricia McDowell, Geography, and Adell Amos, Law, "Water for People and the Environment: Conflict, Compromise and New Directions"
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Thursday, February 12th at 5:00 p.m.
Mary Wood, Law, "Bridging Law and Science in the Face of Climate Emergency"
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Thursday, March 5th at 5:00 p.m.
Bart Johnson and David Hulse, Landscape Architecture, "The Challenges of Modeling the Interactions of Climate Change, Ecosystem Trajectories and Land Use Decisions"
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Thursday, March 19th at 5:00 p.m.
Update on the Oregon University System Climate Research Institute
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Thursday, April 9th at 5:00 p.m.
Nancy Shurtz, Law, "The Role of Environmental Tax and Market Mechanisms in the Green Building Movement"
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Held in the Bowerman Center for Environmental Law, this series of informal "Fireside Conversations" with UO Faculty are open to all members of the University Community.