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3/31 – 4/1 – SURGE Conference
- The eighth annual SURGE Conference will be held at Duke University on March 30 - April 1, 2007.
- Keynote speaker Mary Anne Hitt of Appalachian Voices at the Love Auditorium on Friday evening, a day full of workshops and panels on Saturday, March 31, and a strategy session and plenary on Sunday, April 1st.
- Visit http://www.surgenetwork.org/conference for more information and to register to attend!
- Sponsored by SURGE
3/30 - 4/1 - Global Climate Change: National Security Implications
- Conference will be held at The Friday Center, Chapel Hill, NC
- For more details: http://www.tiss-nc.org, pumphrey@duke.edu, 919-613-9280
- Sponsored by Triangle Institute for Security Studies
4/4 – Event: Fuqua MBA Footprints Conference
- Join the Social Impact Club April 4th for the 2nd Annual Footprints Conference, a day long event celebrating the convergence of private, public, and social sectors to create sustainable social and environmental benefits.
- 9:45 AM - 5:30 PM, Duke Fuqua School of Business
- To register, please visit: http://mbaa.fuqua.duke.edu/socialimpact/MBA_Footprints/home.htm
4/4/07 - Event: Earth Month Movie Series
- 8:00 PM, Love Auditorium, LSRC
- "Global Warming: The Signs and the Science"
- Alanis Morissette hosts and narrates this cauthionary look at the forces of climate change
4/5 – Speaker: Anna Lappe
- "Eat Grub! Putting Justice on Your Plate"
- Join national best-selling author and public speaker Anna Blythe Lappe for a discussion about the politics of food and how our diet affects our health and the health of our environment.
- 6 PM, Love Auditorium, LSRC
- Sponsored by Sustainability@Duke
4/6/07 - Event: Garbology Study at the Duke Law School
- 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Duke Law School
- Sponsored by Duke Recycles
4/7/07 - Event: Eno River Trail Restoration
- Volunteer to help restore trails in Occoneechee Mountain State Park
- 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Hillsborough, NC
- Bring work gloves, children under 18 require adult supervision
- Please RSVP to earthmonth@nicholas.duke.edu
- Sponsored by the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
4/10/07 - Event: New Hope Creek Stream Watch
- Collect water samples for our Stream Watch section of New Hope Creek (sampling equipment will be provided)
- Meet at 9:00 AM at Turkey Farm Road Bridge
- Any interested volunteers should contact Judsen Edeburn via email: judeburn@duke.edu
- Sponsored by Duke Forest Office
4/10/07 - FMD Compost Surplus Day
- Come on out and and collect free compost for your own home gardening
- 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Duke Forest at Gate 12
- Sponsored by Duke University Facilities Management Department
4/10 – Speaker: Laura Dunn
- Documentary film-maker: The Unforeseen
- The program will include a full regional premiere screening of "The Unforeseen," a presentation and Q&A with Laura, and an Eco-Reception in the Hall of Science.
- 5:00 PM, Love Auditorium
- Space Limited: Please RSVP to del@nicholas.duke.edu
4/11 – Speaker: Robert Jackson
- "Global Warming: Some Science and Solutions"
- Sponsored by the Center on Global Change
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Room 240, John Hope Franklin Center
4/12/07 - Speaker: Mark London
- Author of The Last Forest (www.thelastforest.net) , will present: "The Last Forest: The Amazon in the Age of Globalization"
- Lecture followed by a reception and book signing in Hug Commons
- 4:00 pm, Love Auditorium, LSRC
4/12/07 - Event: Sustainable Seafood Watch
- Jesse C. Marsh, Senior Fisheries Research Analyst, Center for the Future of the Oceans (Monterey Bay Aquarium)
- 7:00-8:00 pm, Schiciano Auditorium located in the Fitzpatrick Center.
- The goal of the Seafood Watch Tour is to explain the importance of consumer choice when purchasing seafood and to raise awareness of where seafood from comes from (farmed or wild) and how is it caught.
4/13/07 - Event: Garbology Study at the Nicholas School of the Environment
- 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, LSRC
- Sponsored by Duke Recycles
4/14/07 - FMD Compost Surplus Day
- Come on out and and collect free compost for your own home gardening
- 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Duke Forest at Gate 12
- Sponsored by Duke University Facilities Management Department
4/14 – Event: National Day of Action to Stop Global Warming Rally
- 1:00-4:00 pm, old Capitol Grounds-Raleigh
- In conjunction with www.stepitup2007.org
- Questions? Contact amy@cleanenergy.org, (919) 881-2920
4/16/07 - Event: NC Summit on Energy Efficiency
- One-day conference in Raleigh, NC.
- Event is free, but you need to register.
- http://www.advancedenergy.org/corporate/north_carolina_summit_on_energy_efficiency.html
4/18 – Event: Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming!
- Free live broadcast sponsored by the National Wildlife Foundation
- Features positive, practical solutions to global warming being implemented by higher education campuses around the country.
- 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, LSRC A148
- For more info, please visit http://www.nwf.org/campusecology/ChillOutcontest.cfm
4/18/07 - Event: Earth Month Movie Series
- 7:00 PM, Love Auditorium, LSRC
- "Blue Vinyl"
- The hazards of bio-accumulation, pollution, and the makeup of what we commonly hope are benign plastics are tackled in this documentary
4/20 – Event: 2007 Duke Earth Day Festival
- Campus-wide festival with food, fun, music, activities, and education
- Featuring over 50 community and campus groups focusing on environmental sustainability
- Offering local sustainable lunch options from local restaurants
- 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Bryan Center Main Plaza
4/21 – Event: Piedmont Wildlife Center - 5K Run for Wildlife
- 9:00 AM, Lake Crabtree County Park in Morrisville
- Registration is $25 before April 7th ($30 on race day)
- Registration: http://www.piedmontwildlifecenter.org and click on the 5K Run for Wildlife button
4/27 - Event: Rudy Mancke, Piedmont naturalist
- Hike with Rudy
9:00 AM meeting, hike and lunch
4/25/07 - Event: Earth Month Movie Series
- 7:00 PM, Love Auditorium, LSRC
- "Cane Toads"
- A documentary detailing the spread of Hawaiian sugar-cane toads through Australia in a botched effort to introduce them as counter-pests
4/29 – Event: Piedmont Wildlife Center – Walk for Wildlife
- 12:00 – 4:00 PM, Lake Crabtree County Park in Morrisville
- Help Piedmont Wildlife Center raise money for the care and rehabilitation of sick, injured and orphaned wildlife.
- Wildlife and environmental experts from throughout North Carolina will be on hand giving demonstrations, stationing experts along the trails and staffing booths to provide information about the work being done for wildlife and the environment throughout North Carolina.
- More information at: http://www.piedmontwildlifecenter.org
2007 Duke Earth Month is sponsored in part by Sustainability@Duke and the Office of the Executive Vice-President, Duke Recycles, Graduate & Professional Student Council and The Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences.
Questions/comments? Please send to earthmonth@nicholas.duke.edu.