Monday, January 25, 2016
Staff report
YOUNGSTOWN
The Youngstown State University Lecture Series on Energy and the Environment continues this spring semester with talks by an economist, a journalist, scientists, engineers, activists and a priest.
Five talks will be live in-person, and seven talks will be presented live via Skype.
The free lectures take place at 7 p.m. Wednesdays in Cushwa Hall Room B112.
On-street parking is available on Lincoln Avenue.
For information, contact Ray Beiersdorfer, Distinguished Professor of Geology, at 330-941-1753 or ray@cc.ysu.edu.
The lectures, an * denotes that the lecture will be presented live in person, while a ^ denotes the lecture will be presented live via Skype:
Wednesday*: Patricia DeMarco, Carnegie Mellon University, “Pathway to a Sustainable Future.”
Feb. 3*: Lynn Anderson, Guardians of Mill Creek Park, “Threats to Human Health From Fracking & How One Community Battles to Protect Itself.”
Feb. 10*: Doug Fowler, YSU Physics & Astronomy, “Basic Principles and Techno-Mythology.”
Feb. 17^: Dr. Bernard Goldstein, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, “Differing European Union and United States Approaches to Environmental and Energy Issues; Insights From Shale Gas Development.”
Feb. 24^: Richard Wolff, The New School, N.Y.C., “Economic Update on Energy and the Environment.”
March 2^: Kelly Sanders, University of Southern California, “Uncharted Waters? The Future of the Electricity-Water Nexus.”
March 16^: Chris Hedges, Truthdig.org, “Death by Fracking.”
March 23^: Tony Ingraffea, Cornell University, “The Science of Shale Gas/Oil: The Latest Evidence on Methane Emissions and Implications for Energy Policy.”
March 30^: James Rosenblum, University of Colorado Boulder, “Characterization and Treatment of Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback and Produced Wastewater Over Time from Northeast Colorado.”
April 6^: Garth T. Llewellyn, Appalachia Hydrogeologic and Environmental Consulting, “Evaluating a Groundwater Supply Contamination Incident Attributed to Marcellus Shale Gas Development.”
April 13*: the Rev. Bob Bonnot, Christ Our Savior Parish – Struthers, “Laudato si’, Caring for Our Common Home, Creation, the Second Encyclical of Pope Francis.”
April 20*: John Williams, Frack Free Mahoning Valley, “Regulate This! A Case Study of Shale Gas Development in Trumbull County, Ohio.”