Thursday, 23 Feb 2012
Hydraulic Fracturing: Potential Impacts on Drinking Water
Stephen Osborn is a hydrogeologist with an expertise in natural gas geochemistry and water quality issues specific to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. He was the lead author on a recent study at Duke University that shows methane contamination of drinking water associated with shale-gas extraction. National Affairs Series.
Food and Farm Policy in the United States: Building the Economy and National Security with Public Health
Michael Hamm is the C. S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture at Michigan State University. His work focuses on developing sustainable community and regional food systems from the producer to the consumer. The 2011-12 Helen LeBaron Hilton Chair in Human Sciences.
Saturday, 25 Feb 2012
Upcycling Field Trip with Judith Lemish
Second hand stores are chock full of clothes with big potential if you know what you are looking for. Join Judith on a DIY field trip to Salvation Army and Goodwill to sift through the cast-offs and find gems that can be reconstructed into something modern and new.