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SUMMARY:UCLA Rideshare Fair
DESCRIPTION:On-campus celebration of Rideshare Week on Thursday\, October 5 in Bruin Plaza from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The Rideshare Fair will include a variety of activities and prize drawings aimed at promoting sustainable transportation and a healthy lifestyle. Details to follow
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/ucla-rideshare-fair/
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SUMMARY:Free! Landscape Transformation Workshop - Soil Health & Water Conservation in Los Angeles
DESCRIPTION:Free – Please Register!\nLandscape Transformation Workshop – Soil Health & Water Conservation in Los Angeles \nTree People and DIG: The Campus Garden Coalition at UCLA have joined forces to offer a hands-on landscape transformation workshop. This workshop – designed around soil health and water conservation in Los Angeles – is free. Hosted at the DIG student garden site\, our workshop will explore all aspects of creating a healthy Los Angeles landscape. We will focus on simple strategies for soil and water management\, and provide hands-on learning experiences. Soil management topics such as: erosion control\, soil structure\, improving degraded soils\, and soil nutrition\, will be covered. Water management topics will include: storm water capture\, efficient irrigation practices\, and making the most of the rainy season. The workshop is designed for all skill levels\, from seasoned growers to greenhorns. It is open to a maximum of 30 people on a first come first served basis. Come ready to work the land! 
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/free-landscape-transformation-workshop-soil-health-water-conservation-in-los-angeles/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180531T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180531T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
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SUMMARY:Environmental Professionals Career Options Roundtable - hosted by AEP and IOES
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our annual Environmental Professionals Career Options Roundtable \nMay 31st\, 5-7pm in the La Kretz Garden Pavilion Classrooms \nWondering what environmental career options you might pursue? Meet environmental professionals from the Association for Environmental Professionals (AEP) in an informal speed-networking format. Experienced professionals will speak about their current position and the path they took to get there. Please join us! \nSpeakers Include \nRobyn Eason- Senior Sustainability Planner for the City of West Hollywood \nRoxana Ramirez- Environmental Consultant at Geosyntec \nEddie Isaacs- Associate Environmental Planner at Caltrans \nLuis Durruty- Environmental Engineering Associate at LA Sanitation \nJesus Perez- Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems \nRegister here.  \nFor more information email Danaelle Arroyo at danaellearroyo@gmail.com or Moana McClellan at moana@ioes.ucla.edu
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/environmental-professionals-career-options-roundtable-hosted-by-aep-and-ioes/
LOCATION:La Kretz Garden Pavilion\, 707 Tiverton Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180530T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180530T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
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SUMMARY:Farmers Market at UCLA
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/farmers-market-at-ucla-16/
LOCATION:Bruin Plaza
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180524T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180524T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180520T200957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180520T200957Z
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SUMMARY:UCLA Tech Talk- The Future of Food with Professor Michael Roberts and Beyond Meat Co CEO Ethan Brown
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on May 24th for the next UCLA Tech Talk\, where Michael Roberts\, Executive Director of the Resnick Program for Food Law & Policy at UCLA School of Law\, will sit down to discuss the future of food with Ethan Brown\, Founder & CEO of Beyond Meat\, creators of The Beyond Burger\, the first plant-based meat to be sold alongside beef\, poultry\, and pork in the meat section of the grocery store. \nYou can either view this event online or attend in person. \nOnline: This event will be live streamed on the UCLA Tech Twitter page at 7:05pm @UCLAtech \nIn Person: \nThursday\, May 24th\, 2018 \nProgram begins at 7:00 p.m. \n  \nLocation \nUCLA Fowler Museum \nLenart Auditorium  \n308 Charles E. Young Drive North \nLos Angeles\, CA 90095 \nView Map \nParking: \nOn-site parking available for $12 in Parking Lot 4 (P4) \n\nAdditional Information:\nRSVP is required for admission. Learn more about UCLA’s Resnick Program for Food Law by clicking here. To learn more about Beyond Meat and The Beyond Burger\, please visit www.beyondmeat.com. \nRSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ucla-tech-talk-the-future-of-food-with-prof-michael-roberts-and-beyond-meat-ceo-ethan-brown-tickets-46128962970
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/ucla-tech-talk-the-future-of-food-with-professor-michael-roberts-and-beyond-meat-co-ceo-ethan-brown/
LOCATION:Lenart Auditorium\, UCLA Fowler Museum\, UCLA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180523T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180523T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180320T021338Z
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SUMMARY:UCLA's 3rd Annual Green Gala and Awards Ceremony hosted by Team Green
DESCRIPTION:  \nUCLA’s Third-Annual Green Gala & Awards Ceremony  \nMay 23\, 2018 | 5 to 8 pm | Carnesale Commons! \nThis event will gather UCLA students\, faculty and staff from across campus to recognize and celebrate the work that UCLA is doing on sustainability. The evening will feature a reception\, a keynote speaker\, and an awards ceremony honoring key faculty\, staff and students for their contributions to sustainability. The UCLA Chancellor’s Sustainability Committee and the Team Green student group will be selecting the award winners. We will also announce sustainability-related accomplishments from the last academic year such as LEED certifications\, awards\, key research findings\, etc. \n\nRSVP by May 11th: https://sa.ucla.edu/forms/p/CqPLH\nSubmit award nominations by April 27th: https://sa.ucla.edu/forms/p/2JPGD\n\nPlease share widely. Open to all UCLA Students\, Staff and Faculty.  \n-Josh O’Connor\, Erin Fabris\, Raj Randhawa\, Pamela Lim & Team Green.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/uclas-3rd-annual-green-gala-and-awards-ceremony-hosted-by-team-green/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180517T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180517T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180501T234038Z
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SUMMARY:Luskin Center for Innovation: Smart Parks- a toolkit
DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTION\n\n\n\nJoin the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation in welcoming Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris to discuss her research and new report\, SMART Parks: A Toolkit.\nThe evening event will include a reception\, presentation\, panel discussion\, author Q&A\, and book signing.\nFeatured speaker: Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris \nPanelists: Tamika Butler\, Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust\, Norma E. Garcia\, Los Angeles County (moderator); and Colin Martin\, Cisco. \nABOUT\nPublic parks have been a central facet of urban life for more than 100 years. During that time\, technology has become integral to our lives – when traveling\, at work\, at home\, and at play. However\, technology has not historically been used in park settings. The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation’s recently released SMART Parks Toolkit empowers city planners\, designers\, and park managers to change that in order to better serve communities. As more people move into cities (about 80% of the U.S. population lives in cities today)\, urban parks become ever more important because they can improve public health\, environmental sustainability\, and economic growth. But with a changing climate and over-stretched municipalities\, stress on the public park system is increasing. New (and unconventional) tools to help address these stresses\, such as technological innovation\, are critical. SMART Parks: A Toolkithighlights new approaches to addressing typical park problems. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nAnastasia Loukaitou-Sideris is Associate Provost for Academic Planning at UCLA\, Associate Dean of the Luskin School of Public Affairs\, and Professor at the UCLA Department of Urban Planning. She has published more than 100 articles and chapters and five books: Urban Design Downtown; Jobs and Economic Development in Minority Communities; Sidewalks; Companion to Urban Design; and The Informal American City. Her research has been supported by the California Air Resources Board\, Caltrans\, California Department of Parks and Recreation\, Mellon Foundation\, Haynes Foundation\, Gilbert Foundation\, Archstone Foundation\, Mineta Transportation Institute\, and AARP. She has served as a consultant to the Transportation Research Board\, FTA\, SCAG\, South Bay Cities Council of Government\, LANI\, Project for Public Spaces\, Greek Ministry of Education\, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada\, Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology\, Dutch Technology Foundation\, and as nominator for the MacArthur (“genius”) awards.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/luskin-center-for-innovation-smart-parks-a-toolkit/
LOCATION:Luskin School of Public Affairs\, room 2355\, UCLA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180516T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180516T213000
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SUMMARY:Hammer Future LA Series: Decarbonizing Transportation: Mobility in Los Angeles
DESCRIPTION:L.A. County’s plan to shift its entire bus fleet to electric by 2030 is leading the way for a decarbonized transportation future. Río-Jill Contreras of Multicultural Communities for Mobility\, John Jones III of East Side Riders bike club\, Seleta Reynolds of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation\, and urban planning professor Brian Taylor of the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and the Institute of Transportation Studies at UCLA discuss how to create decarbonized urban pathways and infrastructure that enhance access for pedestrians\, drivers\, bicyclists\, and mass transit riders alike. Moderated by Mark Gold\, UCLA associate vice chancellor of environment and sustainability.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/hammer-future-la-series-decarbonizing-transportation-mobility-in-los-angeles/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180516T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180516T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180427T213217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180427T213217Z
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SUMMARY:Bike Week: The Future of Cycling in LA
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URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/bike-week-the-future-of-cycling-in-la/
LOCATION:Luskin School of Public Affairs\, room 2355\, UCLA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180516T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180516T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20171219T112146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171219T112146Z
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SUMMARY:Farmers Market at UCLA
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URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/farmers-market-at-ucla-15/
LOCATION:Bruin Plaza
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180514T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180514T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180406T033731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180406T033731Z
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SUMMARY:Oppenheim Lecture: Animation and Environment: A Conversation with the Creator of Wall-E\, Finding Nemo\, and A Bug’s Life
DESCRIPTION:What narratives can animation share about our environment? \n\nAndrew Stanton of Pixar Studios\, creator and director of Academy Award-winning animated films\, joins Ursula K. Heise\, Professor of English and co-founder of UCLA’s Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS)\, for a conversation about animated film as a vibrant and popular medium of environmental communication. \n\nAndrew Stanton \nOscar-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton joined Pixar Animation Studios in 1990 and helped to establish Pixar as one of the world’s leading animation studios. He wrote and directed the worldwide hit films A Bug’s Life (1998)\, Finding Nemo (2003) and Wall-E (2008). Finding Nemo and Wall-E won Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. He directed Disney’s John Carter (2012)\, a science fiction film\, and co-wrote the three Toy Story animated films. Stanton also dabbles in voice work\, perhaps most memorably as Crush\, the laid-back turtle\, in both Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016). \n  \nUrsula K. Heise \nUrsula K. Heise is Marcia H. Howard Chair in Literary Studies at the Department of English and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA. She researches\, teaches\, and publishes on environmental literature and film. Her publications include Sense of Place and Sense of Planet: The Environmental Imagination of the Global (2008)\, “Plasmatic Nature: Environmentalism and Animated Film” (2014)\, and Imagining Extinction: The Cultural Meanings of Endangered Species (2016). She is also a co-founder of UCLA’s Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS).
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/oppenheim-lecture-animation-and-environment-a-conversation-with-the-creator-of-wall-e-finding-nemo-and-a-bugs-life/
LOCATION:UCLA CNSI Auditorium\, 570 Westwood Plaza\, \, Los Angeles\, CA 90095
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180512T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180512T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180418T214745Z
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SUMMARY:Parrots of Pasadena: Walk\, Talk and Cocktail Reception
DESCRIPTION:EVENT DETAILS\nWHEN\n5.12.2018\n6:30 PM – 8:00 PM\nWHERE\nLa Pintoresca Park\n45 E Washington Blvd\nPasadena\, CA 91103\nParrots of Pasadena walk\, talk & cocktail reception with Professor Ursula K. Heise. A Bird LA Day event sponsored by UCLA’s Lab for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS) of the Institute of the Environment & Sustainability.  Meet at the corner of Fair Oaks and Washington Blvds.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/parrots-of-pasadena-walk-talk-and-cocktail-reception/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180512T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180512T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180326T011140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180326T011140Z
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SUMMARY:Botanical Birding for Citizen Science and Academic Research
DESCRIPTION:Join graduate students Andy Kleinhesselink\, Samuel Bressler\, and the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden staff for a morning of birding in our 7.5 acre urban oasis in Westwood! We’ll start off at the Nest Outdoor Classroom with coffee and snacks\, followed by some demonstrations about how the garden is used for ornithological scientific research and how citizen scientists like you can contribute birding observations with phone-based apps. See you there!
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/botanical-birding-for-citizen-science-and-academic-research/
LOCATION:Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden (North Entrance)
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180510T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180510T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180504T074849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180504T074849Z
UID:6897-1525977000-1525984200@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Sustainable Speaker Series Hosted by Renewable Energy Association at UCLA
DESCRIPTION:The Renewable Energy Association invites you to our first annual Speaker Series! We’re proud to welcome a lineup of influential and inspiration leaders in sustainability. Following the talks\, we will have time for networking with faculty\, students\, and industry! During the duration of the event\, refreshments and food will be provided. \nThis year\, we’re inviting three leaders in sustainability efforts in Los Angeles.\n– Jon Christensen is the Founder of the Laboratory of Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS)\, journalist-in-residence\, and adjunct assistant professor in the IoES. He’ll be discussing media portrayals of sustainability and his collaboration with Vox Media.\n– Steve Baule is the Director of Special Projects in the Sustainability Office of LADWP\, and will to discuss his current project\, the La Kretz Innovation Campus\, aimed at developing clean technologies in Los Angeles.\n– Bonny Bentzin serves UCLA as the Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer and has decades of experience planning and executing large-scale sustainability projects for campuses across the country. \nRSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainable-speaker-series-at-ucla-tickets-45463009084
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/sustainable-speaker-series-hosted-by-renewable-energy-association-at-ucla/
LOCATION:Ackerman Union Viewpoint Conference (A201B)
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180509T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180509T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180320T020850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180320T020850Z
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SUMMARY:Healthy Campus Initiative 2018 Celebration: Together We Thrive
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URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/healthy-campus-initiative-2018-celebration-together-we-thrive/
LOCATION:Pauley Pavilion\, UCLA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180508T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180508T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180405T231648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180427T110343Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Justice Forum hosted by CNI and the Environmentalists of Color Collective at UCLA
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Environmentalists of Color Collective at UCLA’s kick-off event: an evening of critical dialogue about environmental racism and justice issues at UCLA and beyond. \nThe event will feature a speaking panel\, keynote address\, and workshop activities. Our panelists\, representing various organizations across L.A.\, will talk about their work and life paths\, which we will connect to the larger movement for environmental justice. \n***DINNER IS PROVIDED*** All-vegetarian meal\, vegan options available. Please contact the organizer about dietary preferences/restrictions. \nThis event is free and open to the UCLA community and general public. Please RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-justice-forum-tickets-45083334467 to secure your spot. Parking is available at the Sunset Village Parking Lot. \nKeynote Speaker:\nFelicia Montes\, Xicana Indigenous artist\, activist\, educator\, Femcee\, designer\, organizer\, poet\, performer\, speaker and practitioner of the healing arts from East L.A. Felicia creates with In Lak Ech\, Urban Xic\, and La Botanica del Barrio and is the founding director of Mujeres de Maiz. Check her out at feliciamontes.com. \nModerator:\nYolanda Gorman\, Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives \nPanelists: \n\nJan Victor Andasan\, Community Organizer at East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice\nNalleli Cobo\, Student Activist\, Founding member of the South Los Angeles Youth Leadership Coalition and member of STAND LA (Stand Together Against Neighborhood Drilling Los Angeles)\nAradhna Tripati\, Director of the Center for Diverse Leadership and Science and Professor at UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability; Earth\, Planetary and Space Sciences; and Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/climate-justice-forum-hosted-by-cni-and-the-environmentalists-of-color-collective-at-ucla/
LOCATION:UCLA – Carnesale Commons – Palisades Room
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180507T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180507T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180418T214059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180418T214244Z
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SUMMARY:Water in the Middle East & Africa: A Nexus of Cooperation & Conflict
DESCRIPTION:The severe water crises facing areas of the Middle East and Africa have significant implications for the health\, welfare and security of the regions’ people. Today\, issues related to water availability and quality – including food security\, sanitation and health\, and economic development – have become both more complex and critical to address in these parts of the world. In this context\, the resource can be both a source of cooperation and conflict among and within communities and nations. \nABOUT THE CONFERENCE\n\n\nThe international conference Water in the Middle East & Africa: A Nexus of Cooperation and Conflict will provide a forum for scholars and experts to discuss the challenges linked to water resources facing these areas. The speakers will share innovative technology and policy solutions being developed and implemented in the regions that tackle problems at the local\, national\, and trans-national levels. \nThe UCLA conference is also a unique opportunity to compare water issues facing these regions and other parts of the world\, including California\, which confront similar challenges – from drought\, water contamination\, inadequate or outdated infrastructure\, and competing claims of agriculture and rural and urban areas – in order to ensure adequate and safe water supplies for their populations. \nWHO SHOULD ATTEND?\n\nScholars and students\nProfessionals from industry and non-profit organizations\nGovernment officials\nMembers of the general public who wish to learn about the challenges facing the regions and the innovative solutions to overcome them\n\nFor information about conference schedule\, speakers\, and more\, visit: http://mideastafrica-water.org/mideastafricawater
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/water-in-the-middle-east-africa-a-nexus-of-cooperation-conflict/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180504T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180504T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180320T021118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180406T033150Z
UID:6773-1525446000-1525471200@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Coastalong Bicycle Powered Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:We are Coastalong\, a bike-powered\, student-run music festival and sustainability fair. Our goal is to spread awareness about alternative energy sources in a funky\, cool\, and creative space\, so we host a variety of activities\, booths\, and installations each year in addition to all our stellar performers and DJs. \nWe look forward to seeing you on May 4th\, 2018! \nRSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/146808566008818/  \n 
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/coastalong-bicycle-powered-music-festival/
LOCATION:Sunset Canyon Recreation Center\, 111 Easton Drive\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095-1370\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180502T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180502T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180430T231909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180430T231909Z
UID:6890-1525284000-1525291200@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Movie + Dinner: Screening of "Designing Healthy Communities"
DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTION\n\n\n\nWe will be screening Episode 3: Social Policy in Concrete of the “Designing Healthy Communities” PBS series\, narrated by our very own\, Richard Jackson\, MD\, MPH. \nEpisode 3: Social Policy in Concrete Summary \nDr. Jackson believes it is every citizen’s right to live in a clean\, healthy environment. This isn’t the case for many low-income neighborhoods\, built near big transportation hubs and struggling industrial cities like Oakland\, CA and Detroit\, MI. We meet a morbidly obese grandmother struggling to raise seven grandchildren\, all of whom have asthma as a result of living near the Port of Oakland. The city of Detroit resembles an abandoned war zone. Yet\, hope blossoms in both. Health officials\, community activists and a new breed of young Urban Pioneers are working to fix their cities by transforming urban wilderness and food deserts into inspirational new models for other troubled communities. \nWatch the trailer for this episode and the rest of the series here: http://www.assistedlivingonline.com/designinghealthycommunities/ \nCATERED BY FLAME BROILER. \nLOCATION\n\nUCLA Fielding School of Public Health \n650 Charles E. Young Dr \nRoom CHS 43-105 \nLos Angeles\, CA 90095 \nView Map
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/movie-dinner-screening-of-designing-healthy-communities/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180502T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180502T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20171219T112115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171219T112115Z
UID:6526-1525269600-1525284000@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Farmers Market at UCLA
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/farmers-market-at-ucla-14/
LOCATION:Bruin Plaza
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180501T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180501T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180412T003557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180412T003557Z
UID:6848-1525192200-1525203000@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:IOES Corporate Partners Program: Built Environment Sustainability Roundtables
DESCRIPTION:The Corporate Partners Program is convening sustainability leaders from the business and academic worlds to discuss sustainability in the built environment. \nIndustry leaders will make brief presentations on their contributions to sustainability in the built environment. Participants will explore these topics further in small roundtable discussions with the presenters and UCLA faculty. Students will share their green paper research with attendees before and after. \n\nFeatured speakers include: \n \n\nProgram \n4:30-5:00 Registration & student posters \n5:00-6:30 Speakers & roundtable discussions \n6:30-7:30 Student posters & reception with light refreshments \n  \n  \nParking provided in Structure 2 for registered attendees. Detailed campus map will be included in confirmation email.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/ioes-corporate-partners-program-built-environment-sustainability-roundtables/
LOCATION:La Kretz Garden Pavilion\, 707 Tiverton Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180501T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180501T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180405T223149Z
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SUMMARY:Reclaiming our Healthy Spaces at Court of Sciences
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 1st for our Court of Sciences Activation Launch and event kickoff! \nAs a part of the Reclaiming Our Healthy Spaces at CoS initiative\, we’re launching a Mindful Music event on the first Tuesday of every month\, as well as a Thurs-YAY series with UCLA Recreation every Thursday at noon. \nStop by our May 1st launch event for puppies\, free food\, and lots of activities! Everyone is welcome– we’ll see you there!
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/reclaiming-our-healthy-spaces-at-court-of-sciences/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180426
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180428
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SUMMARY:UCLA Luskin: BLACK\, BROWN\, AND POWERFUL: FREEDOM DREAMS IN UNEQUAL CITIES
DESCRIPTION:About\n\n\n\nIn Los Angeles and elsewhere\, black and brown communities face multiple forms of banishment and exploitation. At this event\, convened by the Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin\, we share and discuss research and activism to analyze structures of urban displacement\, racialized policing\, criminal justice debt\, forced labor\, and the mass supervision and control of youth. But unequal cities are also where freedom dreams are created and enacted. Located in\, and thinking from South Los Angeles\, we shine a light on organizing frameworks and resistance strategies that challenge exclusion and refuse subordination. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\n\nThursday\, April 26–Friday\, April 27\, 2018\nLos Angeles Trade-Technical College (LATTC)\, South Tent \n\n\nFor a printable .pdf flyer\, please click here.\nThe online registration & .pdf version of the program will be available in April.\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, 4/26 | 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.\nLATTC\, South Tent\nWelcome Reception and Opening Remarks \nLaurence B. Frank\, President\, LA Trade-Tech College\n\n\nThursday\, 4/26 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.\nLATTC\, South Tent\nFrom Banishment to Freedom\nAnanya Roy\, UCLASouth LA 50 Years after the Kerner Commission\nPaul Ong\, UCLA \nBlack Workers Rising\, Los Angeles Rising\nLola Smallwood Cuevas\, Los Angeles Black Worker Center \nTenant Power: Victories for Housing Justice\nTony Roshan Samara\, Urban Habitat & Right to the City Alliance \nResisting Police in Schools & Organizing for Educational Reparations Now\nManuel Criollo\, Activist-in-Residence at UCLA \nBuilding Power in Watts: Community Leaders & Systems Change\nJorja Leap\, Watts Leadership Institute\nKathy Wooten\, Loving Hands Community Care \nSpecial Performance: Lockdown Unplugged\nBryonn Bain & the Lyrics Crew\, UCLA\n\n\nFriday\, 4/27 | 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.\nLATTC\, South Tent\nWorkshop Registration and Breakfast\nFriday attendees are requested to participate for the entire day in one of the three workshops.\n\n\nFriday\, 4/27 | 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.\nWorkshop A. LATTC\, Apen Hall\, Room 101\nWorkshop B. LATTC\, Apen Hall\, Room 107\nWorkshop C. LATTC\, Apen Hall\, Room 120\nWorkshop A.\nFreedom is a Place: Land\, Rent\, and HousingModerators: Terra Graziani\, Hilary Malson\, & Ananya Roy\, UCLA \nIn Los Angeles and elsewhere\, working class communities of color are being pushed out of their homes and neighborhoods and face re-segregation at the margins of cities. In this workshop\, we examine the housing crisis in Los Angeles County\, from the criminalization of the houseless to widespread evictions. We also link this crisis to other sites of struggle\, from Santa Ana to the Antelope Valley\, and to other urban regions such as the Bay Area. In doing so\, we discuss key efforts to address the housing crisis\, including community land trusts\, rent control\, and the campaigns for just cause evictions. Our goal is to share organizing frameworks and strategies and to consider regional alliances for housing justice. \nLead participants include: Josefina Aguilar\, T.R.U.S.T. South LA; Elizabeth Blaney\, Union de Vecinos; Kim Carter\, Time for Change; Terra Graziani\, Anti-Eviction Mapping Project; Noah Grynberg\, Los Angeles Center for Community Law and Action; Gilda Haas\, L.A. Coop Lab; Rahim Kurwa\, UCLA; Jorge Rivera\, Long Beach Residents Empowered; Michael Lens\, UCLA; Luis Sarmiento\, THRIVE Santa Ana; Tony Roshan Samara\, Urban Habitat & Right to the City Alliance; Benny Torres\, CD Tech; Pete White\, LA Community Action Network. \nAll organizations and movements involved in housing justice are welcome to attend and participate. \nWorkshop B.\nPay for Freedom\, Work for Free: Economic Extraction in Criminal Justice \nModerator: Noah Zatz\, UCLA \nBail\, court fines and fees\, driver’s license suspensions\, racially profiled traffic stops\, court-ordered community service. As millions are spent on policing\, arresting\, and incarcerating people in working class communities of color\, these same systems are also extracting resources from the same communities\, in the form of both cash and labor. And the failure to pay these debts often means further criminalization. Mass incarceration is thus also mass economic extraction\, draining families of the resources needed to live and thrive\, substituting policing for investment and forced labor for good jobs. This workshop examines these links among racialized policing\, debt\, and labor as forms of institutionalized theft. Our goal is to share research\, organizing frameworks and resistance strategies\, and to lift up the work of organizations working hard to break the cycle of mass joblessness\, mass incarceration\, and mass extraction. \nAll organizations and movements connecting work against mass incarceration and for economic justice are welcome to attend and participate. \nLead participants include: CT Turney-Lewis\, A New Way of Life Reentry Project; Theresa Zhen\, Back on the Road Coalition\, East Bay Community Law Center; Laura Hanna\, Debt Collective\, Alvin Teng\, Million Dollar Hoods; Tia Koonse\, UCLA Labor Center; Jeylee Quiroz\, UCLA Labor Center. \nWorkshop C.\nDisentangling the Web of the Juvenile Justice System \nModerators: Laura Abrams\, UCLA\, Manuel Criollo\, Activist-in-Residence\, UCLA\, and Matthew Mizel\, UCLA & InsideOut Writers \nYouth of color in the United States are disproportionately supervised and incarcerated in the justice system. A number of structures feed and maintain this process\, including the education\, social welfare\, policing\, and probation systems. In this workshop\, we will explore the way these social structures function and produce the mass supervision and control of youth. The narratives of those with lived experiences as both youth and adult advocates will center our discussion. We will collaboratively seek strategies to move the treatment and care of our youth to be more life sustaining. Towards that end\, we invite all whose work touches and is touched by juvenile justice and the systems that entangle with it. \nLead participants include: Jesse Aguiar\, Journey House; Yahniie Bridges\, Social Justice Advocate; Michael Mendoza\, #cut50; Javier Rodriguez\, Underground Scholars Initiative\, UCLA; Jimmy Wu\, InsideOut Writers.\n\n\nFriday\, 4/27 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.\nLATTC\, South Tent\nLunch\n\n\nFriday\, 4/27 | 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.\nLATTC\, South Tent\nSpecial Performance: Woke Black Folk\nFunmilola Fagbamila\, Black Lives Matter LA\n\n\nFriday\, 4/27 | 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nLATTC\, South Tent\nFreedom Dreams in Unequal Cities\nModerators: Ananya Roy\, UCLA\, and Pete White\, LA Community Action NetworkA joint convening of the three workshops to share research and analysis\, frameworks and strategies for organizing\, and possibilities for shared visions and proposals.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/ucla-luskin-black-brown-and-powerful-freedom-dreams-in-unequal-cities/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180425T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180425T220000
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SUMMARY:Open Silo Happy Hour with UCLA Food Studies
DESCRIPTION:This month Open Silo is hosting our Urban Agriculture Happy Hour at Rocco’s Westwood near UCLA on Wednesday\, April 25th at 6 pm! \nNo matter what your field of work\, study\, or interest\, we want to meet you! All who are passionate about urban agriculture or food issues are welcome. Bring a friend or colleague along. Dress is casual. \nThe co-host for this happy hour is the UCLA Food Studies Certificate program. This new program is open to current UCLA students as well as to the general public through UCLA Extension. Alexis Oberlander\, Graduate Advisor and Program Manager of the Food Studies program\, will be with us to answer questions about the this exciting new opportunity. This is a perfect chance to network with local students who are passionate about food topics and may be looking for internships or research work! \nFor more info on the UCLA Food Studies Certificate program\, download the brochure here: https://tinyurl.com/y9sf5xtd or visit https://luskin.ucla.edu/food-studies-certificate-program/ to learn more about the Graduate program. \n\n\n\n\n\npin\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRocco’s Westwood \n1000 Gayley Ave.\, Los Angeles\, California 90024
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/open-silo-happy-hour-with-ucla-food-studies/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180422T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180422T140000
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SUMMARY:EARTH DAY: Volunteering at Sage Hill
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Earth Day 2018 by volunteering at Sage Hill\, the UCLA campus’s only nature reserve! Help plant California native plants\, take part in ongoing restoration efforts\, and enjoy spending Earth Day outside. Each volunteer will get a chance to plant their very own California Poppy (our state flower!). \nExplore the natural beauty of Sage Hill\, check out the blooming wildflowers\, and search for the elusive woodrat. Professor Gillespie will be leading native plant tours\, don’t miss out! \nWear clothes you aren’t afraid to get dirty\, and closed-toe shoes. Bring water! Snacks will be provided.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/earth-day-volunteering-at-sage-hill/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180421T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180421T183000
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SUMMARY:KCET Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival (co-sponsored by IOES LENS)
DESCRIPTION:The second annual Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival will take place Sat.\, April 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Laemmle’s Monica Film Center in Santa Monica (1332 2nd St.\, Santa Monica\, CA. 90401) in partnership with Laemmle’s Theatres. Open to the public\, the event kicks off with a screening of environmental shorts from UCLA’s Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS) along with winning entries in the IoES 2016 Green Shorts competition\, followed by four acclaimed films\, and closing with a screening of two back-to-back episodes of KCET and Link TV’s “Earth Focus\,” the longest running environmental news magazine on U.S. television. The screening will premiere two episodes from the new season\, exploring how environmental changes are forcing all living creatures to adapt in order to survive. The series premieres later this month\, created in partnership with the Thomson Reuters Foundation. \nThe complete schedule can be found on this KCET website.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/kcet-earth-focus-environmental-film-festival-co-sponsored-by-lens/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180420T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180420T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
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SUMMARY:The Clean Bin Project Documentary Screening
DESCRIPTION:*FREE FOOD\, GLASS STRAWS\, AND BAMBOO UTENSILS* \nCome out to a screening of The Clean Bin Project. It is a documentary about two people who challenge each other to become zero waste for one year. They face the challenges of limiting their waste in a consumer driven society. See how they take on the challenge\, and maybe even pick up some practices to implement in your own life. We will follow up the documentary showing with a short discussion on ways to be more sustainable. \nThis is a zero-waste event so please bring your own bowls/plates for popcorn and snacks. If you would like to sit on the grass\, we encourage you to bring a blanket to sit on. \nWe will be launching the SAXON FREE SPACE! Please BRING YOUR UNWANTED ITEMS and swap them. Your “trash” can be used by someone else and saved from the landfill. \nSpecial thanks to the Healthy Campus Initiative for supporting our efforts!
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/the-clean-bin-project-documentary-screening/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180420T073000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180420T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110309
CREATED:20180227T230410Z
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SUMMARY:LA Business Council Sustainability Summit
DESCRIPTION:12th Annual Sustainability Summit\n\n\nThis annual summit at the Getty Center is a momentous event in our city\, annually drawing more than 1\,500 industry\, corporate and civic leaders in attendance and via livestream. This exceptional forum advocates for business-driven solutions and effective public policy to help Los Angeles realize a more sustainable future.  \nJoin us to hear from top leaders\, including:  \nThe Honorable Kevin de Leon Senate President pro Tem\, State of California \nThe Honorable Laura Friedman Assembly Assistant Speaker pro Tem \nJason Barrett Vice President\, Structured Finance & Investments\, GAF \nMyeisha Gamino Director\, Corporate Affairs & Government Relations\, \nThe Kroger Company – Ralphs Division \nDeepak Garg Founder & Chairman\, Smart Energy Water \nMark Gold Associate Vice Chancellor for Environment and Sustainability\, UCLA \nVirginia Grebbien Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff\, Parsons \nEmile Haddad Chairman & CEO\, FivePoint \nJeffrey Kightlinger General Manager\, Metropolitan Water District \nDeborah Marrow Director\, Getty Foundation \nRichard Maullin Chair\, California Independent System Operator Board of Governors \nDavid Nahai Partner\, Lewis Brisbois\, Bisgaard & Smith \nKarla Nemeth Director\, California Department of Water Resources \nMichael Northrop Program Director\, Sustainable Development\, \nRockefeller Brothers Fund \nRon Nichols President\, Southern California Edison \nMatt Petersen President & CEO\, LA Cleantech Incubator \nDennis Rodriguez Chief City Executive\, Siemens \nDr. Zafer Sahinoglu Senior Director\, Business Innovations Division\, Mitsubishi Electric \nPolly Shaw Vice President\, Regulatory Affairs and Communications\, Stem \nNadine Watt President\, Watt Companies\, Chair\, Los Angeles Business Council \nMike Webster Executive Director\, SCPPA \nDavid Wright General Manager\, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power \nDerrick Xiong Co-Founder & CMO\, EHang\, Inc. \nEnrique Zaldivar Director\, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/la-business-council-sustainability-summit/
LOCATION:Getty Center
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180419T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180419T200000
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SUMMARY:Young Professionals in Energy: Renewables Go Virtual: Virtual Power Purchase Agreements & Virtual Power Plants
DESCRIPTION:Renewables Go Virtual: \nVirtual Power Purchase Agreements & Virtual Power Plants \nHosted by \nEarlier this month\, Fifth Third Bancorp announced that it has become the first Fortune 500 company and first bank to sign a power purchase agreement to achieve 100% renewable power through a single project. Furthermore\, Fifth Third becomes the first publicly-traded company to commit to purchase 100% renewable energy through solar power alone.  Advanced energy storage companies around the world are also deploying distributed\, dispatchable battery assets across regions\, including Tesla’s most recent residential deployment of Powerwalls in Australia. \nThe event will showcase Virtual (or off-site) Power purchase agreements (PPAs)\, which the industrial\, commercial\, and public sectors are taking advantage of to support development of new clean energy while meeting sustainability goals – such as carbon neutrality or obtaining 100% of their energy from renewable sources\, and reaping financial benefits at the same time.  We will also be discussing Virtual Power Plants (VPPs).  Most lithium-ion battery deployments today come in the form of giant\, centralized battery plants. A virtual power plant is comprised of multiple (hundreds or even thousands) of batteries distributed within a grid (at businesses\, schools\, or even homes)\, but  operate just like a one big system — charging up when demand and electricity rates are low and discharging when demand and prices are high. \nPanelists: \n\nGarrett Sprague\, Business Development Associate\, Customer First Renewables (CFR)\nNurit Katz\, Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Officer of Facilities Management\, UCLA\nMark Tucker\, Business Development Director\, Public Sector\, Stem Inc\n\n  \nAgenda: \n5:30pm – Check-in and networking with appetizers and beer/wine \n6:30pm – Welcome Remarks \nIntroduction by GLUMAC \nPanel discussion moderated by Yair Crane\, Co-Chair YPE LA \n7:45pm – Q&A \n8:00pm – Networking \n8:30pm – Adjourn \n  \nLocation: \nGLUMAC Los Angeles \nAON Tower \n707 Wilshire Blvd. 23 rd Floor \nLos  Angeles\, CA 90017 \nRSVP is required\, no walk-ins\, due to building security requirements \nYoung Professionals in Energy (“YPE”) is a non-profit energy industry networking organization with over 15\,000 members worldwide (Tax ID 37-1540101). YPE LA events typically have 75-100 members that include a broader audience of LA professionals in the energy\, policy\, sustainability\, and clean technology fields\, including professionals from utilities\, professional engineers\, energy communications and policy experts\, project developers\, investors\, lawyers in the energy field\, venture capitalists\, solar companies\, as well as local and county officials.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/young-professionals-in-energy-renewables-go-virtual-virtual-power-purchase-agreements-virtual-power-plants/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180419T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180419T190000
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SUMMARY:Luskin Center for Innovation: How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future
DESCRIPTION:Add to iCal: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\nJoin the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation in welcoming Edward Struzik to discuss his book Firestorm.\nThe evening event will include a reception\, presentation\, panel discussion\, author Q&A\, and book signing. \nFeatured speaker: Edward Struzik \nPanelists: Douglas Bevington\, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (moderator); Beth Burnham\, North Topanga Canyon Fire Safe Council; Chad Hanson\, The John Muir Project ; Alex Hall\, UCLA; Chief Ralph Terrazas\, City of Los Angeles \nABOUT THE BOOK\n2017 was marked as the deadliest and most destructive year of wildfires ever in California. Over 9\,000 fires burned throughout the state\, including 950 wildfires in Northern California in October alone. With higher temperatures\, stronger winds\, and drier lands across the globe it shouldn’t be a surprise that Governor Jerry Brown commented on the six wildfires that ravaged Southern California as the “new normal.” \nIn Firestorm\, journalist Edward Struzik visits scorched earth from Alaska to Maine\, and introduces the scientists\, firefighters\, and resource managers making the case for a radically different approach to managing wildfire in the 21st century. Wildfires can no longer be treated as avoidable events because the risk and dangers are becoming too great and costly. Struzik weaves a heart-pumping narrative of science\, economics\, politics\, and human determination and points to the ways that we\, and the wilder inhabitants of the forests around our cities and towns\, might yet flourish in an age of growing megafires. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nEdward Struzik has been writing about scientific and environmental issues for more than 30 years. A fellow at the Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy at Queen’s University in Kingston\, Canada\, his numerous accolades include the prestigious Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy and the Sir Sandford Fleming Medal\, awarded for outstanding contributions to the understanding of science. In 1996 he was awarded the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship and spent a year at Harvard and MIT researching environment\, evolutionary biology\, and politics with E.O. Wilson\, Stephen Jay Gould and Richard Lewontin. His 2015 book\, Future Arctic\, focuses on the effects of climate change in the Canadian Arctic and the impacts they will have on the rest of the world. His other books include Arctic Icons\, The Big Thaw\, and Northwest Passage. He is an active speaker and lecturer\, and his work as a regular contributor to Yale Environment 360 covers topics such as the effects of climate change and fossil fuel extraction on northern ecosystems and their inhabitants. He is on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee\, a citizens’ organization dedicated to the long-term environmental and social well-being of northern Canada and its peoples. He lives in Edmonton\, Alberta.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/luskin-center-for-innovation-how-wildfire-will-shape-our-future/
LOCATION:Luskin School of Public Affairs\, room 2355\, UCLA
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