Schedule of Events
All of the events (lectures and films) will take place on Bellevue
Community College's main campus (at 3000 Landerholm Circle SE). Unless otherwise
noted, lectures are 50 minutes and will take place in Room C130 (BCC Cafeteria)
and displays and demonstrations will be set up in the Student Union Building
(campus map).
Stay tuned to this site for updates and additions.
Please come
back often - We will continue to update the schedule throughout April!
Monday, April 17(All
lectures/films will be held in Room C130)
- 8:30 a.m. - Kent Short, Oceanography Instructor, Bellevue Community College - Coral reefs: extinct during your lifetime?
- 9:30 a.m. - Katherine Davies
M.A., D.Phil.,
Core Faculty, Environment & Community and
Associate Director, Center for Creative Change,
Antioch University - How much do childhood environmental diseases and disabilities cost Washington State?
(Co-sponsored by the Early Learning, Family & Childcare Center)
- 12:30 p.m. - David Yamaguchi,
Programmer/analyst at the Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative – Saving the planet from Mount St. Helens to Tokyo (Co-author of The Orphan Tsunami)
- 3:30 p.m. - Angela Storey, Pesticides Organizer, Washington Toxics Coalition - Health and Environmental Impacts of Urban Pesticide Use in the Puget Sound
- Eat Unique - organic
entrees and coffee in the BCC Cafeteria
- Display tables
in the Student Union Building/Cafeteria
Tuesday, April 18 (All
lectures/films will be held in Room C130)
- 9:30 a.m. - Mark Storey, Philosophy Instructor, BCC– Akira Kurosawa and Taoist environmental ethics
- 10:30 a.m. - Running-Grass, Environmental Justice Program Manager, Office of Civil Rights and Environmental Justice, EPA–
Environmental Justice: Citizen Action and the Governmental Response
- 12:30-2:00 p.m. - Film Screening: "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of a Low Price " (see film summary)
- 2:30-5:00 p.m. - Film Screening: "Grizzly Man " (see film summary)
- Eat Unique - organic entrees and coffee in the BCC Cafeteria
- Display tables
in the Student Union Building/Cafeteria
Wednesday, April 19
(All
lectures/films will be held in Room C130)
- 8:30 a.m. - Bronwyn Scott, Life Science Instructor, BCC–
Invasive species: what's the big deal?
- 9:30 a.m. - Matt Freeman-Gleeson, Co-Owner Environmental Home Center, Seattle –
Green building and the environment
- 10:30 a.m. - Tony Paulson, Supervisory Research Hydrologist, Chief, Environmental Hydrology and Geochemistry U.S. Geological Survey – Cycling of nitrate in Lynch Cove, Hood Canal, Washington
- 11:30 a.m. - Ken Miller, President Washington Farm Forestry Association – Trees are the answer: how we can save and use our forests at the same time
- 1:30 p.m. - Ellen Sollod, Artist
– Creating "The American Dream" (including a field trip to Ellen's public art display on campus)
(Co-sponsored by the Center for Liberal Arts)
- 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. - Michael Pollan,
Knight Professor of Journalism at the University of California – The botany of desire (Author of The Botany of Desire)
(Co-sponsored by the Center for Liberal Arts)
- Eat Unique - organic entrees and coffee in the BCC Cafeteria
- Display tables
in the Student Union Building/Cafeteria
Thursday, April 20 (All
lectures/films will be held in Room C130)
- 8:30 a.m. - Peter Holte , Habitat Stewardship Coordinator, City of Redmond – Our stormy relationship with storm water: defining issues and possible solutions
- 9:30 a.m. - Representative Dave Reichert , U.S. House of Representatives, Washington State's 8th District – Protecting the environment, moving Washington forward
- 10:30 a.m. - Michael Pollan, Knight Professor of Journalism at the University of California – The omnivore's dilemma : a natural history of four meals (Author of The Botany of Desire)
(Co-sponsored by the Center for Liberal Arts)
- 11:30 a.m. - Patty Martin, founder of Safe Food and Fertilizer – Wasting
America: Fraud, deception and your food supply
- 12:30 p.m. - Erick Haakenson, Owner/Manager, Jubilee Organic Farm and Philosophy Instructor, BCC - Is organic enough?
- 2:30-5:00 p.m. - Film Screening: "The Future of Food" (see film summary)
- Green Car Company display of alternative fuel vehicles in the courtyard all day
- Eat Unique - organic entrees and coffee in the BCC Cafeteria
- Display tables
in the Student Union Building/Cafeteria
Friday, April 21 (All
lectures/films will be held in Room C130)
Saturday, April 22 - Earth Day - Visit the Earth
day volunteer page for a list of volunteer opportunities around the region
Information, Demonstrations
and/or Representatives will be available from:
(Note: The following groups are confirmed - check back often, as there
are a number of other groups who have expressed interest in attending or sending
material.)
Ongoing Events
- Ink Jet Cartridge Recycling -175 million inkjet
printer cartridges were sold in 2000. If not recycled, 15 million pounds will
be added to the waste stream. You can do your part by depositing Hewlett Packard
516 series, Cannon BC series and Lexmark 138 series cartridges into the collection
boxes located around campus. For more information about this recycling project,
contact Stella Orechia in G100C, (425) 564-2353, sorechia@bcc.ctc.edu.
- Ride Share - Join
BCC's Commute Trip Reduction Coordinator to learn more about carpooling opportunities,
BCC Go Passes and to sign up for the RideShare program. For more information
call (425) 564-2505.
- What to calculate your personal impact on the Earth?
Try the Ecological
Footprint web page. You will be surprised at the results.
Other Earth Day Events in the Seattle Area
Also visit the Earthday
Network for a global listing of Earth Day events.
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BCC
Earth Week is organized by the BCC
Science Club.
For more information contact Rob Viens in the BCC Science Division at
rviens@bcc.ctc.edu or (425) 564-3158.
Last Updated
April 20, 2006
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