Faculty Fireside Conversations 2008-09

Conversations with UO environmental law faculty and guest speakers. Held for law students and the University community at the Many Nations Longhouse hearth. Fireside Conversations are now available by podcast.

Thursday, August 28th at 5:00 p.m.
Roberta Mann, Law, "Do Tax Breaks for Ethanol Reduce Global Warming?"

Thursday, September 11th at 5:00 p.m.
Gabriel Eckstein, Law, "Climate Change Implications for Negotiating International Transboundary Water Agreements"

Thursday, September 25th at 5:00 p.m.
Alexander Murphy, Geography, "The Geopolitical Implications of Climate Change"

Thursday, October 16th at 5:00 p.m.
Brook Muller, Architecture, "Developing Conservation"

Thursday, October 30th at 5:00 p.m.
Scott Bridgham, Biology, "The Role of Wetlands in the Global Carbon Cycle: Implications for Global Warming"

Thursday, November 13th at 5:00 p.m.
Dan Gavin, Geography, "Abrupt Climate Change: Assessing its Impact on Forests and Wildfire from the Paleoecological Record"

Thursday, January 15th at 5:00 p.m.
Judd Sneirson, Law, and Shauna Whidden, Business, "Sustainability Meets Profitability"

Thursday, January 29th at 5:00 p.m.
Patricia McDowell, Geography, and Adell Amos, Law, "Water for People and the Environment: Conflict, Compromise and New Directions"

Thursday, February 12th at 5:00 p.m.
Patrick Bartlein, Geography, and Mary Wood, Law, "Bridging Law and Science in the Face of Climate Emergency"

Thursday, March 5th at 5:00 p.m.
Bart Johnson and David Hulse, Landscape Architecture, "The Challenges of Modeling the Interactions of Climate Change, Ecosystem Trajectories and Land Use Decisions"

Thursday, March 19th at 5:00 p.m.
Update on the Oregon University System Climate Research Institute

Thursday, April 9th at 5:00 p.m.
Nancy Shurtz, Law, "The Role of Environmental Tax and Market Mechanisms in the Green Building Movement"