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January 25, 2001
Environmental Lecture Series To Begin in FebruaryContact:
Darren Johnson
(631) 287 8313
Fax: (631) 283 4081Panel Discussions and Lectures Hope to Spark Debate on Controversial Topics
Southampton, NY - Southampton College's Current Topics in Environmental Science lecture series tries out a new, more interactive format this spring with rare forums that bring local officials face to face with some of their harshest critics.
Starting off the series on February 7, local environmental groups and county, town and Brookhaven National Laboratory officials ask, "Where's the Science in Environmental Advocacy and Environmental Policy?" The events continue weekly and include topical discussions on nuclear safety with BNL officials and organizations like Group for the South Fork, genetic engineering of crops with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and organic farmers, and land-use issues and solutions with government officials, builders and environmental organizations such as Peconic Land Trust. Environmental Science Professor Robert Turner takes over management of the speaker series this year and hopes to create a venue that's different that than the constrained discourse commonly found in board meetings, where such opponents usually meet. "This will be a much looser format for learning about the environmental issues we face, and audience participation is counted on," Turner said. "It should be lively." Southampton College's Environmental Science program prepares students for graduate school and jobs in state and federal agencies, consulting and engineering firms, conservation, ecotourism and environmental education.
The Series All Current Topics in Environmental Science lectures are at 6 p.m. in the Business Center Lecture Hall and are free and open to the public. Call (631) 287-8396 for further information.
Wednesday, February 7 WHERE'S THE SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY? Panel discussion with representatives from Suffolk Co., Southampton Town, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Group for the South Fork and Twomey, Latham, Shea & Kelley law firm.
Wednesday, February 14 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS ON THE EAST END OF LONG ISLAND Panel discussion with representatives from Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Southampton Town, Group for the South Fork, Wright & Co. Construction Inc. and Peconic Land Trust. Cosponsored with Honors Program.
Wednesday, February 21 ORGANIC AGRICULTURE-FROM PHILOSOPHY TO REGULATORY GREEN LABEL Tony Kleese, executive director, Carolina Farm Stewardship.
Wednesday, February 28 GENETIC ENGINEERING OF CROPS: PROGRESS OR THREAT? Panel discussion with representatives from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Quail Hill Organic Farm and more.
Wednesday, March 7 STRUGGLES FOR SURVIVAL ON MADAGASCAR Carroll Moulton, naturalist.
Wednesday, March 14 THE BAD OZONE: TROPOSPHERIC OZONE POLLUTION FROM NEW YORK TO PHOENIX Peter Daum, Atmospheric Sciences Division Head, Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Wednesday, March 28 BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY: ENVIRONMENTAL NET POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE? Panel discussion with representatives of the Lab, Group for the South Fork and others. Cosponsored with Honors Program.
Wednesday, April 4 NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY HARBOR SEDIMENT DECONTAMINATION PROJECT Keith Jones, Senior Physicist, Environmental Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Wednesday, April 11 MTBE AND PROTECTION OF LONG ISLAND'S WATER SUPPLY Paul Ponturo, Chief, Office of Water Resources, Suffolk County.
Wednesday, April 18 POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ON AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS Bart DeStasio, Faculty Fellow of Environmental Science, Woods Hole Institute.
Wednesday, April 25 SEA LEVEL RISE ON LONG ISLAND Rhodes Fairbridge, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University.
Wednesday, May 2 A CIVILIZATION BASED ON FOSSILE FUELS: HOW LONG CAN IT LAST? Speaker TBA.