UPDATE: Corrections & Additions – Oct 21, 2008
CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS:
DATE CHANGE
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22, 7:00 PM – GNU’S ROOM / AUTHOR READING
Held at the Gnu’s Room, 414 S. Gay St, Auburn. Free & open to all. www.thegnusroom.com
Featuring: Wes Wood, fiction writer and Keith Cummins, poet.
ADDITIONAL EVENT
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 — CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY DAY
Join people on campuses around the country tomorrow as they celebrate Campus Sustainability Day.
Noon: AU Green Lunch, in the new Student Center, room 2216. Dr. Conner Bailey will be discussing “Rednecks, Radicals, and Cautious Souls: Multiple Voices of Alabama’s Environmental Movement”.
— Check out the Sustainability Initiative’s website.
Tips for living sustainably. http://www.auburn.edu/
— Work out your carbon footprint. http://www.myfootprint.org/en/
— See what is happening at AASHE—everyone in Auburn University is a member. http://www.aashe.org/index.php
ADDITIONAL EVENT
THURSDAY, OCT. 23, 8:30 AM — SMART DESIGN – STUDY OF BIOMIMICRY / RESPECTING THE FUTURE
Held at the AU Hotel & Dixon Conference Center auditorium. Free & open to the public.
David Oakey, designer for InterfaceFlor, will present a lecture: “Respecting the Future”. Oakey leads global efforts in sustainable or “smart design” by learning from nature, the study of biomimicry. His talk will be the keynote address for the Southern Region Interior Design Educator’s Council annual meeting at Auburn Oct. 22-25. Oakey’s presentation is open to the public with special encouragement for participation by Auburn students and faculty. “Respecting the Future” is the conscious choice of systems thinking, recognizing how design impacts the world during and after its life cycle. Oakey challenges industrial designers, architects, teachers and students to take action and impact change today. Sustainable design must be innovative utilizing efficient use of materials, seeking smart products, and eliminating waste in the process. Oakey and his philosophies have been featured in Business Week, Fast Company, Interior Design Magazine, New York Times Science, Green Futures Magazine, I.D. Magazine, and The Smithsonian Magazine. He has received more than 60 national and international awards for his innovative designs.
CORRECTION TO PROGRAM DETAILS
THURSDAY, OCT. 23, 6:30 PM – CHEWUP / FRIENDS OF CHEWACLA CREEK AND THR UPHAPEE WATERSHED
Held in the City of Auburn meeting room, 122 Tichenor Ave. Open to all.
Program: John Curry with Hydro Engineering will report on the Inundation (flood) study he did for the Water Works Board along Chewacla Creek from Ogletree Dam to Sand Hill Road.
CORRECTION TO WEBSITE LINK
NON-PARTISAN INFO ON THE ALABAMA JUDICIAL RACES: http://www.lwval.org/
ADDITIONAL INFO
CITY OF AUBURN — WATER TANK TO BE DRAINED — AWWB to Drain Northwest Water Tank October 27 – November 7
ADDITIONAL INFO courtesy of BEN – Bama Environmental News www.BamaNews.com
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS — 2008 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL VOTING SCORECARD
The League of Conservation Voters Release their 2008 Scorecard - With the end of the second session of the 110th Congress occurring this month, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has released it’s annual national environmental scorecard. Here is how the Alabama delegation scored:
SENATORS:
Senator Richard Shelby – 18%
Senator Jeff Sessions – 18%
REPRESENTATIVES:
Rep. Jo Bonner – 0%
Rep. Terry Everett – 0%
Rep. Mike Rogers – 31%
Rep. Robert Aderholt – 0%
Rep. Bud Cramer – 77%
Rep. Spencer Bachus – 15%
Rep. Artur Davis – 92%
To access the entire scorecard, including descriptions of the environmental “votes” to determine the scores, visit http://www.lcv.org/scorecard.
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Oct. 21, 2008
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