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U.S. Rep Ed Markey to speak on campus
by Jacob Kamaras
Senior Editor
News | 3/25/08
Posted online at 2:00 AM EST on 3/25/08
U.S. Representative Ed Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, will speak on campus during an environmental sustainability week next month, according to Senior Vice President for Communications Lorna Miles.
The lecture will be part of EarthFest, a 10-day celebration from April 6 to 16 focused on sustainability, the effects of global climate change and environmental destruction and student-based solutions and careers in the green collar sector.
The University has also been it touch with the office of U.S. Senator and former presidential nominee John Kerry (D-Mass.) regarding his intention to speak at EarthFest, but has not confirmed Kerry's visit yet, Miles said Monday.
Markey's talk will begin an event from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the Rapaporte Treasure Hall on April 13 that will also include a panel discussion on the profitability of the green revolution featuring Steven Strong, president and founder of Solar Design Associates, and Dr. Mark Rentschler, director of institutional greening programs for the HGO Green Seal, according to an EarthFest schedule prepared by the Department of Communications.
Markey, the third-longest serving member of Congress, also spoke on campus last April. He was responsible for introducing legislation that in 2007 changed daylight saving time to begin on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November.
EarthFest is being organized by the Department of Communications, Students for Environmental Action and Gen Ed Now, a club formed last semester with the purpose of bringing more high-profile speakers to campus. The Physics Club, the Biology department, the International Business School, the Hiatt Career Center and the Heller School for Social Policy and Management are co-sponsoring the event, Gen Ed Now co-founders Daniel Gillman '10 and Jonah Seligman '10 said.
EarthFest will include more environmentally friendly events, such as the annual Charles River Cleanup on April 6, a day called "Focus Brandeis" April 9 for professors to devote a portion of their classes to discussing global warming, an environmental career panel April 10 and SEA's "waste-free picnic" April 15. At Hillel's Shabbat dinner Friday April 11, all dishes and materials used will be biodegradable.
The lecture will be part of EarthFest, a 10-day celebration from April 6 to 16 focused on sustainability, the effects of global climate change and environmental destruction and student-based solutions and careers in the green collar sector.
The University has also been it touch with the office of U.S. Senator and former presidential nominee John Kerry (D-Mass.) regarding his intention to speak at EarthFest, but has not confirmed Kerry's visit yet, Miles said Monday.
Markey's talk will begin an event from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the Rapaporte Treasure Hall on April 13 that will also include a panel discussion on the profitability of the green revolution featuring Steven Strong, president and founder of Solar Design Associates, and Dr. Mark Rentschler, director of institutional greening programs for the HGO Green Seal, according to an EarthFest schedule prepared by the Department of Communications.
Markey, the third-longest serving member of Congress, also spoke on campus last April. He was responsible for introducing legislation that in 2007 changed daylight saving time to begin on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November.
EarthFest is being organized by the Department of Communications, Students for Environmental Action and Gen Ed Now, a club formed last semester with the purpose of bringing more high-profile speakers to campus. The Physics Club, the Biology department, the International Business School, the Hiatt Career Center and the Heller School for Social Policy and Management are co-sponsoring the event, Gen Ed Now co-founders Daniel Gillman '10 and Jonah Seligman '10 said.
EarthFest will include more environmentally friendly events, such as the annual Charles River Cleanup on April 6, a day called "Focus Brandeis" April 9 for professors to devote a portion of their classes to discussing global warming, an environmental career panel April 10 and SEA's "waste-free picnic" April 15. At Hillel's Shabbat dinner Friday April 11, all dishes and materials used will be biodegradable.
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