9/1 - First meeting

do: introductions

9/8 – Climate Change #1 – overview and contrast of non-specialist journals

read: Ruddiman, W.F., 2005, How did humans first alter global climate?, Scientific American, v. 292, n. 3, p. 46-53. PDF

read: Brocker, W., 1999, What if the conveyor were to shut down? Reflections on a possible outcome of the great global experiment, GSA Today, v. 9, n. 1, p. 1-7. PDF

9/15 – Climate Change #2 NOTE early start time and different meeting place

meet: 420 pm, Fleming 101, Richard Alley talk, Tides, volcanic eruptions, and the future of the big ice sheets.

read: TBAAlley, R., (2004) Abrupt climate change, Scientific American, p. 62-69. PDF

eat: immediately after talk, dinner and discussion with Richard Alley, normal meeting place (Delehanty 316)

9/22 – Diversion – Public Connections NOTE early start time and meeting place

meet: 415 pm, Delehanty 101, Peter Moore talk, Managing a Scottish catchment, the River Spey

read: Riverworks on the Spey and its tributaries. PDF

The River Spey catchment. PDF

eat: immediately after talk, dinner and discussion with Peter Moore, normal meeting place (Delehanty 316)

9/29 - WEEK OFF

10/6 – Climate Change #3 – styles of presentation, Science vs the rest

read: Magnuson et al., 2000, Historical trends in lake and river ice cover in the northern hemisphere, Science, v. 289, p. 1743- 1746. PDF

read: Hodgkins et al., 2002, Historical changes in lake ice-out dates as indicators of climate change in New England, 1850 – 2000, International Journal of Climatology, v. 22, p.1819-1827. PDF

read: Hodgkins et al., 2005, Historical changes in lake ice-out dates as indicators of climate change in New England, 1850-2000, USGS Fact Sheet, FS 2005-3002. PDF

10/13 – Energy – Fossil vs renewables

(food = Harry and Corey)

read: Colin J. Campbell and Jean H. Laherrère, 1998, The End of Cheap Oil, Scientific American, p.78-83. PDF

read: Stephen Karekezi (2002) ‘Renewables in Africa- Meeting the Energy Needs of the Poor’ AFREPREN/FWD, African Energy Policy Research Network. p.1-14 from http://www.world-council-for-renewable-energy.org/downloads/Karekezi.pdf. Published in Energy Policy Special Issue of 2002 on Africa Published by Elsevier Science Limited,  United Kingdom. PDF

EXTRA: The beginning of the end of oil, New York Times PDF

10/20 – Nuclear Waste (Harry and Corey)

(food = Valerie and Matt)

read: Macfarlane, A. Standoff at Yucca Mountain, in The Earth Around us, J. Schniedeman, p. 283-299 PDF

read: Macdonald, H.F., Radioactive waste and nuclear power, sources. 1976, Physics in Technnology, p. 11-20. PDF

10/27 – Complex systems and decision making (Valerie and Matt)

(food = Walt and Lisa)

read: The Value of the World's Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital." Nature, Vol. 38, 15 May 1997 PDF (see comment here, PDF)

read: Locke Was Right, Nature Has Little Economic Value by Mark Sagoff, pps. 2-11 PDF

read: from EO Wilson's book, In Search of Nature, called Biophilia and the Environmental Ethic PDF

11/3 – Darwin (Walt and Lisa)

(food = Luke and Jane)

read The Origin of Species – Charles Darwin (1859) We have included the Introduction and excerpts from the Conclusion of the original 490- page book. PDF

read: Opus 200 - Stephen Jay Gould, Natural History, August 1991, 100 (8):12-18 PDF

read: Was Darwin Wrong? By David Quammen, National Geographic – November 2004 PDF

EXTRA: Neo Creo – New York Times PDF

11/10– Geohazards Hurricane (Luke and Jane)

(food = Colleen and Jen)

read: Cutter and Emrich, Oct 11, 2005, Are Natural Hazards..., EOS. PDF

read: Webster et al., 2005, Changes in Tropical Cyclones..., Science Magazine, 309, p. 1844-1846. PDF

read: Fischetti, Oct 2001, Drowning New Orleans, Scientific American, p. 76-85. PDF

read: Bohanna and Enserink, 2005, Weighing Options..., Science Magazine, 309, p. 1808-1809. PDF

read: Ignatieff, sept 25, 2005, The Broken Contract, New York Times Magazine. PDF

EXTRA: Coch, Geologic Effects of Hurricanes, Geomorphology PDF

11/17 – Water (Colleen and Jen)

(food = Li and Aman)

read: Steingarber, Living downstream PDF

read: Safeguarding our water, Scientific American. PDF

read: Arsenic in groundwater in eastern New England: Occurrence, Controls and human health implications PDF

EXTRA: Arsenic Link for Vermont URL

12/1 – Geochemical cycling / Bioremediation (Li and Aman)

(food = potluck at Paul’s, 86 Brookes Ave)

read: John D. Coates, Royce A. Bruce, John D. Haddock, 1998, Anoxic bioremediation of hydrocarbons read: PDF

read: Wilfred F. M. Roling, Michael G. Milner, D. Martin Jones, Kenneth Lee, Fabien Daniel, Richard J. P. Swannell, and Ian M. Head, 2002, Robust Hydrocarbon Degradation and Dynamics of Bacterial Communities during Nutrient-Enhanced Oil Spill Bioremediation PDF

read Global Population and the Nitrogen Cycle, Scientific American PDF

read Global nitrogen, cycling out of control PDF

Food

Donna – wine and bread and more wine

Paul – more wine and desert

Matt – Roasted tuber ensemble and beer

Jane – soup

Jen – something sinfully sweet and desert like

Luke – healthy salad to counter above

Corey – more healthy salad to counter above

Aman – interesting rice dish

Harry – another interesting rice dish

Colleen – incredibly rich quiche

Lisa – exotic samosas

Li – mystery (but tasty appetizers)

Valerie – you’ll have to guess!