Events
Power to the People – A University Dialogue on Energy
Hosted by UNH Manchester
Finding a secure, safe and reliable source of energy to power world economic growth will be one of the great challenges of this century. This series will explore the past, present and future of global energy.
All discussions and films will be held in the third floor auditorium at the University Center, 400 Commercial Street in Manchester, NH.
Global Warming
Thursday, September 14, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Rafe Pomerance, Chairman of the Climate Policy Center
Provided by the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire and the Clean Air Cool Planet organization.
The Power of One
Thursday, September 21, 1:30 – 3:00
Walt Alderman, Lecturer in Business, Discovery Dialogue Author
For 50 years the United States military has protected access to Persian Gulf oil to support the energy intensive
lifestyles of American individuals. Since this unsustainable resource must ultimately be abandoned, it makes sense
to abandon it now. Learn how to help prevent future oil wars by living a less energy intensive lifestyle today.
Film: The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
Thursday, October 26, 12:00 – 2:30
Discussion led by Robert Macieski, Associate Professor of History
The film, released in May 2006, documents Cuba’s emergency transition to local organic agriculture, renewable energy,
and large-scale mass transit. The film visits urban gardens and organic farms, explains the relationship between food
and fossil fuels, and shows how a society can change from an industrialized, global focus to a local, community-based
one.
Contemporary Climate Change Politics
Wednesday, November 1, 3:00 – 4:00
Stacy D. VanDeveer, Associate Professor of Political Science, Discovery Dialogue Author
From local politics to global politics, climate change issues now impact how and why public officials, companies and
universities make policies and everyday decisions about energy. The politics around global warming issues are changing
rapidly in New England and across the country, even as other important energy issues top the political agenda.
Film: The End of Suburbia - Oil Depletion and The Collapse of The American Dream (2004)
Thursday, November 16, 12:00 – 1:30
Discussion led by Robert Macieski, Associate Professor of History
Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But, as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are
beginning to emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of
Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand
for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply.