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Contact:
Glyn Lewis, SFU Climate Change Action Group, 778.389.4753, galewis@sfu.ca
Fiona Burrows, PAMR, 778.782.3210, fiona@sfu.ca

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Being environmentally conscious is common thinking in our society and SFU’s Climate Change Action Group is pleased to host a fall speaker series on climate change. Key speakers, including SFU energy expert Mark Jaccard, will share insight and engage participant dialogue on meeting Canada’s climate change challenges. Others will probe the social, technological, political and economic factors that play a role in the climate change movement. All of these free events will be at the Burnaby campus. The fall schedule is:

Science and Perceptions of Climate Change
Tim Cooper, UCFV Physics
Allison Shaw, UBC Forest Resources Management
Thursday Sept. 27th (3pm C9001)

Hot Air: Meeting Canada’s Climate Change Challenge
Mark Jaccard, SFU Resource and Environmental Management
Thursday Oct.11th (3pm C9001)

The Role of Green Technology
Bill Rees, UBC School of Community and Regional Planning
Thursday Oct.18th (5:30pm AQ3181)

Changing Climate, and Climate for Change in BC
John Clague, SFU Earth and Ocean Sciences
Bob Anderson, SFU Communication
Thursday Oct.25th (5:30pm AQ3181)

The Role of Transportation
Bob Wilds, Gateway Council
Gordon Price, SFU City Program
Allen Domaas, Fraser River Port Authority
Shane Simpson, MLA Environment Critic
Thursday November 8th (5:30pm AQ3181)

The Role of Local Economies
Mark Roseland, SFU Centre for Sustainable Community Development
DenaKae Beno, SFU Sociology
Thursday November 22nd (3pm C9001)

Further information can be found at www.sfpirg.ca