October 2008 Workshop

Date and Time: Saturday, October 25, 9am-12pm

Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1700 Crescent Drive, Champaign, IL

9-9:30  Jeff Brawn (Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences and Department of Animal Biology; Director Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, U of I), “What are the prospects for biodiversity when we need more land and energy?”

(A video recording of this talk is available in four parts on YouTube. The first part, and links to the other parts, can be found by clicking here.)

9:30-9:50  Group discussion

10-10:30  Paul MacNamara (Professor, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, U of I), “Green Lifestyle Barriers and Myths: Understanding the Economics of Consumption to Help Churches Move Their Members and Communities to Sustainable Living”

(A video recording of this talk is available in four parts on YouTube. The first part, and links to the other parts, can be found by clicking here.) 

10:30-10:50  Group discussion

11-11:30  Eric Freyfogle (Max L. Rowe Professor of Law, U of I), “The Challenges of Collective Action”

(A video recording of this talk is available in five parts on YouTube. The first part, and links to the other parts, can be found by clicking here.) 

11:30-11:50  Group discussion