Events Archives 2008
NOVEMBER 2008
November 3. Energy Conservation Public Hearing. Missoula City Council will be holding a public hearing regarding a resolution directing the city administration to develop a strategy to reduce fuel/energy consumption by 10 percent from 2007 levels. City Councilmen Dave Strohmaier would like to rally as much support for the proposal as possible and invites Missoula residents concerned about climate change and energy conservation to attend and offer testimony. The public hearing will be at City Council Chambers at the beginning of Council's regular weekly meeting at 7:00 p.m., 140 W. Pine
November 6. Department of Labor and Industry Energy Code Adoption Meeting. Jorgenson´s Inn & Suites, (406-442-1770) 1714 11th Avenue, Helena in the Big Sky Room, starting at 1PM. The Department of Labor & Industry, Building Codes Bureau will be holding a meeting of interested parties and stakeholders on the subject of the adoption of the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The purpose of this meeting will be to have a discussion on the merits of adopting the 2009 IECC, starting in late winter, early spring of 2009 with a final adoption date sometime summer of 2009, versus continue the drafting of the adoption of the 2006 IECC with expected final adoption in late spring of 2009.
November 6. Gimme Sustainable Shelter. Steve Loken of Loken Builders explains & shows examples of green building design principles in Missoula & around the world. WHEN: 3:40-5pm; WHERE: UM's Social Science room 352. All welcome.
November 12. DEQ: Protecting Montana's Resources.DEQ director Richard Opper will speak on -- DEQ: Protecting Montana's Resources WHEN: Nov 12, 5:10-6:00 pm; WHERE: Skaggs Building 169, University of Montana, Missoula. Hosted by UMs AWMA Student Chapter.
November 13. Sustainable Transportation for Missoula. Bob Giordano (MIST) and Nancy Wilson (ASUM Transportation) show how to get around Missoula without burning up the planet. WHEN: 3:40-5pm; WHERE: UM's Social Science room 352. All Welcome.
November 14. Agriculture Outlook 2008: Farm Bill, Wind Energy and Climate Change. The conference’s goal is to provide accurate, timely and unbiased information on recent developments in Montana agriculture. Conference speakers will be comprised of experts in Agricultural Climate Change Policy, Farm Bill Policy, Commodity Markets and Renewable Energy. The conference will conclude with a round table discussion of the future on Montana Agriculture from 2010 to 2020. The conference will be held at the Hager Auditorium, Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman on Friday November 14, 2008. The conference will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at 3:00 p.m.
November 14. National Geographic's Human Footprint Film shown at 7:00pm at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, 702 Brooks, Missoula. This great documentary about human consumption and what that looks like is sponsored by Earth Folk. Admission is free.
November 14-15. Northern Plains Resource Council's annual meeting. WHERE: Crowne Plaza Hotel in Billings. The keynote speaker is Randy Udall, one of the nation's leading activists promoting energy sustainability.
November 17. Significant warming of Antarctica in the last century: evidence from satellites and ice cores by Eric Steig from the University of Washington (and contributor to RealClimate.org), Monday, November 17, 4:00 p.m., University of Montana, CHCB 304, Missoula.
November 17. Environmental Sustainability From An Institutional Perspective sponsored by City Club Missoula, 11:30a.m. - 1:00p.m., Monday, November 17 at the Doubletree Edgewater, 100 Madison. Register at ccm@cityclubmissoula.org before noon Thursday, November 13. (cost is $5 for the no-lunch option).
November 18. Sustainable Energy for Montana. Pat Judge of MEIC shows how Montana can become clean energy self sufficient with wind, solar and negawatt plants. WHEN: 3:40-5pm; WHERE: UM's Social Science room 352. All welcome.
