The Climate Action Team invites members and friends to join in viewing and discussing the 15 min solutions-oriented video from Project Drawdown Making it Happen. Popcorn & tea will be served.
What: Discussion with Dr. Markus Kleber on Carbon Offset at the Neighborhood Scale
When: Monday, June 26th at 6:30 PM
Where: In person in Room 7 at the Fellowship or by Zoom
Guest Speaker Dr. Markus Kleber
The Climate Action Team invites UUFC members & friends to meet with Markus Kleber, a soil scientist at Oregon State University, to discuss Carbon Offset at the Neighborhood Scale.
As the UUFC plans for cutting down some of the 60+ year old cedar trees along our eastern property line, the issues of sequestered carbon loss and possible onsite alternatives to carbon offset have been raised.
Dr. Markus Kleber, an OSU Crop and Soil Science Professor of Soil Science, has agreed to meet with those interested in this topic at 6:30 pm on Monday June 26 in room 7 at the Fellowship. Part of his OSU research effort is on organic matter turnover dynamics. Dr. Kleber will give us an approximately 30-minute overview on the current science of CO2 emissions and sequestration at various landscape levels and talk with us about possibilities on UUFC grounds. Are there are any options that really make sense?
Star Trek and UU The UU Seven Principals align well with the values of the imagined future of the Star Trek Universe. Star Trek has a long tradition of producing shows that address challenging topics of our contemporary life using the guise of science fiction and alien civilizations to tell allegorical stories. The shows are not just entertaining (though they totally are); some of them dig into some really difficult issues that are worth sharing with others and starting some conversations around. We shared a curated list of relevant episodes from multiple Star Trek series’ dealing with racism, war, the nature of individuality and ones inherent rights, gender identity, the environment, homelessness and genocide. Each episode was briefly introduced, then watched, followed by some great discussion. We also had snacks. We met for 10 sessions on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month from February through June. At our first session two people came. At our last 16 people came. Over 20 people participated at least once. The ages of the participants ranged from mid 20’s to mid 70’s. We hope to resume this Connect Up activity in October 2023. Anyone can attend, you do not need to have prior knowledge of Star Trek or be a Trekkie to participate in this activity. Star Trek and UU was organized by Amy Ayers with the help of Tyson Bryant.