Thursday, December 4

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Climate Happy Hour: Citizens' Climate Lobby

Join fellow climate advocates for some fun, food, and refreshments! Conor O'Neills, 318 S. Main St. Free (pay for own food/drinks). RSVP requested but not required.

annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org 

Tuesday December 9

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Implementing the A2ZERO Carbon Neutrality Plan: Ann Arbor Public Schools Capital Improvement - Part 2

Ann Arbor Public Schools and STANTEC will do a deep dive into the systems that AAPS is implementing in their new schools to achieve their carbon neutrality goals.This session will explore how AAPS and its project partners work collaboratively to select infrastructure that supports the district’s goals of healthy environments, energy

efficiency, and improved operational carbon. Speakers:

Jason Bing, Director of Capital Programs, Ann Arbor Public Schools. Lindsay Woods, Senior Project Manager, Stantec Architecture. Casimir (Caz) Zalewski, Senior Principal | BC Practice Leader, Stantec Architecture. Troy Foster, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Strategic Energy Solutions. Virtual. Free. Click here for registration.

Tuesday, December 9

7:00 p.m.

The Increasing Costs of Natural Disasters Fueled by Climate Change: Who Pays?

We often hear about the costs of going green, but rarely do we examine the costs of not going green. At our next meeting, Washtenaw Climate Reality will host Sharon Gourdji, an environmental scientist with special expertise in climate change and natural disaster modeling, to get into the weeds of the economic costs of climate change. Zoom. Free. Click here for Zoom link. Passcode: 811619. dgurk@hotmail.com

Wednesday, December 10

7:00 p.m.

Cinema and Sustainability Series: Catching the Sun

Following an unemployed American worker, a Tea Party activist, and a Chinese solar entrepreneur as they race to lead the clean-energy future. This documentary explores the worldwide economics of the burgeoning solar energy industry and its impact on hopeful job seekers in the United States. State Theater. 233 S. State St. Free.  Please reserve tickets in advance. Click here for more information and to reserve tickets.

Thursday, December 11

12:00 p.m.

The Reactor Around the Corner: Understanding Advanced Nuclear Energy Futures

Announcing The Reactor Around the Corner: Understanding Advanced Nuclear Energy Futures, the fourth report from University of Michigan Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program's Technology Assessment Project (TAP), in partnership with the University of Michigan's Fastest Path to Zero Initiative. The report anticipates the social, environmental, and equity implications of widespread adoption of advanced nuclear energy technologies, especially small modular reactors (SMRs), using our innovative analogical case study approach.

Join us for a live conversation with the authors—Nora Lewis, Txai Sibley, Nicholas Stubblefield, Michael Redmond, Molly Kleinman, Shobita Parthasarathy, and Denia Djokić—to discuss research findings, as well as policy recommendations for the governance of SMRs and the uranium supply chain.Virtual. Free. Click here to register.