Can the Environment and Technology Coexist?
Channel: MCTheYearOf
Date: 2014-05-12

Filmed Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 2:30pm

Is drilling for Arctic oil worth the risk to the environment?
America's Arctic Ocean, the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, is central to life in coastal communities, providing important habitat for countless species of wildlife including polar bears, walrus, ice seals, bowhead whales, beluga whales, eiders and more. Today this national treasure is in not just threatened by oil companies but also is at the front lines of climate change. No place has potentially more to lose as a result of development than America's Arctic. Leah Donahey, Alaska Wilderness League Program Director for Arctic Ocean and Reserve will present the threats and risks facing the Arctic Ocean from climate change and drilling. 
 
Grass Roots Activism and America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act proposes to add over 9 million acres of the most unique and iconic desert landscapes of the U.S. to the National Wilderness Preservation System. It was written by citizens and includes an exhaustive, detailed and survey with over 70,000 mapped photographs. Professor Lori Clark will share her experiences working as a citizen activist on the land inventory and in her roles as a grass roots organizer, lobbyist, and advocate for wilderness preservation.
 
 
Questions and discussion will follow. Also, there will be drawings for many giveaways including stuffed animals, carrying kits, water bottles, and utility bags from the Alaska Wilderness League. For more information, email Jerry Caplan at jcaplan@vcccd.edu