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SUMMARY:Water Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Join Professor Robert Mace of Texas State University for a discussion on freshwater scarcity. Growing populations\, the ever-present threat of drought\, aquifer over-pumping\, reservoir sedimentation\, and climate change are creating a perfect storm to challenge the resiliency of our water supplies. Since water is needed for human health\, agriculture\, industry\, energy\, recreation\, and the environment and it takes decades to develop new water supplies\, it’s critical for societies to carefully plan for today’s and tomorrow’s water. We all play a role here\, whether through giving decisionmakers courage to plan for the future\, supporting the development of new water supplies\, and using water as efficiently as possible in our daily lives. Time for interactive discussion will be provided after his talk. \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/water-resilience/
LOCATION:Online\, TX
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220818T180000
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SUMMARY:Plastic Pollution
DESCRIPTION:Join Professor Hyun-Min Hwang of Texas Southern University as he examines the issue of plastic pollution.    Plastic is a polymeric material\, not biodegradable\, and may last hundreds of years in the environment. Substantial fractions of plastic waste are disposed of improperly\, and are found everywhere\, even in the middle of the ocean and deep-sea floor.  Small plastics\, known as microplastics\, accumulate inside of animal bodies and pass through food chains. Some plastics contain harmful chemicals added intentionally during manufacturing processes. These chemicals leached from plastics can cause toxic impacts on humans and wildlife. Plastic production is fast-increasing\, so the amount of plastic waste in the environment will also continuously increase unless we change the way we live with plastics. There are easy-to-follow practices we can apply to everyday life to help protect\, preserve\, and sustain natural resources. The future is up to us. Join Professor Hwang to consider how we can make the earth a better place to live for ourselves\, future generations\, and wildlife as well. Time for interactive discussion will be provided after his talk.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/plastic-pollution/
LOCATION:Online\, TX
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220823T180000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220814T041519Z
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SUMMARY:Air Pollution: Past\, Present & Future
DESCRIPTION:Join Professor Gunnar Schade of Texas A&M University to learn about the issue of air pollution. Air pollution is a major factor for public health throughout the world. An increasing human population\, increasingly clustered in urban areas\, is exposed to a variety of air pollutants. Among the common pollutants\, fine particulate matter and ozone exposure dominate health effects\, which have become much better understood in the last two decades. While air quality has improved in much of the western world\, population growth and the continued usage of fossil fuels to power economic growth has worsened air quality almost everywhere else. As the overwhelming amount of air pollution is caused by fossil fuels\, namely their mining\, combustion and widespread consumer use\, a rapid transition to renewable energy use alongside the “electrification of everything” is expected to near eliminate air pollution as an environmental problem in the 21st century. Whether this can be achieved is therefore closely linked to climate change mitigation via phasing out fossil fuel use in energy production and agriculture. Time for interactive discussion will be provided after his talk.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/air-pollution-past-present-future/
LOCATION:Online\, TX
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/schadegunnar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220825T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220825T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T034347
CREATED:20220814T035259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220814T035301Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Change: Simple\, Serious\, Solvable
DESCRIPTION:Join Professor Sylvia Dee of Rice University to consider climate change\, its causes\, impacts\, and solutions.  There is now a long-established global scientific consensus that climate change will damage human and natural systems at high expense. Climate change-induced disruptions to human-environment interactions occur via impacts such as sea level rise\, storm surge\, tropical cyclones\, and degradation of ecosystems and resources.  Earth is already responding more quickly than predicted to rapidly shifting\, pervasive radiative forcing. Our species’ future will depend on our ability to adapt to and mitigate this response.  Houston provides a geopolitically relevant model city for the impacts of climate change in low-lying coastal zones in the subtropics\, where\, globally\, the highest development rates are occurring. The increasing frequency of flooding due to tropical storms and extreme rainfall have already cost hundreds of billions of dollars\, and pose an existential threat to the nation’s energy security.  Houston is ground zero for the study of the impacts of climate change on coastal cities and energy infrastructure. In cities housing critical hubs for the petrochemical industry\, the economic effects of climate change will resonate widely.  In this talk\, Dr. Dee will summarize the science of climate change and the social challenges that accompany it\, as well as the urgent need for solutions that can be adopted now to mitigate the social and economic consequences of environmental degradation. Time for interactive discussion will be provided after her talk. \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/climate-change-simple-serious-solvable/
LOCATION:Online\, TX
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220828T180000
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SUMMARY:Ecological Gardening: Fruit and Veggies for Summer to Fall
DESCRIPTION:  \nGardening and growing fruit\, vegetables\, and herbs organically is easy when recreating systems of nature to incorporate plants for wildlife and for people. Gardening in the gulf coast climate allows us to grow year around. Carol Burton\, Director of Garden Education at Urban Harvest will explore the seasons from Summer gardening strategies to Fall transitions for a bumper cool season crop and the top five fruit trees to get started. Time for interactive discussion with the speaker will be provided.  Please register for this talk on www.eventbrite.com. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/ecological-gardening-fruit-and-veggies-for-summer-to-fall/
LOCATION:Online\, TX
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220830T180000
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SUMMARY:Biodiversity Loss
DESCRIPTION:Join Professor Kerri Crawford of the University of Houston for a talk on the issue of biodiversity loss.  Our planet is home to millions of species that rely on each other and provide important ecosystem services. Humans\, too\, rely on nature — but we take a disproportionate amount of the resources and modify the environment in ways that negatively affect other species. Our effects on the environment are directly causing what many have termed “the 6th mass extinction.” In this presentation\, Dr. Crawford will provide information on what biodiversity is\, how quickly we are losing biodiversity\, why biodiversity is important for us\, and what is being done to protect biodiversity.  Time for interactive discussion will be provided after her talk. \n  \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/biodiversity-loss/
LOCATION:Online\, TX
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org
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