2015 Fall OLLI West course: Earth\u2019s Climate: Past, Present and Future and Reasons for Concern<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Course Description:\u00a0click here
\n<\/a>2015\u00a0revised syllabus:\u00a0click here
\n<\/a>Tuesday 9\/15 9:30-11:30 thru 11\/3\/2015 for 8 weeks (no class 10\/20), Ice core lab Th 11\/5:<\/h1>\n

Class Type:<\/strong>\u00a0 Illustrated Lectures, some video and discussion; in lieu of 3rd class there will be a field trip to National Ice Core Lab located at USGS in Lakewood; http:\/\/icecores.org\/<\/a> at 9 a.m. Tuesday September 30th. I will have room for a total of 35 persons for the Ice Core Lab field trip and will solicit for other-than-class members on a first come, first served basis. See if your spouse or significant other wishes to come.\u00a0Outline: see syllabus link above for details:<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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1. Tuesday September 15^{th<\/sup>, 9:30-11:30 a.m.: Introduction; the difference between weather and climate; how Greenhouse gases (GHGs) work.
   \n\u2014WEEK 1, 2015 SLIDES\/NOTES \u2013} CLICK HERE<\/a>\u2014<\/strong><\/li>\n
2. Tuesday September 22^{rd<\/sup>, 9:30-11:30 a.m.: Earth\u2019s past climate history \u2013 and what caused those changes.
   \n\u2014WEEK 2, 2015 SLIDES\/NOTES \u2013} CLICK HERE<\/a>\u2014
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3. Tuesday September 29^{th<\/sup>, 9:30-11:30-noon: The Present and Future: signs of climate change. Ocean acidification \u2013\u00a0}CLICK HERE<\/a>\u2014<\/strong><\/li>\n
4. Tuesday October 6^{th<\/sup>, 9:30-11:30 a.m.:\u00a0<\/strong>Ocean acidification, rates, models\/future and the IPCC\u00a0<\/strong>–} CLICK HERE<\/a> \u2014<\/strong><\/li>\n
5. Tuesday October 13^{th<\/sup>, 9:30-11:30 a.m.:\u00a0Denial issues; Denial 101x:\u00a0}CLICK HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
6. Tuesday October 20^{st<\/sup>, 9:30-11:30 a.m.<\/strong> :NEW \u2013 GUEST SPEAKER: Bob Raynolds \u2013 on the Anthropocene\u00a0}CLICK HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
7. Tuesday, October 27th, 9:30-11:30 a.m.: Economics and Solutions \u2013\u00a0CLICK HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
8. Tuesday November 3^{th<\/sup>, 9:30-11:30 a.m.: Economics and Solutions (cont.), conclusion\/sustainability\u00a0}CLICK HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
9. Thursday November 5th, 9:00-11:30-noon: Ice core lab: important: bring government issued ID \u2013\u00a0CLICK HERE<\/a>\u00a02nd half of page<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

   NEW ARTICLE FROM JIM HANSEN<\/strong>\u00a0HANSEN 20150921_IceMeltPredictions<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 also posted on week 2 page (link above)<\/p>\n

   Some links to investigate:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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   • http:\/\/www.nybooks.com\/articles\/archives\/2015\/jun\/04\/new-solution-climate-club\/<\/a> and<\/strong><\/li>\n
   • http:\/\/carbon-price.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015-01-04-Nordhaus-ClimateClubAEA-v2-slides.pdf<\/a> \u00a0 (30 slides, Jan, 2015)<\/li>\n
   • http:\/\/citizensclimatelobby.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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     Facilitator: Paul Belanger;\u00a0<\/strong>pebelanger@glassdesignresources.com<\/strong>; cell 303-249-7966<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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