OLLI SPRING \u2013 DU Central: Paul Belanger\u2019s Climate course page<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earth\u2019s Climate: Past, Present and Future \u2013 concerns and solutions<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Wednesday March 30th \u2013 May 18th, 2016\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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• Harvest Chapel room 309 basement 9:30-11:30 a.m. every Wednesday starting 3\/30 thru 5\/18 \u2013 includes trip to ice core lab\u00a0Address:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>3651 S Colorado Blvd, Englewood, CO 80113<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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  Week 1: Wednesday March 30th<\/sup>, 9:30-11:30 a.m.:\u00a0Introduction\/Key principles of climate change -(week 1 last updated 3\/31\/2016)<\/h3>\n

  (click here for slides and detailed postings<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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  WEEK 2: Wednesday April 6:\u00a0Earth\u2019s past climate and what caused those changes<\/h3>\n

  (click here for slides and detailed postings<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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  Week 3: Wednesday April 13<\/h3>\n

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  Field trip to National Ice Core Lab<\/h3>\n

  (click here for slides and detailed postings<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

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  Week 4: Wednesday April 20th, 9:30-11:30 a.m.:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

  Concerns: Rates of Change, Ocean acidification, and Modeling<\/strong><\/h3>\n

  (click here for slides and detailed postings<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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  WEEK 5:\u00a0Wednesday April 27^{th<\/sup> , 9:30-11:30 a.m.:
  \nSkepticism vs. Denial: The <\/b>issues, the disinformation campaign, the ideology and psychology<\/b><\/h3>\n}

  (click here for slides and detailed postings<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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  WEEK 6:\u00a0Wednesday May 4^{th<\/sup> , 9:30-11:30 a.m.:\u00a0Guest speaker, Bob Raynolds: The Anthropocene
  \n<\/strong>(}click here for last year\u2019s slides<\/a>)<\/strong>\u00a0WEEK 7:<\/h4>\n

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  WEEK 7:\u00a0Wednesday May 11^{th<\/sup>, 9:30-11:30 a.m.: Solutions and economics Part A: (}click here for\u00a0detailed postings<\/a>)<\/h4>\n

  SLIDES Belanger week 7 2016 economics and solutions<\/a>(PPTX); Belanger week 7 2016 economics and solutions<\/a>\u00a0(PDF);\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

  David Weisberg slides:\u00a0Energy \u2013 Nuclear Power<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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  WEEK 8:\u00a0Wednesday\u00a0May 18^{th<\/sup> , 9:30-11:30 a.m.:\u00a0Solutions, part B; conclusion<\/strong><\/h4>\n}

  SLIDES \u00a0Belanger week 8 2016 economics and solutions<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 pdf (pptx too big)<\/h4>\n

  (click here for detailed postings<\/a>)<\/h4>\n

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  • 25+ Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Facilitator: Paul Belanger; <\/strong>pebelanger@glassdesignresources.com<\/strong>; cell 303-249-7966<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    \u00a0Readings<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

    All readings will be handouts distributed weekly by e-mail or hard copies handed out in class for those without Internet access; please advise me of the latter. The readings will include excerpts from books, articles, and web site links. There are no required books for this course, although I might suggest some for those wishing to delve more into the topics at hand.<\/p>\n

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    • 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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      Three books to consider<\/strong> \u2013 Climate summary books<\/a>\u00a0pdf:<\/p>\n

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      • Simple succinct Summary \u2013 prerequisite for 2015:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        What We Know About Climate Change (Boston Review Books)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>by Kerry Emanuel (Nov 30, 2012)
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        p. 76:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201c\u2026costs may be high and those paying them are not likely to be serious beneficiaries of their own actions. Indeed, there are few, if any, historical examples of civilizations consciously making sacrifices on behalf of descendents (sic) two or more generations removed<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

        That\u2019s what the discount rate is about.\u00a0In that regard we need a social paradigm shift<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • Intermediate Level Book:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Earth: The Operators\u2019 Manual<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Richard B. Alley<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Apr 18, 2011)
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          • More comprehensive book:
            \nExperimenting on a Small Planet: A ScholarlyEntertainment<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0William W. Hay<\/a>\u00a0(Dec 14, 2012) \u2013 The history of Science, especially as it pertains to climate science.<\/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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