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Event Series Event Series: AT: Rice Series on Environment

AT: Rice Series on Environment

March 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

$225

Rice Continuing Education series on Houston environment

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
• From the “Empty World” to the “Full World:” Houston enters the 21st century
• The green and grey infrastructure of the Texas coast: Rethinking economic value
• Floods, hurricanes, climate change and carbon
• The quiet corporate revolution: Charging into the Full World
• Houston: Carbon, the circular economy and the future of the energy industry
• Green planning and eco-recreation in the Houston region
• Eco-spirituality: Religion and philosophy for the Full World
• The horror of the American yard and consumer choices in the Full World

CO-SPONSORS: Houston Audubon Society; Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy; Rice University Shell Center for Sustainability; Rothko Chapel; Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center at Rice University

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Details

Date:
March 8, 2017
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Series:
Cost:
$225
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Venue

Rice University
6100 Main
Houston, TX 77005 United States
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7133484803
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