Reimagining Capitalism: Transitioning to a Regenerative Economy

RENEW Distinguished Lecture                    
with John Fullerton

WHEN: Friday, April 22nd at 4:00 pm
WHERE: CFA Screening Room, UB

Reception to follow lecture and discussion
Registration Required
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Global threats — from climate change and accelerating inequality, to the financial crisis of 2008 — have led an increasing number of thought leaders and policymakers to question the long-term viability of today’s mainstream, extractive economy.  This lecture will look at the emergence of the Regenerative Economy as a necessity.

All living and non-living systems share universal principles and patterns of systemic health and development that, if effectively harnessed, they can be utilized to benefit society and the economy. Or, to put it another way, the entire system can prosper if it is designed to do so.

This holistic approach emphasizes ethics, caring and sharing, and building healthy human networks to create a new paradigm for capitalism, rather than an incrementally improved model. A Regenerative Economy naturally seeks to harmonize the multiple kinds of capital essential to planetary well-being (financial, social, environmental, etc.).  This lecture will cover the interconnected principles of a Regenerative Economy and how we can work together to affect this paradigm shift.

John Fullerton is the founder and president of Capital Institute, “a collaborative working to explore and effect the economic  transition to a more just, regenerative, and thus sustainable way of living on this earth through the transformation of   finance.” Previously, he was a managing director of JPMorgan where he managed multiple capital markets and derivatives businesses around the globe and then ran the venture investment activity of LabMorgan as Chief Investment Officer through the merger with Chase Manhattan Bank in 2001.

RENEW Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy, Environment & Water Sustainability seeks to promote dialogue and interaction with UB’s faculty and students with renowned leaders in science, technology and policy in academia, industry, and government. RENEW promotes interdisciplinary research activities to position UB as a global leader in select areas of energy, environment and water (www.buffalo.edu/renew).

EVENTS: Buffalo's Outer Harbor - Community Vision and Future

EVERYBODY’S WATERFRONT

Buffalo’s Outer Harbor - Lectures, Public Forums & Events

April - May 2015

Buffalo’s Outer Harbor on Lake Erie has been discussed and hotly debated this past year, initiated by a new planning effort by the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation. It is time to have an ongoing conversation about this place:  What is the future for this waterfront land? What is the community’s vision for the Lake Erie Waterfront?  

A series of lectures, public forums and events will be held in April and May to further this conversation.

Please attend one or more of these events. Your participation and voice are important. 

IP REPORTS:  BUFFALO’S OUTER HARBOR 4/15
Wednesday, April 15, 2015  Presentation by Dan Telvock with panel respondents. Sponsored by the Investigative Post
7:00pm at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, 641 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo
http://www.investigativepost.org/events/ for $10 tickets

THE LAKE ERIE COMMONS:
THE OUTER HARBOR AND THE PUBLIC TRUST DOCTRINE 4/22
Wednesday, April 22, 2015  Presentation by Jim Olson, President of FLOW, with panel respondents.
FLOW is an organization seeking protection of the Great Lakes through Public Trust.
Sponsored by the WNY Environmental Alliance; http://www.growwny.org/wnyea
Tifft Nature Preserve, Fuhrman Blvd, Buffalo [ MAP ]
5:30pm Green Drinks and 7:00pm Lecture

WHOSE OUTER HARBOR?  4/30
Thursday, April 30, 2015  Film by Robert Reich “Inequality for All” and discussion of environmental justice issues on the Outer Harbor.  Sponsored by Buffalo State Center for Economic and Policy Studies and Burchfield Penny Art Center 
7:00pm at Burchfield Penny Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222

EVERYBODY’S WATERFRONT: BENEFITS OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACE TO CITIES AND REGIONS  5/6
Wednesday, May 6, 2015  Peter Harnik, Trust for Public Land, who will discuss the economic, health, environmental, cultural and social benefits of parks and open space. Sponsored by 21st Century Park on the Outer Harbor
6:00pm at the Burchfield Penny Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222

FUN FUNDRAISER: “SKYRIDE BUFFALO”  5/30
Saturday, May 30. The annual “Skyride Buffalo,” sponsored by GOBike, is a fundraising bicycle tour of historic locations, a scenic tour over the Skyway, and  highlights the past, present and future of bicycling in Buffalo. Ride followed by a celebration at the Outer Harbor.  
Check-in begins at 7:00am at Buffalo’s Outer Harbor. We ride at 9am.
http://skyridebuffalo.org/

Earth Day Lecture & Green Drinks at Tifft Nature Preserve

Join the WNYEA on Earth Day to Celebrate 

THE LAKE ERIE COMMONS: 

The Outer Harbor and the Public Trust Doctrine

Wednesday, April 22nd

Jim Olsen, President of FLOW

For Love of Water

FLOW is an organization seeking protection of

the Great Lakes through Public Trust

Lecture starts at 7:00pm at Tifft Nature Preserve [MAP]

Green Drinks networking with GreenWorks Buffalo Niagara 
and Tifft guided tours begin at 5:30pm

Register for the event at the WNYEA website: Click Here

Climate Expert, Katherine Hayhoe, to Speak at Houghton College

 One of Time Magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People in the World’ in 2014.

Dr. Katherine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist, an expert on climate change, a communicator and an evangelical Christian.

Time Magazine called her an "environmental evangelist" and a "smart person who defies stereotype."

Dr. Hayhoe will present a lecture on Climate Change from the perspective of evangelical Christian faith on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 8:30PM in the Center for Fine Arts (Recital Hall) at Houghton College. She’ll also present a shorter talk in the Chapel on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 11:05AM.

Both events will be free and open to the public.

“Within the Christian world there can be a lot of tension between faith and science, with many evangelicals accepting a false dichotomy that the two are opposed,” commented Brian Webb, sustainability coordinator for Houghton College.

“Hayhoe bridges this communication gap by not only bringing her expertise as a world renowned climate researcher, but also as a scientist who is vocal about her Christian faith. Ultimately, her work integrates the two areas by showing how responding to climate change is an inherently Christian thing to do.”

Katharine Hayhoe is an Associate Professor in the Public Administration program at Texas Tech University and Director of the Climate Science Center. Her research focuses on developing and applying high-resolution climate projections to evaluate the future impacts of climate change on human society and the natural environment. 

Dr. Hayhoe has published over 70 peer-reviewed publications and served as lead author on key reports for the U.S. Global Change Research Program and the National Academy of Sciences. She is also lead author for the 2014 Third U.S. National Climate Assessment, which provides critical input to planning and policy at the state and national level to reduce the human influence on climate and adapt to future change.

“Hayhoe’s visit is timely for us here at Houghton given that we’re about to go live with the largest solar array on a college campus in NY State within days of her visit. These are just two examples of how Houghton students are beginning to understand the connections between our faith and issues of environmental justice and sustainability,” Webb said.

Our Warming Planet: Visiting Scientist to Lecture on Melting Ice Sheets and Sea-Level Rise

LECTURE: “The Quest for the Earth’s Fastest Ice”

by

Professor Jesse V. Johnson, University of Montana

• WHEN: February 20, 2015 at 2:00PM

• WHERE: UB Center for the Arts (Screening Room, 112), North Campus, Amherst

Free and Open to the Public

LECTURE TOPICS:
The massive ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland are changing on a scale not seen since the end of the last ice age. As a warming climate pushes Earth’s frozen regions to a new state having less ice, important questions related to sea level emerge. 

The speed at which the ice can flow will be shown to be instrumental in any predictions of the future state of the ice sheets, motivating the quest for Earth’s fastest ice. Contemporary research using computational modeling to explore the hidden realms of the ice-sheets will be highlighted as a potential basis for determining the past, present, and future of ice flow.

To learn more about the lecture and Professor Johnson, click here.

Illinois Professor & Author to Speak on Academic-Industry Relationships at UB

"What to DO When 

the Devil Offers You a Deal"

A Lecture By

Professor Cary Nelson

Monday, November 5, at 3:00PM

UB Law School 
Room 108, O'Brian Hall [Map]

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Cary Nelson is a former President of the National Association of University Professors (AAUP - 2006-2012), and is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Illinois, Urbana. 

Professor Nelson writes: 

"For more than fifty years public understanding of the relationship between doubt and certainty in science has been shaped by fraudulent collaborations between industry and their university partners. Good university research has often been misrepresented and had its impact reduced as a result. It is time to set the record straight and honor principles that promote good practices."

Professor Nelson is author of the book No University Is an Island: Saving Academic Freedom, and a co-author of the AAUP’s important recent study, Recommended Principles & Practices to Guide Academic-Industry Relationships (13 June 2012; 268 pp.) The report begins with a sixteen-page “Summary of Recommendations.”

Lecture Sponsors: UB Coalition for Leading Ethically in Academic Research (UB CLEAR), UB Joint Committee on Research and Scholarship, Baldy Center for Law and Social Justice, UB UUP.