Rachel Carson Summer Bug Camp
July 20-24 –
Bug camp is back by popular demand and brings with it many friends. Not only will campers learn about insects through a variety of hands-on experiments and activities, but they will have the opportunity to discover the role other organisms play in their ecosystem.
Use your senses to explore the living and non-living parts of an ecosystem. Investigate animal homes and discover cool facts about exciting creatures by playing games, reading stories, taking hikes and making crafts. The children may be small but there are many big, wonderful activities in store!
Dates and Times
The week of July 20-24
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (with after-camp care available until 4 p.m.)
Cost: $70 per child plus an additional $20 per week for after-camp care if required
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Rachel Carson Homestead Roundtable
Thursday, July 30 from 7:30 to 10:00 a.m. – The second 2009 Rachel Carson Homestead Green Chemistry Roundtable - Eliminating Market Barriers - will be held Thursday, July 30 at the Regional Enterprise Building, 425 Sixth Avenue in Pittsburgh. The event will be held in the 31st floor conference room.
This roundtable developed as a result of the 2008 Rachel Carson Legacy Conference on Green Chemistry. The panelists will discuss barriers facing green chemistry and how these leaders have overcome them.
The roundtable will be moderated by KDKA-TV's money and politics editor, Jon Delano.
Panelists include Dr. Terry Collins, Thomas Lord Professsor of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University/Institute for Green Science.
Adults: $25
Continental Breakfast will be served.
Sponsored by:
Alcoa Foundation
The Heinz Endowments
The Richard King Mellon Foundation
Organized by:
Patricia M. DeMarco, Ph.D., Executive Director,
Rachel Carson Homestead Association
Matthew M. Mahalik, Ph.D., Progam Manager, Sustainable Pittsburgh
Jonell Kerkhoff, Process Manager of Breakthrough Technology for Primary Metals, Alcoa Technical Center
Eden Fisher, Ph.D., Executive Director, Engineering and Technology Innovation Management Program; Professor of the Practice, Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
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Pennsylvania Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Festival
September 18-20, 2009 – RCHA Executive Director, Patricia M. DeMarco, Ph.D., will be one of the keynote speakers at this year's Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association's Pennsylvania Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Festival that runs from September 18 - 20 in Kempton, PA. Dr. DeMarco's talk will be Our Energy Future: Moving from Black to Gold.
The three-day festival focuses on renewable energy, natural building construction, sustainable agriculture, land-use planning, forestry and healthy living practices in general. Featuring dynamic speakers, national exhibitors, workshops, hands-on demonstrations, vendors, live music and entertainment, children's activities, food and more.
If you've ever dreamed of powering your home or business from solar or wind energy, don't miss this opportunity to learn how. The festival offers workshops presented by experts from across the US, working demonstrations of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, products that help consumers save money, save energy, and protect the environment, special workshops and entertainment for children and families and opportunities to learn about sustainable agriculture: economically viable, environmentally sound, socially just, and humane.
More Info: PA Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Festival
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Rachel Carson Legacy Conference
September 25, 2009 – Third Annual Rachel Carson Legacy Conference
When Chemicals Disrupt: Managing Our Risks
This conference will address the dichotomy between critical protection of the environment (and our bodies and those of the next generations) from endocrine disrupting contaminants and the unbridled economic interest of those who produce substances which directly or indirectly act as endocrine or developmental disruptors. We seek an open dialogue with the objective of identifying a set of mechanisms that can have rapid effect on the control of endocrine disrupting substances flowing into the environment as bio-accumulating contaminants. Mounting scientific evidence on a global scale compels immediate and effective action. However, there is widespread disagreement on the best course of action, and in particular, on the role of regulation in accomplishing change.
More Info: Click here for more information and registration
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