Sierra Club Eagle View Group
(Northwest Illinois and Eastern Iowa)
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Newsletter (Spring)
Eagle photo Public Use Permitted. Credit/Source: NASA/Rothstein.
Eagle View Group
May Program Meeting Monday, May 21
Environmental
Ethics
presenter Dr.
Laura Hartman
7:00
Moline Library Bronze Room
6:00
Book Club Bronze Room
Seeds of Destruction by F. William
Engdahl
Both programs are open to the public
May 21 Environmental Ethics
Dr. Laura Hartman
Dr. Hartman is an author and assistant professor of religion at Augustana College. One of her specialties is speaking about environ-mental ethics. Environmental ethics is, among other things, about value: what do we value, and why? Being able to communicate effectively about value is an important prerequisite to discussing environmental issues with others. In this session, a brief tour of environmental ethics theories, followed by a case study, will allow us to articulate the basis for our own environmental ethic, and better understand others' perspectives.
Costa Rican Eco-Village
Small Wind Turbines For You and Costa Rican Eco-Village
Brian
Ritter (Nahant Marsh/Eastern Iowa Community College District/ and Advanced
Technology Environment and Energy Center) will discuss the installation
and advantages of small wind energy. Also, last year Brian took a 10 day
trip to a Costa Rican Eco-Village and will share about the efforts there
to develop a sustainable future through renewable energy, low-impact
agriculture and education. Brian is part of a group of community college
instructors from across the United States working to develop study abroad
courses in sustainable development.
Moving Planet QC Walk/Bike Rally September 24, 2011
More pictures here!
Pictures from the Mines of Spain Outing:
A nice turnout for the cleanup helped make our chore
easier. Thank you to Kris Bergren, Judy Kasper and her grandchildren,
Bryane and Dylan, and Craig and Diane Sommers. It was a hot
humid morning but we finished the job before the rain.
Jerry Neff,
Outings Chair
October 1, 2010 Iowa Sierra Club dinner with Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune in Des Moines. ExCom members: Kristen Bergren, Bill Davies, Michael Brune, Kathryn Allen, Jerry Neff.
Water Sentinels Kathryn Allen and Kristen Bergren testing the turbidity of the Rock River at Black Hawk State Historic Site last June.
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Eagle View Group meets John Muir...aka John Wallace...on November 10 at the Watch Tower Lodge at Black Hawk Historic Site to celebrate Illinois Sierra Club's 50 anniversary. Bill Davies, Jerry Neff, Frank Holst, Sheri Colman, John Wallace, Kathryn Allen, Rachel Griffiths, Jodi Zimmerman, Kristen Bergren