Past Event

Man-Made Clouds: Global Solution or Unintended Consequences?

Tue, Dec 7 2010 - 6:00pm

Man-made Clouds: Global Solution, or Unintended Consequences?
This program is postponed
Mark Z. Jacobson, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Atmosphere Energy Program, Stanford UniversityAllan Buckmann, Former Scientist, California Fish and Game; Presenter, UN Conference on Global WarmingEric Karlstrom, Professor, California State University; FilmmakerRosalind Peterson, President and Co-founder, Agriculture Defense Coalition; Former Crop Loss Adjustor, U.S.D.A. Farm Service Agency Christie Dames, CEO, TechTalk / Studio – Moderator
From commercial airlines to solar radiation management and weather modification, what is happening in our skies may have more to do with our health and the health of the planet than we know. Academia, NGOs, media from Scientific American to NBC, and global citizens have started to investigate the effect of jet contrails and weather modification on weather patterns, plant and wildlife, and the health of people. What’s going on, how do we understand it, and what can we do about it?
MLF: Business & LeadershipLocation: SF Club OfficeTime: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. programCost: $8 members, $20 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID)Program Organizer: Kevin O’Malley