A Road Not Taken: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Join us this Thursday for an enlightening film screening followed by a discussion with local energy and policy experts!
A Road Not Taken: Film Screening + Panel Discussion
Thursday, December 4th
5:30 - 7:30pm
Library Fishbowl (Library rm 209)
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House, which were subsequently removed during the Reagan presidency. A Road Not Taken goes back in time to the global oil crisis in the 1970's and traces the fate of these solar panels. With interviews of key players, this documentary centers Carter’s solar installation as a critical prelude to our own era.
Panelists include:
Barbara McVeigh, Founder of the Jimmy Carter Jamboree
Steve Madrone, Humboldt County Board of Supervisors
Arne Jacobson, Director of the Schatz Energy Research Center
Michael Stocker, Executive Director of Ocean Conservation Research
To see the film trailer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_88idk1VJGU
This event is brought to you by the Humboldt Advisory Committee on Sustainability as part of their Sustainability Film Series.
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