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2013 PESC events:

Feb 1-2 Kai Huschke presentations on Community Bill of Rights (we supported effort led by Wild Idaho Rising Tide)
Feb 8 show Frontline “Climate of Doubt” followed by Tom Bitterwolf (UI) discussion.
Feb 15 Michael Jennings (UI), “Climate Disruption: Are We Beyond the Worst Case Scenario?”
We have fostered and participated in the new Palouse Transition group, which organized a free locally produced community meal at 1912 Center on March 24. (Also jointly with GSC)
March 23 “Through the Eyes of a Firefighter” talk and video by long-term Forester and Fire Fighter Chris Bolz focused on the effects of global warming on our national forests.
Henry Lawrence and Pat Rathmann, Palouse Land Trust Director Amy Trujillo, and PLT Board Members John Bolles and Roger Blanchard hiked sections of Idler’s Rest to survey possible ways our group could help with trail maintenance projects.
April exhibit, Moscow Library, thanks to Ellen Thiem and Selma Carney.
Apr 17, Week tabling event sponsored by WSU Environmental Task Force
April 21 “Earth Night” Premier “Do the Math: the Movie” from 350.org at Pat Rathmann’s home.

Coal Trains concert by Dana Lyons on 10/19 (co-sponsors WIRT, FOC, Great Old Broads for Wilderness, Palouse Group of Sierra Club)
Fall semester worked with Joe Astorino’s WSU ‘Environment and Society’ Soc 332 students both in PESC and in the Palouse Transition group
Ted Kisha (USDA/WSU) gave a talk 9/28 on preserving genetic stocks
Craig Cogger (WSU) gave a talk 9/30 on Climate Change; also gave talk the following day at WSU
our website went live (http://sustainablepalouse.org/)
“Tipping Point: the end of Oil” shown on 11/9.
‘Voluntary Simplicity’ discussion group June-August
Pat Rathmann and Helen Yost attended the Alberta Tar Sands Healing Walk.
Moscow Library exhibit in June

Documentary film, “Gasland” & talk by Dr. Jerry Fairley (UI, Hydrogeology) (WIRT as lead sponsor)
Fracking Forum: “Hydraulic Fracturing in Idaho” with Idaho Rep.TomTrail and others (WIRT as lead sponsor)
“Climate Change: True or False” presentation by Dr. Tom Bitterwolf (UI Chemistry)
“Pacific Northwest Agriculture and Climate Change—Vulnerabilities and Opportunities” presented by Dr. S. Eigenbode (UI, Chemical Ecology)
Moscow Democracy School Kai Huschke (WIRT lead sponsor)
”Sustainable Energy: Can We Do It?” presented by Bailey Smith (UI)
The film “Revenge of the Electric Car”, & discussion with Dr. Michael Jennings (UI, Geography) and Dr. Dan Cordon (UI, Mechanical Engineer) (Palouse Group of the Sierra Club, co-sponsor)
The film, “Carbon Nation” was shown on Earth Day