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Monthly Wed noon -  Bard College's National Climate Seminar - Listen in real time to climate and clean energy specialists talk about the latest science, policy, law, and economics of climate change. Call-in number: 1-712-432-3100; Conference Code: 253385.  Info here.  You also hear the archived  audio via computer after the call. All at Noon at the same number:        

2012
Feb. 1    Jon Shenk, Filmmaker, Actual Films    The Island President: Climate Story-telling
Feb. 14    Anthony Leiserowitz, Yale Project on Climate Change Communication    Six Americas: Communication on Climate
Mar. 7    Billy Parish, author and founder, Solar Mosaic    Careers: Finding Meaning, Money and Community
Mar. 21    Auden Schendler, VP for Sustainability, Aspen Skiing Company    Getting Green Done: Front Line Sustainability Work
Apr. 4    Paul Comey, Vice President of Environmental Affairs, GMCR    The Climate for Coffee
Apr. 18    Cynthia Rosenzweig, Climate Impacts Group, NASA Goddard Inst.    Climate and Food Supply
May. 2    Jihan Gearon, Director, Black Mesa Coalition    Carbon Supply Chain: Black Mesa and Beyond

Fridays (2-10 to 3/31, 2012) NOON TO 1:30, Free  Public Bank  Teleconferences sharing information about city, county and state-owned banks.
Fri Feb 10: Guest Speaker, Ed Sather, SVP Trust and Treasury Services (ret.), BND
Fri Feb 17: Guest Speaker, Ellen Brown, author of Web of Debt and Chairman, Public Banking Institute
Fri Feb  24: Guest Speaker, Ed Sather, SVP Trust and Treasury Services (ret.), BND , and continuing...
Info here.  Register here.

April 27 & 28, 2012 - The Public Banking Institute is hosting the inaugural Public Banking in America Conference in Philadelphia in response to the growing demand for monetary and banking reform in the public interest.  The 2 day conference will focus on the role of public banking throughout the world, with special emphasis on: the Bank of North Dakota; the current banking crisis, its causes and solutions; and direction and guidance to those who wish to further public banking in their cities, counties, and states. Presenters and attendees include state policymakers, legislators, banking professionals, economists, independent business persons, community organizers, and others interested in these critical and timely issues. Conference registration is available now - Early Bird through 2/29 is $95.  For those who don't attend in person, a high resolution webcast is $45. Keynote Speaker is Gar Alperovitz.  See all speakers at www.publicbankinginamerica.org/speakers . Register here.