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BP Launches Ultimate Field Trip
An overview of the 2015 Ultimate Field Trip challenge:
The Problem
The production and processing of oil, gas and biofuels both use and produce large volumes of water. Much of the produced water contains contaminants that must be treated before the water can be disposed. Tightening regulations and increased demand for water in many parts of the world are resulting in
increasing costs and risks. The ability to reuse produced water
or treat it more efficiently could help manage environmental and
energy sustainability challenges.
The Challenge
Identify and develop a novel technical solution that will reduce
the amount of water utilized and/or find an effective use for water
produced from operations.
The Prize
This year's prize is a two-week field trip to Trinidad and Tobago,
where the winning teams will have the opportunity to visit a BP offshore platform, as well as a BP onshore processing facility.
The teams will also spend time visiting sites in Tobago and the
Pigeon Point Heritage Park.
Students from U.S. universities are asked to register a team of
three at www.bp.com/uft/us and are required to complete a short technical quiz by October 10.
A short list of teams will be selected and asked to send in their
competition entry to address this year's challenge. The successful teams will progress to a campus final in November
and December 2014. The U.S. National Final, where teams will
go head-to-head, will take place on April 9-10, 2015 at BP's U.S.
headquarters in Houston.
More information
If interested, contact Doug Arent from NREL.
CELL: Center for Ecological Living and Learning Study Abroad Programs
Posting of this announcement is purely for information purposes and does not constitute an endorsement of the program by ENVS or CU Boulder. Students are strongly encouraged to consult with their advisors prior to signing up for any courses offered through institutions other than CU to ensure that they will receive academic credit upon completion.
Go beyond traditional study abroad programs. Be a part of local and global solutions to environmental, social, and economic problems. Experience some of the world's most inspiring examples of community sustainability from organizations like Heifer International, Sustainable Harvest International, and others. Learn experientially and through service learning opportunities that integrate classroom knowledge with real-world applications.
CELL has space available in their 2015 Spring, Fall, and Maymester programs in:
Central America
Iceland
Scotland
CELL Website
Questions?
Growing Gardens Community Harvest Festival October 8
It's fall on the farm and the 2nd annual Community Harvest Festival is brewing at Growing Gardens - Boulder's favorite urban garden located in the heart of the city, easily accessible by the local bike path. The festival provides kids and adults of all ages and interests a chance to enjoy a myriad of nature, art and leisurely activities. This free celebration is open to the public for celebrants to enjoy pumpkin painting, face painting, a crazy bubble-making machine and dressing up like a farmer or beekeeper. The pumpkin patch is loaded with pumpkins to buy and not to be missed are the Growing Gardens awards for Community Gardeners-awards for best tomatoes, best garden leader, best weeding and more. Oskar Blues' Chuburger Bonewagon, a biergarten sponsored by The Post Brewing Company and lively bluegrass music in the garden guarantees a fun and lively event.
The Community Harvest Festival is Wednesday, October 8th from 4 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at Growing Gardens beautiful 11-acre organic garden located at 1630 Hawthorn Ave in Boulder. Check online for updates at the Growing Gardens Website
Educational Opportunity with Food First to Explore Cuba's Revolutionary Food System, Jan 2015 Known for being frozen in time, Cuba is light years ahead of most of the world in sustainable farming and agricultural self-reliance. Through its Food Sovereignty Tours program, Oakland-based Food First offers the public a unique opportunity to experience Cuba's groundbreaking advances in sustainable agriculture. The delegation will take place Jan 3-12, 2015. Open to all individuals interested in Cuban organic food systems, culture, agroecology, permaculture and sustainable agriculture. To learn more, visit Food Sovereignty Tours or contact Program Coordinator Katie Brimm. Green Room Certification for Residence Hall Students Green Room Certifications are an opportunity to learn about all the ways you can be more environmentally friendly while living on campus. From heating to water use, our staff can help you recognize all the ways you can save energy and water in the halls - in 2 easy meetings. It will also help you get connected with clubs, events, and leadership programs through in person conversations about your interests - making CU easy to navigate for a new student interested in sustainability and environmental action.
Upon completion of the Green Room Certification process, you will also be entered in a raffle for a chance to win up to $200 on a visa gift card! We'll be giving these gift cards away, as well as several other awesome items, to any participating resident.
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Living in Nature: First Boulder Rights of Nature Film Festival Featuring Films by Les Blank When: October 16-19, 2014
Where: Boulder Dairy Center for Performing Arts
Tickets: Dairy Center for the Performing Arts ticket office and website
Informational Contact: Steve Jones, [email protected] Film Festival Movie Descriptions and Trailers
Our National Parks: Lessons in Courage, Diversity, Justice and Environmental Quality
The Center of the American West is proud to present former National Park Service Director Robert Stanton giving the 2014 Randy Jones Lecture, Oct. 9, in celebration of the centennial of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Date: Oct. 9 Location: Eaton Humanities - Room 150
Time: 6:30 p.m.
The Randy Jones Memorial Lecture Series was created by CU-Boulder's Center of the American West, in collaboration with Rocky Mountain National Park, as a tribute to former National Park Service Deputy Director Randy Jones.
Real Food Media Project launches new Film Library and 2015 Contest
Real Food Media is excited to announce the launch of the 2015 Real Food Media Contest, their second annual short films competition focusing on food, farming, and sustainability.
They are open for submissions until January 5, 2015.
Judges include celebrity chefs Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, Alice Waters, film critics, and more. Earlybird submission deadline is December 15, 2014
The top 10 films are in the running for cash prizes, showcased at national and international film festivals (even more this year), and online at Pop-Up Film Festivals - to date, they have received more than 100 requests for these Festivals from around the world. They have also added new awards for animation, cinematography, and more--and the grand prize winner gets $5,000.
They are also launching a new platform featuring more incredible films from the first batch of submissions via our new Real Food Media Film Library, created for educators, organizers, policy makers, good food advocates, and everyone in between.
School of the Environment and Sustainability Series The School of the Environment and Sustainability Colloquium Series provides the CU and Boulder community with provocative and insightful conversations that provide compelling illustrations of innovative work in the environment and sustainability taking place in Boulder and elsewhere. The colloquium series is held most Wednesdays this fall semester from 3-4:30 pm in the Old Main Chapel. Light refreshments will be served from 3-3:30 pm, followed by the featured lecture and Q&A from 3:30-4:30 pm. The event on Wednesday, October 8 features a lecture presented by Associate Professor Suzanne Anderson, Department of Geography and Fellow of the Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research titled "The Surprisingly Deep History of Boulder's Iconic Landscape". It is easy to take for granted the magnificent landscape surrounding us in Boulder. Its architecture reflects its deep geologic history, and controls such things as the generation of floods and debris flows. Professor Anderson's lecture will draw on the interdisciplinary work of the Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory to illustrate how geologic context and climate-driven processes shape landscapes that sustain us. Event Flyer Student to Farm Event October 18 Volunteer trip to Aspen for The Polish Ambassadors Permaculture Action Tour in Basalt. Contact: [email protected] Facebook Page | 
