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Students from around the southeast visit campus for energy conference.
By: Jenny Mccalister
Issue date: 2/16/07 Section: News
Some 300 students from college campuses across the Southeast plan to attend the third annual Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference (SSREC) at Clemson University this weekend, Feb. 16 through 19.
The SSREC began in 2003 when UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University students came together to implement student driven renewable energy initiatives. Students wanted to share their ideas with other schools in the Southeast so the first conference was held in 2004 in Raleigh and Durham, N.C. In 2005, the conference was held at the University of Tennessee.
The mission of the SSREC is to create campus initiatives that reduce campus greenhouse gas emissions by aggregating four levels of campus community (student, faculty, staff, and administration) towards comprehensive campus climate action plans.
Laura Ceva, a senior studying philosophy and environmental science and policy, is the chairwoman of the SSREC this year.
"Because our generation has such a huge influence on policy makers, I believe education and awareness is crucial for the environmental movement's success," she said. "If we can rally students to be fully knowledgeable and excited about environmental issues, then we can truly create a difference in our future."
The conference, taking place mostly in Tillman Hall, will consist of speakers, workshops, and breakout groups that focus on climate change, renewable energy on campuses and taking the challenge beyond campus life.
Allen Thompson, assistant professor in the philosophy department, will be holding a workshop at the SSREC titled, "Responsibility for the end of nature (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Global Warming)."
Thompson teaches the course Introduction to Logic and Environmental Ethics and is very concerned with global warming. The topic for the SSREC workshop originated because he is trying to better understand the nature of his worrying using the tools of philosophical analysis.
The workshop will focus on the idea of human-caused global warming and how we are morally responsible for the environmental crisis. According to Thompson, the talk can be summed up by the slogan, "you break it, you own it."
The SSREC began in 2003 when UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University students came together to implement student driven renewable energy initiatives. Students wanted to share their ideas with other schools in the Southeast so the first conference was held in 2004 in Raleigh and Durham, N.C. In 2005, the conference was held at the University of Tennessee.
The mission of the SSREC is to create campus initiatives that reduce campus greenhouse gas emissions by aggregating four levels of campus community (student, faculty, staff, and administration) towards comprehensive campus climate action plans.
Laura Ceva, a senior studying philosophy and environmental science and policy, is the chairwoman of the SSREC this year.
"Because our generation has such a huge influence on policy makers, I believe education and awareness is crucial for the environmental movement's success," she said. "If we can rally students to be fully knowledgeable and excited about environmental issues, then we can truly create a difference in our future."
The conference, taking place mostly in Tillman Hall, will consist of speakers, workshops, and breakout groups that focus on climate change, renewable energy on campuses and taking the challenge beyond campus life.
Allen Thompson, assistant professor in the philosophy department, will be holding a workshop at the SSREC titled, "Responsibility for the end of nature (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Global Warming)."
Thompson teaches the course Introduction to Logic and Environmental Ethics and is very concerned with global warming. The topic for the SSREC workshop originated because he is trying to better understand the nature of his worrying using the tools of philosophical analysis.
The workshop will focus on the idea of human-caused global warming and how we are morally responsible for the environmental crisis. According to Thompson, the talk can be summed up by the slogan, "you break it, you own it."
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