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2011 Schedule Of Events, Education For Sustainability Summer Institute
2011 Schedule Of Events, Education For Sustainability Summer Institute
Education for Sustainability Summer Institute
The WKU College of Education and Behavioral Sciences and Center for Environmental Education and Sustainability hosted the first Education for Sustainability Summer Institute (EFSSI 2011) for Kentucky and the region on July 21-22, 2011. Participants learned about model programs, practical strategies, and resources for integrating sustainability into classes, schools, and districts. This event is the first of its kind in Kentucky and the region. It is being hosted by the WKU College of Education and Behavioral Sciences and WKU Center for Environmental Education and Sustainability.
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Keynote 2: The Alberta Oil Sands — Wrestling Bitumen Out Of The Wild North, David Rudolph
Keynote 2: The Alberta Oil Sands — Wrestling Bitumen Out Of The Wild North, David Rudolph
North American Energy Water Nexus Roundtable
Athabasca Oil Sand Reserve:
- Oil sands are contained within the Cretaceous McMurray Formation. (149,000 km2)
- 2.5 trillion barrels of extractable oil (~ 25 % of Canada Crude Oil Production)
- Surface mineable deposits cover 2,800 km2
- 450 billion L of process water used annually
- Currently over 130 km2 of tailings ponds (largest man-made structures in the world)
Panel Discussion Presentation: Canada-U.S. Transboundary Perspectives, David Rudolph
Panel Discussion Presentation: Canada-U.S. Transboundary Perspectives, David Rudolph
North American Energy Water Nexus Roundtable
Panel Discussion: U.S.-Canada Transboundary Perspectives
Longest international border in the world: 8,890km, over 3,000km are water!
- Major transboundary river systems (Columbia, Red River)
- 1997 Red River Flood
- Strategies for future power and water needs
- Canadian resource-based economy
Keynote 1: Energy And Water In The Western And Texas Interconnects, Vincent Tidwell
Keynote 1: Energy And Water In The Western And Texas Interconnects, Vincent Tidwell
North American Energy Water Nexus Roundtable
- Estimated Freshwater Withdrawals by Sector: 349 BGD
- U.S. Freshwater Consumption: 100 BGD
- Water for Energy, Energy for Water: Energy and power production requires water; Water production, processing, distribution, and end-use requires energy