The New Color of Green: A Collective Voice Towards Change
Jerome Ringo
Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 at 8:00 am – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Jerome Ringo worked for more than twenty years in the petrochemical industry before turning to a career in conservation and environmental justice. After observing the negative impacts of pollution on primarily poor and minority communities along the Gulf Coast, he became a vocal advocate for clean energy as well as increased minority participation in the environmental movement. Ringo has served as board chair for the National Wildlife Federation, was a representative at the 1999 United Nations Sustainable Development Conference, took part in the 1998 Kyoto Treaty negotiations, and appeared in the Academy Award-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth. He currently serves on the board of directors at Apollo Alliance and is the Senior Executive for Global Strategies with Green Port. University Symposium on Sustainability Keynote Address.The keynote address is free and open to the public. Advance registration for the other symposium activities is encouraged and free for Iowa State University students, faculty and staff.
www.livegreen.iastate.edu/symposium/2011/
Join us for an additional presentation by this speaker:
Diversity in the Environmental Movement: Our Collaborative Opportunities - Jerome Ringo
Monday, February 21, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
Great Hall, Memorial Union
A reception and research poster display will precede the talk from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the South Ballroom.
Cosponsored By:
- Council on Sustainability
- Government of the Student Body
- Live Green Initiative
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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