Most of our high technology developments includes the use of some type of rare earth elements. This is a big problem since these rare earth elements are not distributed uniformly around the world. Where do we find these elements? In the 04/26/18 EcoGreen Group meeting, we will take a look at this issue and look specifically at the relationship of super volcanoes and electric vehicles. Join us to find out what this relationship is! 
Bees are more important for California than you realize. Come to our April 19, 2018 EcoGreen Meeting and learn about how helpful they are. In this presentation, Beverly Turner will show a National Geographic video and provide some information on wild bees vs the common "trucked in" honey bees. 
Soil; it gets your carpets dirty, the dog tracks it into the house, but, let's look at it's benefits. Good soil is very important. It serves us well. It is our primary medium for growing our food crops. It provides a symbiotic playground for all of life on the earth. And, it can be used to sequester carbon from our atmosphere to offset climate warming. In our April 12, 2018 EGG session, Elizabeth Guimarin will provide us the latest interesting updates on the benefits of good soil. Please join us! 
Our cities are going to have to change to allow for sustainable living in the future. What will they look like? How will they be different? What decisions issues will have to deal with? How reved' up on technology will they be? Join us at our 3/22/18 EcoGreen Group meeting for an exploration of this topic. We will view some videos and have some discussion. 
What Super Volcanoes Have To Do With Electric Vehicles
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- Category: Materials and Recycling
- Written by Mei-Ling Shek
Presentation And Videos Hosted By Mei-Ling Shek
A number of chemical elements play a crucial role in renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar power, and electric vehicles. A shortage of energy-critical elements would limit the wide-scale deployment of renewable energy. At present, the United States imports over 90% of the energy-critical elements identified in a joint study by the American Physical Society and Materials Research Society.[1] Therefore domestic resources are of importance for energy security.We will view a video recording of a Stanford Energy Seminar given by Gail Mahood, Professor of Geological Sciences at Stanford University. Her current work is focused on rhyolitic calderas related to initial impingement of the Yellowstone plume and resulting Columbia River flood basalt volcanism. Recently, Mahood and her students have been studying how lithium is concentrated in rhyolitic magmas and the volcanic products of calderas in the western U.S. to produce the largest lithium resource in the United States.
[1] “Securing Materials for Emerging Technologies” by APS and MRS, https://www.aps.org/policy/reports/popa-reports/energy-critical.cfm
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Hungry? Check Out Your Backyard, Not The Store!
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- Category: Natural Systems
- Written by Rod Kirk
A Presentation By Rod Kirk
With just a little bit of knowledge, one could easily survive being stranded out in the wilderness without dying of hunger. We are so used to our routine of going to the supermarket to buy the food for our breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Did you realize that there is a "free supermarket" all around us all that we can harvest for our table? These areas include our backyards, parks, open areas, empty lots, and other such places.In today's EGG meeting, we will take a look at some of the wild edible plants that we could be making use of. Most of these edibles pack way more vitamins and minerals than our grocery story relatives. We will view some informative and recent videos and have some discussion.
Join us for this interesting session which hopefully will entice you to start some exploring and harvesting on your own!
Total Native Bee Experience
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- Category: Natural Systems
- Written by Rod Kirk
A Presentation & Video By Beverly Turner
Bees are an essential part of the California agriculture and natural environment. We all know about the many bees that are brought into California to pollinate our agricultural crops. But what about our native bees? Where do they fit in? Join us for this very interesting presentation where Beverly Turner will be showing a National Geographic video on bees.Read more: Total Native Bee Experience
Insights Into the Future of Sustainability: Thanks to My A.P. Environmental Science Class
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- Category: Education
- Written by Rod Kirk
A Presentation By Tony Green
Before becoming a high school science teacher last fall, I shared the message of sustainability to audiences nationally, primarily with adults. Since the Bay Area overall is as green minded a place as you find anywhere I wondered if teaching high school students would provide a new outlet for encouraging people to be more sustainable. As it turned out I was the one who was awakened. During my time teaching children their questions and concerns provided insights which I believe would be worthwhile for everyone to keep in mind as we all strive to make our planet a better place for those who will inhabit it in the future. Please join us for Tony's personal account of his adventure in education!
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Soil Health for Carbon Sequestration in the Face of Climate Change
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- Category: Natural Systems
- Written by Rod Kirk
A Presentation By Elizabeth Guimarin
In the face of climate change, healthy soils can remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the soil. It can change agriculture and land management from a major cause of climate change to a solution within reach! Storing carbon in the soil is an important solution to climate change and offers many additional benefits such as, increased water abundance, moderation of extreme weather, food security and good livelihoods for farmers and ranchers. Whether you live in an urban or rural area in California, we can all participate in regenerating land by capturing carbon through soil health.• How can we drawdown carbon with healthy soils?
• How does regenerating landscapes sequester carbon and stabilize the climate?
• What is being done in California? What can we do?
Please join us for this interesting presentation!
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Urban Smart & Green Views
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- Category: General Sustainability
- Written by Rod Kirk
Presentation, Videos, Meeting Hosted By Rod Kirk
Studies have shown that there is a definite migration from the country to the city. How are all these people going to survive in these cramped spaces? What is going to change? What is going to have to change? How can such an environment be maintained at a sustainable level?In our March 22, 2018 EGG meeting we will investigate these and other questions. Since we are all about sustainability, we will take a look at how cities will become "smarter" and how they will maintain a desired level of "green". Join us for this interesting session where we will view some relevant videos and have some discussion.
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