Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/04/2019
6:30 pm
Location
White Bear Library
Address
2150 2nd Street
White Bear Lake, Minnesota, 55110
Website
https://bit.ly/2McysZJ
Categories
- Activism
- Conservation Convention
- Enviroment Education
- Family Friendly
- Speaker Series
- World Ocean's Day
Northeast Metro Climate Action invites you to an informational event in observance of World Oceans Day, Tuesday evening June 4 at 6:30 pm at White Bear Library, 2150 2nd Street, White Bear Lake , MN 55110. The topic of the event is “Recognizing and Reducing Our Collective Impact on Ocean Life”.Guest speaker at the June 4th event in White Bear Lake will be Prof. Kevin Theissen, Associate Professor of Geology at the University of St Thomas. This forum will focus on issues facing the health of the world’s oceans, including the bleaching of coral reefs, the warming and acidification of ocean waters related to climate change, and more. Professor Theissen’s presentation will focus on the science, impacts, consequences, and responses related to the problem of ocean acidification. Ocean acidification is called the “equally evil twin of climate change” because like climate change it is occurring mainly due to the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels.
Dr. Theissen’s research work applies geological and geochemical methods to study past climate and environmental change and he also does research related to climate change education, attitudes, and misconceptions. Dr. Theissen teaches courses in oceanography, paleoclimatology (past climates), and environmental geochemistry, all of which have strong sustainability themes.
Northeast Metro Climate Action works to broaden understanding in northeast metro suburbs of the seriousness of the climate change problem, and to broaden support for clean, renewable energy and other actions to preserve a safe climate for our kids and grandkids
