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EARTH DAY 2021
EVENTS CALENDAR Forwarded from Anne Ready, GVED About 2040 Award-winning director Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film) embarks on a journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream. Structured as a visual letter to his 4-year-old daughter, Damon blends traditional documentary with dramatized sequences and highend visual effects to create a vision board of how these solutions could regenerate the world for future generations. REGISTER: https://2040-april-11-18. eventbrite.com
Implementation of Wind into our energy portfolio involves many factors including transmission capacity, land usage, environmental issues, social and political topics, and a significant amount of technical engineering work. What Robb will discuss
States. Terry was appointed chairman of the Wind Task Force committee for the Wyoming County Commissioners Association. He was Chairman of the Carbon County commissioners. Terry is a past Chairman of the Republican party for Carbon County where he served for 2 years
In this session Larson will discuss many of these wind energy-related topics, including: • How much wind energy could we produce in Montana? • What wind projects are already in place? • How can we make sure that windmills don’t freeze? • How can we make them more safe for birds?
FILM: 2040 April 11-18 On demand Gallatin Valley Earth Day and The Valley of the Flowers Project presents 2040. Filmmaker Damon Gameau explores what the future could look like by 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions that exist today. Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prTQ443akE&ab_ channel=MadmanFilms What others are saying “Accessible, informative and optimistic look at solutions to the climate crisis...2040 is a rare climate documentary with an optimistic message” — The New York Times “Inspiring and empowering...as entertaining as educational” — The Los Angeles Times “2040 might just shift your world for the better.” --- Liam Maguren, Flicks.co.nz
TALK: Wind Energy Basics On demand Watch it on the Gallatin Valley Earth Day yourtube channel! Visit www.gallatinvalleyearthday.org to access. Join Robb Larson, MSU engineering professor, on Tuesday, April 13 at noon and learn about wind energy in Montana. Also learn about how a wind energy farm transformed the economy of Rawlings, WY from Mayor Terry Weickum. Wind Energy - the fastest growing source of energy Wind Energy is one of the world’s fastest growing sources of energy, and one that directly affects the state of Montana, the northern Rocky Mountain and Pacific Northwest regions, and the nation.
• What are our energy storage options and how does wind fit in with other green electric energy options on the grid? Robb Larson Robb Larson is an associate professor in the Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department at Montana State University. His research interests include: Wind Energy, Renewable Energy Technologies, Snow and Avalanche Science, Composite Materials, and Instrumentation. Robb serves as the director of Montana State’s Wind and Renewables Center and has taught courses in Wind and Renewable Energy at MSU for the past 14 years. Terry Weickum Terry Weickum is the current mayor of Rawlins, WY where they are iinstalling one of the largest wind farms in the United
FESTIVAL: Gallatin Valley Earth Day Festival at the Bozeman Public Library April 17 10am - 1 pm Exhibits ~ Children’s Activities ~ Food ~ Music Clean Up Day - City of Bozeman and Bozeman Beautification Advisory Board are handling out totes for cleaning up Bozeman. The totes include vests, trash bags, gloves. Exhibits • Electric car • “Ride” an electric Harley Davidson bike on a stand/ also children size bike
