Unity students in the lab

Speakers and workshops:

  • Keynote Speaker: Jim Merkel, author of Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth and director of the Global Living Project.
  • Target Atmospheric CO2: The Science Behind 350: Unity College's Dr. Mick Wormersly Associate Professor and Director of Sustainability here at Unity takes a look at current and future CO2 emissions. Check his blog for more information.
  • Climate Policy with Pete Didisheim: Unity College Trustee Pete Didisheim is the Advocacy Director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine, the state’s leading environmental advocacy organization.  At NRCM he provides strategic, legislative, and management direction across a broad range of environmental policy issues – including energy policy, climate policy, north woods protection, water quality, and toxic pollution.
  • Wind Power in Maine Communities: Unity graduate Steve Swartz '10 has worked collecting wind data across the state to access Maine’s viability for non- commercial wind energy projects. He currently works for Green Sun, a Portland based company that designs and builds practical alternative energy solutions.
  • Should Nature Have Rights? Addressing Climate Change by Driving Sustainability Into Law: Chad Nicholson works for the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) in Maine building sustainable communities by assisting people to assert their right to local self-government and the rights of nature. In Maine, CELDF has worked with citizens in Shapleigh and Newfield to pass rights-based ordinances prohibiting corporate water withdrawals in those towns.
  • Students for a Just and Stable Future is a student-led, volunteer network leading the way towards bold solutions to the climate crisis. This student driven group is well established in schools across Massachusetts and is working to start a network of students in Maine. Lean more from Unity student Jean Altamore and help to brainstorm ideas as to how Maine students can get involved. More info at http://justandstable.org/
  • Edible Plant walk – Get outside and join the Unity College Primitive Skills Club in a walk through Unity’s trails to identify wild edibles.  Save yourself a trip to the grocery store – harvest your next meal from the forest floor.


Join us for 10/10/10 -  350 day activities

  • Registered 350 day event @ http://www.350.org
  • What is 350 day?  - Intro/Discussion
  • Home weatherization basics
  • Recycled bottle planters
  • Hand made post cards to legislators
  • Clothing swap – bring any old or unwanted cloths to swap with others students from around the state.
  • And more!