Community Talks and other Media talks and interviews

These talks to the community fall into three broad groups:

• Talks to schools, citizen and business groups, church groups - a few narrative talks, but mostly powerpoint - here pdfs - some with video
• TV, radio or film interviews
• Commentaries on Vermont Public Radio. Read, listen, download pdf.
• See Research for more technical talks: eg. UVM

Upcoming Talks

No Scheduled Talks

I have no talks scheduled at this point. Please contact me if you're interested in scheduling me for your next event!

Past Talks

2023-02-15Mother Nature's View of Climate Change

UVM

2023-01-27Mother Nature's View of Climate Change

UMass Amhurst, Integrated Leaning Building, Room 331

2022-11-18Earth’s View of Climate Change

Godnick Center. Rutland, VT

2020-04-28Climate Crisis: Facing uncertainties with Vision (630-8pm) [Now on-line]

Zoom - online

2020-04-26Earth Sunday talk (1030am)

United Church of Underhill (Zoom on-line)

2020-02-17Caring for the Earth

Stockbridge Historical Town Meeting Hall

2019-11-21Climate Change and increasing severe weather

Rutland South Rotary Club (Elks Club)

2019-10-08Climate Change and Increasing Severe Weather

VT State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) in Waterbury.

2019-09-05Climate Catastrophe Ahead

Bennington College

2019-08-14Climate Catastrophe Ahead: Can we still stop it?

Mount Holly Conservation Trust; at IOOF Hall, 37 Lake Street Belmont, VT

2019-04-22Climate Change and Community Resilience

White Mountain School

2019-04-09Climate Change and Community Resilience

Milton, Vermont

2019-03-07Climate Resilience and Sustainable Agriculture

Green Mountain College

2019-01-17The Climate Change Challenge

Rutland High School

2018-12-16The Climate Challenge (1030am)

Rutland Unitarian Universalist Church, West St.

2018-11-18Climate Change: our choices (350 meeting: 6pm)

Grace Congregational Church, Rutland VT

2018-09-19The Climate Change Challenge

Killington Rotary

2018-04-22The challenge we face: Earth Day 2018

Factory Point Park, Manchester at 2pm

2018-04-22Earth day message

Dorset Church, 10am

2018-04-13The Climate Change Challenge

Noon, Vermont Tech, Randolph Center, VT 05061

2017-11-08Resilience in a Time of Extreme Events: PBS film

Paramount Theater, Rutland Vermont

2017-11-04Climate Change and the Future

Mountain School, Vershire (4pm)

2017-11-04Understanding Climate Change: Vershire at 6:30pm

Vershire Town Center Building, Vershire VT

2017-11-02Climate Change, Hurricanes and Extreme Weather

Catholic Climate Covenant Webinar

2017-10-21Understanding climate change and its policy and practical implications

VTIPL conference: 10-4pm; First Congregational Church, Manchester, VT

2017-10-10Climate Change: gardening in Rutland

Rutland Garden Club - 1pm; Leahy Center, RRMC

2017-09-15The Climate Challenge Deepens : 2pm

Castleton University Science Colloquium

2017-08-19Climate Change: Sun and Fun event, Bennington: 10am

Second Congregational Church, Bennington

2017-08-15Radio Interview with Joe Gainza, Gathering Peace, Aug 15 at 9:30 AM

On WGDR 91.1 FM; WGDH 97.1 FM; www.wgdr.org : live streaming & archive

2017-06-21The Climate Challenge Deepens

CCV Winooski

2017-05-23The Climate Challenge deepens

Climate Change Cafe; Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro, 6-8:15pm

2017-04-28Climate Change and the Public Interest

Vermont Statehouse hearing: Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife (8:30am)

2017-04-22Climate Change and the Future of Vermont: Pawlet Energy Fair on Earth Day

Town Hall, Pawlet, Vermont, 3pm

2017-04-22Climate Science and the Public Interest

Fox Room, Rutland Free Library, Rutland, VT. 11:00am (Rutland March for Science: 10:30-12:30)

2017-04-12The Climate Challenge Deepens

Newsbank Conference Center, 352 Main Street, Chester, 7pm

2017-03-29Climate Change comes to Rutland

Fox Room, Rutland Library, 6:30pm

2017-02-09Climate Change and Resilience

UVM

2017-01-23How Will Climate Change Affect Vermont?

Wallingford Town Hall at 6:30pm

2016-12-14Interweaving climate research and public understanding (Bolin Talk - AGU)

AGU annual conference, San Francisco

2016-03-09Dealing with Climate Change

CCV Winooski

2015-10-25Caring for our common home: discussion of the Papal Encyclical

Dorset Church

2015-09-30Dealing with Climate Change (Manchester, VT: 5:30pm)

Green Mountain Academy (at Burr and Burton)

2015-09-29Adapting to Climate Change (Springfield, VT: 2pm)

OLLI, Nolin Murray Center

2015-08-16Caring for our common home

Rutland United Methodist Church

2015-06-17Understanding Climate Change (PEG-TV, Rutland)

PEG-TV studio, Rutland VT

2015-06-03Adapting to Climate Change (Mendon VT, 11:15am)

Mendon Methodist Church on Route 4 East across from Sugar & Spice Restaurant.

2015-04-21Global and local climate and our future

UVM

2015-04-15Adapting to Climate Change (Richford VT, 6:30pm)

Conference room, town of Richford

2015-04-14Créer un Climat d’Espoir - Creating a Climate of Hope

Église St-Ignace-de-Loyola, Québec

2015-04-07Climate Change, Vermont and the Future

Statehouse, Montpelier, VT

2015-02-27Adapting to Climate Change (Osher, Rutland at 1:30pm)

Godnick Adult Center, 1 Deer St., Rutland, VT

2015-02-12Understanding daily climate at northern latitudes (Howard Woodin Colloquium)

Middlebury College

2014-11-12China-US Climate Agreement on WDEV radio (10 min)

WDEV radio

2014-10-27Dealing with Climate Change

Dartmouth Osher, Hanover NH

2014-10-24Science, Earth and Spirit

Green Mountain College

2014-09-11Climate Change in the Northeast

Stoweflake Resort, Stowe, VT

2014-05-15Climate Change discussion (Thursday, 9:30-10:00)

WDEV radio

2014-04-22Climate Change Café: Dealing with Climate Change

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro, 6pm

2014-04-17Dealing with Climate Change

Library, Montpelier, 6pm

2014-04-14Climate Change and Flooding in Vermont

Green Mountain College, 1 pm

2014-03-27Global Climate Change and Vermont

Norwich University, Northfield

2014-03-19Climate Change:a Question of Attitude

Rutland High School

2014-03-11Climate Change and Gardening

Ilsley Library, Middlebury, 1:00 pm (with Video)

2014-02-18Climate Change: transformation challenges for Vermont

Fletcher Allen, Burlington, 6:30 pm

2014-02-18Dealing with Climate Change: Pt. 2

ESI College, Middlebury, 1:30 pm

2014-02-04Dealing with Climate Change: Pt 1

ESI College, Middlebury, 1:30 pm

2014-01-24Climate Change: Implications for Vermont

HFHC, Mountain Top Inn, Chittenden, VT

2014-01-09Climate Change in Vermont (Panel Discussion)

Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury, 6 pm

2013-12-17Dealing with Climate Change

Vermont Technical College: Judd Hall

2013-10-16Climate Change - an Overview

CCV-Winooski

2013-10-08Climate Change and Vermont

Lyndon Institute

2013-09-13Climate Change and Vermont

Essex Middle School

2013-08-27The Great Transition

Eastview, Middlebury at 3pm

2013-07-30Climate Change and Vermont

Eastview, Middlebury

2013-07-13Climate Update

SolarFest 2013

2013-04-23Global Climate Change and Vermont

Norwich University

2013-03-20Climate Change: the real story

Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., 1:30pm

2013-03-11Climate Change in Vermont

Lyndon State College

2013-03-06Climate Change in Vermont

Burr and Burton Academy, Manchester VT

2013-02-14What Climate Change Means to Vermont

Pavilion Building, Montpelier VT

2013-02-11Vermont's Changing Climate

CCV Winooski

2013-02-07Water and Vermont's Changing Climate

Rockingham Free Public Library, 65 Westminster Street, Bellows Falls, Vermont

2013-01-17Vermont's Changing Climate

Salisbury Conservation Commission, at Salisbury Elementary School (7pm)

2012-12-05Climate Change and Vermont

Vermont Commons School

2012-11-01Climate Change in Vermont

North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT

2012-10-26Overview of Climate Change in New England

New England RCD Conference, Quechee VT

2012-10-18Climate Change In Vermont – What We Can Expect

One World Conservation Center, 413 US Rte. 7 South, Bennington, Vermont 05201

2012-09-19Climate Change, Vermont and the Future

Sustainable Development Policy, UVM, Burlington, Vermont

2012-06-12Climate Change and Vermont

Camel's Hump Middle School, Richmond, VT

2012-05-24Climate Change – What’s in store for Vermont?

WEC annual meeting, Montpelier

2012-03-23Climate Change in Vermont

Waitsfield Elementary school

2012-02-07Climate Change and Vermont (Friends of Winooski River)

Waterbury, Vermont

2012-02-05Science Pub: Climate Change and Vermont

Lakehouse Pub & Grille Route 30, 3 miles north of Route 4, Castleton: 4pm

2011-11-16Vermont Climate Literacy

DKG, Rutland, VT

2011-11-16Understanding Climate Change (with VIDEO)

St. Michael's College, VT

2011-09-29Climate Change and Vermont

UVM, Burlington, VT

2011-09-23Science, Earth and Spirit

Green Mountain College, Poultney, Vt

2011-07-28Climate Change and Vermont

CCV Winooski

2011-04-09Earth, Vermont and the Future

Merchants Hall, 40-42 Merchants Row, Rutland, Vermont

2011-04-02Climate Change and Vermont

VWA, Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, VT

2011-03-24Climate Challenges facing Vermont

St. Johnsbury, North Congregational Church parlor

2011-03-24The Future Climate of Vermont

Lyndon State College

2011-03-19Climate Change: the State of the Earth

NESC, Holiday Inn, Marlboro, MA

2011-03-08Climate Change and Vermont

CCV Winooski

2011-02-09Climate Change in Vermont and the coming Transition

Tiny Theater, Main St, Poultney

2011-01-20Vermont, Climate Change and the Great Transition

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, Vermont

2010-11-04Climate Change & the Carbon link

Natural Resources Conservation, GMC

2010-10-20Global Warming and New England

Hanover, NH

2010-09-29Climate Change and Vermont

Johnson State College, Vermont

2010-09-21Climate change, energy and a resilient future

Castleton State College Soundings program

2010-09-19Climate Change: a global and local perspective

Marlboro College, Vermont

2010-05-19Understanding Climate Change

Killington Rotary

2010-03-16Managing the Earth System (with Video)

University of Vermont, Rubenstein School

2010-03-11Science & the Creation

First Congregational Church, Burlington, VT

2010-03-07Climate & the NE Seasons

STORM Conference, Saratoga, NY

2010-02-01Climate Change, Energy & Vermont

Maclure Library, Pittsford, VT

2009-04-19Caring for Creation: the choices we face

Earth Sunday, Grace UCC, Rutland, VT

2009-03-27Climate, Energy and Community

OSHER Lifelong Learning Inst., Rutland, VT

2008-05-07Weather and Climate Change -VPT Emerging Science Series

Vermont Public Television

2007-11-17Local Food

Winter Farmers Market, Rutland, VT

2005-09-27Impact of Climate Change on New England (Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering: VASE)

University of Vermont