Doug Matheson conducts a rotating oral reading (involving audience participants) of his essay titled "An Appeal from the Heart." Doug grew up a missionary kid in India, and was educated in Christian schools until graduate school. Despite a loving Christian indoctrination he came to realize that, when beliefs and evidence are in contradiction, personal honesty requires that we impose the evidence on our beliefs, instead of attempting to impose our beliefs on the evidence.
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An Appeal from the Heart
10/26/2014
Doug Matheson
Portland Climate Action Report
10/19/2014
Kyle Diesner
Kyle Diesner presents an overview of how the City of Portland addresses climate change. This includes the history of efforts to date, plus a preview of the Draft 2015 Climate Action Plan. He provides an in-depth exploration of Multnomah County’s impact on global carbon emissions. Diesner is a Policy Analyst for the City of Portland Bureau of Planning. He has been working on sustainability initiatives at the City of Portland since 2003.
Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming
10/12/2014
Gordon Fulks
Presentation by Gordon J. Fulks. He writes: “Dr. Fulks will explain how science is supposed to work and how it is failing today in the monumental climate scam. Will the science that brought us out of the Dark Ages into the modern world survive this assault on reason?” Dr. Fulks has written “Global Warming: Climate Orthodoxy Perpetuates a Hoax”. Dr. Fulks received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago.
Water: It's Complicated
09/28/2014
Catherine Howells
Presentation by Catherine Howells. Our urban environment is dependent on basic infrastructure (water, sewer, electricity and garbage) for our health and survival. This infrastructure is ignored by most of us because it runs so well that we take it for granted. This talk will look into what it really takes to deliver water to our taps. Catherine Howells is an adjunct professor at Portland State University where she teaches and researches about urban water systems. She has served on the City Club committee looking at water and sewer rates and is currently a member of the Portland Public Utilities Review Board.