Santa Monica College’s spring “Environmental Issues Lecture Series” features a range of topics, from mass transit to sustainable living. The series is sponsored by SMC’s Center for Environmental and Urban Studies, which is open to the public and features displays, a library and information center, video collection, native garden, and other services and activities related to environmental and urban studies. SMC has been offering courses in environmental and urban studies since fall 2001.
The series begins Wednesday, Feb. 21, with the lecture “Making Your World More Efficient & Sustainable,” which will show audience members how greening programs in businesses, schools and homes is saving money and resources.
The lineup for the remainder of the spring semester is: March 14: “Mass Transit & Our Big Blue Bus” April 4: “Community Based Solutions: Building a Sustainable Transport System from the Grassroots”
May 2: “New Urbanism: Creating Livable Communities” May 23: “SMC, Transportation Issues & Our Environmental Audit” All lectures are at 6:30 p.m. in Room 123 of SMC’s Bundy Campus, 3171 S. Bundy Drive, adjacent to Santa Monica Airport. They are free and seating is on a first-arrival basis. Parking is also free. For information, call (310) 434-4743 or go to http://events.smc.edu/environmental.html.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 13, 2007. Read the original PDF.