This event is designed for outreach to the Santa Barbara community and helps the Bren School fulfill its teaching, research and public service mission beyond the University community. Breakfast Club speakers are invited to interact with Bren School students and faculty at the Bren School before and/or after the Breakfast Club meeting in Santa Barbara. If you are interested in joining the community of Bren School supporters either as a donor or Corporate Partner please contact Jennifer Purcell Deacon at (805) 893-5743. We look forward to having your involvement! |
The Breakfast Club, open to the community, meets quarterly at 7:30-9:00 a.m. at the University Club of Santa Barbara, 1332 Santa Barbara Street. Please join us. There is no charge for this event, and breakfast will be served. Seats are limited. To receive an invitation with details, please contact Jennifer Purcell Deacon at jennifer@bren.ucsb.edu or (805) 893-5742. The next Breakfast Club Meeting: Friday, May 2, 2008, 7:30 AM, University Club Topic: Green Pieces: A Business Plan for Green Modular Housing Guest Speakers: MESM Students from the Class of 2008, Nicole Dejonghe, Max DuBuisson, Jamie Britto, and Kelly Schmandt.
The next Dean's Council Luncheon Meeting: (Dean's Council Members only) Friday, April 11, 2008, 12:00 pm, Bren Courtyard
Past Breakfast Club Topics and Speakers. Topic:The British Columbia Connection and Renewables for California Guest Speaker: Paul B. Manson, President and CEO, Sea Breeze Power Corporation Paul Manson has over 10 years of experience in the renewable energy industry. He has fostered the growth of several companies in their start-up stage, and has extensive experience in the administration of public companies. In addition to serving as President and CEO of Sea Breeze Power Corp., Mr. Manson is also President of a management consulting firm, Banks Island Management Services Inc. With broad experience in the acquisition of assets and a strong vision for a sustainable future, Mr. Manson was instrumental in Sea Breeze Power Corp.’s (then International Powerhouse Energy Corp.) acquisition of private wind energy development company, Sea Breeze Energy Inc. Since then, Mr. Manson has contributed significantly to the growth of British Columbia’s wind energy industry, and through the initiation of independent transmission projects through a joint venture, the growth prospects for British Columbia’s Independent Power Producers industry.
Topic: Climate Change & Water: Rights and Runoff. Guest Speaker: Dr. Christina Tague, Assistant Professor at the Bren School. Dr. Tague, studies interactions between hydrology and ecosystem processes and explores how eco-hydrologic systems are altered by climate and land used changes. Dr. Tague is one of the principle developers of RHESSys, Regional Hydro-ecological simulation system, a coupled model of spatially distributed carbon, water and nitrogen cycling. This modeling approach seeks to provide science-based information on spatial patterns of vulnerability in water quantity, and ecosystem health.
Topic: California’s Energy-Water Nexus. This breakfast presentation described the inextricable link between energy and water. Although water supplies and energy supplies are thought of by the general public as two separate systems, this paradigm discounts the fact that energy itself consumes significant quantities of water. Likewise, it is also overlooked that the distribution of water requires large amounts of energy. This interdependence of energy and water is known as the energy-water nexus. Guest Speakers: MESM Students from the Class of 2007, James Lee Stacy Tellinghuisen, Bliss Dennen, Dana Larson and Cheryl Lee. In California, where water supplies are already limited, the effects of climate change and regional population growth threaten the future available supply of water for energy production. Meanwhile, rising prices of fossil fuels and concern over greenhouse gas emissions have led to broader interest and investment in renewable energy sources. Renewable energy sources not only reduce dependence on fossil fuels which emit the greenhouse gases linked to climate change, but in some cases also reduce the amount of freshwater required for energy generation. Other ways to reduce these freshwater inputs are through the use of reclaimed water and technologies such as IGCC and dry cooling. This presentation quantifies the amount of freshwater required to produce energy for different types of primary energy sources and power generation technologies. This project uses this information to compare the water input requirements of several different energy portfolios, using California as a regional case study. To learn more see http://fiesta.bren.ucsb.edu/~energywater/
Topic: Embracing the Environment. This breakfast presentation described the vision and policy behind Toyota’s commitment to the environment and its efforts to meet that commitment in North America and globally.
Past Breakfast Club Speakers: February 9, 2007 Bill Duff, Corporate Manager of the Environmental Coordination Office, Toyota Motor Sales, USA. Topic: Embracing the Environment October 6, 2006 Gary Libecap, Donald Bren Distinguished Professor of Corporate Environmental Management, Bren School Topic: The Problem of Water May 5, 2006 Tom Umenhofer, Vice President and Technical Director, ENTRIX, Inc. Topic: In the Wake of Katrina February 3, 2006 Ernst von Weizsäcker, Dean, Bren School October 7, 2005 Tom Lovejoy, President, Heinz Center May 6, 2005 Ann Notthoff, California Advocacy Director of the Natural Resources Defense Council February 11, 2004 Dennis Aigner, Professor, Bren School. Topic: Environment and the Bottom Line October 8, 2004 Jerry Clifford, Deputy Assistant Administrator, US EPA, International Affairs. Topic: USEPA's Role in Emerging Global Environmental Issues May 7, 2004 Bob Goldberg, Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology, UCLA. Topic: Super Plants for the 21st Century February 13, 2004 Oran Young, Professor & Co-Director, Program on Governance for Sustainable Development. Topic: Managing the Global Carbon Cycle: Policies and Measures vs. Targets and Timetables October 2, 2003 Hunter Lenihan, Assistant Professor (Marine Ecology and Resource Conservation), Bren School. Topic: Coral Restoration: Ecology at its Best May 2, 2003 Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Policy Management and Budget, U.S. Department of the Interior. Topic: Environmental Entrepreneurship: Moving from Conflict to Cooperation February 7, 2003 B.J. Kirwan, Attorney, Latham & Watkins (Los Angeles). Topic: New federal regulations concerning "New Source Review under the Clean Air Act," recently promulgated by the EPA and sued by several eastern states. October 4, 2002 Dennis Allen, president, Allen Associates; Dean's Council member. Topic: Curitiba, Brazil's Ecological City, Offers Inspiration for an Alternative to Urban Sprawl May 3, 2002 Robert Stephens, Assistant Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency. Topic: Future Directions in Environmental Policy February 1, 2002 Timothy Cohen, Vice President, URS Corporation. Topic: Boeing and the Environment: Past and Present October 19, 2001 Frank Davis, Professor, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management. Topic: Confronting Climate Change in California May 4, 2001 Jody Freeman, Professor of Law, UCLA. Topic: Trends in Environmental Law and Regulation: The Supreme Court and the Bush Administration February 9, 2001 J. Andrew Hoerner, Senior Research Scholar and Director of Research, Center for a Sustainable Economy (CSE), Washington, DC. Topic: Good Business: Using Market Incentives to Promote Environmental Improvement |
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