[Peace] Green Crossings: Railroads, Light Rail, and Energy-Conscious Environmentalism

[Tom Abram]

*Please forward widely!

Green Crossings: Railroads, Light Rail, and Energy-Conscious
Environmentalism
Presentation and Discussion with Mike Lehman
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With gas prices higher than ever, peak oil production in sight, and the
threat of global warming looming, the need to reduce our reliance on the
automobile is greater than ever.  Modern society is constructed based on
movement of ideas, but comparative energy efficiency in transportation has
only become a critical factor in the last few decades.  Shifting the work of
moving people and goods to more energy efficient models increasingly relies
on the time-tested virtues of rail-based modes, both nationally and
locally.  A short presentation on the green virtues of railroads and light
rail systems will be followed by time to answer audience questions and to
discuss the politics of a transition  to more efficient transportation
modes.  Lehman is a doctoral candidate in history, including the history of
science, and recently completed a survey of the history of the development
of alternative energy technologies during the twentieth century.  He has
been active in several notable local community efforts including the Living
Wage campaign, the Independent Media Center, WRFU-LP Urbana, and the
Graduate Employee Organization.  Lehman is the Green Party candidate for
Champaign County Board, District 9.

*Monday, July 21st at 7:30pm
Urbana Free Library Auditorium
210 W Green St*

Green Tea Discussions
Sponsored by the Prairie Green Party

A different topic every third Monday of the month - same time and location.
Membership meetings
are on the first Monday of the month at 7:30pm in the Family Room of the
Independent Media Center
at 202 S Broadway in Urbana.  Learn more and join the party at
www.prairiegreens.org.
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