Lake Superior College News Releases

Dave Stark of Stark Enterprises, LLC will present “How Big is your Eco-Footprint?”

(Duluth, Minn.) – Lake Superior College will present the second of three Green 101 lectures with “How Big is Your Eco-Footprint” on Tuesday, May 5.

Dave Stark, owner of environmental consulting firm Stark Enterprises, will talk about how to assess your ecological footprint and evaluate your environmental choices.

Stark’s presentation will go over current global resource issues and help to show the audience how to quantify their ecological footprint, along with evaluating their choices in relation to environmental impact.  Also included in the discussion will be a basic approach to impact analysis focusing on water, waste and energy.  Conservation and efficiency will be also discussed as important components of reducing impacts and as a pre-requisite to renewable energy integration, along with solutions on reducing carbon emissions to begin to address global warming.

The lecture will begin at 6:30 p.m. and go until approximately 8:30 p.m. It will take place at LSC in room S1981.

With more than 6,000 students enrolled this spring semester, LSC is Northeastern Minnesota’s largest two-year college.  LSC provides a wide range of programs and services, including liberal arts and science courses for transfer, technical programs intended to provide occupational skills, continuing education, and customized training for business and industry.  LSC is also the leader in Internet-delivered courses and programs in Minnesota.

(Duluth, Minn.)  — What is “green” and “sustainable?”  How do we reduce carbon emissions to address global warming?  How will the green economy affect me?  If you are looking for the answer to these and other questions, attend “Green 101” at Lake Superior College.

“Green 101” is a free, three-session lecture series that discusses what it means to be “sustainably green.”

The series begins on Tuesday, April 21 with “Grass Roots of Green.”  In this session, presenter Tracy Meisterheim, the Early Adopter Project Coordinator with Sustainable Twin Ports, will outline the Natural Step framework she uses to guide local organizations toward becoming sustainable in their business practices. The program will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. in room S1981 on the Lake Superior College Campus, at 2101 Trinity Road in Duluth.

Future sessions are “How Big is Your Eco-Footprint?” on Tuesday, May 5, 6:30-8 p.m. and “Local Green Design and Building: Past, Present and Future” on Tuesday, May 19 from 6:30-8 p.m.  All sessions are free and open to the public.

More information is available at www.lsc.edu/workforce/.  “Green 101” is presented by Lake Superior College’s Workforce and Community Development.

LSC is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. With more than 4,800 students enrolled this spring semester, LSC is northeastern Minnesota’s largest two-year college. LSC provides a wide range of programs and services, including liberal arts and science courses for transfer, technical programs intended to provide occupational skills, continuing education, and customized training for business and industry. LSC is also a leader in Internet-delivered courses and programs in Minnesota.

(Duluth, Minn.)  – BiomassVia2009, a conference that will focus on underutilized logging resources, will take place Wednesday, March 4 through Thursday, March 5 at Lake Superior College in room S1981.

Companies, individuals and groups with a need for a supply of biomass for smaller firing requirements are meeting to develop a resource base of new fuel. Loggers/harvesters, representatives from energy intensive businesses, natural resource professionals and landowners are expected to attend.

Currently, cull wood, commercial thinning, and brush land harvest are items which have a very small market. A range of presenters will discuss various topics regarding solutions to expand markets for these by-products, including an overview of biomass, and the economic feasibility of using biomass for energy

For more information on the conference, including speakers, times and how to register, visit sites.google.com/site/biomassvia2009/BioMass-Home or contact Mary Roe at duluthbiomassconference@charter.net.

Lake Superior College is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. With more than 4,500 students enrolled this spring semester, LSC is northeastern Minnesota’s largest two-year college. LSC provides a wide range of programs and services, including liberal arts and science courses for transfer, technical programs intended to provide occupational skills, continuing education, and customized training for business and industry. LSC is also a leader in Internet-delivered courses and programs in Minnesota.