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VIU presents “the Power to Change”
October 5th – 9th 2009

Monday, October 5th, 2009:

Free Energy, Conservation and Sustainability Films

Doors open at 11:30, shows begin at Noon
Bldg. 356, rm. 109, Nanaimo Campus

  • Kilowatt Ours (35 mins.; 2004):
    • Kilowatt Ours is an inspirational and enlivening film that demonstrates how easy it is to conserve energy produced from traditional sources as well as the many ways the average consumer can easily become part of the renewable energy revolution.
  • Energy: Let's Save it! (4 mins; )
    • Tracks one fictional family's transformation from energy wasters to energy-saving heroes.

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009:

Free Energy, Conservation and Sustainability Films

Doors open at 11:30, shows begin at Noon
Bldg. 200, rm. 203, Nanaimo Campus

  • Life After Oil (30 mins; 2008)
    • The challenge for our future is to make use of alternative sources of energy to replace our dependence on fossil fuels: oil and coal. Right now, such sources are right before us. All we need to do is to scale up what already exists in the laboratory. This program shows how we can do this through technological innovation and will power.
  • The Story of Stuff (21 mins; 2007)
    • The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute animated, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.

     

    Also on Tuesday:

    Climate Change: Facts, Fiction and Conversations
    Power to Change Event at Vancouver Island Conference Centre – Nanaimo River Room
    Tuesday, October 6th (7 – 9 pm)


    Join students and faculty from Vancouver Island University for a presentation and panel discussion on the science and implications of climate destabilization as part of Power to Change week.

    Learn:
    · The facts about the greatest environmental challenge facing humanity;
    · How to respond to the myths about climate change;
    · What you can do at home and work; and
    · What others are doing to change the face of the world

    Participate in:
    · Panel discussion
    · Open question and answer session

     

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009:

Free Energy, Conservation and Sustainability Films

Doors open at 11:30, shows begin at Noon
Bldg. 356, rm. 109, Nanaimo Campus

  • Nature of Things: Build Green (45 mins; 2007)
    • In Build Green, Canada's best architects hype their green creations. From retro-fitting a hip, old Montreal housing complex with state-of-the-art sustainable energy systems, to pitching hay for strawbale houses, to building transportable "mini-homes" with their own small power plant, Build Green takes a close look at the materials and means we'd be foolish not to adopt. Build Green is here to show audiences that a house built from sticks and straw is better protection from the elements, and it mitigates your personal impact on global climate change.

Thursday, October 8th, 2009:

Energy Conservation and Sustainability Tradeshow and Conservation Recognition Awards

10:00am-2:00pm
Main Cafeteria, Bldg. 300, Nanaimo Campus

Interested in Energy Management, Conservation and Sustainability?
So are we….Come Join the Energy Conservation Culture at VIU!

Keynote Speakers:
  Robert Greenwald, Prism Engineering Inc.
  Jamie Biggar, GoBeyond

 

Friday, October 9th, 2009:

Power Down Nanaimo Hour!

Presented by VIU and the City of Nanaimo

On Friday October 9th, 2009, turn it all off from 12:00-1:00

Connect without Power - Get Unplugged!