This meeting has been cancelled due to bad weather
The Bain Center will be closed for the first week in March and possibly longer. So for at least the next meeting, we will meet at the Miller Library Branch. Please note that the library does not open until 10am. We will NOT meet if the Howard County School closes or is delayed due to bad weather, even if the library stays open.
Rather than just having an open session, I tried to find a topic that would be worthwhile for you to travel the extra distance. I think that this TED Talk by Stewart Brand will fit the bill. It ties together the themes of climate change and sustainability by reexamining controversial solutions from the perspective of an old environmentalist who gained wisdom through age, someone who we may identify with. The talk covers solutions to overpopulation, clean energy, food supply and catastrophic climate change. The solutions offered are squatter cities, nuclear energy, genetic crops and climate engineering. There should be plenty to talk about.
Because we will not be at the Bain, we will not show the video at the meeting. So please watch the video before you come. If you have to watch the video before you decide if you want to come, please watch the video now. I will be on travel and Norm will lead the meeting. It takes work to prepare to lead the discussion, so please let us know if you plan to attend as soon as possible.
Update: We have a quorum. We will have the meeting, weather permitting. Thank you for your early response.
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