April 17th, 2008 by Kishore
This past Saturday, a few of us DtaSers went to a series of talks at Cal Day. One of the talks was on sustainable biofuels, featuring energy expert Professor Alex Farrell.
Sadly, the next day Professor Farrell died at his home in San Francisco. He was 46.
I am personally deeply saddened by this. He was one of my best friends’ thesis advisor. The attendees of that talk were probably some of the last few people to see him alive.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions in Farrell’s memory be made to the Alex Farrell Memorial Scholarship Fund, Energy and Resources Group, 310 Barrows Hall, #3050, Berkeley, CA 94720-3050. Please make checks out to “Regents of the University of California.”
You can read the obituary here.
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April 17th, 2008 by Kishore
Last month, Dr. Tyrone Hayes talked about “crossing the line” when he publicly called for people to get involved on the atrazine issue. He has faced immense criticism from colleagues, the government, and private entities for crossing that line.
I’m glad he crossed that line…the talk on atrazine was one of the most moving and infuriating I’ve ever attended. In a conversation with Al Gore, Tyrone learned that if two states bring up atrazine legislation, just TWO, open hearings on atrazine at the US congressional level could happen.
Tyrone maintains a website on atrazine: www.atrazinelovers.com
On his website, Tyrone offers a few links to be in action around atrazine.
1. Contact the EPA
Steeger.Thomas@epamail.epa.gov
Schnackenbeck.Joy@epamail.epa.gov
Bradbury.Stephen@epamail.epa.gov
Lindsay.Anne@epamail.epa.gov
2. Write your Congressperson
MN05EllisonKeith@mail.house.gov
This letter is a request urging you and your office to: 1) pursue a ban on the herbicide atrazine as described in Bill H.R. 3399 authored by Representative Keith Ellison, 2) investigate the chemical industry and EPA’s collaboration during the review of atrazine as requested by Keith Ellison on June 23, 2007 in a letter to Representative Henry Waxman, Chair of the Committee on Oversight and Government, and 3) to further urge the EPA to develop an effective plan for regulating atrazine and other endocrine disrupting chemicals as requested by Senator Barbara Boxer (Dallas Morning News, Sunday, May 27, 2007).
3. Write Syngenta, the manufacturer of Atrazine
tim.pastoor@syngenta.com
sherry.ford@syngenta.com
michael.vanausdeln@syngenta.com
alan.hosmer@syngenta.com
I urge you to get involved in any of the above ways. You voice can be the difference.
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