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Donna Brazile to speak
Author, syndicated columnist and TV political commentator Donna Brazile will visit California University of Pennsylvania next week to headline a conference focusing on environmental responsibility and civic engagement.
A veteran Democratic political strategist and a native of New Orleans, Ms. Brazile's keynote address "Civic Responsibility: People, Policy and Politics," is scheduled for 7 p.m. April 12 in Steele Hall Mainstage Theatre on campus.
She will hold a book signing after her talk. Her best-selling memoir is "Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics."
The conference opens with a lecture by Terry Collins, a founder of the green chemistry field and director of the Institute for Green Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He will speak at 11 a.m. that day, also on the Mainstage.
All events are free and open to the public. Details: visit www.calu.edu.
• Washington County Commissioner Bracken Burns will discuss the effect of natural gas drilling on the local infrastructure during a panel presentation April 13 at California University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Burns will be joined by academic, environmental and industry experts when the college hosts Marcellus Shale Play in Pennsylvania: Environmental, Social and Economic Impacts from 3 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 110 of the Eberly Science and Technology Center.
Pennsylvania's first Marcellus well was drilled in Washington County in 2003, starting a boom in natural gas drilling.
The event opens at 3 p.m. with a showing of Gasland, a film that documents drilling in some communities across the nation. At 5 p.m., a series of 15-minute presentations will highlight the impact on water quality, parks, the community and economy.
Erika Staaf, of PennEnvironment, will discuss "wise activism."
The program is free and open to the public. Details: www.calu.edu.
First Published April 7, 2011 7:41 am
