UPEI students to host environmental symposium
UPEI Environmental Studies 409B students are hosting the first student-led environmental symposium on January 12 in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. The symposium will focus on the true costs of what we eat, wear, and use.
The students will present posters that relate to their term papers which discuss true costs and impacts on the local, national, and global economies. The poster presentation will take place from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm.
Evening activities, from 6:00 - 9:00 pm, include three informative guest speakers followed by a student video presentation and panel discussion. Guest speakers include Phil Ferraro from the PEI Adapt Council, UPEI Associate Professor of Chemistry Michael Shaver, and Halifax author Chris Benjamin. Speaker topics range from sustainability by using food resources to a bioregional approach to local economy, sustainability, and responsibility, to the true costs of plastics and the environmental implications.
The video, created by student Connor Leggot and his girlfriend, Ashley Prince, follows their month-long garbage challenge that saw who could produce the least amount of waste.
