BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:We know that climate change is a problem\, and we know to chang e our light bulbs\, but that won't be enough. Are there any solutions that will truly address the scale global climate change and put us on a path t o a sustainable future? The answer is YES! We need to put a price on carbo n. This presentation will talk about how carbon pricing works\, how it wou ld impact the economy and society\, and the political feasibility of this solution. We'll also explain what you can do to help. Whitney Larsen and H eath Massey are volunteers with the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL)\, non-pro fit\, non-partisan\, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change. Whitney Larsen works in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industry as a project manager. She has perfor med home energy audits on thousands of homes and seen firsthand how simple retrofits can help people save money\, be more comfortable\, and reduce t heir carbon footprint. She has been an active volunteer with the San Franc isco chapter of the CCL for the last year\, and now leads their Presenters and Grasstops Outreach program. Heath Massey is a licensed landscape arch itect and a landscape historian\, retired from the faculty of the Universi ty of California\, Davis\, where she taught Landscape Architecture from 19 90-2013. She is the author of Picturing California’s Other Landscape: Th e Great Central Valley (Heyday Press\, 1999) and Melodramatic Landscapes: Urban Parks in the Nineteenth Century (University of Virginia Press\, 2009 ). Currently she spends much of her time to drawing and painting landscape s\, rather than designing them. She has been an active volunteer with CCL for over two years.  She is also a San Francisco City Guide and writes a blog about Golden Gate Park. Meeting Schedule: 12:00 Noon Registration & Networking 12:15 PM (sharp!) Meeting begins (club business first\, follo wed by keynote speaker) 1:30 PM Meeting adjourns This is a weekly memb ership meeting for The Rotary Club of San Francisco\, open to all Rotarian s\, visiting Rotarians\, prospective members\, and guests. Each luncheon t icket includes a three-course lunch. Tickets for Club members are $35 each \; $30 if you register online in advance. Non-member tickets are $40 each. Payment by credit card or check is preferred. Tickets available for purch ase only at the door. DTEND:20180410T203000Z DTSTAMP:20261016T101743Z DTSTART:20180410T190000Z LOCATION:Sir Francis Drake Hotel SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:ROTARY LUNCHEON: Carbon Pricing v. Climate Crisis UID:b0e50372-25ae-4013-a300-26a11e0f1121 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

We know that climate change is a problem\, and we know to change our light bulbs\, but that won'\;t be enough. Are there any solutions that will truly address the scale global climate chan ge and put us on a path to a sustainable future? The answer is YES! We nee d to put a price on carbon. This presentation will talk about how carbon p ricing works\, how it would impact the economy and society\, and the polit ical feasibility of this solution. We'\;ll also explain what you can do to help.

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Whitney Larsen and Heath Massey are volunteers with th e Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL)\, non-profit\, non-partisan\, grassroots ad vocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change .

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Whitney Larsen works in the renewable energy and ene rgy efficiency industry as a project manager. She has performed home energ y audits on thousands of homes and seen firsthand how simple retrofits can help people save money\, be more comfortable\, and reduce their carbon fo otprint. She has been an active volunteer with the San Francisco chapter o f the CCL for the last year\, and now leads their Presenters and Grasstops Outreach program.

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Heath Massey is a licensed landscape architec t and a landscape historian\, retired from the faculty of the Uni versity of California\, Davis\, where she taught Landscape Architecture fr om 1990-2013. She is the author of Picturing California&rsquo\;s Other Landscape: The Great Central Valley (Heyday Press\, 1999) and Me lodramatic Landscapes: Urban Parks in the Nineteenth Century (Univers ity of Virginia Press\, 2009). Currently she spends much of her time to dr awing and painting landscapes\, rather than designing them. She has been a n active volunteer with CCL for over two years. \; She is also a San F rancisco City Guide and writes a blog about Golden Gate Park.

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Meeting Schedule:

\n \n \ n \n 12:00 Noon\n Registrat ion &\; Networking\n \n \n 12:15 PM (sharp!)\n Meeting begins (club business first\, followed by keynote speaker)\ n \n \n 1:30 PM\n Mee ting adjourns\n \n \n\n\n

This is a weekly membership meeting for The Rotary Club of San Francisco\, open to all Rotarians\, visiting Rotarians\, prospective members\, and guests.

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Each luncheon ticket includes a three-course lunch. Tic kets for Club members are $35 each\; $30 if you register online in advance . Non-member tickets are $40 each. Payment by credit card or check is pref erred. Tickets available for purc hase only at the door.

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