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By Brittany Nikolai
STAFF WRITER
obel Peace Prize recipient Jean
Brennan will speak at UW-White-
water’s Earth Day celebration
Thursday, but she’ll be only a part of a day
full of events that highlights solutions as
much as problems.
“This year’s theme is a broad umbrella,
allowing us to talk about not only the neg-
atives, but all the good things we are doing
to change our business and social prac-
tices,” said Eric Compas, assistant profes-
sor in the department of geography and
geology and co-planner of the event.
The celebration, called “A Changing En-
vironment,” will include opportunities to
learn about such efforts as building elec-
tric cars, raising worms to eat kitchen
waste and managing the sustainability of
major global corporations among many
other initiatives.
“Earth Day is important because people
need to take notice of the changing envi-
ronment. Earth Day not only needs to hap-
pen, but it needs to be visible to the
community,” said George Savage, co-plan-
ner and associate professor.
Thursday’s is the 40th annual celebra-
tion of Earth Day, a principal founder of
which was U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson of
Wisconsin. All events are open to univer-
sity students, local high schools, and com-
munity members.
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“Earth Day is a unifying day for UW-
Whitewater. It’s one of the few events that
every student, every major, and every pro-
fessor has some stake and roll in. Its a day
to celebrate what we all share in com-
mon,” Compas said.
Brennan, a senior climate change scien-
tist, will speak at 9 a.m. about research
and management to
help address the im-
Schedule pacts of climate
change on wildlife and
of events natural ecosystems.

Go to page 7 Frank Ericson,
of the Royal Pur- Environmental Opera-
ple to see a list tions Manager for SC
of more Earth Johnson will speak to
Day events. Students Allied for a
Green Earth (SAGE)
about sustainable business.
“I’m sure everyone who attends at least
one of the events will realize that Earth
Day is really important to not only our
campus community, but to the entire
Earth,” SAGE member David Herbes said.
Savage said the car show is an annual
event that has grown during the years, as
has the plastic bag exchange.
He said Earth Day is a chance “to cel-
ebrate the miraculous planet we live on
and, second, to raise our collective con-
sciousnesses about environmental prob-
lems as well as possible solutions.”
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