From Newsgroup: sci.space.news

April 20, 2011

Steve Cole 
Headquarters, Washington                          
202-358-0918 
stephen.e.cole{at}nasa.gov 


MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-081

NASA MARKS EARTH DAY WITH ONLINE ACTIVITES, CENTER PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON -- NASA is celebrating the 41st anniversary of Earth Day 
this week with several online activities to engage the public in the 
agency's mission to use the vantage point of space to explore and 
protect our home planet. 

One of the activities is a webchat on Earth Day, which is Friday, 
April 22. Scientists involved in an airborne campaign in Greenland to 
monitor Arctic ice cover will participate. NASA maintains the world's 
largest contingent of dedicated Earth scientists and engineers to 
lead and assist other agencies in preserving the planet's 
environment. 

For details on NASA Earth Day activities and new agency programs 
dedicated to expanding our knowledge of our home planet, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/earthday 

NASA Chat: Live from the Top of the World 
Friday, April 22 (3-4 p.m. EDT) -- A team of Arctic explorers is in 
Greenland keeping a careful eye on changes in the ice landscape. Chat 
online with NASA's Lora Koenig from Kangerlussuag, Greenland, and Tom 
Wagner from NASA Headquarters in Washington about the Operation 
IceBridge airborne mission. The chat window opens at 2:30 p.m. EDT 
for advance registration. 


http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/live_from_greenland.html 

NASA Earth Day Video Contest 2011 
Share your vision of what NASA's exploration of Earth means to you by 
creating a short YouTube video. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in 
Greenbelt, Md., announced on Wednesday a contest for the best video 
about discoveries or real-world benefits resulting from NASA's Earth 
science program. Producers are encouraged to draw from NASA's 
extensive collection of public domain Earth imagery. Submissions are 
due by May 27. 


http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/earth-videos.html 

Student Video Chat with a NASA Earth Scientist 
Thursday, April 21 (1-1:30 p.m. EDT) -- The Education Office at NASA's 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., is hosting a live web 
video chat with JPL scientist Annmarie Eldering who will answer 
questions submitted in advance by middle school students. Eldering is 
the deputy project scientist for NASA's upcoming Orbiting Carbon 
Observatory 2 mission that will measure carbon dioxide in the 
atmosphere. 


http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2/ 

NASA Center Activities 
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., Thursday, April 21 (10 
a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CDT) -- Events organized around the theme 
"Sustainability" include ceremonial tree planting, announcement of 
photo contest winners, and exhibits by environmental vendors and 
organizations. 
Ames Research Center, Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday-Friday, April 
20-22 (3:30-4:30 p.m. PDT) -- Employees can tour the "Sustainability 
Base," a new facility that has re-purposed NASA technology designed 
for closed-loop systems in space. The project is 
a candidate for the platinum-plus rating by the internationally 
recognized LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green 
building certification system. 


http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/sustainability-base/index.html 

	
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