Worldwide efforts are underway to produce the fuels and chemicals we use every day from biomass instead of petroleum. How might this research inform our decisions about purchases, travel and living on an island? Come to the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House Wednesday, April 6, at 7 p.m. for a lively discussion including Rick Gustafson, Denman Professor of Bioresource Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. Suggested donation is $5. The site is located at 20103 Highway 525, two miles north of Freeland. Call 360-331-2163.

For more information about the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island, call 360-321-8656, or go to www.whidbey.com/uucwi/