National Teach-in on Global Warming at UIS

UIS is participating in the national teach-in on global warming with an afternoon of events on Friday, February 6th. The last part of the program will be a panel discussion about taking local action on global warming with myself and Bob Croteau.





I'll give a little background about the Sierra Club clean energy agreement with CWLP, Cool Cities, and how those programs provide Springfield residents with unique opportunities to take local action. It's open to the public so students from other schools and non-students are invited.

The organizers sent me this schedule:

Global Warming Teach-In
Friday, February 6th, 1:00-5:00 PM
UHB 2008 (refreshments in second floor lobby)

1:00-1:30 View webcast of The First 100 Days featuring David Orr, Hunter Lovins, and youth climate leaders Billy Parish and Wahela Johns

1:30-1:45 Discussion of webcast

1:45-2:00 Coffee break with cookies

2:00-2:50 Carbon footprint exercise

2:50-3:00 Coffee and cookie break

3:00-4:00 Keynote address "Lessons in Climate Change from the Geologic Record" by Dr. Dennis Ruez, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies

4:00-5:00 Local actions on global warming panel by Will Reynolds (Sierra Club) and Bob Croteau (CWLP)