UCC Focus the Nation
Focus the Nation : A Nationwide Symposium Seeking Solutions to Global Warming
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 -- 9 am to 7 pmUmpqua Community College
Whipple Centerstage Theater
Sponsored by The Douglas County Global Warming Coalition, ASUCC Student Council, UCC Student Life Office, and UCC Community Education
For more information, contact the Douglas County Global Warming Coalition at 672-9819 or UCC Director of Student Life, Marjan Coester, at 440-7749
| 9:00 AM | |
| Emery Smith | Social Movements: Grass Roots Resource Mobilization |
| League of Women Voters | Promoting Citizen Participation in Global Warming Solutions |
| 10:00 AM | |
| Ken Carloni | Northwest Forests and Carbon: Source or Sink? |
| Eileen Parrack | Henry's Law and the World's Oceans |
| 11:00 AM | |
| Charles Young | Meeting Challenges of the 21st Century: A Modern Historical Perspective |
| Jason Aase | Climate Change: A Geological Perspective |
| 12 Noon | |
| Rev. Annie Holmes, Umpqua Unitarian Universalists, Minister Dan Jocoy, Tri City Church of Christ, and Father Juniper Schneider, St. Joseph Catholic Church | Spiritual Perspectives on Global Warming |
| 1:00 PM | |
| Bill Armstrong | The Cost of Global Warming to Individuals and Countries |
| Chally Kruse | Global Warming, Global Health |
| 2:00 PM | |
| Rick Coen, Smith Barney | How to Invest in a Sustainable World |
| Al Walker, Energy Independence | Solar and Green Building Solutions |
| Chris McCullough, Recycling | Waste Reduction: Impacting Global Warming |
| 3:00 PM | |
| Susan Rochester | Art Can Save the World |
| Paula Usrey | The Rhetoric of Global Warming: Campaign 2008 |
| 4:00 PM | |
| Rep. Chuck Burley, Oregon House of Rep. | Legislative Solutions |
| Town Hall Meeting | Solutions to Global Warming with Rep. Burley and County Commissioners Doug Robertson and Joe Laurance |
| 5:00 PM | |
| National Focus the Nation Webcast | The Two Percent Solution |
Learn more:
Umpqua Transit Help protect the environment one ride at a time. Check our schedule at www.umpquatransit.com.
Focus the Nation Learn about the educational initiative,"organizing a national teach-in on global warming solutions for America—creating a dialogue at over a thousand colleges, universities, high schools, middle schools, places of worship, civic organizations and businesses, and directly engaging millions of students and citizens with the nation’s decision-makers. Focus the Nation will culminate January 31st, 2008 in simultaneous educational symposia held across the country. Our intent is to move America beyond fatalism to a determination to face up to this civilizational challenge, the challenge of our generation."
Ten Personal Solutions According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, Americans' per capita emissions of heat-trapping gases is 5.6 tons—more than double the amount of western Europeans—we can all make choices that will greatly reduce our families' global warming impact. Here are recommendations for what you can do.
Energy Trust of Oregon, Inc., is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to energy efficiency and renewable energy production. Check out their program incentives to learn about Oregon home, business, and renewable energy programs.
Pacific Power offers renewable energy options to its Oregon customers. "More than 19,000 Oregonians are purchasing electricity generated from cleaner, renewable sources — wind, biomass and solar — preventing more than 20,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions each year."
Special Report on Climate Change by New Scientist includes an expert guide, a guide for the perplexed, and regular news stories.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and by the United Nations Environment Programme, produces up-to-date reports and makes them available to download.
The Oregon Department of Energy features information on conservation, the challenge of climate change in Oregon, renewable energy policy goals, and more.
Douglas County Waste Reduction with tips for reducing, reusing, and recycling.
Find books and videos about global warming in the UCC Library Catalog.
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