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Focus The Nation: "This is the Defining Moment" / Info for Organizers / =
Call WedsThe National Council for Science and the Environment encourages =
you to join the tens of thousands of students, faculty, staff, community =
members who this week, will be participating in Focus the Nation events =
at over 1675 campuses and other institutions around the country, the =
nation and the world are grateful for your leadership. Schools and =
faith organization and civic groups are still signing up! See =
www.focusthenation.org for events in your community.
We also invite you to watch the national webcast, The 2% Solution, with =
Edward Norton, Stephen Schneider, Van Jones, and Hunter Lovins. =
Wednesday, 8 PM eastern. All you need is a computer and an internet =
connection.=20
NCSE thanks Eban Goodstein of Lewis and Clark University who conceived =
of Focus the Nation and has spent the last 18 months organizing, along =
with The Focus Team:
These event are great ways to follow up on NCSE's recent National =
Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Climate Change: =
Science and Solutions. Videos of conference presentations are available =
at http://www.ncseonline.org/2008conference/ . Continue to check this =
site as we will be posting additional videos, power points and other =
resources.
Among the associated opportunities:=20
* Think MTV is promoting Project Slingshot, three $10,000 summer =
scholarships for climate leaders. Sponsored by CLIF Mojo, and Focus the =
Nation. =20
*Pre-Focus-- $20,000 Design Prize at "Face-it"! One-day competition on =
1/30.=20
*HS Teachers-need lesson plans on global warming? Check out the =
resources from Earth Day Network and ClimateChangeEducation.org.
*National Campus Energy Challenge. Join schools across the country and =
see what you can save in February!
* Forty Percent of Car Trips are within two miles of your home: Take =
Clif Bar's Two-Mile Challenge and ride or walk instead! Check it out.
*Donate to Focus-Stop Your Junk Mail! Sign up with 41 Pounds, and a =
portion of the income is donated directly to Focus the Nation.
*The President's Climate Commitment: Has your University or College =
President signed on?=20
New Books on Fighting Global Warming
On video: Jon Isham and Eban Goodstein talk about their recent books on =
building the global warming solutions movement- Fighting for Love in the =
Century of Extinction, and Ignition. Other recent books of note: Gary =
Braasch's Earth Under Fire; Laurie David's Down to Earth Guide (for =
elementary school); and Fight Global Warming Now from Step it Up. =20
Global Warming Organizing Films: Everything's Cool (Dan Gold and Judith =
Helfand); Revolution Green (Stephen Stout and Jessica Kelly)=20
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environmental decisionmaking. NCSE is supported by nearly 500 academic, =
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