Central Washington University: Global Warming
Central Tackles Global Warming Issues - 01/17/08
It's time to get serious about finding solutions to global warming. That's why Central Washington University is joining more than a thousand colleges and institutions across the country and taking part in the largest teach-in in US history, a program called Focus the Nation, Thursday, January 31, 2008. The national teach-in engages millions of educators, students, citizens and political leaders in a discussion of global warming solutions. By taking part in Focus the Nation, Central is prompting the entire school to turn its attention to one single issue for a day and focus the full weight of campus engagement on one topic-global warming.
You'll want to attend this eye-opening event just to gain a greater grasp of what our community and society deal with," says Gretchen Volker, CWU carbon reduction coordinator. "Ellensburg is a great community that's facing a rapidly changing environment locally and globally."
CWU President Jerilyn S. McIntyre, who along with hundreds of other college and university presidents has signed the Presidents' Climate Commitment, an agreement to reduce Central's greenhouse gas emissions and develop a comprehensive institutional action plan for becoming climate neutral, will kick off the event Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 4:45 p.m. in the Student Union Theatre. Dr. McIntyre will introduce the main feature, a live interactive webcast titled The 2% Solution, hosted on Earth Day Network TV.
"We are proud to take part in this event," says Volker. "It represents the enormous power society has when people use their education to learn about and promote positive change in the world. For Central, this is a perfect opportunity to show our community and students that we care about our carbon footprint. We believe by working together we'll continue to become better, more knowledgeable stewards of our environment."
