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National Teach-In on Global Warming: Solutions for the First 100 Days
National Teach-In on Global Warming: Solutions for the First 100 Days Agenda
February 4-5, 2009
National Teach-In on Global Warming Solutions

We stand at a unique moment in human history. The window for action on global warming is measured in months, not years. Decisions that we make – or fail to make – in 2009 will have profound impacts not only for our children and grandchildren, but for every human being that will ever inhabit the face of this earth from now until the end of time.

February 5th, 2009, at the beginning of the first 100 days of the new administration, the National Teach-In on Global Warming will engage over a million Americans in solutions-driven dialogue. As educators, students and citizens, we owe our nation a focused conversation about the critical decisions that will determine if our descendants will inherit a prosperous or an impoverished planet.

Events Leading Up to the Teach-In:

What Should America Do?
Consuls General from Great Britain and Romania

Watch the National Teach-In “Campus” Version of the “Solutions for the First 100 Days” Webcast:
Join David Orr, Hunter Lovins, Betsy Taylor, Ray Anderson, Billy Parish and Wahleah Johns as they discuss global warming solutions for the first 100 days.

A Conversation with Congressman Earl Blumenauer
In this video conference, Congressman Blumenauer discusses what climate change legislation is necessary to meet the challenge warming poses, as well as what he thinks is actually feasible in the 111th Congress.

National Teach-In Global Warming Panels:

The Western Climate Initiative and Oregon Climate Change Legislation, 2009: An Overview
Introductory Remarks, Rob Kugler
Keynote, Angus Duncan, Chair, Oregon Global Warming Commission

Current Perspectives on the Science, Politics, and Economics of Alternative Energies and Other Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gases
Kristen Sheeran, member of the E3 Network and of the Network’s Climate Task Force
Julio de Paula, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Chemistry, Lewis & Clark College
Brent Foster, Special Counsel for Environmental Enforcement and Policy, Oregon Department of Justice
Bill Jones, Director of Climate Solutions, Earth Advantage
Bruce Podobnik, Associate Professor of Sociology, Lewis & Clark College

Current Perspectives on Climate Change and its (Inescapable) Impacts
Ronault Catalani, Immigrant & Refugee Program Coordinator, City of Portland
Dave Brauer-Rieke, Bishop, Oregon Synod of the ELCA, Governor’s Commission member
Greta Binford, Professor of Biology, Lewis & Clark
Andrew Shepard, Green Building Consultant with Earth Advantage

Preparing Citizens to Respond to the Challenges of Climate Change: What Can the Liberal Arts Do?
Lewis & Clark faculty, including Andrew Bernstein, Rob Kugler, Rebecca Copenhaver, Tod Sloan, Greg Smith, and others

Panel and Discussion with Elected Officials
David Van’t Hof, Sustainability Advisor to Governor Kulongoski
Bill Bradbury, Secretary of State
Senator Richard Devlin
Representative Chris Garrett

The program was held at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon on February 4-5th, 2009.