Community Partner Profile: The National Teach-in on Global Warming Solutions

On February 5, 2009, the National Teach-in (headed by professor Eban Goodstein of Lewis & Clark College in Portland) will engage students, faculty, community members and political leaders across the nation in a solutions-based dialogue around clean energy and action steps toward solving the climate change crisis.

From the National Teach-in Website:
“Continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions, for just another decade, practically eliminates the possibility of near-term return of atmospheric composition beneath the tipping level for catastrophic effects.” — Hansen et al. 2008

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.

To learn more about getting involved by launching a webcast or hosting an event on your campus, visit www.nationalteachin.org.