Archive for November 9th, 2008


Addressing the Health Effects of Climate Change Workshop

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

[ November 15, 2008; 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] DU VAL AUDITORIUM
University Medical Center, 1501 North Campbell Avenue
November 15, 2008; 8:00AM - 5:00 PM
Register online at: www.healthandclimatechange.eventbrite.com

Keynote Speakers:
Andrew Comrie, PhD, Professor of Geography & Climatology, University of Arizona
Jeremy Hess, MD, MPH, Consultant, National Center for Environmental Health,
Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia

A Multidisciplinary Panel of Clinicians and Public Health Professionals and Elected Officials and
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Al Gore: The Climate for Change

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

The Climate for Change
By Al Gore
November 9, 2008, published by the New York Times
The inspiring and transformative choice by the American people to elect Barack Obama as our 44th president lays the foundation for another fateful choice that he - and we - must make this January to begin an emergency rescue of human civilization [...]

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Sustainability and environment leaders offer Obama their priorities

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Environmental leaders offer their elevator pitches for Obama
November 5, 2008
Grist Magazine (Gristmill.org) asked a number of leaders in environment and sustainability issues to imagine they found themselves in an elevator with the president-elect — giving them one minute of his undivided attention. Here are their messages to Obama about how he should approach environment, energy, [...]

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