Window on the World 2007

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Friday, April 13th, 10:10 AM - RUC Multipurpose Room

"Global Climate Change: A Personal Call to Action" (Coordinated by Dr. Rodley Pineda)

Presenters:

Stephen A. Smith, DVM: http://www.cleanenergy.org/about/staff.cfm of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy: http://www.cleanenergy.org/about/index.cfm

 Hayden T. Mattingly, Ph.D. Associate Professor at TTU.  Research interests: freshwater fish ecology; conservation biology; endangered species management.  Current research projects: ecology and recovery of threatened blackside dace; competitive interactions between Barrens topminnows and mosquitofish; effects of bridge and culvert construction on stream fish communities.

Theme and Purpose:

Popular culture is gradually realizing the need to take action on the global climate change with the Oscar win earned by the documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth". Ten CEOs of major corporations recently urged President George W. Bush to enact legislation to arrest climate change. But anything this abstract could not be enough to spur individuals into action.

"Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction. They fight for one another." - William Manchester, Historian & Author.

This session will highlight the impact of global climate change on individuals and explore the initiatives being pursued by people in the Upper Cumberland and members of the Tennessee Tech community.

 

Contact festival coordinator Katie Kumar
Tennessee Technological University