Climate Change Summit at MIT!

Youth CAN, a brand new Roots & Shoots group, is hosting a climate change summit at MIT on May 10th!

Youth CAN’s is hosting the Global Climate Change Summit to inform ourselves and others about global warming; to create opportunities to foster activism and to build a coalition of youth and educators who will continue to work together in the fight against global warming. The Summit is open to students in grades 7-12 as well as to the educators of students in grades 7-12. All who register (online) will be entered into a drawing for great door prizes such as iPods, gift certificates, and more. There will be green vendors and grassroots displays, as well as climate change speakers and workshops. At the 2007 Summit, over 225 students, from 47 different schools across the greater metropolitan area attended. Space at the 2008 Summit is limited, so register early, and make sure to sign up soon for the particular workshops that you hope to attend!

Some of the presentations will include;
Welcome – Mayor Thomas Menino & MIT President Susan Hockfield
Water Issues– Lilah Glick, Clean Water Action
Energy Programs – J. Cohen-Rosenthal, Mass Energy Consumer’s Alliance
Sustainable Living - Prof. A. Kollmuss, Tufts University
Environmental Law: EPA to the Clean Air Act – Natural Resources Defense Council
Think Outside The Bottle - D. Lapidus, Corporate Accountability Int'l.
Alternative Fuels – A. Schuyler, Northeast Biofuels Collaborative
Cape Wind: The Story – B. Hill, Clean Power Now
Speak Out – P. Weinmann, MIT
Health Effects – P. Shoemaker, Boston Public Health Commission
Effects on Oceans –J. Sigman & B. Cooke, NE Aquarium
The Science of Global Warming– B. Rose, MIT
Climate Change & Habitat – L. Soper, National Wildlife Federation
Filming a Public Service Announcement -Urban Improv & Stage Coach Improv
Climate Literacy Curriculum – L. Soper, National Wildlife Federation
Climate Change for Educators -P. Harcourt, DOE Summer Institute
Film Making In the Classroom – M. Essary, The Foresight Project
Clean Air Cool Planet's Education Kits & Curriculum on Renewable Energy - Clean Air Cool Planet
An Inconvenient Truth; Gore Slide Show – I. Jones, Winsor School

Registration starts soon at: http://www.blsyouthcan.org/Current_Global_Climate_Change_Summit.html

I highly recommend you check out their excellent website at: www.blsyouthcan.org. There you can learn more about climate change and take a carbon quiz!