The Central Piedmont Group of the Sierra Club is a co-sponsor of this majorCharlotteevent. Be sure to reserve your seats today for the Nov. 16 thCharlottespeech by Dr. Jim Hansen as per below
AVERTING CLIMATE CATASTROPHE:
Power Plants or Clean Energy – Who Decides?
Dr. James Hansen, the nation’s foremost climate scientist, will speak at forums inCharlotteandChapel Hillon the need for major reductions in greenhouse gases within ten years – before climate disruption becomes irreversible. As a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Dr. Hansen recently won the Nobel Peace Prize along with Al Gore.
November 16,7pm-QueensUniversity of Charlotte – Dana Auditorium
To reserve your seats email :director@clean-air-coalition.orgor callJuneBlotnick704.342.9161
Hansen, head of NASA’s Goddard Institute, is coming as a private citizen in support of the statewide effort to block a new coal-fired power plant planned by Duke Energy atCliffside,NC.
In the 1980sHansenwas one of the first scientists to warn about global warming. Hewas profiled on CBS 60 Minutes in 2006 for speaking out against White House pressure to censure evidence showing global warming is accelerating.
Mike Nicklas, a leader in renewable energy, will help promote Hansen’s plan for cutting global warming pollution through clean energy solutions. Nicklas is former chair of the American Solar Energy Society, past president of the International Solar Energy Society, and former Director of the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council.
See more on the forums and the Cliffside campaign:http://www.ncwarn.org/HansenEvent11-07/CliffsideCampaign.htm
Hosted by:CarolinasClean Air Coalition and NC WARN
The following organizations are co-sponsors for the forums:
American Lung Association ofNorth Carolina
Appalachian Voices
Care of Creation Mission Group ofPullenMemorialBaptistChurch,Raleigh
Caring for Creation Task Force ofPark RdBaptistChurch,Charlotte
Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, Inc.
Clean Water forNorth Carolina
Climate Action Network
Conservation Council ofNorth Carolina
Concerned Citizens of Tillery
Earth Ministries Committee ofOlinT.BinkleyMemorialBaptistChurch,Chapel Hill
Environmental Support Group ofChurchofReconciliation,Chapel Hill
Environmental Defense
EnvironmentNorth Carolina
The Franciscan Coalition for Justice and Peace and Earth Care Advocacy Team of the Catholic Community of St. Francis ofAssisi,Raleigh
Grassroots EnergyAlliance
Green Team ofUnityChurchof the Triangle,Raleigh
North CarolinaEnvironmental Justice Network
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
North CarolinaConservation Network
North CarolinaFair Share
North CarolinaInterfaith Power and Light
Students United for a Responsible Global Environment
Southern Alliancefor Clean Energy
Southern EnvironmentalLawCenter
Sierra Club, Central Piedmont Group
Sierra Club,South Carolina
The Central Piedmont Group of the Sierra Club is a co-sponsor of this majorCharlotteevent. Be sure to reserve your seats today for the Nov. 16 thCharlottespeech by Dr. Jim Hansen as per below
AVERTING CLIMATE CATASTROPHE:
Power Plants or Clean Energy – Who Decides?
Dr. James Hansen, the nation’s foremost climate scientist, will speak at forums inCharlotteandChapel Hillon the need for major reductions in greenhouse gases within ten years – before climate disruption becomes irreversible. As a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Dr. Hansen recently won the Nobel Peace Prize along with Al Gore.
November 16,7pm-QueensUniversity of Charlotte – Dana Auditorium
To reserve your seats email :director@clean-air-coalition.orgor callJuneBlotnick704.342.9161
Hansen, head of NASA’s Goddard Institute, is coming as a private citizen in support of the statewide effort to block a new coal-fired power plant planned by Duke Energy atCliffside,NC.
In the 1980sHansenwas one of the first scientists to warn about global warming. Hewas profiled on CBS 60 Minutes in 2006 for speaking out against White House pressure to censure evidence showing global warming is accelerating.
Mike Nicklas, a leader in renewable energy, will help promote Hansen’s plan for cutting global warming pollution through clean energy solutions. Nicklas is former chair of the American Solar Energy Society, past president of the International Solar Energy Society, and former Director of the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council.
See more on the forums and the Cliffside campaign:http://www.ncwarn.org/HansenEvent11-07/CliffsideCampaign.htm
Hosted by:CarolinasClean Air Coalition and NC WARN
The following organizations are co-sponsors for the forums:
American Lung Association ofNorth Carolina
Appalachian Voices
Care of Creation Mission Group ofPullenMemorialBaptistChurch,Raleigh
Caring for Creation Task Force ofPark RdBaptistChurch,Charlotte
Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, Inc.
Clean Water forNorth Carolina
Climate Action Network
Conservation Council ofNorth Carolina
Concerned Citizens of Tillery
Earth Ministries Committee ofOlinT.BinkleyMemorialBaptistChurch,Chapel Hill
Environmental Support Group ofChurchofReconciliation,Chapel Hill
Environmental Defense
EnvironmentNorth Carolina
The Franciscan Coalition for Justice and Peace and Earth Care Advocacy Team of the Catholic Community of St. Francis ofAssisi,Raleigh
Grassroots EnergyAlliance
Green Team ofUnityChurchof the Triangle,Raleigh
North CarolinaEnvironmental Justice Network
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
North CarolinaConservation Network
North CarolinaFair Share
North CarolinaInterfaith Power and Light
Students United for a Responsible Global Environment
Southern Alliancefor Clean Energy
Southern EnvironmentalLawCenter
Sierra Club, Central Piedmont Group
Sierra Club,South Carolina