Focus the Nation Events

The National Council for Science and the Environment encourages you to join the tens of thousands of students, faculty, staff, community members who this week, will be participating in Focus the Nation events at over 1675 campuses and other institutions around the country, the nation and the world are grateful for your leadership. Schools and faith organization and civic groups are still signing up! See www.focusthenation.org for events in your community.

We also invite you to watch the national webcast, The 2% Solution, with Edward Norton, Stephen Schneider, Van Jones, and Hunter Lovins. Wednesday, 8 PM eastern. All you need is a computer and an internet connection.

NCSE thanks Eban Goodstein of Lewis and Clark University who conceived of Focus the Nation and has spent the last 18 months organizing, along withThe Focus Team:

These event are great ways to follow up on NCSE's recent National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Climate Change: Science and Solutions. Videos of conference presentations are available at http://www.ncseonline.org/2008conference/ . Continue to check this site as we will be posting additional videos, power points and other resources.

Among the associated opportunities:
* Think MTV is promoting Project Slingshot, three $10,000 summer scholarships for climate leaders. Sponsored by CLIF Mojo, and Focus the Nation.
*Pre-Focus-- $20,000 Design Prize at “Face-it”! One-day competition on 1/30.
*HS Teachers—need lesson plans on global warming? Check out the resources from Earth Day Network and ClimateChangeEducation.org.
*National Campus Energy Challenge. Join schools across the country and see what you can save in February!
* Forty Percent of Car Trips are within two miles of your home: Take Clif Bar’s Two-Mile Challenge and ride or walk instead! Check it out.
*Donate to Focus—Stop Your Junk Mail! Sign up with 41 Pounds, and a portion of the income is donated directly to Focus the Nation.
*The President’s Climate Commitment: Has your University or College President signed on?

New Books on Fighting Global Warming

On video: Jon Isham and Eban Goodstein talk about their recent books on building the global warming solutions movement— Fighting for Love in the Century of Extinction, and Ignition. Other recent books of note: Gary Braasch’s Earth Under Fire; Laurie David’s Down to Earth Guide (for elementary school); and Fight Global Warming Now from Step it Up.

Global Warming Organizing Films: Everything’s Cool (Dan Gold and Judith Helfand); Revolution Green (Stephen Stout and Jessica Kelly)