Showing posts with label Climate Change. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Climate Change. Show all posts
Monday, April 8, 2013
Become a Climate Leader
Join Climate Reality Leadership Corps!
This year, the Climate Reality Project will conduct trainings around the world for the next generation of Climate Leaders, who will in turn become part of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps. Already, more than 4,000 Climate Leaders from 58 countries are educating people about the climate crisis and how we can solve it.
Click here to learn more about the Climate Reality Leadership Corps and apply to become a Climate Leader and join this global community today.
Tranings are in Istanbul in June or in Chicago in July.
More than ever before, the climate crisis is creating a new reality for millions around the world. From Australian farmers losing their crops to bushfires, to New Yorkers rebuilding neighborhoods devastated by Superstorm Sandy, to crippling droughts throughout Central and Eastern Asia, Mexico and the Southwestern U.S. that are compromising the regions’ food security—the consequences of the climate crisis are growing more intense. Even as the severity of the climate crisis grows, many people don’t yet understand how it touches them personally or what they can do about it.
We need more Climate Leaders across the world to lead a carbon conversation about solutions and spread the truth about the climate crisis. Join us to become one of these leaders today.
In a three-day training, Climate Leaders learn the latest climate science and best practices for connecting the dots between the facts about climate change and the daily lives of their audiences, in simple and accessible terms. They emerge as energized and skilled communicators with the knowledge, tools, and passion to educate and empower diverse audiences and communities to help solve the climate crisis.
Together, we have an enormous opportunity to communicate the reality of climate change. With your help as a Climate Leader, we can do this person by person, family by family, and city by city.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Climate Change Communication Paid Internships, Summer 2013
National Park Service (National Capital Region) & George Mason University’s Center for Climate Change Communication
Deadline: March 31, 2013
Description:
The National Park Service (NPS) cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. In this capacity, NPS is in a unique position to observe changes brought about by global warming, and to engage park visitors and neighbors in conversations about climate change. George Mason University’s Center for Climate Change Communication (4C) conducts research on, and teaches about, climate change public engagement strategies.
Seven interns will have the opportunity to work with 4C, NPS park staff and the NPS’s Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance on climate change communication projects at National Parks in the Greater Washington, D.C. area in the summer of 2013.
Qualifications:
The 10-week internships are open to graduate students or exceptional rising senior undergraduate students studying in any relevant field. Students must be attending a U.S. accredited college or university and must be legally allowed to work in the U.S. All interns must pass a Federal government background check.
Please indicate in your resume and cover letter your experience or knowledge on the following::
-Background in communication, marketing. journalism, social science, or environmental sciences
-Experience with social media in an organizational context
-Volunteering or volunteer management experience
-Outdoor education, interpretation or natural resource management experience
One intern will serve the multimedia production needs of the intern team. This individual should have a background in visual and audio media, including photography, videography, sound/radio production, and/or graphic design. If you would like to be considered for this position, please indicate so in your cover letter.
Dates, Duration, and Location:
Internships are full time (40 hours per week) for ten weeks, running from June 17 to August 23, 2013, with the possibility of extension through early September for individual interns if there schedule permits. All work will take place in the Washington, DC metro area. Housing is not provided. Having a personal vehicle is strongly recommended but not required
Stipend: Interns will be paid $250 per week, paid biweekly.
How to Apply:
Applicants should submit the following materials (combined as one PDF file with applicant’s name as the file name) tojrolfere@gmu.edu with “NPS4C:[Applicant Name]” as the subject line: (1) your resume or CV; (2) your undergraduate and/or graduate transcript (unofficial is acceptable); (3) a one page cover letter discussing your specific interest in the internship and highlighting your qualifications. The cover letter should also contain the name, contact information, and nature of the relationship (e.g., professor, employer) for two individuals who may serve as a reference. Inquiries regarding this internship may be directed to jrolfere@gmu.edu. Applicants will be notified by mid April if they have been selected.
Deadline for all application materials: March 31, 2013
Diversity
The NPS and 4C seek a diverse cohort of interns. Applicants with diverse backgrounds from under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Apply Today to be a Part of Green Corps!
Early Winter Application Deadline January 22, 2013
Green Corps is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the biggest environmental challenges of our day.
In Green Corps’ year-long paid program, you’ll get intensive training in the skills you’ll need to make a difference in the world. You’ll get hands-on experience fighting to solve urgent environmental problems — global warming, deforestation, water pollution, factory farming and many others — with groups such as Sierra Club and Food & Water Watch. And, when you graduate from Green Corps, we’ll help you find a career with one of the nation’s leading environmental and social change groups.
For more information, read below or visit our web site: http://www.greencorps.org/
In your year with Green Corps:
You’ll get great training with some of the most experienced organizers in the field: Green Corps organizers take part in trainings with leading figures in the environmental and social change movements: people such as Adam Ruben, political director of MoveOn.org, and Bill McKibben, author and founder of "350.org".
You’ll get amazing experience working on environmental issues across the country: Green Corps sends organizers to jumpstart campaigns for groups such as Rainforest Action Network and Environment America in San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and dozens of other places in between.
You’ll have a real impact on some of the biggest environmental problems we’re facing today: Green Corps organizers have built the campaigns that helped keep the Arctic safe from drilling, that led to new laws that support clean, renewable energy, that convinced major corporations to stop dumping in our oceans and much, much more.
You’ll even get paid: Green Corps Organizers earn a salary of $23,750. Organizers also have a chance to opt into our health care program with a pre-tax monthly salary deferral. We offer paid sick days and holidays, two weeks paid vacation and a student loan repayment program for those who qualify.
And when you graduate from the program, you’ll be ready for what comes next: Green Corps will help connect you to environmental and progressive groups that are looking for full-time staff to build their organizations and help them create social change and protect our environment.
In the next few months, we‘ll invite 35 college graduates to join Green Corps in 2013 -2014. We’re looking for people who are serious about saving the planet, people who have taken initiative on their campus or community, and people who are willing to roll up their sleeves and work for change over the long haul.
If you think you’re one of those people, visit www.greencorps.org to apply to join the 2013-2014 class of Green Corps’ Field School for Environmental Organizing.
Green Corps’ year-long program begins in August 2013 with Introductory Classroom Training in Boston, and continues with field placements in multiple locations across the U.S. Candidates must be willing to relocate.
For more information, visit www.greencorps.org or contact Aaron Myran, Recruitment Director, at jobs@greencorps.org.
In Green Corps’ year-long paid program, you’ll get intensive training in the skills you’ll need to make a difference in the world. You’ll get hands-on experience fighting to solve urgent environmental problems — global warming, deforestation, water pollution, factory farming and many others — with groups such as Sierra Club and Food & Water Watch. And, when you graduate from Green Corps, we’ll help you find a career with one of the nation’s leading environmental and social change groups.
For more information, read below or visit our web site: http://www.greencorps.org/
In your year with Green Corps:
You’ll get great training with some of the most experienced organizers in the field: Green Corps organizers take part in trainings with leading figures in the environmental and social change movements: people such as Adam Ruben, political director of MoveOn.org, and Bill McKibben, author and founder of "350.org".
You’ll get amazing experience working on environmental issues across the country: Green Corps sends organizers to jumpstart campaigns for groups such as Rainforest Action Network and Environment America in San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and dozens of other places in between.
You’ll have a real impact on some of the biggest environmental problems we’re facing today: Green Corps organizers have built the campaigns that helped keep the Arctic safe from drilling, that led to new laws that support clean, renewable energy, that convinced major corporations to stop dumping in our oceans and much, much more.
You’ll even get paid: Green Corps Organizers earn a salary of $23,750. Organizers also have a chance to opt into our health care program with a pre-tax monthly salary deferral. We offer paid sick days and holidays, two weeks paid vacation and a student loan repayment program for those who qualify.
And when you graduate from the program, you’ll be ready for what comes next: Green Corps will help connect you to environmental and progressive groups that are looking for full-time staff to build their organizations and help them create social change and protect our environment.
In the next few months, we‘ll invite 35 college graduates to join Green Corps in 2013 -2014. We’re looking for people who are serious about saving the planet, people who have taken initiative on their campus or community, and people who are willing to roll up their sleeves and work for change over the long haul.
If you think you’re one of those people, visit www.greencorps.org to apply to join the 2013-2014 class of Green Corps’ Field School for Environmental Organizing.
Green Corps’ year-long program begins in August 2013 with Introductory Classroom Training in Boston, and continues with field placements in multiple locations across the U.S. Candidates must be willing to relocate.
For more information, visit www.greencorps.org or contact Aaron Myran, Recruitment Director, at jobs@greencorps.org.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Cherry Blossoms and Climate Event
Join the Koshland Science Museum and Miraikan, Japan's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, for a public program and visual discovery of the science of cherry blossoms.
Track the relationship between climate and natural phenomena, such as the timing of the cherry blossoms. Explore how to use remote-sensing data to track these patterns using data visualized on Miraikan's Geo-Scope. Then, discover how to participate in these hands-on observations in your community.
Sakura Nights
Thursday, April 12, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Koshland Science Museum
525 E Street, N.W.
More information: http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/events/upcomingevent.jsp?id=530.
This program is part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s 2012 Centennial celebration.
Advance ticket purchase is recommended. Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite or by calling the Koshland Science Museum at (202) 334-1201. Tickets are $10; $7 for students.
Inquiries should be directed to: Amy Shaw
Track the relationship between climate and natural phenomena, such as the timing of the cherry blossoms. Explore how to use remote-sensing data to track these patterns using data visualized on Miraikan's Geo-Scope. Then, discover how to participate in these hands-on observations in your community.
Sakura Nights
Thursday, April 12, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Koshland Science Museum
525 E Street, N.W.
More information: http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/events/upcomingevent.jsp?id=530.
This program is part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s 2012 Centennial celebration.
Advance ticket purchase is recommended. Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite or by calling the Koshland Science Museum at (202) 334-1201. Tickets are $10; $7 for students.
Inquiries should be directed to: Amy Shaw
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Tuesday Event at the Brookings Institute
Addressing the Legal Gaps in Climate Change Migration, Displacement and Resettlement: From Sinking Islands to Flooded Deltas
Large numbers of people are expected to leave their homes
and communities in the coming years because of the effects of climate
change. Some will leave as a result of the increasing severity and
frequency of sudden-onset disasters. Others will move as long-term
processes of environmental degradation intensify, including
desertification and rising sea levels. Still others are likely to be
relocated by their governments when the areas where they live are
declared uninhabitable. While much remains unknown about the scale,
timing and nature of such population movements, it seems clear that
present normative frameworks will be inadequate to deal with large-scale
future movements of people as a result of climate change. Are new
international treaties or guiding principles needed for climate
change-induced displacement, migration and resettlement?
On April 3, the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement
will host a discussion on the gaps in present normative frameworks and
the pros and cons of coming up with new instruments for climate change
displacement, migration and resettlement. Panelists include Brookings
Nonresident Senior Fellow Jane McAdam, Senior Fellow Elizabeth Ferris,
co-director of the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement and
Michele Klein Solomon, permanent observer of the International
Organization for Migration to the United Nations. Vincent Cochetel,
representative from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, will moderate
the discussion.
After the program, panelists will take audience questions.
After the program, panelists will take audience questions.
Participants
Moderator
Vincent Cochetel
Representative to the United States and the CaribbeanOffice of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Panelists
Elizabeth Ferris
Co-Director, Brookings-LSE Project on Internal DisplacementJane McAdam
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings-LSE Project on Internal DisplacementMichele Klein Solomon
Permanent Observer to the United NationsInternational Organization for Migration
Friday, February 24, 2012
Calling Sustainability Leaders! U.S./Canada Citizen's Summit for Sustainable Development, March 24th and 25th at Yale University
As a Steering Committee member for the Summit, the Human Impacts Institute is proud to announce an open call for participants in the U.S./Canada Citizen's Summit for Sustainable Development, which will take place on Saturday March 24th and Sunday March 25th, 2012, at Yale University in New Haven, CT.
This FREE summit is open to all sustainability
practitioners in the U.S. and Canada and will be an opportunity for all
to network, share resources, build skills, and engage our communities in
the Road to Rio+20 and sustainable development! Space is limited to
only 180 registrants, so please confirm your nominations for attendance
ASAP.
Nominated participants should be current
practitioners in sustainability in the U.S. or Canada and we welcome
public officials, private sector representatives, educators, activists,
students, funders, NGOs, community organizers, indigenous, faith
leaders, artists, and many more. To nominate yourself or a colleague,
please fill out the nomination form here: U.S./Canada Citizen's Summit Nomination Form. Nominations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please send your nominations soon!
Many thanks for your participation. We look forward to seeing you at Yale!
Sincerely,
Tara DePorte
Tara DePorte
Founder and Executive Director
NOTE: There is no travel or lodging funding
available at this time. Participation in the Summit is FREE and we
request that organizations/groups select 1-2 representatives for the
Summit to increase our diversity.
Friday, February 17, 2012
WRI Event: Building Climate Smart Agriculture and Resiliency in the Sahel
March 1 2012, 10:00am - 12:00pm
World Resources Institute
10 G Street, NE
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20002
10 G Street, NE
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20002
Contact:
- Robert Winterbottom, Director, Ecosystem Services Initiativerwinterbottom@wri.org+1 (202) 729-7897
Please RSVP
- Discussion on experiences in the Sahel using Climate Smart
Agriculture to increase productivity and resiliency including lessons
learned from farmer innovations and observed landscape transformations
in Niger, Burkina Faso & MaliThis event features leading global experts who will discuss lessons learned from farmer innovations and observed landscape transformations in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali. The speakers will draw on their experiences in the Sahel to explore how to use Climate Smart Agriculture to increase productivity and resiliency.
In the wake of the latest crisis in the Horn of Africa, concerns are mounting about a potential food crisis in the West African Sahel. This event will focus on scaling up interventions to address the root causes of chronic food shortages while strengthening household economies.
SPEAKERS
- Chris Reij, Senior Fellow, WRI; Free University, Netherlands
- Mike McGahuey, Natural Resources Management Specialist, USAID
- Gray Tappan, Remote Sensing Specialist, US Geological Survey
- Emmy Simmons, Board Member, the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
- Jerry Glover, Science & Technology Policy Fellow, USAID
- Edward Cameron, Director, International Climate Initiative, WRI
Monday, January 23, 2012
Wilson Center Events - January 25
Is a Food Crisis Brewing in the Sahel?
January 25, 2012 // 9:00am — 12:30pm
While African nations and the donor community struggle to mitigate
famine in the Horn of Africa, concern is growing that drought in the
Sahel will trigger a food crisis of comparable proportion in West Africa
by the spring of 2012. However, experts caution against misdiagnosing
food insecurity in the Sahel, for fear that excessive band-aid
treatments of emergency food assistance will squander energy and scarce
resources that would be better utilized in treating pockets of severe
food shortages and building resiliency in the region. With input from
American and African experts on the Sahel, this event will explore the
true nature of the emerging crisis in the Sahel and seek to identify
effective responses, including regional trade and resilience-building
through agricultural development.
To RSVP: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/rsvp?eid=21325&pid=25
The environmental challenges of climate change, energy demands, and natural resource loss continue to mount. World population hit seven billion on Halloween and is projected to go to ten billion if not more. The first decade of the 21st century was the warmest in 130 years of recorded global temperatures and 2010 was the warmest year yet recorded. Extinction rates are 1000 times base rates. The Amazon had the greatest drought in recorded history in 2010. Droughts, floods, wildfires, and probably intense tropical storms are becoming more frequent. These challenges call for action at a planetary scale.
The “Managing Our Planet” seminar series – developed jointly by George Mason University and the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program and Brazil Institute -- addresses planetary scale problems and solutions.
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
Sustainable Solutions for the Planet’s Energy Challenge
January 25, 2012 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
The environmental challenges of climate change, energy demands, and natural resource loss continue to mount. World population hit seven billion on Halloween and is projected to go to ten billion if not more. The first decade of the 21st century was the warmest in 130 years of recorded global temperatures and 2010 was the warmest year yet recorded. Extinction rates are 1000 times base rates. The Amazon had the greatest drought in recorded history in 2010. Droughts, floods, wildfires, and probably intense tropical storms are becoming more frequent. These challenges call for action at a planetary scale.
The “Managing Our Planet” seminar series – developed jointly by George Mason University and the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program and Brazil Institute -- addresses planetary scale problems and solutions.
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Mountain Justice Spring Break in VA and WV
Friends of the Appalachian Mountains,
What are you doing for spring break?
Come to Appalachia and join the fight against mountaintop removal coal mining and hydrofracking for natural gas! Meet awesome community activists and student leaders organizing in their communities to save their beloved Appalachian Mountains from blasting! Have fun while while learning about coal mining, fracking, Appalachian music, culture and heritage - do community service work - go hiking in the mountains - see mountaintop removal and hydrofracking and learn about the death cycle of coal - hang out with other concerned, aware young people supporting local communities in their struggles against extractive industry.
This year, Mountain Justice is offering two Mountain Justice Spring Break weeks:
Virginia Mountain Justice Spring Break March 3-11, in Appalachia, Virginia - a historic town in the beautiful mountains of far western Virginia that has mountaintop removal coal mining very nearby. Residents of the town and the community group SAMS (Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards) are fighting to protect Ison Rock Ridge from mining. You will see mountaintop removal up close, and meet with local residents who have lived in the mountains for a lifetime. Workshops, organizing skills, trainings, site tours, mountain music and dancing.
To learn more and to register for Virginia Mountain Justice Spring Break, go to http://mjsb2012.wordpress.com/
From March 21-28, Mountain Justice Spring Break (MJSB) will be in northern West Virginia near Clarksburg, in the middle of the Marcellus Shale geological formation. Driving in you will see dozens of active natural gas drill sites and hundreds of hydrofracking tanker trucks going up and down the highway. This is a scenic and remote area of West Virginia that is getting drilled to death.
To learn more about hydrofracking, check out Steven Colbert's explanation of the issue.
Our West Virginia MJSB site is in a very comfortable and modern heated building with bunk beds, warm showers, and great home-cooked food lovingly prepared by volunteers. The week will offer workshops, trainings and community-led presentations that focus on building bridges between the anti-hydrofracking and the anti-mountaintop removal campaigns. Everyone is welcome and we have some awesome local West Virginia speakers lined up.
We will offer site tours to see hydrofracking in nearby Wetzel County, West Virginia, and see mountaintop removal at Larry Gibson's famous Kayford Mountain.
Please note that the West Virginia MJSB begins and ends on a Wednesday - There will also be lots of activities and site tours (and possibly housing) before and after the camp.
MJSB is high-energy, youth-led and it's always exciting. Check out this video from MJSB in 2007, when community members and college students entered the office of WV Governor Joe Manchin, demanding that a safe new school be built for the children at Marsh Fork Elementary, whose school was beneath a giant lake of toxic coal waste:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jqENyow0cQ
Registration for Mountain Justice Spring Break includes all food, workshops and lodging - it's low cost and no one is turned away for lack of ability to pay.
To register and for more information on the West Virginia MJSB, go to
http://www.mjsb.org/index.php
What are you doing for spring break?
Come to Appalachia and join the fight against mountaintop removal coal mining and hydrofracking for natural gas! Meet awesome community activists and student leaders organizing in their communities to save their beloved Appalachian Mountains from blasting! Have fun while while learning about coal mining, fracking, Appalachian music, culture and heritage - do community service work - go hiking in the mountains - see mountaintop removal and hydrofracking and learn about the death cycle of coal - hang out with other concerned, aware young people supporting local communities in their struggles against extractive industry.
This year, Mountain Justice is offering two Mountain Justice Spring Break weeks:
Virginia Mountain Justice Spring Break March 3-11, in Appalachia, Virginia - a historic town in the beautiful mountains of far western Virginia that has mountaintop removal coal mining very nearby. Residents of the town and the community group SAMS (Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards) are fighting to protect Ison Rock Ridge from mining. You will see mountaintop removal up close, and meet with local residents who have lived in the mountains for a lifetime. Workshops, organizing skills, trainings, site tours, mountain music and dancing.
To learn more and to register for Virginia Mountain Justice Spring Break, go to http://mjsb2012.wordpress.com/
From March 21-28, Mountain Justice Spring Break (MJSB) will be in northern West Virginia near Clarksburg, in the middle of the Marcellus Shale geological formation. Driving in you will see dozens of active natural gas drill sites and hundreds of hydrofracking tanker trucks going up and down the highway. This is a scenic and remote area of West Virginia that is getting drilled to death.
To learn more about hydrofracking, check out Steven Colbert's explanation of the issue.
Our West Virginia MJSB site is in a very comfortable and modern heated building with bunk beds, warm showers, and great home-cooked food lovingly prepared by volunteers. The week will offer workshops, trainings and community-led presentations that focus on building bridges between the anti-hydrofracking and the anti-mountaintop removal campaigns. Everyone is welcome and we have some awesome local West Virginia speakers lined up.
We will offer site tours to see hydrofracking in nearby Wetzel County, West Virginia, and see mountaintop removal at Larry Gibson's famous Kayford Mountain.
Please note that the West Virginia MJSB begins and ends on a Wednesday - There will also be lots of activities and site tours (and possibly housing) before and after the camp.
MJSB is high-energy, youth-led and it's always exciting. Check out this video from MJSB in 2007, when community members and college students entered the office of WV Governor Joe Manchin, demanding that a safe new school be built for the children at Marsh Fork Elementary, whose school was beneath a giant lake of toxic coal waste:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jqENyow0cQ
Registration for Mountain Justice Spring Break includes all food, workshops and lodging - it's low cost and no one is turned away for lack of ability to pay.
To register and for more information on the West Virginia MJSB, go to
http://www.mjsb.org/index.php
Monday, November 7, 2011
Climate Change, Water, and Conflict in the Niger River Basin - Nov. 17 at the Wilson Center
Please join the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Africa Program and Environmental Change and Security Program for a report launch on
Climate Change, Water, and Conflict in the Niger River Basin
featuring
Lulsegged Abebe, West Africa Programme Manager, International Alert
Roger Few, Senior Research Fellow, School of
International Development, University of East Anglia and Member of the
Tyndell Centre for Climate Change Research
Marisa Goulden, Lecturer in Climate Change,
Tyndell Centre for Climate Change Research and the School of
International Development, University of East Anglia
Phil Vernon, Director of Programmes, Africa and Peacebuilding Issues, International Alert
Thursday, November 17, 2011
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
5th Floor Conference Room
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004 USA
Webcast live at www.wilsoncenter.org
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
International Alert, the London-based conflict
resolution NGO, has partnered with researchers at the University of East
Anglia to examine links between environmental stress, climate change,
human (in)security, conflict, and adaptation
along the Niger River. Please join us for a discussion of how the
consequences of climate change and climate variability are interacting
with societal, economic, political, and other contextual factors to
increase human insecurity and the risk of conflict,
and identify ways in which adaptation can reduce this risk. This
report launch is part of the Wilson Center’s Resources for Peace
Project, a collaboration between the Environmental Change and Security
Program and USAID’s Office of Conflict Management and
Mitigation.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Climate Change and Elections event
American Public Opinion on Climate Change and Its Impact on Voting
in
Congressional
and Presidential Elections
Jon Krosnick
Stanford University
and Presidential Elections
Jon Krosnick
Stanford University
October 14, 2011
12:45 - 2 p.m.
12:45 - 2 p.m.
In recent years, observers have speculated that the American public has become increasingly skeptical about the existence and potential threat of climate change and that the public desire for action by government on this issue has declined. Jon Krosnick will present new survey evidence tracking public opinion in the nation to explore what changes have occurred across the population and in population subgroups.
In addition, Krosnick will present the results of a new study examining whether candidates' positions on climate change policy have influenced their electoral success, using three methods of investigation:
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analysis of the relation of candidate website statements on climate
with the victory rates of congressional candidates in 2010,
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experiments embedded in surveys describing a hypothetical candidate running for a Senate seat, and
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a statistical analysis predicting votes in the 2008 U.S.
presidential election using data collected from survey respondents
before and after the election.
Who: Moderator:
Jon A. Krosnick, Frederic O. Glover Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences, Stanford University
When: Friday, October 14, 2011, 12:45 - 2 p.m.
A light lunch will be available at 12:30 p.m.
Where: Resources for the Future, 1616 P Street NW, Washington, DCFirst Floor Conference Center
Registration is required.
To RSVP for this event, please visit RFF's event registration page.
This seminar will also be webcast live beginning at 12:45 p.m.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Climate Justice Panel Friday, September 23rd
Perspectives on Climate Justice: From D.C. to Durban
September 23, 20115:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Busboys & Poets
2021 14th Street NW
Washington, DC, USA
Join a dynamic discussion with local and global leaders of the climate justice movement fighting to ensure a socially and economically just world and ecologically sane future.
Communities
of color and people living in poverty are disproportionately impacted
by climate change across the world. Droughts have pushed parts of Kenya,
Ethiopia and Somaliland near the point of collapse, threatening the
lives and livelihoods of more than 10 million people. In the US, nearly
350 people died in unprecedented tornadoes with hundreds more affected
by floods along the Mississippi River, and droughts across the South. In November, world leaders will meet in Durban, South Africa, for a major summit on climate change. The Durban summit presents a new opportunity to make progress towards addressing the climate crisis, but communities also must work together across borders to fight climate change head-on.
Please join us for a dynamic panel discussion with delegates of the Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance North American tour and local leaders of the U.S. climate justice movement about what we as communities must do and demand of our leaders to ensure a socially and economically just world and ecologically sane future.
Panelists:
- Mithika Mwenda - Coordinator, Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance, Kenya
- Michele Maynard - Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance, South Africa
- Rev. Dr. Tolbert Jallah - Jr. Secretary General, Fellowship of Christian Councils & Churches in West Africa, Togo
- Chris Bradshaw - Founder and Executive Director, Dreaming Out Loud, Washington, DC
Co-Sponsored by ActionAid USA, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, Institute for Policy Studies, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, NAACP, Friends of the Earth, Sierra Club, and Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Important: Climate Communication presentation TOMORROW
CLIMATE SHIFT:
CLEAR VISION FOR THE NEXT DECADE OF PUBLIC DEBATE
Matthew C. Nisbet, Ph.D.
Thursday April 7
11:30 am to 1pm
WARD 302
For more than 20 years, environmentalists, scientists and philanthropists have worked together to mobilize action in the United States on climate change and to implement policies that address the undeniable, human causes of the problem. For the better part of the last decade, this alliance focused on passing cap and trade legislation – a policy goal that defined virtually every aspect of strategy from philanthropic investments to communication initiatives.
The effort to enact cap and trade legislation may have been the best-financed political cause in U.S. history, yet the bill’s failure in 2010 has left climate advocates without a clear agenda for moving forward. With major policy action stalled, some environmental leaders and scientists have called for new alliances and approaches to communication. Several groups have launched campaigns against the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Koch Industries, blaming conservatives and their industry patrons for political inaction.
However, contrary to prevailing assumptions, as this report details, the era of being out-coordinated, out-spent, out-lobbied and out-communicated by conservative and industry opponents on climate change is over. The era of false balance in news coverage of climate science has come to an end. In comparison to other factors, the impact of conservative media and commentators on wider public opinion remains limited.
But major questions remain: What went wrong in the effort to pass cap and trade legislation? What lessons should be learned? And where should the longstanding alliance of environmentalists, scientists and philanthropists go from here? As leaders and groups consider next steps in the policy debate over climate change, this report examines several dimensions that remain at the center of discussion.
The comprehensive study is the first to systematically analyze the financial resources, strategies, communication activities and impacts of those advocating for action on climate change and to draw comparisons to those opposing action among conservative groups and industry.
CLEAR VISION FOR THE NEXT DECADE OF PUBLIC DEBATE
Matthew C. Nisbet, Ph.D.
Thursday April 7
11:30 am to 1pm
WARD 302
For more than 20 years, environmentalists, scientists and philanthropists have worked together to mobilize action in the United States on climate change and to implement policies that address the undeniable, human causes of the problem. For the better part of the last decade, this alliance focused on passing cap and trade legislation – a policy goal that defined virtually every aspect of strategy from philanthropic investments to communication initiatives.
The effort to enact cap and trade legislation may have been the best-financed political cause in U.S. history, yet the bill’s failure in 2010 has left climate advocates without a clear agenda for moving forward. With major policy action stalled, some environmental leaders and scientists have called for new alliances and approaches to communication. Several groups have launched campaigns against the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Koch Industries, blaming conservatives and their industry patrons for political inaction.
However, contrary to prevailing assumptions, as this report details, the era of being out-coordinated, out-spent, out-lobbied and out-communicated by conservative and industry opponents on climate change is over. The era of false balance in news coverage of climate science has come to an end. In comparison to other factors, the impact of conservative media and commentators on wider public opinion remains limited.
But major questions remain: What went wrong in the effort to pass cap and trade legislation? What lessons should be learned? And where should the longstanding alliance of environmentalists, scientists and philanthropists go from here? As leaders and groups consider next steps in the policy debate over climate change, this report examines several dimensions that remain at the center of discussion.
The comprehensive study is the first to systematically analyze the financial resources, strategies, communication activities and impacts of those advocating for action on climate change and to draw comparisons to those opposing action among conservative groups and industry.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Hear Bill McKibben: CCAN event
In 1979 Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House.
In 1986 Ronald Reagan removed them.
Next week, Bill McKibben and a team of students from Unity College in Maine will be traveling to Washington, D.C. to deliver one of the original Carter panels to President Obama, asking him to reinstall solar on the White House, and to follow this symbolic gesture with substantial legislative action.
We're calling it the Solar Road Trip, and after the panel has traveled through Unity, Boston. and NYC, we hope you'll be able to celebrate with us when it reaches its final destination--our nation's Capitol!
Here are the details of the event:
Date: Thursday, September 9
Location: All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 2835 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20009
Time: 6:30 - 9:00pm
This event will include guest speakers Bill McKibben from 350.org and CCAN's own Mike Tidwell. In addition, there will be a film screening of "A Road Not Taken", an hour long documentary about the story of Carter's solar panels.
Please join 350.org, Unity College students, the Carter solar panel, Energy Action Coalition and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network in on Thursday, September 9 to show that our country supports a clean energy future.
In solidarity,
Keith Harrington, CCAN
P.S. Did you get a chance to see Bill McKibben on Letterman Tuesday night? If not, you can watch the clip here!
In 1986 Ronald Reagan removed them.
Next week, Bill McKibben and a team of students from Unity College in Maine will be traveling to Washington, D.C. to deliver one of the original Carter panels to President Obama, asking him to reinstall solar on the White House, and to follow this symbolic gesture with substantial legislative action.
We're calling it the Solar Road Trip, and after the panel has traveled through Unity, Boston. and NYC, we hope you'll be able to celebrate with us when it reaches its final destination--our nation's Capitol!
Here are the details of the event:
Date: Thursday, September 9
Location: All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 2835 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20009
Time: 6:30 - 9:00pm
This event will include guest speakers Bill McKibben from 350.org and CCAN's own Mike Tidwell. In addition, there will be a film screening of "A Road Not Taken", an hour long documentary about the story of Carter's solar panels.
Please join 350.org, Unity College students, the Carter solar panel, Energy Action Coalition and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network in on Thursday, September 9 to show that our country supports a clean energy future.
In solidarity,
Keith Harrington, CCAN
P.S. Did you get a chance to see Bill McKibben on Letterman Tuesday night? If not, you can watch the clip here!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Carbon Neutral Campus Petition
Right now we have a great opportunity to fight climate change at our school. This year the administration of American University is setting a target date for AU to become carbon neutral. That means what they decide in 2009-2010 will affect AU for decades to come. If American University is to continue to be a leader in sustainability, we need to set an aggressive date for carbon neutrality! Please follow this link and sign the petition to make American University carbon neutral by 2020.
http://www.petitiononline.com/AUnoCO2/petition.html
Please forward widely, the more people who sign the petition the bigger the impact we can have on the administration’s decision."
http://www.petitiononline.com/AUnoCO2/petition.html
Please forward widely, the more people who sign the petition the bigger the impact we can have on the administration’s decision."
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Climate Change Talk on Thursday
“From Washington to Copenhagen: Prospects for a New Climate Agreement”
With Elliot Diringer,Vice President for International Strategies,
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Thursday, October 22nd from 5:30-7pm
Butler Boardroom (Butler Pavilion, 6th floor)
Light refreshments will be served
Mr. Diringer will speak about the necessary steps and possibilities for success in reaching a global climate agreement in Copenhagen. He will address the intersection of U.S. domestic and international climate policy, specifically the proposed climate legislation and its implications for the upcoming global climate negotiations.
For more information, please contact Professor Sikina Jinnah at Jinnah@american.edu
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Climate and Copenhagen Seminar at AU
“From Washington to Copenhagen: Prospects for a New Climate Agreement”
With Elliot Diringer,Vice President for International Strategies,
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Thursday, October 22nd from 5:30-7pm
Butler Boardroom (Butler Pavilion, 6th floor)
Light refreshments will be served
Mr. Diringer will speak about the necessary steps and possibilities for success in reaching a global climate agreement in Copenhagen. He will address the intersection of U.S. domestic and international climate policy, specifically the proposed climate legislation and its implications for the upcoming global climate negotiations.
For more information, please contact Professor Sikina Jinnah at Jinnah@american.edu
Climate and Population
Please join the Environmental Change and Security Program, the
International Reporting Project, and the Society of Environmental
Journalists for a Journalist Roundtable discussion of
Covering Climate: What's Population Got to Do With It?
featuring
Dennis Dimick, Executive Editor, National Geographic Magazine
Emily Douglas, Web Editor, The Nation
Andrew Revkin, Environmental Reporter, The New York Times (via video)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Reception Follows
6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004 USA
Webcast live at www.wilsoncenter.org
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
International Reporting Project, and the Society of Environmental
Journalists for a Journalist Roundtable discussion of
Covering Climate: What's Population Got to Do With It?
featuring
Dennis Dimick, Executive Editor, National Geographic Magazine
Emily Douglas, Web Editor, The Nation
Andrew Revkin, Environmental Reporter, The New York Times (via video)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Reception Follows
6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004 USA
Webcast live at www.wilsoncenter.org
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Climate Symposium and Awards: April 29, 2009
School of International Service Global Environmental Politics Field And the Royal Norwegian Embassy Present
Climate Symposium and Awards
With:
Norwegian Ambassador to the U.S.,
His Excellency Wegger Chr. Strømmen
And:
Special Guest Speaker, Engineer and Explorer Mr. Knut Espen Solberg
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., SIS 203
Join us at this special event where His Excellency Wegger Chr. Strømmen will announce the AU student winners of an essay contest on climate change, sponsored by the Global Environmental Politics Field and the Royal Norwegian Embassy. Mr. Solberg will present a lecture entitled, “The Melting Arctic.” Mr. Solberg has crossed the Atlantic alone, tried to sail the Northwest Passage and published two books based on his experiences as a joint explorer and scientist. In the Northwest Passage he was stopped by the ice and spent nearly 1000 days living with Inuit’s and Greenlanders.
Lunch will be provided!
Climate Symposium and Awards
With:
Norwegian Ambassador to the U.S.,
His Excellency Wegger Chr. Strømmen
And:
Special Guest Speaker, Engineer and Explorer Mr. Knut Espen Solberg
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., SIS 203
Join us at this special event where His Excellency Wegger Chr. Strømmen will announce the AU student winners of an essay contest on climate change, sponsored by the Global Environmental Politics Field and the Royal Norwegian Embassy. Mr. Solberg will present a lecture entitled, “The Melting Arctic.” Mr. Solberg has crossed the Atlantic alone, tried to sail the Northwest Passage and published two books based on his experiences as a joint explorer and scientist. In the Northwest Passage he was stopped by the ice and spent nearly 1000 days living with Inuit’s and Greenlanders.
Lunch will be provided!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Climate Change and the Norwegian Initiative: April 29, 2009
Melting at the Poles: Climate Change and the Norwegian Initiative
Join us in an event featuring speaker Mr. Knut Espen Solberg, a Climate Scientist and a legendary Arctic explorer, and the Ambassador of Norway, who will announce the student winners of the Embassy of Norway Essay Competition to the Polar Institute.
Time: Apr 29, Wednesday (12:00-2:00)
Venue: SIS 203
Norwegian snacks and refreshments prepared by the chefs at the Norwegian Embassy will be provided!
For questions please send email to Steven Ma at mtj828@yeah.net
Join us in an event featuring speaker Mr. Knut Espen Solberg, a Climate Scientist and a legendary Arctic explorer, and the Ambassador of Norway, who will announce the student winners of the Embassy of Norway Essay Competition to the Polar Institute.
Time: Apr 29, Wednesday (12:00-2:00)
Venue: SIS 203
Norwegian snacks and refreshments prepared by the chefs at the Norwegian Embassy will be provided!
For questions please send email to Steven Ma at mtj828@yeah.net
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