[OKC] FW: [ok-sus] OU National Teach-In Events

[Brunson, Laura R.]

OUr Earth members have headed up the National Teach-In with multiple events
to engage students, staff, and faculty in events that are driven towards
real solutions today.

Norman, OK-- February 3 to March 5, 2009, The University of Oklahoma will
join hundreds of institutions from across the country for the National
Teach-In to show the President and Congress that people are ready to pass a
bold climate and energy policy that prioritizes renewable energy, green job
creation, and an aggressive cap on carbon emissions. This event is meant to
open a dialuge and ask questions concerning our current path of policy.
Students, staff, and faculty will learn about their options and what they
can do locally to find real solutions today.

The OU National Teach-In kicks off on Tuesday, February 3 with a talk on
wind energy in the heart of the nation by Professor of Geography Scott
Greene and Oklahoma Department of Commerce fellow Kylah McNabb. Below is a
list of events happening at the University of Oklahoma from Tuesday,
February 3  to Thursday, February 5.

The three-day event will also include:

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

4:30PM Associates Room OMU

Climate Change & Wind Energy in Oklahoma

-Scott Greene, Professor of Geography

-Kylah McNabb, Oklahoma Department of

 Commerce


Wednesday, February 4, 2009

7:00PM Molly Shi Ballroom OMU

Climate Change Solutions in Oklahoma

Come prepared for questions, especially those that want to know what kind of
clean energy economy we have here in our great state of Oklahoma.

 -Mayor of Norman Cindy Rosenthal

-OK Secretary of the Environment J.D. Strong

-OK Secretary of Energy Bobby Wengener


Thrusday, February 5, 2009

4:30PM Governors Room OMU

How to Impact yOUr Community?

Do you know where to go to eat healthier, how to support your local
everything, or just how to make less of an impact on your world. Come to
this event and learn about the local business doing just that to make a
difference.

-Richard Hass, The Earth

-Matt Runkle, Native Roots

-Isaiha McCaslin, Norman Sustainability

 Network

-Scott Merrick, Bergey Windpower

About National Teach-In

At the beginning of the first 100 days of the new administration, the
National Teach-In on Global Warming will engage over a million Americans in
solutions-driven dialogue. As educators, students and citizens, we owe our
nation a focused conversation about the critical decisions that will
determine if our descendants will inherit a prosperous or an impoverished
planet. http://www.nationalteachin.org



Chris Applegate
University of Oklahoma
College of Atmospheric & Geographic College
Peer Adovate
OUr Earth
National Teach-In Coordinator
tagyourit at ou.edu
cdapplegate at me.com
417-294-0698