WPnJ Global Warming Talk Oct 3rd

Getting All Hot and Bothered: The Truth About Global Warming and What We Can Do About

The Walpole Peace and Justice Group is sponsoring a talk on global warming by oceanographer Danielle Luttenberg Meitiv on October 3, 2006 at 7:30 PM at the Walpole Public Library. An international consensus of scientists, religious leaders, politicians, activists and citizens are calling for a coordinated global effort to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reverse global warming. However, while most people are concerned about global warming, many struggle to understand how it works or what its effects might be. Others worry that we don't have the means to address the problem or don't realize that they can make a difference. In this presentation, Getting All Hot and Bothered: The Truth About Global Warming and What We Can Do About, Danielle Luttenberg Meitiv will “translate” the science behind global warming into understandable language and talk about some of the most promising solutions to this global challenge. Special emphasis will be placed on the environmental and political climate of New England, including ways that Massachusetts is taking the lead on this issue and what you can do to make a difference. Danielle Luttenberg Meitiv is an oceanographer, advocate and environmental educator. She received her B.S. in Biology from the University at Buffalo and her M.S. in Oceanography from the University of Rhode Island. Her research focused on the study of climate and ecology in the distant past. She has worked as an oceanographer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Washington, D.C., led Environmental Defense’s efforts to protect New England’s ocean environment, has coordinated the JGEN project, an international network committed to protecting Israel's environment, and taught in many educational settings.