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ONEONTA, N.Y. -- A group of students from a new course on climate
change at the SUNY College at Oneonta will join the SUNY Oneonta
Protect Your
Environment club to host a local event as part of the global "Make Noise
About Climate Change" day on Saturday, October 24, at 3 p.m. following the
farmers’ market in the Muller Plaza on Main Street in Oneonta.
Participants in the local event will join more than 2,000 communities in
over 150 countries as part of the largest day of climate change activism
ever. The global day of action, coordinated by 350.org, will urge world
leaders to take bold and immediate steps to address climate change and
reduce carbon emissions. Founded by author and environmentalist Bill
McKibben, 350.org is the first large-scale grassroots global campaign
against climate change.
At 3:50 p.m. on Saturday, the SUNY Oneonta students will invite other
students, families, and community members to "make noise about climate
change" with noisemakers in the Muller Plaza. The students have created
information to share with people who attend, including materials about how
the climate is changing, what it means locally and globally, and what people
can do about it. Area businesses will be sharing information about green
resources and energy in the area.
The climate change class at SUNY Oneonta is taught by
Dr. Todd Ellis of the
Earth Sciences Department.
"Students in our class on global climate change have been working all
semester to learn about the evidence of man-made climate change and the
human and ecological tolls it may take on life in New York and around the
world," said Dr. Ellis. "As a class, the students decided to share what
they’ve learned with the community as part of this worldwide event."
Images of the climate change events from around the world, including the
rally in Oneonta, will be featured on giant video screens in Times Square in
New York City as part of a 350 countdown. They will also be accessible at
www.350.org as part of a online photo
stream.
More information about the event is available from Dr. Ellis at ellistd@oneonta.edu.
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