<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Eban Goodstein <climate@bard.edu><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> dharao4@yahoo.co.uk <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, 17 September 2012, 21:30<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> C2C: Climate Seminar Weds Noon-- If it’s “no joke”, why the silence?<br> </font> </div> <wbr><div id="yiv1873420602">
<title>C2C: Climate Seminar Weds Noon-- If it’s “no joke”, why the silence?</title><div>
<wbr>
<div style="text-align: center; color: gray; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">To view this message in your browser, click <a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe521774746203747d13&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></div>
<div><div>
<h1><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><i>C2C Fellows / </i> <i>National Climate Seminar / Bard 9.17.12</i></span></h1>
</div>
<div> </div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Dear friends and colleagues,<br>
<br>
President Obama’s </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe66177474620c7d7517&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">brief mention of climate change</a><span style="font-size: large;"> in his convention speech was notable mostly for its rarity. On the heels of two years of extraordinary weather disasters in the US—record flooding, massive drought and crop failure-- politicians have generally stopped talking about global warming.<br>
<br>
It’s clear why formerly climate-moderate R’s like Romney have clammed up: Tea Party primary challenges have turned global warming into a toxic subject. But why the silence from Democrats? This Wednesday, at noon eastern, </span><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe60177474620c7d751d&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">The National Climate Seminar</a><span style="font-size: large;"> welcomes </span><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe68177474620c7d7414&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">Darren Springer, top aid to Senator Bernie
Sanders</a>
<span style="font-size: large;">, to talk about why climate is missing in politics, and how to get it back. <br>
<br>
</span>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Call-in number: 1-712-432-3100; Conference Code: 253385
<br>
Send advance questions for Darren to climate@bard.edu.</b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> <br>
In two weeks, join Heinz Award winner <b>KC Golden from Climate Solutions</b> on coal exports. Later in the term, <b>RFF’s Dallas Burtraw</b> on the future of clean air act regulation; <b>NRDC’s Kim Knowlton</b> on climate and health; <b>Eleanor Sterling from the American Museum of Natural History</b> on climate and biodiversity; and<b> 350.org’s May Boeve on the climate movement and politics.
<br>
</b><br>
Beyond the election, the Bard Center for Environmental Policy is helping students develop leadership careers in sustainability—in policy and business—through our </span><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe66177474620c7d7416&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">C2C Fellows</a><span style="font-size: large;"> program. Please help spread the word:<br>
<br>
</span>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><b><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe64177474620c7d7410&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">SE C2C Fellows Training</a></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br>
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga,<br>
October 26-28<br>
<br>
</b></span><b><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe64177474620c7d7410&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">NE C2C Fellows Training</a></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br>
Bard College<br>
November 30-December 2</b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> <br>
</span><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe66177474620c7d7416&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">C2C Fellows</a><span style="font-size: large;"> weekend training workshops, sponsored by the </span><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe62177474620c7d7412&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">Bard Center for Environmental Policy</a>
<span style="font-size: large;">, focus on concrete skills development, including fundraising and communication. Graduates of the weekend workshops are eligible for partial scholarships to CEP’s masters programs in environmental policy, climate science and policy, and green business, as well as $1,000 scholarships for follow-on leadership trainings.<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe60177474620c7d741c&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><b>Apply Now</a>: the cost of the weekend trainings is $30 including food and lodging. Please pass the word along!
Help us support rising young leaders in green business, politics and policy.
<br>
<br>
Thanks for the work you are doing.<br>
<br>
Eban Goodstein<br>
Director, Bard CEP & Director, Bard MBA in Sustainability</span><br>
</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><br>
</span></span></span> <wbr>
<div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div>
<h2><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">National Climate Seminar / Fall 2012</span></h2>
<i>Climate Seminar calls are Wednesdays at 12pm EST and held twice monthly via conference call. Assign the half-hour calls to your students for a chance to hear top scientists, analysts, and political leaders discuss climate and clean energy solutions. <a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe67177474620c7d7714&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">Download schedule here.</a><br>
<br>
</i>
<table class="yiv1873420602tabletext" cellPadding="2" width="700" align="left">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><b>Date</b></span></td>
<td><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><b>Presenter</b></span></td>
<td><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><b>Conversation</b></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60">Sep. 5</td>
<td><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><b><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe66177474620c7d7715&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">Hunter Lovins</a></b></span><i>, Natural Capitalism Solutions</i></td>
<td width="250">Rio, Deja Vu?</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60">Sep. 19</td>
<td><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><b><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe68177474620c7d7414&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">Bernie Sanders*</a></b></span>, <i>U.S. Senator for Vermont</i></td>
<td width="250">Climate and the Election</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60">Oct. 3</td>
<td><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><b><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe65177474620c7d7716&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">KC Golden</a></b></span>, <i>Climate Solutions</i></td>
<td width="250">Coal Exports: Just Say No?</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60">Oct. 17</td>
<td><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><b><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe64177474620c7d7717&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">May Boeve</a></b></span>, 350.org</td>
<td width="250">Social Movements & Politics</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60">Nov. 7</td>
<td><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><b><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe63177474620c7d7710&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">Dallas Burtraw</a></b></span>, <i>Resources for the Future</i></td>
<td width="250">Clean Air Act, Next Steps</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60">Nov. 21</td>
<td><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><b><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe62177474620c7d7711&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">Kim Knowlton</a></b></span>, <i>NRDC</i></td>
<td width="250">Climate Change: A Matter of Health</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="60">Dec. 5</td>
<td><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><b><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe61177474620c7d7712&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">Eleanor Sterling</a></b></span>, <i>Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, AMNH</i></td>
<td width="250">Climate Change & Impacts on Biodiveristy</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<wbr>
<wbr>
<wbr>
<wbr>
<wbr>
<wbr>
<wbr>
<wbr>
<wbr>
<wbr>
<wbr>
<wbr>
<wbr>
<wbr>
*Invited<div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div>
<h2><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">Sponsors</span><i><br>
</i></h2>
<div><i>The National Climate Seminar is organized and run by </i><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe60177474620c7d7713&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></i></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><i>Bard CEP</a><i> with media partner, Island Press, publisher of </i><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe5e177474620c7d771d&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></i></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><i>The Climate Solutions Consensus (2011)</a><i> edited by David E. Blockstein and Leo Wiegman, and made possible by a grant from the </i>
<a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe66177474620c7d7614&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></i></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><i>Clif Bar Family Foundation</a><i>. 40% of car trips are within two miles of your home: take Clif Bar's </i><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe64177474620c7d7616&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></i></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><i>2 Mile Challenge</a><i> and ride or walk instead! <br>
<br>
<br>
</i></div>
<table border="0" cellSpacing="1" cellPadding="2" width="750">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe62177474620c7d7610&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://crm.orionondemand.com/crm/viewImage?id=533000000059001&fileName=/200x56%20logo.png" width="139" height="39"></a></td>
<td><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe61177474620c7d7611&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://crm.orionondemand.com/crm/viewImage?id=533000000059001&fileName=/ClifBar.jpg" width="90" height="35"></a></td>
<td><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe5e177474620c7d761c&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://crm.orionondemand.com/crm/viewImage?id=533000000059001&fileName=/IP_logo.png" width="141" height="33"></a></td>
<td><a href="http://click.iwsend.com/?ju=fe66177474620c7d7416&ls=fdf1157973660d7570147271&m=fe9a15707665027577&l=fef41d7270670c&s=fe1e157970630075751378&jb=ff981576&t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://crm.orionondemand.com/crm/viewImage?id=533000000059001&fileName=/c2cfellows.jpg" width="140" height="40"></a></td>
<td><img alt="" src="https://crm.orionondemand.com/crm/viewImage?id=533000000059001&fileName=/bmba%20logo.jpg" width="149" height="34"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div> </div>
<div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div>
<wbr>
<wbr>
<wbr></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;">
Follow this link to update your communication preferences: <a href="http://crm.orionondemand.com/crm/SelfServiceStudentDirect.sas?sx=e6B92Wb6FA1x9&sd=KB0S5qBfx827EC686c7d770Rcc003m0x6702S8K&co=EMaG1cc00x6G0x670w5p&pl=cMKr9E1o&cm=533000003438071" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contact Preferences</a>
<div>
PO Box 5000 30 Campus Road, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, 12504, United States
</div></div>
<img src="http://www.mailscanner.info/images/1x1spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="Web Bug from http://click.iwsend.com/open.aspx?ffcb10-fe9517727d64007c7d-fdf1157973660d7570147271-fe9a15707665027577-fef41d7270670c-fe1e157970630075751378-ff981576" />
<div>
<div style="text-align: center; color: gray; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">
Campaign ID: 533000003438071 | Contact ID: 533000000775684
</div>
</div>
</div><wbr><wbr> </div> </div> </div></body></html>