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Students to Host Environmental Rally |
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Northern NY News
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Written by Contributor
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Thursday, 15 October 2009 14:26 |
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SUNY Potsdam’s student-run
environmental group The Middle Ground will host an educational event and rally
on Saturday, Oct. 24, at noon as part of the largest global day of climate
action in history.
The event – one of more
than 2,000 rallies in more than 140 nations – is coordinated by 350.org to urge world leaders to take fast and effective action on
global warming. This is the first global
campaign ever organized around a scientific data point: 350 parts per million
CO2 is the safe upper limit for the atmosphere according to the latest
scientific data.The
Middle Ground event will feature speakers, live music by student group Keeping
Wyatt and a march through downtown to Ives Park. Simultaneously, people in
every corner of the world will be taking similar action, from climbers with 350
banners high on the melting slopes of Mount Everest to government officials in
the Maldive Islands holding an underwater cabinet meeting to demand action on
climate change before their nation disappears. “We
want to pressure leaders to make agreements that include regulations regarding
greenhouse gases and emissions,” said SUNY senior Michael Perry of Webster, a
member of The Middle Ground.
The Middle Ground is a
student-run association whose mission is to research and publicize
environmental problems and solutions affecting the campus, the region and the
world. Students are welcome from any major or minor degree program. Their goals are to bring awareness to Earth Day (April 22) and
host events, continue participating in the Focus the Nation initiative (www.focusthenation.org) and mitigate the use of bottled water on campus by creating appealing
alternatives, among others. For
more information about the 350 Initiative, visit www.350.org/. Additional
information about The Middle Ground can be found at www2.potsdam.edu/middleground/.
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