Auburn University on Global warming - Sustain Building Group demonstrates a solar hot water system.ere will be a qu

National Teach-In on Global Warming

On February 5, Auburn participated in the National Teach-In on Global Warming, one of more than 700 schools, college, universities, faith and civic groups to do so. The aim of the teach-in was to focus discussion on solutions to global warming during this first 100 days of the new administration. Auburn's teach-in included webinars and guest speakers in the afternoon and practical workshops in the evening.

Guest speakers were James McClintock and Adam Snyder. McClintock, an Endowed Professor of Polar and Marine Biology at UAB, spoke about "The ecological impacts of rapid climate warming on the Antarctic Peninsula. "Adam Snyder, executive director of Conservation Alabama, Alabama's only environmental lobby group, spoke about “Conservation Politics in Alabama.”

Daryl Bergquist, Tia Gonzales, Adam Snyde and Matt Williams gave workshops on solar energy in the home, rain barrels, conservation politics and home energy auditing.

Throughout the day Declan Yearwood, an Auburn graduate and sustainable building professional, demonstrated a working solar water heater on the student center concourse.

For the full article, please go to http://www.auburn.edu/projects/sustainability/newsletter/020909.html

ote from Declan the Philisopher

" Sustain Building Group will persevere"