Jan 30 9AM EST Webcast on Global Warming
Architecture 2030, a non-profit research organization involved in the effort to find practical solutions to climate change, is hosting a webcast called Face It on Jan 30th to help kick off FOCUS THE NATION, a nationwide teach-in on ways to combat global warming.
The webcast builds on the organization's teach in last year, which focused on the role of design education in global warming. Architecture 2030's founder, Edward Mazria, urges a global moratorium on the construction of any new conventional coal plants and a phase-out of existing coal plants by 2050. In addition, he calls for a global initiative to require all new buildings and building renovations to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases by 50 percent by 2010 and to be carbon neutral by 2030.
More than 1100 educational institutions are taking part in Focus the Nation events on January 31st, which are expected to draw millions of people across the country. It is the largest teach-in in US history, and its central challenge is to educate the country about the challenges ahead and possible solutions to address the problem.
Architecture 2030 is also unveiling two competitions during its Face It webcast, worth a total of $20,000 in prize money. The two competitive categories are graphic design and video, but for more details, you'll have to tune in to the webcast.
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