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For the Leaf-Peeper in You

The vibrant colors of autumn in the Northeast are seen primarily in sugar maples, a tree species heavily susceptible to changes in climate.

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GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTIONS 2005:

Leadership, Opportunities and Emerging Issues
New York City,
June 8-9

CA-CP is doing it again, bringing leaders from every sector across the region together to catalyze action. This will be THE climate conference of the year, so make plans to attend now. Learn more...

Website Spotlight

Clean Air-Cool Planet's site has a new look. We've redesigned to bring you a more straightforward, organized and up-to-the-minute web resource. Complete with daily climate headlines, postings of regional events, access to relevant science and policy findings, and the latest CA-CP program news, we think www.cleanair-coolplanet.org is one you'll want to bookmark and use. Take a look, and let us know what YOU think!

Edition 9: Fall 2004

Talkin 'Bout My Generation

As befits the back-to school season, CA-CP focuses on a campus leader in our latest Climate Champion profile. Meet Billy Parish, founder of the Climate Campaign.

Spotlight on Communities

From new staff and program initiatives at CA-CP to progress throughout the region, great news on the municipal front! The latest...

Maine Carbon Challenge

At least fifty Maine businesses are being recruited over the next year to enjoy the benefits of early climate action in a new statewide initiative, in which CA-CP is playing a part.

It's Conventional Wisdom

Lest you thought the environment went wholly ignored at this summer's national conventions, good news from CA-CP and the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Conventions (CERC).

Keep on Making Me Care

Yet another crew of talented activists joined us for our summer weekend training. The challenge: "make me care" about global warming. The results: inspiring!

News Briefs

New global warming science, health news, policy leadership, media buzz, and more - what's new...

Mark Your Calendars

Green Buildings Open House, NESEA; Oct. 2nd
Bioneers Telecast/Northeast Campus Sustainability Summit; Oct. 14-17
National Day of Action, Climate Campaign; Oct. 19th
3rd Annual Business Solutions Forum, CA-CP; Oct. 27th
New England Grassroots Climate Action Conference, MCAN; Nov. 14th
Climate Change and Northeast Agriculture, CA-CP/Cornell University; Nov. 17th
More Events...

Hull turbine photo

Meet Me at The Fair

Taking advantage of that enjoyable autumn ritual, Carbon Coalition members are getting the word out at fairs across New Hampshire: get out and VOTE on Nov. 2nd for candidates that support sound environmental and energy measures.

THE BACK PAGE

Voices and Viewpoints on Climate Change

Examining "Balance as Bias"

Max Boykoff recently released research, co-written with his brother Jules Boykoff, that made news about the news: namely, that in trying to maintain "balance" the press has largely gotten the global warming story wrong. Max shares his findings, and impressions from both sides of the scientist/advocate divide, in this interview with Cool Currents editor Jennifer Schroeder.