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	Welcome to the   Green Campus Consortium of Maine!     We are currently updating this site to better serve you RECENT STORIES     Climate Youth Summit at the College of the Atlantic a Resounding Success! Students Gathered to Learn, Organize and Plan for Actions On Friday, Feb. 9th, more than 100 people gathered at College of the Atlantic to hear former United Nations climate change negotiator Allison Drayton speak about the challenges posed by climate change*and the possibilities of resolving these challenges. The talk began three days of intense conversation and mobilization on what students can do to make a difference in reducing the impact of climate change during the Annual Maine Youth Climate Change Summit. Organized by COA students, the summit brought together local community members, students from Maine colleges, and others who traveled from as far away as Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges in Massachusetts. Presenters came from across North America, with the carbon emissions of their travel offset either by the participants or COA as part of the college’s overall net-zero carbon emissions commitment. The impact was felt across the state. According to Joshua Parda, Coordinator of the Green Campus Initiative at the University of Maine, who is working with the UMaine Sustainability Alliance to find ways to work with the entire UMaine community.” On Saturday, students listened to speakers covering a wide diversity of topics. On hand were experts in international climate politics, urban planning, carbon sequestration using plankton and concrete, solar installations and financing thereof, sustainable endowments, climate science skepticism, ice core research, and the impact of food on climate change. According to John Deans, one of the organizers of the summit, “The diversity of subjects and active engagement of participants made for a productive and exciting dialogue that lasted into the night during social hours.” Sunday was the work day, begun with a talk by David Hales, College of the Atlantic president. The students focused on three areas: creating a student environmental network, planning for the March 23-25 Northeast Student Climate Change Summit, and planning for Step It Up, 2007. Step it Up Day, April 14, is expected to be a day of local action in special areas around the nation to insist on a total national reduction of carbon emissions by 80 percent by the year 2050. This national day of action, spearheaded by environmentalist Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature, has caught on across the nation. “The whole weekend was filled with people stepping up to take responsibility for much needed roles,” concluded Deans, a COA senior and a member of the youth environmental organization SustainUS. “Participants left feeling that not only was it educational and a good change to meet good people, but it was productive and created practical momentum in moving forward.” Additional assistance for the statewide Climate Change Summit at COA came from Planktos and the Sierra Student Coalition. Local sponsors included The Alternative Market, The Bagel Factory, Guinness & Porcelli’s, Hannaford Bros. Co., Morning Glory Bakery and Subway.
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