Northeast Climate Conference Presented by: Corey Tucker April 18, 2006 Presented by: Corey Tucker April 18, 2006

Overview  Workshops  Guest Speakers  Mathis Wackernagel  Jared Duval and Billy Parish  Laurie David  Workshops  Guest Speakers  Mathis Wackernagel  Jared Duval and Billy Parish  Laurie David

Workshops  Biodiesel 101  International Environmental Relations  Biodiesel 101  International Environmental Relations

Mathis Wackernagel  Global Footprint Network  Global footprint measures how much land and water area a human populations uses.  Includes consumptive and productive uses.  Used as a resource for areas around the globe to try and curb consumption to a sustainable level.  Right now the world consumes approximately 5.4 acres per person, but only 4.4 are truly available or sustainable.  Visit to find your global footprint!  Global Footprint Network  Global footprint measures how much land and water area a human populations uses.  Includes consumptive and productive uses.  Used as a resource for areas around the globe to try and curb consumption to a sustainable level.  Right now the world consumes approximately 5.4 acres per person, but only 4.4 are truly available or sustainable.  Visit to find your global footprint!

Jared Duval and Billy Parish  Jared- National Director of Sierra Student Coalition  Billy- Founder of the Climate Campaign and Co-Founder of the Energy Action Coalition.  Jared- National Director of Sierra Student Coalition  Billy- Founder of the Climate Campaign and Co-Founder of the Energy Action Coalition.

Jared and Billy Cont’d  Three Choices  Deny The Truth  Despair and hope that someone else will fix it.  Build the most inspiring movement in history to stop global warming.  We need to do something because this is going to happen within our lifetimes if we don’t act now.  Three Choices  Deny The Truth  Despair and hope that someone else will fix it.  Build the most inspiring movement in history to stop global warming.  We need to do something because this is going to happen within our lifetimes if we don’t act now.

Laurie David  Producer, “Earth To America”, “Too Hot Not to Handle”, “An Inconvenient Truth.”  Global warming is the most urgent challenge of our lifetime.  According to the experts we have less than 10 years to slow global warming down before it is too late.  Producer, “Earth To America”, “Too Hot Not to Handle”, “An Inconvenient Truth.”  Global warming is the most urgent challenge of our lifetime.  According to the experts we have less than 10 years to slow global warming down before it is too late.

Laurie David Cont’d  Government will not change until people demand it, and we need new tactics for a new day.  Uses media, television, film, and the internet to get message to people.  Join the Virtual March, visit  Government will not change until people demand it, and we need new tactics for a new day.  Uses media, television, film, and the internet to get message to people.  Join the Virtual March, visit

An Inconvenient Truth  Take your friends and see and Inconvenient Truth, produced by Laurie David, in theaters May 26th.  Earth Day showing of new HBO special, To Hot Not to Handle.  Take your friends and see and Inconvenient Truth, produced by Laurie David, in theaters May 26th.  Earth Day showing of new HBO special, To Hot Not to Handle.