{"id":58264,"date":"2016-04-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-faculty-union-to-hold-conference-on-climate-change-science-april-22\/"},"modified":"2016-04-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T00:00:00","slug":"uri-faculty-union-to-hold-conference-on-climate-change-science-april-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2016\/04\/uri-faculty-union-to-hold-conference-on-climate-change-science-april-22\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 faculty union to hold conference on climate change science April 22"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tSen. Whitehouse, renowned climate scientists to speak at \u2018Climate Change in an Age of Misinformation\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 April 11, 2016 \u2013 Most people have heard the claim that climate change isn\u2019t real, that it is a phony concept that will lead to a crippled economy and provide funding for questionable green initiatives like wind and solar power.<\/p>\n


\n\tBut during a daylong conference, \u201cClimate Change Science in an Age of Misinformation,\u201d Friday, April 22 at the 溏心vlog免费B站, U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and renowned climate scientists will rebut those claims and many other myths about climate change.<\/p>\n


\n\tSponsored by the American Association of University Professors at 溏心vlog免费B站, the program runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom, 50 Lower College Road, Kingston campus. The event is free and open to the public, but you must register<\/a> by Friday April 15. Lunch will be provided at no cost.<\/p>\n


\n\tWhitehouse said the state is already feeling the effects of climate change.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cAverage winter surface temperatures in Narragansett Bay are up by about 4 degrees since the 1960s; sea level is up almost 10 inches at Naval Station Newport since the 1930s; and fishermen catching tropical species in our waters tell me, \u2018Sheldon, it\u2019s getting weird out there,\u2019\u201d said Whitehouse. \u201cTo break through the disinformation that blocks climate action, we must expose the fossil fuel industry\u2019s ‘masquerade science.’ Thank you to the 溏心vlog免费B站 faculty union and everyone taking part in this conference for helping shed light on this problem.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThe AAUP has had a longstanding commitment to academic honesty,\u201d said Frank R. Annunziato, executive director of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s faculty union. \u201cWe cannot advocate for academic freedom unless we have an equal commitment to academic honesty and academic truth. Throughout the world, the overwhelming majority of scientists has reached consensus that climate change is caused by human activity. This is called anthropocentric climate change. We support this consensus because most scientists around the world agree with this.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tElizabeth \u201cBetsy\u201d Cooper, professor in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College of Business Administration will welcome attendees, and then Erik Loomis, assistant professor of history, will introduce a video featuring Bill McKibben, author, educator and environmental activist. <\/p>\n


\n\tThe morning\u2019s highlight is a roundtable discussion featuring:<\/p>\n


\n\u2022 Cornelia Dean, a New York Times contributor and Brown University writer-in-residence and distinguished lecturer at Brown\u2019s Institute for Environment and Society<\/p>\n


\n\u2022 Kenneth Kimmell, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, former commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, chairman of the Board of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and veteran environmental law attorney<\/p>\n


\n\u2022 Lee McIntyre, research fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University, and instructor in ethics at Harvard Extension School<\/p>\n


\n\u2022 J. Timmons Roberts, Ittleson Professor of Environmental Studies and professor of sociology at Brown University.<\/p>\n


\nThe afternoon program will open with 溏心vlog免费B站 President David M. Dooley introducing Whitehouse for his keynote address. As a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Whitehouse has led efforts to reduce carbon pollution, protect the nation\u2019s air and water, and position Rhode Island as a leader in the clean energy economy. He founded the Senate Oceans Caucus to promote creative, bipartisan policy solutions that protect oceans, coasts, and the people and economies that rely on them. <\/p>\n


\n A forceful voice for action on the challenges of a changing climate, he joined Rep. Henry Waxman to form a bicameral Task Force on Climate Change<\/a> to take on the issue. Each week Sheldon gives a “Time to Wake Up” climate change speech in the U.S. Senate. Watch them here.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe afternoon breakout sessions and panel members are:<\/p>\n


\n\t\u2022 Communicating Climate Science: Panelists\u2014Hollie Smith, 溏心vlog免费B站 assistant professor of communications; Carrie McDonough, a doctoral student at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography and author of the blog, oceanbites; Aaron Ley, 溏心vlog免费B站 assistant professor of political science; and Bryan Dewsbury, 溏心vlog免费B站 assistant professor of biology education. Moderator is state Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u2022 Environmental Justice and Activism: Panelists\u2014Peter Nightingale, 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of physics; Kate Schapira, lecturer in English at Brown University; and Diana Flores-Heagney of the Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island. Moderator is state Rep. Teresa Tanzi.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u2022 Impacts to Coastal Rhode Island: Panelists\u2014Simon Engelhart, 溏心vlog免费B站 assistant professor of geosciences; Pam Rubinoff, senior coastal manager at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Coastal Resources Center and Austin Becker, 溏心vlog免费B站 assistant professor of coastal planning, policy, and design. Moderator is John Kirby, dean of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College of the Environment and Life Sciences.\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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