Sustainable Practices - Climate
Climate Action and Education Forum
On Friday, May 9, 2014, the Institute for Sustainable Practices hosted a Climate Action and Education Forum that included presentations by three experts who each have a unique perspective about solutions to climate change. Environmental scientist Paul Ruscher, Ph.D., demystified climate science by debunking the top 10 climate myths; Russ Pierson, DMin, Global Leadership, discussed the social impacts of climate change; and psychologist and author, Don Schneider, Ph.D., presented concrete tools for positively influencing climate skeptics so that we can all be done with the senseless bickering and begin focusing on the vastly more important work of mitigation and adaptation.
Links to the videos of the forum, presenters powerpoint presentations, and written answers to questions posed during the forum are provided here.
- Event Agenda
- Video of Paul Ruscher, Ph.D., Demystifying the Science of Climate Change by Debunking Climate Change Denial
- Paul Ruscher's Powerpoint presentation
- Video of Russ Pierson, DMin, Environmental Justice: Social Dimensions of Climate Change
- Russ Pierson's Powerpoint presentation
- Video of Don Schneider, Ph.D., Communicating Across the Divides in our Everyday Lives for Constructive Dialogue about Social and Environmental Concerns, and the Progress of Civilization
- Notes from small group discussion
- Questions and Answers