ONEONTA, N.Y. -- A group of students from a new course on climate change at the SUNY College at Oneonta will join the SUNY Oneonta Protect Your Environment club to host a local event as part of the global "Make Noise About Climate Change" day on Saturday, October 24, at 3 p.m. following the farmers’ market in the Muller Plaza on Main Street in Oneonta.
Participants in the local event will join more than 2,000 communities in over 150 countries as part of the largest day of climate change activism ever. The global day of action, coordinated by 350.org, will urge world leaders to take bold and immediate steps to address climate change and reduce carbon emissions. Founded by author and environmentalist Bill McKibben, 350.org is the first large-scale grassroots global campaign against climate change.
At 3:50 p.m. on Saturday, the SUNY Oneonta students will invite other students, families, and community members to "make noise about climate change" with noisemakers in the Muller Plaza. The students have created information to share with people who attend, including materials about how the climate is changing, what it means locally and globally, and what people can do about it. Area businesses will be sharing information about green resources and energy in the area.
The climate change class at SUNY Oneonta is taught by Dr. Todd Ellis of the Earth Sciences Department.
"Students in our class on global climate change have been working all semester to learn about the evidence of man-made climate change and the human and ecological tolls it may take on life in New York and around the world," said Dr. Ellis. "As a class, the students decided to share what they’ve learned with the community as part of this worldwide event."
Images of the climate change events from around the world, including the rally in Oneonta, will be featured on giant video screens in Times Square in New York City as part of a 350 countdown. They will also be accessible at www.350.org as part of a online photo stream.
More information about the event is available from Dr. Ellis at ellistd@oneonta.edu.
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