[SEMCO] Influencing Climate Change in New England subject of lecture

[Melissa Lowe]

For Immediate Release:									Contacts:	
April 13, 2007				Melissa Lowe (Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary): 508 349-2615

Influencing Climate Change with Local, Personal Actions

South Wellfleet, MA. - With all of the talk of Climate Change and the global ramifications, it is important to think locally and recognize that personal actions can make a difference. A recent report of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that there is now more than a 90% likelihood that mankind's activities are dangerously warming the planet. The good news is that people can reduce the degree of change.
 	How people can influence climate change in New England will the subject of a presentation by Rob Pratt of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation's Climate Change Program on April 27, 7 p.m. at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. His presentation will provide an overview of climate change, its far-reaching implications, and how the combustion of fossil fuels is at the root of the problem. The presentation will focus on potential solutions, particularly what we in New England can do to counteract growing greenhouse gas emissions in our homes, our workplaces, our communities and our states.  Mr. Pratt will argue that while federal action is desirable, we can take important and effective steps here and now.
Rob Pratt is Senior Vice President of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, heading up the Foundation's climate change program. He formerly served as Director of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative's Renewable Energy Trust (RET), the $250 million fund that was created to stimulate the supply of and demand for green power as part of the state's landmark law deregulating the electric utility industry in 1997. Mr. Pratt is also the Chairman of the Board of the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE), a non-profit organization focused on bringing renewable energy into the economic mainstream in the U.S.   
The presentation will be held at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary located on Route 6 in South Wellfleet. The fee for the lecture is $5 for members of Mass Audubon and $7 for non-members. Registration is required. Call the Sanctuary at 508-349-2615 to register.
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The Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the west side of Route 6, immediately north of the Eastham/Wellfleet town line.  Trails are open daily 8 am to dusk.  Sanctuary admission is free for members; $5 adults, $3 children for non-members. Call (508) 349-2615 for information.

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Melissa Lowe
Education Coordinator

Massachusetts Audubon Society
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
508-349-2615 (phone), 508-349-2632 (fax)
mlowe at massaudubon.org

"Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts"
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay