Clean Air-Cool Planet is the Northeast's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to finding and promoting solutions to global warming.



Clean Air-Cool Planet is the Northeast's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to finding and promoting solutions to global warming.



April 1:
Fossil Fool's Day

Energy Action, the campus youth coalition, is organizing a Day of Action for "Fossil Fool's" Day. At press time, they had 161 campuses signed on to do something for the cause; check out their website to see what might be happening - or to make something happen! - near you.


Sweet Season

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It's syruping season again - a good time to appreciate that classic New England tradition now potentially threatened by global warming. Read more...


Party for a Cause

Want to have some fun, take in some culture AND raise money for global warming solutions this April? Check out the art and fashion show benefit in Clifton, New Jersey on April 10th, being organized by Aveda salon Pure Energy.


 

 


Edition 11: Spring 2005

A Partner in Deed

The work of our latest Climate Champion has been at the heart of one of CA-CP's most successful partnerships. Check out our look at the accomplishments of Terry Kellogg, in his role as Director of Environmental Affairs with The Timberland Company.


Impacts and Indicators in Connecticut

A March forum organized by the Connecticut Science Center Collaborative featured presentations detailing the global warming-induced changes evident on land and sea in the region - as well as poll data on public opinion and awareness of the issue. It also marked the release of the Northeast Indicators of Climate Change 2005 report. Get the report and presentations...


A New Tool for Campuses

This February we launched our online Campus Climate Action Toolkit, designed to give colleges and universities all of the resources they need to initiate, implement or maintain greenhouse gas reduction measures on campus. The Toolkit is interactive, designed to be contributed to and updated with useful resources by Cool Planet campus partners, leaders in campus climate action from around the region. Learn more...

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New and Notable



GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTIONS 2005:

What's on the Climate Horizon - Risks and Benefits for Businesses and Investors in the Public and Private Sectors

New York City, June 8-9

2005 Conference logoWe're doing it again, Cool Planet is bringing leaders from across the region together to catalyze action.
Make plans today to attend.


"Clean Air - Cool Planet is gathering the private sector and regulators together under one roof - something no one else is doing when it comes to global warming solutions."
- Bruce Usher, CEO of EcoSecurities




THE BACK PAGE

Voices and Viewpoints on Climate Change

Carbon Comes of Age

The Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement on mandatory greenhouse gas reduction measures, went into effect this February, without US participation. This op-ed by Cool Planet's Executive Director Adam Markham takes a look at what Kyoto means for us here in the Northeast.