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Students fight global warming at 'Power Shift' conference
Hannah Alexander
Issue date: 11/16/07 Section: News
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Four Drexel students and 5,500 others from colleges across the U.S. fought against global warming at Power Shift 2007, held at the University of Maryland at College Park, Nov. 2 through Nov. 4.
Power Shift, a training conference for environmentally concerned students, held workshops and panels to teach the students how to get their campus communities involved. This conference was a part of the campaign against global warming, as a part of the nationwide project Campus Climate Challenge.
According to the Campus Climate Challenge web site, the project includes more than 30 environmental youth organizations, along with the Sierra Student Coalition at Drexel.
Corinne Bell, president of Drexel's SSC, attended the Power Shift conference as well as the lobby day held on Nov. 5, which included a rally on the U.S. Capitol Hill West lawn in Washington, D.C. Bell also had the opportunity to sit in on a congressional meeting by the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
"It was really about reducing the impact on the environment," Bell said.
There were several speakers present at the conference, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. According to Diamondback, University of Maryland's student newspaper, Pelosi's speech received a standing ovation.
"It's a fabulous event to see all this energy and determination," Pelosi said to Diamondback. "It also has an informed nature to it - the young people know what they are going to do and what they are fighting for."
Although the SSC at Drexel only has eight active members, Bell said she learned a lot from attending Power Shift. She said Drexel SSC plans on meeting with Temple SSC in order to expand their outreach to college students in Philadelphia.
"Trying to get meetings with people from the Drexel administration is difficult," Bell said. "They just don't seem to know what's going on and we don't know whom to target."
Lisa Leone, a junior and chemical engineering major, also went to Power Shift, where she attended panels and workshops on bio diesel research. She said she learned that in order to further bio diesel research, agricultural companies actually cut down rainforests.
Power Shift, a training conference for environmentally concerned students, held workshops and panels to teach the students how to get their campus communities involved. This conference was a part of the campaign against global warming, as a part of the nationwide project Campus Climate Challenge.
According to the Campus Climate Challenge web site, the project includes more than 30 environmental youth organizations, along with the Sierra Student Coalition at Drexel.
Corinne Bell, president of Drexel's SSC, attended the Power Shift conference as well as the lobby day held on Nov. 5, which included a rally on the U.S. Capitol Hill West lawn in Washington, D.C. Bell also had the opportunity to sit in on a congressional meeting by the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
"It was really about reducing the impact on the environment," Bell said.
There were several speakers present at the conference, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. According to Diamondback, University of Maryland's student newspaper, Pelosi's speech received a standing ovation.
"It's a fabulous event to see all this energy and determination," Pelosi said to Diamondback. "It also has an informed nature to it - the young people know what they are going to do and what they are fighting for."
Although the SSC at Drexel only has eight active members, Bell said she learned a lot from attending Power Shift. She said Drexel SSC plans on meeting with Temple SSC in order to expand their outreach to college students in Philadelphia.
"Trying to get meetings with people from the Drexel administration is difficult," Bell said. "They just don't seem to know what's going on and we don't know whom to target."
Lisa Leone, a junior and chemical engineering major, also went to Power Shift, where she attended panels and workshops on bio diesel research. She said she learned that in order to further bio diesel research, agricultural companies actually cut down rainforests.
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Jon
posted 11/16/07 @ 1:13 PM EST
I must say that this new reporter, Hannah Alexander, is one hell of a journalist. I love every article she writes. Keep 'em coming Hannah!
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