Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America (January 28th–February 1st)

What is Focus the Nation?

Focus the Nation is a national teach-in engaging millions of students and citizens with political leaders and decision makers about Global Warming Solutions.

> Learn more: http://www.focusthenation.org

Activities at ASU During Focus the Nation Week

Teach-In (1/28 - 2/1)
You can participate in the teach-in by incorporating global warming discussions into your classes on, or during the week of January 31st. If you're a student, ask your instructor to incorporate discussions into your class. We'd like to track ASU's impact, so please send an e-mail to schoolofsustainability@asu.edu to report your class or campus activity.

> Ideas for incorporating Global Warming into your Class

Vote for Global Warming Solutions Online (1/21 - 2/12)
As a key part of Focus the Nation, students and citizens across the country will vote on five priorities for action. Focus teams will deliver this campus and citizen endorsed agenda to congressional offices across the nation, on February 18th, when members of congress are back in their districts for the Presidents Day recess.

> Vote Now

Focus the Campus: Student Lunch (1/28)
Large Tent, Student Services Lawn (11:45am - 1:00pm) Students can kick off Focus the Nation Week with a lunch to learn more about what ASU is doing and how students can get involved. Speakers include: Jonathan Fink, Julie Ann Wrigley Director of the Global Institute of Sustainability and University Sustainability Officer; Bonny Bentzin, Manager, University Sustainability Business Practices; and sustainability-related student groups. Sponsored by the Global Institute of Sustainability and Arizona Public Interest Research Group (PIRG).

> RSVP Now

Webcast: The 2% Solution (1/30)
Global Institute of Sustainability, Tempe Center, Room 158 (6:00pm) Join the Global Institute of Sustainability for a viewing of "The 2% Solution". The National Wildlife Federation, organizers of Focus the Nation (www.focusthenation.org) has chosen ASU as the only school to be featured in this web cast (http://www.focusthenation.org/2percentsolution.php), which will have an audience of over 1,000 universities, schools, and community groups. ASU has been asked to provide a 4-minute video that will showcase our Focus the National Day and also tell the larger story about Sustainability at ASU. The segment will come after a focused discussion about the "The 2% Solution" (reducing carbon emissions 2% every year to reach an 80% reduction by 2050), led by Van Jones, and Hunter Lovins, Stephen Schneider.

RSVP by e-mailing Richard Lemon

Focus the Nation - The Big Day (Thursday, January 31st)

Hayden Lawn (10:00am - 3:00pm)

• Flashlight tours at the ASU Art Museum (8:30am - 12:30pm)
• Activities on Hayden Lawn (include, but are not limited to)
  • Music by the Sustainabillies Band - Showcase of sustainability-related student groups and businesses that are in support of Focus the Nation
  • Interactive activities by student groups - Replaying the "The 2% Solution" all day for students, faculty, staff, and the community to view
• Wrigley Lecture (4:00pm) in Life Sciences Center, LSE-104 Speakers: Sir Peter Crane, the John and Marion Sullivan University Professor at the University of Chicago; and Thomas E. Lovejoy, President of the Heinz Center. They will present "The Future of Biodiversity". This Wrigley Lecture is co-hosted by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Affairs and ecoSERVICES.

Participating ASU Organizations Include: ASU Clean Energy, ASU Parking & Transit, Choice Magazine, CLNN: Classes (Showcase), Conservation Biology, Global Institute of Sustainability, Graduate Students, RAD Recycling, School of Sustainability, Serving Sustainability, Sustainability Coalition, Undergraduate Student Government, Zipcar, and Students for Obama.

Participating Businesses Include: APS, Chipotle, Clif Bar, Ducksback, and The Green Path Company.

For more information about Focus the Nation events at Arizona State University contact Terra Ganem or Rich Lemon.