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In case you're not on our main Orion Grassroots Network member list for receiving emails, all are welcome to join this conf call on Wednesday to discuss the state of climate science in 2009, and it looks now like Bill McKibben will be able to join us, too.<div><br></div><div>Erik<br><div><br><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <!--Copyright (c) 1996-2009 Constant Contact. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under a separate written agreement with Constant Contact, neither the Constant Contact software, nor any content that appears on any Constant Contact site, including but not limited to, web pages, newsletters, or templates may be reproduced, republished, repurposed, or distributed without the prior written permission of Constant Contact. 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Is the planet indeed warming faster than the film projected? What do we need to know now?<br><br>In answer, the Network will host a <span style="font-weight: bold;">conference call on</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">September 16</span> to bring you up to speed on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">latest science and climate change solutions</span> and discuss strategies for how to get to those solutions. <br><br>Two experts will guide the conversation: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dr. Phil Rice</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tina Clarke.</span> Phil is director of the Our Climate Ourselves program at the <a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102690955630&s=14321&e=001qv5zefmiPObIQpSAoPzY2OEXpzfOsCIyQH6yqgkwpxtbBJeK0ot4yIPQUR3Q5WSOAfspUUls2QYBSryWM6XO51ZniAHIeo1vNyqDyHJsBVLGl8lq_myEPQ==" linktype="link" target="_blank">Sustainability Institute</a>, leads trainings on climate change for community, grassroots, education and faith leaders. Tina is a certified <a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102690955630&s=14321&e=001qv5zefmiPOaV8xNMATJ1RYfwYkjcn706xmrpPlN47NJZ1-mTKHgwWElRIGGDwIpUfEgB0GyLijfHPVWk1kmYiUAN5txCUwk5ZU2a80SMWgumjrMvRTI0IA==" linktype="link" target="_blank">Transition Towns</a> trainer, and a consultant with <a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102690955630&s=14321&e=001qv5zefmiPOY5CynTnO9Kz88L6kcicYLH-rvfHBbEeWILyCLlkBnn74t4W7E70MtMf490Sv-XCCMaNKyy0gCKDUzu4mV-qWuy31R0HPsxeq4=" linktype="link" target="_blank">350.org</a>. She has been an advocate, educator, consultant and director of nonprofits since 1985.<br><br>Hope you can join us to get up to speed on the issue, and to offer your own ideas and expertise.<br><br>To join the call on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sept. 16:</span><br><br>* Dial <span style="font-weight: bold;">712-432-1000</span> at <span style="font-weight: bold;">2 pm Eastern time</span> (usual long distance charges apply)<br><br>* Enter conference code <span style="font-weight: bold;">581688569#</span><br><br>Please forward this message along to others in your organization or beyond who may want to join us. <br><br>All the best, <br><br>Erik and Scott<br>Orion Grassroots Network Team<br></td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> <td style="padding-top:15px;background-color:#FFFFFF;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" width="425" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center"> <a name="LETTER.BLOCK4"><table style="background-color:#999966;margin-bottom:5px;" bgcolor="#999966" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK4"> <tbody><tr> <td style="color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" styleclass="style_TOCText" rowspan="1" align="center" colspan="1"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2" face="Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" style="color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to Services</span><br></font></td> </tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold;"> <td style="background-color:#CCCC99;color:#990000;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;text-decoration:none;font-size:10pt;" bgcolor="#CCCC99" styleclass="style_QuickBG TOCLink" rowspan="1" align="center" colspan="1"><font color="#990000" size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" style="color:#990000;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102690955630&s=14321&e=001qv5zefmiPOZUbOXBPFx7GKKq1XCo-jaBHAXBVonKJ7QTgabZwSmRXWSEWTN2rqu-lVQgYPPtEFYKWqC-JA9d2zNJVzGBCFcJzacum17faRKCfHRe9j44g9lORBz9y1hC" linktype="link" target="_blank">Post Job/Internship</a></span><br></font></td> </tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold;"> <td style="background-color:#CCCC99;color:#990000;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;text-decoration:none;font-size:10pt;" bgcolor="#CCCC99" styleclass="style_QuickBG TOCLink" rowspan="1" align="center" colspan="1"><font color="#990000" size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" style="color:#990000;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102690955630&s=14321&e=001qv5zefmiPOav3MGJkmjTAbRS-QX8p0LPWEwcWgxzst6ZcIHOYH_bCuPKaaZy5_hbtnKSIIh0sht07PDWmsxYaKtNJnnP46qb02eB_DWWFIA7NLDI8ZcCx1kekoeI6jZhgHFBX4TGxaI=" linktype="link" target="_blank">OGN Forums</a><br></font></td> </tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold;"> <td style="background-color:#CCCC99;color:#990000;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;text-decoration:none;font-size:10pt;" bgcolor="#CCCC99" styleclass="style_QuickBG TOCLink" rowspan="1" align="center" colspan="1"><font color="#990000" size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" style="color:#990000;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; 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