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Covering Climate Change Part 1 --Jen Angel, publicist, Aid & Abet, former publisher of Clamor Magazine. --Brianna Cayo Cotter, Communciations Director, Energy Action Coalition. --Colleen Cronin, activist, Rising Tide North America. --Nell Greenberg, Communications Manager, Rainforest Action Network. Climate change is one of the biggest stories ? and it will continue to be. With rising fuel prices, natural disasters like Katrina or flooding along the Mississippi, and droughts in agricultural regions of the U.S., climate change needs to be understood by journalists. In addition, climate issues impact many of the other top stories in the U.S. such as immigration, prisons, and war. However, there is more to the climate change than Al Gore and Bill McKibben ? women are taking action in significant ways to combat climate change. Battling climate change is about more than changing your lightbulbs ? it is about taking action to stop the construction of new coal power plants, opposing mountain top removal mining, and forcing the issue onto the agenda of the world?s leaders. The organizations at the forefront of the environmental movement are often lead by strong women who are underrepresented in the media. During this panel, you will meet and have the opportunity to ask questions of the leading activists in this area, including leaders from the youth movement, one of the fastest growing areas of the environmental movement. The presentation will include key issues in climate change, trends in the movement, and provide a list of resources and individuals/organizations that journalists can use as story sources. Handouts will be provided.
