Global warming is perhaps the biggest environmental, economic and public health threat facing the planet. Next week, State Representative Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor), Chair of the House Committee on Great Lakes and the Environment, will host a public meeting to discuss how Michigan must address global warming's impact. Three internationally recognized scientists will address the evidence and causes of global warming, the expected impacts on Michigan's economy and the policies Michigan must pursue to address this global challenge. This event is a formal hearing of the House Great Lakes and Environment Committee, and it is free and open to the public.
WHEN: Tuesday, June 10, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Southfield Public Library
26300 Evergreen Road
Southfield
WHO: Members of the House Committee on Great Lakes and Environment, Steve Chester, Department of Environmental Quality Director, Jeffrey Andresen, PhD, Nathaniel Ostrom, PhD, interested members of the public
Featured experts include:
Jeffrey Andresen, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Michigan State University
Dr. Andresen specializes in Agricultural Meteorology and Applied Climatology. He serves as the Michigan State Climatologist, is the supervisor of the MSU Agricultural Weather Office and is Co-Director of the Michigan Automated Weather Network. Dr. Andresen is a respected advisor to Michigan's agricultural industry.
Nathaniel Ostrom, PhD
Department of Zoology, College of Natural Science
Michigan State University
Dr. Ostrom is the co-director of Michigan State University's Biogeochemistry Program and Graduate Director of Zoology for the College of Natural Sciences. Dr. Ostrom studies how carbon dioxide and nitrogen function within the climate and carbon cycles, and in developing instruments to measure gaseous components in the natural environment. His research also extends to the impacts of climate and atmospheric changes on the Great Lakes, most recently
applied to understanding depleted oxygen levels in Lake Erie.
Barry Rabe, PhD
Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan
Dr. Rabe has published widely on issues of state, local and intergovernmental involvement across a range of environmental issues. Much of his recent work has examined "bottom-up" approaches to climate change, with particular emphasis on the expanding state government role in this area.