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URGENT
<u>IS</u> THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY?</big></font><font size="4"><big>
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WHAT SHOULD THE CITY
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WHAT SHOULD RESIDENTS
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</b></big></font></big><b><font size="4"><big>Come & Hear Top
Scientists at<br>
Special Meeting of Cambridge City Council <br>
Cambridge City Hall, 795 Mass. Avenue<br>
September 24, 2009, 5:30 pm</big><br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><big><font
style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><big>After
recognizing the existence of a climate emergency on May 11, 2009, the
Cambridge City Council will hear from scientists about why climate is
changing, what impacts to expect, and what response is needed at a
Special Meeting of the Council at City Hall on September 24th at 5:30
pm.</big></font></big></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><big><font
style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><big>Speakers
will be Dr. Melanie Fitzpatrick of the Union of Concerned Scientists,
Dr. Jill Stein of Physicians for Social Responsibility, Dr. Frank
Ackerman of the Stockholm Environmental Institute at Tufts University
and Dr. John Sterman of MIT Sloan School of Management.</big></font></big></p>
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</font><font color="#008000" size="4"><b><i>If <u>you</u> want
Cambridge to
be a leader in responding to the global emergency, </i></b></font>
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<dd><font color="#008000" size="4"><b><i><u>Come to the hearing on
Sept. 24 to let the City Council know</u>,
and </i></b></font></dd>
<dd><font color="#008000" size="4"><b><i>Please forward this notice
to friends.<br>
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<font size="3">Background: </font>
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<li>Last March, more than 2,500 climate experts from 80 countries,
assembled for an emergency meeting in Copenhagen to prepare for the UN
Climate Change Conference in December, declared that </li>
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<dd><font face="Symbol" size="3">·</font> "the climate system is
already moving beyond patterns of natural variability within which our
society and economy have developed and thrived;" </dd>
<dd><font face="Symbol" size="3">·</font> "the worst-case IPCC
(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) scenario projections (or
even
worse) are being realized;" </dd>
<dd><font face="Symbol" size="3">·</font> "there is a significant
risk
that many of the trends will accelerate, leading to a risk of abrupt or
irreversible climatic shifts;" and </dd>
<dd><font face="Symbol" size="3">·</font> "<i>there is no excuse
for
inaction</i>." </dd>
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<dd>In December 2002, the City of Cambridge adopted a Climate
Protection
Plan with the goal of reducing the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG)
city-wide 20% below 1990 levels by 2010. <br>
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<dd><b>Despite the efforts of City staff and others the City has
fallen
far short of this goal.</b> <br>
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<dd>For more information see <a
href="http://greencambridge.wikispaces.com/Calendar+of+Events"
eudora="autourl"><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><u>
http://greencambridge.wikispaces.com/Calendar+of+Events</u></font></a></dd>
<dt>The meeting should appear on Cambridge cable TV Channel 8.<br>
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<dd><a href="http://greencambridge.wikispaces.com/Calendar+of+Events"
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