My friend Valerie over in Gilsum asked me to spread this news:
Protect Our Communities From Ravages Of Global Warming
Jim Rubens, a member of the Carbon Coalition Speaker’s Bureau, will speak at the Gilsum Community Center Thursday, January 18th at 7: p.m. He will focus on the economic and natural consequences of a warmer New England.
Jim was a New Hampshire State Senator from 1994-1998, GOP candidate for Governor in 1998 and chair of the NH GOP Platform Committee in 2000. He is author of the state's charter school, victim restitution and SB-2 voting laws. Since 2001, Jim has served as Executive Committee chair and spokesman for the Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling. In addition, Jim is a commercial real estate agent and angel investor in technology-related business startups and is a member of Granite State Angels, based at the Tuck School of Business in Hanover. He serves as board chairman of Accentus, LLC. and is a recently elected Hanover Chamber of Commerce Board member. Jim lives with his wife Susan and son Matthew in Etna. His favorite outdoor activity is strenuous day hiking in the NH Whites.
The New Hampshire-based Carbon Coalition, started by Clean Air-Cool Planet, the Society for the Protection of NH Forests, NH Audubon and the Appalachian Mountain Club, is a non-partisan coalition of citizens, scientists, businesses, students, communities and organizations who've come together to advocate for a national energy policy that protects our communities and environment from the ravages of global warming caused by carbon pollution. The event is co-sponsored by The Sustainability Project and the Gilsum Conservation Commission and is free and open to the public. Volunteers in Gilsum and a number of surrounding towns including Marlow, Alstead, Stoddard and Surry are working to bring a resolution on global warming to March Town Meeting.
For more information contact Valerie Piedmont at 603-352-1887. Participation in the Coalition is free. To receive their free e-newsletter visit www.carboncoalition.org or call Toby Ball 828-5793
Valerie Piedmont, Director
The Sustainability Project, Inc.
Emerson Brook Forest Outdoor Learning Center
PO Box 311
Gilsum, NH 03448
603 352-1887
"For a future we can live with"
The mission of The Sustainability Project, a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational organization, is to promote a love of nature, environmental stewardship, caring communities and ways of living that deepen our understanding of the interconnected web of life. Our guiding principle is that diversity, inclusion and compassion are fundamental to the long term well-being of our planet and its inhabitants.