Over 250 students participated in the Teach-in on Global Warming
Solutions at Smith College. Astronomy Professor James Lowenthal focused on "what we need to do to retool the transportation system for less greenhouse gas emissions." Professor David Smith, director of the Environmental Science and Policy Program, presented a discussion about biodiversity and climate change. Professor Andrew Guswa, the advisor to President Carol Christ on the proposed Center for the Environment, covered topics including water supply, food production, disease, hydropower, and biodiversity. Professor Tom Litwin, who has done extensive work on the Bering Sea and how climate change is impacting the ice and the Yup'ik natives, gave a presentation titled, "Thin Ice: An Exploration of the Bering Sea in the Age of Climate Change." There was also a talk called "Making the Consumption/Global Climate Change Connection" given by Roger Guzowski, Five College recycling coordinator.
