FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE聽|聽October 01, 2010

American Chemical 中国365bet中文官网 posts new online collection of resources on climate change

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2010 鈥� The American Chemical 中国365bet中文官网 (ACS) today posted a new online collection of resources related to climate change, including audio and visual presentations from a recent ACS forum聽on the science of climate change and video from an ACS press briefing on this forum. The forum featured four world-class experts who discussed the state of the science and the importance of dealing with this issue in a scientifically informed manner.

The climate experts and their presentations include:

Michael McElroy, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Studies, Harvard University

Topic: Climate change science

James McCarthy, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Oceanography, Harvard University.

Topic: Observed and anticipated climate change impacts

John Christy, Ph.D., Professor of Atmospheric Science and Director of the Earth System Science Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville

Topic: Four things I think I know about climate

Robert Socolow, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University

Topic: America鈥檚 climate choices

Other valuable climate change resources found on this ACS website include:

  • Congressional Briefings on Energy/Climate
  • Climate Change Coverage in Chemical & Engineering News, ACS鈥� weekly newsmagazine
  • Science news podcasts from Global Challenges/ Chemistry Solutions

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