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Climate Change, Health Consequences, and Healthy Solutions

On Sept. 17, 7-9 PM, Dr. Paul Epstein, Associate Director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School, will speak at First Parish on the topic “Climate Change, Health Consequences, and Healthy Solutions.” Dr. Epstein is known around the world for his achievements in the fields of medicine, teaching, and research. He has worked with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to assess the health impacts of climate change, and is coordinating an international project, Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological and Economic Dimensions. This is program sponsored by ConcordCAN and other local environmental organizations, including the FP Green Sanctuary Committee. For more information contact Bob Andrews at 978-369-2876.

Environmental Leadership Visioning

With some helpful prompting from Bob Andrews, we are taking a long look at the role that the environment plays at First Parish. Or perhaps perhaps more accurately, what role should First Parish be taking on environmental issues at the Parish, Community and National levels.

Jenny and Faith are helping us navigate this revisioning process.

So in lieu of a regular monthly Green Sanctuary meeting we will be having the following meeting:

9/23/09 (Wed): Environmental Leadership Visioning from 7-9:30pm at FP in Concord Parish Hall (RSVP at FPConcord@FirstParish.org by 9/15)

CC King, Eric Van Loon and Berni Jenkins I believe have volunteered to facilitate some of the breakout discussions we will be having.

So please join us if you can on the 23rd. (Don't forget to RSVP.)