Feb 2008 - 5 Leaders in the Fight Against Global Warming

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FEB '08 - IN THIS ISSUE Meet Five Global Warming Staff The Scientist: Lisa Moore The Anthropologist: Steve Schwartzman The Campaign Manager: Christine Stackpole The Lawyer: Jim Marston The Executive: David Yarnold Fred Krupp's hopeful new book on the race to reinvent the energy economy and solve global warming. Pre-order your copy today. Sassy Green Tips from Ideal Bite Check out Ideal Bite for hip tips on green living, from recycled toothbrushes to organic lingerie. Browse through their green tip library. Support Environmental Defense with a donation today. - Donate now. FIVE GLOBAL WARMING CAMPAIGN PROFILES Meet Five People Working for Global Warming Action Environmental Defense has around 80 staff members and paid consultants working for global warming action. We invite you to meet five staff leaders who each represent different aspects of our campaign. We also want to hear from you. Go to our new Green Room blog to tell us about people you know who are busy in the fight against global warming. LEARN MORE" src="http://img.getactivehub.com/an2/custom_images/EDF_Action_Network/EDN_ding.gif" border="0" hspace="5"> THE SCIENTIST: LISA MOORE Getting the Science Right In high school, she swore she'd never take a biology course again. After completing her PhD in Biological Sciences, Lisa Moore is our go-to-gal on the science behind global warming. She's on point for responding to climate skeptics and how to implement and monitor carbon capture practices. Read more about Lisa. THE ANTHROPOLOGIST: STEVE SCHWARTZMAN Slowing Tropical Deforestation For more than a quarter century, Steve Schwartzman has helped document the plight of many indigenous cultures of the Brazilian Amazon. Now Steve is working hard to promote ways to slow tropical deforestation through international global warming negotiations. Read more about Steve. THE CAMPAIGN MANAGER: CHRISTINE STACKPOLE Yoga Instructor Keeps Climate Team on Task In the last two years, our global warming campaign staff has doubled and we've tripled the campaign budget on our top priority issue. Christine Stackpole is at the center of this work and says there's still a lot of work to do to pass national legislation. Read more about Christine. THE LAWYER: JIM MARSTON States: Role Models for the Nation and Abroad For twenty years, Jim Marston has been a leader in protecting the environment and fighting global warming. As Director of our Texas Office and Head of our State Climate Initiative, he brings together unlikely allies to encourage states across the country to lead the way in the fight against global warming. Read more about Jim. THE EXECUTIVE: DAVID YARNOLD Decisive Moment in Our Global Warming Campaign Executive Director David Yarnold serves as our point person for the United States Climate Action Partnership (US-CAP), which brings 27 leading companies together with 6 national environmental groups to call for a national cap on global warming pollution. He sees US-CAP as pivotal in our campaign and thinks we are no longer talking about if but when national legislation will be passed. Read more about David.