James Hansen to keynote annual dinner, hundreds rally against pipeline expansion, and other news from the Ecology Center

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July 2013 James Hansen to be main speaker at Ecology Center annual dinner James Hansen, the scientist whose testimony before Congress in 1988 first raised the threat of global warming to national and international attention, will be the keynote speaker at the Ecology Center's fall dinner on Thursday, Oct. 3 at the Michigan League in Ann Arbor. Click here for information on tickets... Read more >> 'Oil and Water Don't Mix!' rally opposes expanding oil pipeline at Mackinac More than 30 climate-change activists from Ann Arbor joined Bill McKibben and hundreds of others for a July 14 rally to bring attention to Enbridge Energy's plans to expand the oil pipeline that runs under the Straits of Mackinac... Read more >> Bills introduced in Michigan legislature would protect communities from 'fracking' harm Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives recently introduced a package of eight bills to protect the public from the negative consequences of "fracking," measures strongly supported by the Ecology Center... Read more >> Ecology Center supports president's plan to address climate change The Obama administration's plan for addressing climate change "includes bold, game-changing policies that will lead to significant reductions in carbon emissions, as well as strategies to begin mitigating climate changes that are already threatening our economy and security," according to Ecology Center director Michael Garfield... Read more >> EcoRide attacted more than 100 'very enthusiastic' riders More than 100 "very enthusiastic" cyclists, as well as dozens of volunteers and other supporters, enjoyed beautiful summer weather for the 2013 EcoRide, June 23... Read more >> Ecology Center intern puts skills to work in cause of international environmental justice Karla Peña, who has served as an intern and staff member at the Ecology Center over since 2011, sees a very clear connection between testing for environmental contamination in Detroit and issues of environmental justice facing peasant and indigenous communities in Central and South America... Read more >> Dangerously Beautiful Beaumont Sharing & Caring Support Group (Beaumont Cancer Center, 1st Floor Classroom) 3577 W. Thirteen Mile Royal Oak, MI 48073 Thursday, October 17, 2013 7:00pm - 8:30pm Join us at Beaumont's Cancer Center in Royal Oak for a workshop on reducing your exposure to toxic chemicals in cosmetics... read more >> The Ecology Center works for a safe and healthy environment where people live, work, and play. 339 E. Liberty, Suite 300. Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA Make a donation to support projects of the Ecology Center. Unsubscribe here. Copyright 2013 Ecology Center. All Rights Reserved.

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