Global Warming: FACT (the Fight Against Climate Change Today) is a University of Wisconsin-Madison student organization that was formed in July 2006. The group was formed with the purpose of educating its members and the general public about Global Warming and motivating the need to take action to mitigate its possible consequences. We often work in coalition with WISPIRG, Big Red Go Green, and 2020 Vision.

Officers 2007-2008:

Presidents: Elise Gorchels (egorchels@wisc.edu), Kerry King (kking2@wisc.edu)

Highlights from Fall 2006:

09/18/06: First meeting ever!
09/27/06: Group attends UW-Madison Distinguished Lecturer Series lecture by Laurie David, producer of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth"
09/29/06: Members attend energy policy lecture by Sir David Manning, British Ambassador to the United States, in the Memorial Union Great Hall
10/04/06: Group watches showing of "An Inconvenient Truth" at Memorial Union Theatre
10/24/06-10/25/06: Organizing and volunteering at the "Horrors of Global Warming" Halloween demonstration on Bascom Hill, in conjunction with WISPIRG/Big Red Go Green and 20/20 Vision.
Thanks to everyone who helped make posters and who volunteered their time during the two days to hand out flyers to passing students. We gave out all 4000 global warming information flyers! Great job!
12/05/06: Group hosts "Basics of Global Warming" lecture by Dr. David Houghton, UW-Madison Professor Emeritus and climate researcher in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science

Highlights from Spring 2007:

Global Warming Speaker Series: Tuesdays 6pm, April 17th-May 1st, 1651 Humanities

April 17th: "Climate Policy: Benefits and Consequences"--Caroline Garber, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Program Manager
April 24th: "A Business Perspective: Risk and Reward"--Panel with Dr. Dan Anderson, UW-Madison Risk Management Professor, Dr. Tom Eggert, UW-Madison Professor and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Environmental Assistance Coordinator, and Dr. John Nelson, adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
May 1st: "Engineering Solutions: Carbon Sequestration"--Dennis Koepke, Senior Economist at the Public Service Commission

Public Demonstrations/Activities:

Step It Up 2007 National Call to Action (April 14): led by Jaime Bell (jrbell2@wisc.edu), in conjunction with The Hot Party (Maia, thehotparty@gmail.com)
WISPIRG's Earth Day Festival (April 21): led by Kerry King, kking2@wisc.edu
All Campus Party (April 25): led by Elise Gorchels, egorchels@wisc.edu

Other stuff

Badger Herald response article, Dan Chavas, The Badger Herald, October 26, 2006

Stringfellow’s generalizations hurt global warming debate, Dan Chavas, The Daily Cardinal, February 18, 2007

Interested in joining? The more, the better!

Please send an email to:
Elise Gorchels: egorchels@wisc.edu
Thanks!