Act! Main Stage 09:00-10:30 AM

Action as the Antidote for Angst

Hear how to channel your concerns about climate change into effective action through stories from people who have figured out ways to influence decision-makers or to become decision-makers themselves.

You will learn:

How you can turn your passion and strengths in different ways to address climate concerns — from something as simple as sending a text or lobbying legislators to embracing a career that works full-time to make a difference such as becoming a legislator or a leader in a powerful environmental agency.

Moderator & Panelist:

K.K. DuVivier, Professor of Law & John A. Carver Jr. Chair in Natural Resources Law, University of Denver Sturm College of Law

Panelists:

KC Becker, Administrator for EPA's Mountains and Plains Region (Region 8) Junie Joseph, State Representative, Former Boulder City Council Member Mariah Bowman, Colorado Law Wyss Scholar in U.S. Lands Conservation Sara Fleming, MA Student at CU Boulder, Geography & Housing and Climate Justice Leslie Glustrom, Biochemist and Climate and Clean Energy Activist