It was an incredible honor to have Dr. Robert Bullard as featured speaker at PennFuture's Global Warming Conference on May 2 in Pittsburgh. This video podcast demonstrates why Dr. Bullard is so respected across the globe as the Father of Environmental Justice. He clearly lays out the case for fighting global warming as a justice issue, outlining how intertwined the drive for social equity is with environmental protection, and how urgently we must act.

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One of the highlights of our Pittsburgh Global Warming Conference on May 2 was the presentation by one of the world’s premiere climate change experts – Dr. Michael Mann. PennFuture was delighted that Dr. Mann agreed to present his research.

Unfortunately, people identified with the tea party tried to stop that presentation. They demanded that we stop educating other Pennsylvanians about global warming, and that we stop advocating action to slow, and eventually reverse, global climate change. Claiming their beliefs are superior to science, they wanted to disrupt our conference, had we let them. With their blogs full of violence, vitriol and racism, we were forced to enhance our security to protect Dr. Mann’s safety and preserve his right to speak the truth.

This video podcast shows how right we were to invite Dr. Mann to our conference. After his introduction by Jan Jarrett, PennFuture’s president and CEO, he clearly outlines the science on global warming, and how urgently we must act.

PennFuture works every day to make a difference for Pennsylvania’s environment and economy. Isn’t it time to join us and make a difference yourself? Go to our secure website to join PennFuture, and make sure you sign up for our publications. And remember, you can make sure you don't miss any podcasts by subscribing to them through iTunes.

Last Sunday (May 2), PennFuture held its annual Southwestern Pennsylvania Global Warming Conference in Pittsburgh. Two experts and heroes of the environmental movement – Dr. Robert Bullard, the father of environmental justice, and Dr. Michael Mann, one of the world’s preeminent climate scientists, were the keynote speakers. (Stay tuned for videos of their presentations.)

This podcast features a panel discussion on global warming policies that are great for the environment, the economy, and create great green jobs. The panelists are John Hanger, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; Jan Jarrett, president and CEO of PennFuture; and Heather Sage, PennFuture’s vice president.

PennFuture works every day to make a difference for Pennsylvania’s environment and economy. Isn’t it time to join us and make a difference yourself? Go to our secure website to join PennFuture, and make sure you sign up for our publications. And remember, you can make sure you don't miss any podcasts by subscribing to them through iTunes.