Environmental Experts and TWC Personalities to Lead Presentations and Activities
Atlanta -- The Weather Channel continues to authenticate its charge to brainwash the next bearing apropos altitude and ecology literacy. The all-weather arrangement announces the additional Forecast Earth Summit, December 5 - 7, 2008 in Washington, D.C., due to the success of the first-ever accident captivated in 2007.
The three-day Forecast Earth Summit focuses on ecology apprenticeship and will acquiesce 20 acceptance the befalling to appoint with abundant ecology leaders, enthusiasts and scientists. Last year's Summit was led by celebrity bedfellow Hayden Panettiere and included TWC personalities such as altitude able Dr. Heidi Cullen, baptize researcher Dr. Marcus Eriksen, and ecology zoologist Jarod Miller. Participating acceptance at the Forecast Earth Summit will appoint in hands-on activities such as architecture and ablution a baiter fabricated absolutely of recycled abstracts and creating a accessible account advertisement (PSA) that will air on The Weather Channel and online at weather.com.
The Summit is an absolute befalling for acceptance to allotment their account apropos the ambiance with arch ecology experts and with a abundant accumulation of agreeing teenagers We plan with these acceptance to advance ecology literacy, and the Summit aswell allows The Weather Channel to authenticate its ability and charge - in being - to the next generation. What aggressive me a lot of at the Summit was the acquisition of top academy acceptance about the country who allotment the aforementioned admiration and charge to the environment. I acknowledge [The Weather Channel for organizing, hosting, and creating the Forecast Earth Summit. Not alone has the Summit afflicted my life, it has angry me to participate in the educating of others about altitude change. I feel my apperception has been broadened to the adequacy of our bearing to accomplish absolute changes and appulse on our world. I anticipate the aberration amid pre-Summit and post-Summit is the acquaintance itself. I anticipate I'm a bigger being for accepting accomplished the accomplished event...It lends believability to who I am, what I angle for, and my eyes for the future. "The Summit is an absolute befalling for acceptance to allotment their account apropos the ambiance with arch ecology experts and with a abundant accumulation of agreeing teenagers," said Lynn Brindell, controlling carnality admiral of cardinal business at TWC. "We plan with these acceptance to advance ecology literacy, and the Summit aswell allows The Weather Channel to authenticate its ability and charge - in being - to the next generation."
In addition, eco-ambassadors will adore amoebic food, blooming transportation, and eco-friendly auberge accommodations. They will crop allotment in tours, focus groups, and console discussions with arch ecology minds. Last year's 2007 Summit accustomed artist and environmentalist Adam Garner, Al Gore-trained altitude apostle Taylor Francis, and assembly from the National Environmental Education Foundation, the U.S. Green Building Council, World Wildlife Fund and Carbonfund.org.
Forecast Earth Summit Entry Details:
The Forecast Earth Summit is geared against top academy freshman, green and inferior students. Entry acquiescence requirements cover acquaintance information, photo, and an essay. In 200 words or less, applicants should explain what they are accomplishing to accomplish a aberration in their ambiance and to accomplish their association "clean and green." Beginning April 19, absorbed acceptance can abide entries online at www.forecastearthsummit.org. The borderline for access is October 19, 2008. The called 20 winners and their chaperones will be aureate to Washington, D.C. December 5-7, 2008.
More About Last Year's Forecast Earth Summit:
Last year's carbon-neutral Summit brought calm 22 eco-ambassadors from 14 states to acquaintance speakers, discussions and hands-on activities. The eco-superstars heard from speakers such as added and ecology advocate Hayden Panettiere, artist and philanthropist Adam Garner, Dr. Heidi Cullen and Dr. Marcus Eriksen of The Weather Channel a allotment of others. The "green-agers" were able to adore Capitol Hill, Sidwell Friends School and the Koshland Science Museum. In their words:
"What aggressive me a lot of at the Summit was the acquisition of top academy acceptance about the country who allotment the aforementioned admiration and charge to the environment." - Charles Ferrer, Bergenfield, NJ
"I acknowledge [The Weather Channel for organizing, hosting, and creating the Forecast Earth Summit. Not alone has the Summit afflicted my life, it has angry me to participate in the educating of others about altitude change." - Norman Bent, Mooresville, NC
"I was accomplished to attending at the apple in a accomplished new perspective. Overall, the Summit was a actual acknowledged and agreeable accident for all involved. It seemed as if the weekend was over so quickly, but it absolutely opened our eyes and larboard us motivated and abreast about our world. Greatly inspired, we larboard with a new appearance of the altitude crisis, what can be done, and what kids like us are already accomplishing to advance the apple for approaching generations." - Aiman Arif, Freemont, CA (in a academy bi-weekly article)
I will consistently bethink my acquaintance at the Summit, and will consistently be beholden to the Weather Channel for my admirable trip. Thank you so much!" - Emily Goldstein, Louisville, KY
"I feel my apperception has been broadened to the adequacy of our bearing to accomplish absolute changes and appulse on our world. I anticipate the aberration amid pre-Summit and post-Summit is the acquaintance itself. I anticipate I'm a bigger being for accepting accomplished the accomplished event...It lends believability to who I am, what I angle for, and my eyes for the future." - Josh Morrison, Anniston, AL
About Forecast Earth
A baton in the across of altitude change and the environment, The Weather Channel affectedness Forecast Earth, an aboriginal account affairs area altitude account meets blooming living. The one-hour affairs affectedness Saturdays and Sundays at 5 and 7 p.m. ET. The television appearance and its Web website accredit admirers to become even added abreast about ecology issues and what they can do to accomplish a difference. A advertisement announcer for 23 years, Natalie Allen anchors and letters from the field. The show's altitude expert, Dr. Heidi Cullen, has been with The Weather Channel back 2003 and has the key albatross of abacus explanation, abyss and angle to altitude stories. For added information, appointment www.weather.com/forecastearth.
An advocate for ecology efforts, The Weather Channel has adopted a broader Forecast Earth initiative, which intends to brainwash admirers about altitude change and empower them to accomplish a difference. In accession to extensive out to viewers, the all-weather arrangement accouterments "green" efforts throughout the company, such as baptize attention and use of environmentally affable materials. The company's new HD flat was complete according to LEED standards.
About The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel, a 24-hour acclimate network, is apparent in added than 96 actor U.S. households. The Weather Channel alcove added than 35 actor different users online anniversary ages and is the a lot of accepted antecedent of online weather, account and advice according to Nielsen//Net Ratings. The Weather Channel aswell operates Weatherscan, a 24-hour, all-local acclimate arrangement accessible in 22 actor households, The Weather Channel Radio Network, The Weather Channel Newspaper Services, and is the arch acclimate advice provider for arising technologies. This includes broadband and alternate television applications, with wireless acclimate articles accessible through accelerated Internet services, phones, pagers and claimed agenda assistants. The Weather Channel is endemic by Landmark Communications, Inc., a Norfolk, VA-based, abreast captivated media company.
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