{"id":6401,"date":"2017-02-02T16:27:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T21:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=6401"},"modified":"2017-02-02T16:27:46","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T21:27:46","slug":"webinar-on-carbon-pricing-with-naomi-oreskes","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/event\/webinar-on-carbon-pricing-with-naomi-oreskes\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar on Carbon Pricing with Naomi Oreskes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Internationally renowned science historian and author Dr. Naomi Oreskes will present a <b class=\"c\">webinar on pricing carbon<\/b> on <b>February 21st, 2017<\/b>. Dr. Oreskes is the author of the acclaimed 2010 book <b class=\"c\">Merchants of Doubt<\/b>. This meticulously researched book documented the (Bill Murray, not the rodent) &#8220;Groundhog Day effect&#8221;  experienced when the same small group of people and organizations deployed an identical strategy to cast doubt on the science and evidence against, respectively, tobacco, acid rain, DDT, the CFC-driven hole in the ozone layer and, finally, climate change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Naomi-Oreskes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Naomi-Oreskes.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Naomi-Oreskes-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/>As the evidence of accelerated climate change and its impact on society\u00a0mounts, there is an increasing sense of urgency to find solutions. Learn how putting <a href=\"https:\/\/priceoncarbon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">a price on carbon<\/a>\u00a0works and why scientists, economists and world leaders view pricing carbon as an essential strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and stimulating the growth of clean, renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>Legislation to introduce carbon pricing in Massachusetts has been introduced on Beacon Hill by Senator Michael Barrett of Lexington. \u00a0Green Needham <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/an-act-combating-climate-change\/\">reported on this legislation<\/a> when it was introduced in its current version at the beginning of the last Legislative session in January, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>This free webinar is presented by the US League of Women Voters. \u00a0Pre-registration is required. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/5505089073940143107\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP<\/a>\u00a0here for The Case for Pricing Carbon\u00a0webinar with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/histsci.fas.harvard.edu\/people\/naomi-oreskes\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">Dr. Naomi Oreskes<\/a>. on\u00a0<strong>Tuesday, February 21st<\/strong> from <b>2:00 pm &#8211; 3:00 pm EST<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Internationally renowned science historian and author Dr. Naomi Oreskes will present a webinar on pricing carbon on February 21st, 2017. 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