GLIN==> The Superior Watershed Partnership is helping people confront climate change in the U.P.

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Submitted by Natasha Koss <natasha@superiorwatersheds.org>

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Global Climate Change - Superior Watershed Partnership Reduces Upper 
Peninsula Carbon by 3 Million Pounds, Receives $150,000 state grant and 
sponsors visit by arctic explorer, Will Steger

Contact Carl Lindquist (carl@superiorwatersheds.org) or Natasha Koss 
(natasha@superiorwatersheds.org) at (906)228-6095.

Marquette - The Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) is pleased to present 
three exciting new happenings as we continue to help people Confront Climate 
Change in the Upper Peninsula.

The SWP is proud to announce the results of the April 2008 Energy 
Conservation Project.  During the month of April, participating Earth 
Keepers congregations and the general public were asked to complete an 
energy conservation checklist highlighting simple ways to reduce energy 
usage.  Over 250 households participated and documented a carbon reduction 
of over 3 million pounds.  This comes at a timely point amidst heated state 
and national discussions regarding global climate change and the effects of 
a warming planet.

To continue this important work the SWP has received a $150,000 grant from 
the Michigan Public Service Commission to distribute compact fluorescent 
light bulbs to UP households.  The SWP in cooperation with various partners 
and networks will distribute approximately 35,000 CFLs to households in all 
15 UP counties.  Compared to general incandescent light bulbs giving the 
same amount of visible light, CFLs use a fraction of the electricity and 
have a longer rated life.  Through this project the SWP will continue to 
raise awareness about energy conservation, climate change, and further 
reduce the UP carbon footprint by an additional 4 million pounds.

Finally, the SWP in partnership with Earth Keepers will wrap up the 2008 
Confronting Climate Change in the UP with a visit from world renowned polar 
explorer, Will Steger.  Steger, now considered one of the most important 
leaders in the climate change movement, will be the featured speaker at an 
event hosted by the SWP, in cooperation with Earth Keepers, on October 19, 
2008.

Will Steger has traveled tens of thousands of miles by kayak and dog- sled 
over 40 years, leading teams on some of the most significant polar 
expeditions in history while at the same time being an eyewitness to the 
on-going
catastrophic consequences of global warming.  Recently, Steger formed the 
Will Steger Foundation, with a personal and professional commitment to 
foster leadership and cooperation in environmental education and policy. 
Thus the Foundation's first initiative, Global Warming 101, engages and 
empowers individuals and policy-makers to translate their concern into 
action on this critical issue.

The SWP has partnered with the Will Steger Foundation for the past several 
years to highlight some of the important work being done to combat climate 
change.  This exciting event will take place at a location TBA.  For more 
information please visit www.superiorwatersheds.org.

The Superior Watershed Partnership is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit working to 
protect and improve the natural resources of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan 
on a watershed basis; by promoting responsible individual and community 
actions that ensure a sustainable environment, encourage a sustainable 
economy and help improve quality of life.

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