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Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Pachauri and Chairman Markey Release "Focus the Nation" Video

Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Pachauri and Chairman Markey Thank Students and Teachers for Helping “Focus the Nation” on Climate Issues

Markey, Pachauri Release Video for Focus the Nation Event

For Immediate Release

WASHINGTON -- Today Chairman Edward J. Markey, Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, congratulated the thousands of students and educators taking part in Focus the Nation –the largest global warming teach-in ever assembled.

On Thursday, January 31st, Chairman Markey will be addressing students from Massachusetts gathered at Tufts University via video conference.

Chairman Markey also joined with Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rajendra Pachauri of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to deliver a video message that will be included as part of the Focus the Nations kick-off event on Wednesday evening.



Below is the statement of Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, on Focus the Nation:

“For younger generations global warming presents not only a great challenge, but also a great opportunity. The solutions to global warming have the potential to unleash a wave of green jobs rivaling the high-tech revolution. But in order to rise to this challenge and create the greenest generation, we must increase our focus and dialogue on science and education. I thank Focus the Nation for fostering this conversation.”

For more information on Focus the Nation, please CLICK HERE.

For more information on the Select Committee hearing featuring Rajendra Pachauri, please CLICK HERE. 

PLEASE NOTE: The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming was created to explore American clean energy solutions that end our reliance on foreign oil and reduce carbon pollution.

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