<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Dear Cardinals,</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">There's no denying the window to avoid catastrophic warming is closing, and these next few years may be our last chance for adaptation and mitigation. Despite decades of growing evidence on anthropogenic climate change, It seems the data and warnings have not gone far enough to sway public opinion. Perhaps we need to rethink how we converse with others about climate change?</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury and SUNY Adirondack Community College are co-hosting an important conference featuring Katharine Hayhoe and Bill McKibben on October 21st. Our focus questions for Bill and Katharine:</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">1. How do we realize successful climate solutions in today’s polarized world? </div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">2. What are the most promising ways to galvanize rapid, effective climate action today? </div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">3. How can we bridge differences with the uncertain person and what are the tools to do so?</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Please consider attending and please, please share this information with your friends and families. <a href="https://northcountryclimate.org/conferences/" target="_blank">https://northcountryclimate.org/conferences/</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Steve</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://northcountryclimate.org/conferences/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(25,106,212)">2021 Conference Information</a></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;word-wrap:break-word;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;display:inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;background-position:50% 0%">STEPHEN DANNA, </div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:AvenirLT-Medium,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px"></span><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;word-wrap:break-word;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;display:inline;font-weight:bold;background-position:50% 0%">Ed.D., G '97</div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:AvenirLT-Medium,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px"></span><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;word-wrap:break-word;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;background-position:50% 0%">Branch Campus Dean</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;word-wrap:break-word;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;background-position:50% 0%">SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury, Bryan Hall 115<br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;word-wrap:break-word;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;background-position:50% 0%">640 Bay Road</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;word-wrap:break-word;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;background-position:50% 0%">Queensbury, NY 12804</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;word-wrap:break-word;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;background-position:50% 0%"><div sty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