News Sources: Bush's Global Warming Initiative

President Bush told a global climate change conference Friday that the United States will do its part to improve the environment by taking on greenhouse gas emissions. He proposed the creation of an “international clean technology fund,” to be supported by contributions from governments around the world, that would help finance clean-energy projects in developing countries. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. will lead discussions with other countries on starting that fund. Reporters looking for experts to interview on this topic can find them online a the collegenews.org database of news sources and subject matter experts from America's leading liberal arts colleges, including: (click on names for contact information):

Karin Warren - Chair of Environmental Studies, Randolph College - Warren is a specialist in climate and global change, energy and environmental policy, and mathematical modeling/quantitative methods. She has researched ecosystem response to climate manipulation, and worked with developing and testing mathematical models. Her courses include environmental studies, energy and society, environmental policy, global change and earth interactions.

Gary Yohe - Professor of Economics, Wesleyan University - Yohe is a prominent consultant on the social and economic impact of global warming. His work includes a mathematically-based model making it possible to assess the impact of climatic change under different scenarios and to evaluate possible countermeasures. He was a participant at the Second World Climate Conference.

Adam Wade Burnett - Associate Professor of Geography, Colgate University - Burnett is an expert in global change, environmental issues and synoptic climatology. He is the author of articles on Northern Hemisphere climate change and its causes. He teaches weather and climate, geographic information systems, environmental studies and cartography.