Drury University will be among more than 1,000 institutions of higher learning that will participate in a two-day long series of webinars and local roundtables about global warming.

Drury is participating in "Focus the Nation", which organizer describe as the  largest "teach-in" in U-S history.  It will include a nationwide web cast and local group discussions that will offer solutions to global warning. 

The events will take place simultaneously around the country on Wednesday, January 30 and Thursday, January 31. 
1,100 colleges and universities in all 50 states will participate.

All participants across the country, including those at Drury, will then vote on top solutions. The top five results from the Choose Your Future vote will be announced in early February 2008.

Focus The Nation's teach-in has four elements:

*2% Solution Web Cast - Live Web cast at 7 p.m. (CST) on Jan. 30. This will feature Stanford and I.P.C.C. climate scientist Stephen Shneider, Natural Capitalism president, Hunter Lovins and environmental justice leader, Van Jones, executive director, Ella Baker Center.

*The National Teach-In - Faculty-led symposia on campuses across the nation.

*Green Democracy - Live and videoconference round-table discussions between Congress and campuses on solutions to global warming.

* Choose Your Future - Online ballot for participants to vote on top five solutions to global warming.