Passaic Valley High School students interviewed Congressman Bill Pascrell and science experts on climate change as part of the national project, Focus the Nation http://www.focusthenation.org/ Through the power of videoconferencing technology, Susanne Iobst's students at PV researched climate change and prepared questions for Dr. Sandra Passchier located at MSU. Dr. Passchier shared her knowledge and research as a member of a team of scientists who took core samples in Antarctica this pass year. Dr. Jackie Willis, who is presently in the Panama Rainforests, shared her expertise based on her 20 plus years of research in the Panama Rainforest. Last, but certainly not least, Congressman Bill Pascrell from NJ answered questions and shared his views and political expertise on climate change. Congressman Pascrell joined the videoconference from the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.
The program was organized with the cooperation of Passaic Valley Regional High School, Montclair State University, the Verizon Access NJ Portal, NJEDge.net, the staff of Congressman Bill Pascrell of NJ, MAGPI, and the U.S. House of Representatives Recording Studio. MAGPI provided a live stream and archived the program.
Read the local News Article Watch the TV coverage on WMBC Channel 20 News View the archived videoconference at http://commonsvcg.oar.net/MAGPI View the Montclair State University News Article |
