The Final State of the Union
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Summary:
On Wednesday afternoon, senior White House officials and key resilience partners will be hosting a White House Google+ Climate Hangout.
Last week, the Obama Administration announced a new set of actions to support low-income and other vulnerable communities in preparing for the impacts of climate change. Included in this set of actions are new steps to increase the role of community service in helping these communities prepare through the creation of a Resilience AmeriCorps pilot program.
On Wednesday afternoon, senior White House officials and key resilience partners will be hosting a White House Google+ Climate Hangout to discuss President Obama's commitment to protecting vulnerable communities from climate change and the Administration's launch of the Resilience AmeriCorps pilot program. We invite you to join the Hangout and participate in the conversation by tweeting your questions and comments using #ActonClimate. This conversation will be moderated by Christy Goldfuss, Managing Director of the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
Watch the Google+ Hangout on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at 2:00pm ET.
Participants include:
- Christy Goldfuss, Managing Director, White House Council on Environmental Quality
- Ali Zaidi, Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, White House Office of Management and Budget
- John Kelly, Deputy Chief of Staff, Corporation for National and Community Service
- Sam Carter, Associate Director, The Rockefeller Foundation
- Peter Goldwasser, Deputy Director, Cities of Service
- Kate Meis, Executive Director, Local Government Commission
- Jackie Kozak Thiel, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Fort Collins, Colorado
