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Students to attend eco-conference

Members of Sustainable Earth, Carnegie Mellon’s student environmental organization, will travel to Power Shift 2007, an environmental summit where thousands of young people from across the country will discuss global warming and other environmental issues facing the world today. The summit will take place at the University of Maryland from Nov. 2 to 5.

It will feature several days of workshops, panel discussions, lectures, and special-guest speeches from leading activists in the field. Experts and students will discuss how to build a clean-energy economy, achieve energy independence, create millions of green jobs, increase global equity, and revitalize the American economy. The summit will culminate with...