GREAT DECISIONS: Conversation centers on climate change cooperation
This week’s Great Decisions program at Tahlequah Public Library focused on climate change and a lack of cooperation between the U.S. and other nations in addressing what some leaders have called an existential crisis.
Dr. David K. Scott, a professor of Communication and Media Studies at Northeastern State University, was the presenter on the topic, “International Cooperation on Climate Change,” April 3, at the Tahlequah library.
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