College campuses across Maine will be participating in a national teach-in on global warming Thursday.

Focus the Nation is an effort to mobilize students to take on climate change the way they fueled the civil rights movement in the 1960s. More than 1,100 colleges and universities in all 50 states are expected to participate with rallies, lectures, speeches and movie screenings focused solutions to climate change.

At 8 p.m. Wednesday, the day before the teach-in, organizers will present a live Web cast on climate change called The 2% Solution. The title refers to the goal of reducing global warming pollution 2 percent per year.

Go to the Focus the Nation site to learn more, and look here for a digest of Maine events compiled by Susan Shell at the Pew Environment Group.

And, in a couple of weeks, students around the state will gather at Bates College in Lewiston for the Maine State Climate Summit.

Three days of discussions and events begin Feb. 8. For more information, including the full program schedule, go to the Bates Energy Action Movement Web site. To register, go to the Sierra Student Coalition Web site.

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