At GLOBAL CAUSE, our approach is completely nonpolitical. We focus on finding solutions and trying to implement them, not assigning blame or shifting responsibility for the problem.

Solutions require good ideas. We are open to ideas from anyone and will do our best to give them the attention they deserve. To start, we have focused on bringing together scientists from China and the United States in a series of collaborative workshops. The first of these occurred in three cities in China (Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai) in October 2007. The next took place at Drexel University and then at Indiana-Purdue University in May 2008.