Friends Of The Earth, Greenpeace, City Of Boulder Team Up To File Suit Against The U.S. Government For Funding Fossil Fuel Projects 8/26/2002
From: Mark Helm of Friends of the Earth, 202-783-7400 ext. 102 Gary Skulnik of Greenpeace, 202-319-2492 or 202-413-8534 (mobile) News Advisory: WHAT: Tele-Press Conference with Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth (FoE), and the City of Boulder, Colorado. These parties are filing a lawsuit on behalf of their members and citizens who are victims of global warming. WHEN: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 11:30 AM EST. WHO: Brent Blackwelder, Friends of the Earth President John Passacantando, Greenpeace Executive Director Will Toor, Mayor, City of Boulder, Colorado Dr. Phillip Dustan, Professor of Biology, College of Charleston, South Carolina Pam Williford (from Raleigh, North Carolina) Experts Present for Q&A: Ron Shems and Brian Dunkiel, SDK Attorneys, Burlington, Vermont Jon Sohn, Friends of the Earth International Policy Analyst Gary Cook, Greenpeace Global Warming Campaign Coordinator Jim Vallette, Research Director, Sustainable Energy and Economy Network CALL INFO: Dial 1-800-791-2345, code number 80132 and you will be immediately connected to the conference call. --- Complete internet press kit available after 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 27 at www.climatelawsuit.org | |