Published: April 19, 2010
World-Renowned Experts and Heroes of the Environmental Movement Coming to Pittsburgh; Dr. Robert Bullard and Dr. Michael Mann Featured Speakers at PennFuture's Global Warming Conference on May 2
PITTSBURGH - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Dr. Robert Bullard, often called the "Father of Environmental
Justice," Ware Distinguished Professor of Sociology and director of
the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University;
and Dr. Michael Mann, climate change expert and a lead author
of the United Nation's Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third
Scientific Assessment Report, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
(along with former Vice President Al Gore and other IPCC scientists) are
featured speakers at PennFuture's upcoming conference on global warming
set for Pittsburgh on May 2, 2010. The conference, "Creating a Climate
for Justice" will be held at the August Wilson Center for African
American Culture in Downtown Pittsburgh on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 1:30
to 6:15 p.m.
Other speakers include Jan Jarrett, president and CEO of Citizens
for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture); John Hanger, secretary of
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; local green
business leaders; and experts on proposed federal and state legislation
on global warming. Local sustainable businesses and organizations will
provide information on sustainable foods; renewable energy including
solar, wind, geothermal, energy efficiency, and biodiesel; green
building materials; and more.
The conference begins at 1:30 p.m. with book signings by Drs. Bullard
and Mann. Penguin Bookshop of Sewickley will be selling copies of "Race,
Place and Environmental Justice After Hurricane Katrina: Struggles to
Reclaim, Rebuild and Revitalize New Orleans and the Gulf Coast" by
Robert Bullard and Beverly Wright, and "Dire Predictions: Understanding
Global Warming" by Michael Mann and Lee Kump, as well as other books on
environmental justice and global warming.
The conference is free for PennFuture members and $10 for others.
Pre-registration is required by Thursday, April 29. Register online at www.pennfuture.org/events
or call 1-800-321-7775.
PennFuture is a statewide public interest membership organization that
advances policies to protect and improve the state's environment and
economy. With offices in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, West
Chester, and Wilkes-Barre, PennFuture's activities include litigating
cases before regulatory bodies and in local, state and federal courts,
advocating and advancing legislative action on a state and federal
level, public education and assisting citizens in public advocacy.
Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future
Jeanne K. Clark, 412-258-6683 or
412-736-6092
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