FRIENDS OF A CLEAN HUDSON

For Immediate Release:
May 11, 2001

For Information, Contact:
Jeff Jones, Environmental Advocates: 518-462-5526, ext. 233 / cell: 518-265-0719 (Monday)>
Rich Schiafo, Scenic Hudson: 845-473-4440
Andy Mele, Clearwater: 845-454-7673

MEDIA ADVISORY

Rally to

Tell Bob Wright He's Wrong

Supporters of a clean Hudson River to protest at Radio City Music Hall

NBC + GE = PCBs

WHEN: Monday, May 14, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Radio City Music Hall, northeast corner 50^th St. and Ave. of the Americas

WHAT: As NBC announces its new fall lineup of shows to its advertisers, Friends of a Clean Hudson, a coalition of New York State Environmental Groups that supports removing toxic PCBs from the Hudson River, will rally at Radio City Music Hall to tell Bob Wright He's Wrong.

Visual: The PCB Rockettes will entertain advertisers on their way into the party.

In April, NBC President Robert C. Wright lobbied members of the New York City Council in opposition to a resolution supporting a cleanup of Hudson River PCBs. Friends of a Clean Hudson believes this was a conflict of interest for Wright, who is also a vice president of General Electric, the corporation responsible for the river's PCB pollution. Friends of a Clean Hudson will be asking NBC sponsors to sign a petition calling for GE to clean up its mess in the Hudson River.

FRIENDS OF A CLEAN HUDSON is a coalition of national, state and regional organizations including the Appalachian Mountain Club, Arbor Hill Environmental Justice Corporation, Coast Alliance, Environmental Advocates, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York Public Interest Research Group, New York Rivers United, Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, and the Sierra Club. The coalition is working to restore the Hudson River by supporting cleanup of PCB contamination in the river.