For Immediate Release:

November 18, 2002

For Information, Contact:

Jeff Jones: 518-462-5526 ext. 233

Cell: 519-265-0719

Christine Vanderlan: 518-462-5526 ext. 240

M E D I A A L E R T

Cool New York

Global Warming Summit Set for Wednesday

Speakers Include Bill McKibben, Mark Van Putten

When: Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Time: 9:00AM to 5:00PM

Place: Meeting Room 6, Empire State Plaza

Grassroots activists from across New York State will meet Wednesday in the Capital to discuss founding a statewide climate change network. Global warming is the single greatest threat to the health of the earth and its people. Over 100 community leaders working on climate change issues in New York have signed up to participate in the Summit.

Highlights of the day will include:

Keynote address by Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature. 10:00AM to 10:45AM. McKibben is one of the country’s leading experts on the long-range environmental impacts of global warming.

Luncheon Address by Mark Van Putten, CEO and President of the National Wildlife Federation. 12:30PM to 1:30PM. Van Putten will speak on The Need for State and Local Leadership on Global Warming.

Van Putten will be available to meet with members of the press immediately following his address and question and answer session at 1:30PM. For more information on Van Putten’s availability, contact EANY Communications Director Jeff Jones.

Environmental Advocates is the New York State affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation.

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