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Presidential Candidates Agree to Appear at Forum on Global Warming and America's Energy Future.
11/7/07
For Immediate Release:
Contact: David Sandretti or Kristin Lee
November 7, 2007
(202) 785-8685
david_sandretti@lcv.org
Presidential Candidates Agree to Appear at Forum on Global Warming and America's Energy Future.
Clinton and Edwards Commit to Appear at Forum Sponsored by Grist in Los Angeles on November 17
Washington, DC - For the first time in history, candidates for President have committed to appear at a forum focused on the issues of global warming and America's energy future.
On November 17, Senators Hillary Clinton and John Edwards are confirmed to attend the forum sponsored by Grist www.grist.org <http://www.grist.org>. The candidates will present their plans to address global warming and energy issues in a series of interviews with journalists and experts in the field. The Grist forum will be presented in partnership with the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, California League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, Center for American Progress Action Fund, NRDC Action Fund, and the Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy. All candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties have been invited.
The forum will be held at the Wadsworth Theatre in West Los Angeles on Saturday, November 17. The estimated start time will be 1:30pm PST.
The 2008 Presidential campaign provides the American people with an important opportunity to choose the direction for our Nation for the next four years and beyond. Our nation's energy policy has implications that stretch well beyond the price of gasoline. The American people are eager to hear the candidates address this multifaceted issue in a substantive and meaningful way. Addressing global warming, renewable energy and the urgent steps that need to be taken by the next President to reduce significantly the U.S. contribution to greenhouse gases and our consumption of oil is of utmost importance. Unfortunately, so little has been discussed about these topics in the presidential forums to date.
In poll after poll, the American people have indicated that global warming and America's energy future rank among the top-tier issues they want to see addressed by the next President. And they are looking for a substantive discussion of these issues in this campaign. This forum will ensure these issues are discussed at length.
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