THE ENVIRONMENT - The Politics of 2008 (Jan 30)

The Environment: The Politics of ‘08
January 30, 2008
Lang Center / 55 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor
6:30pm
Admission: $8
The conservation movement of the early 20th century morphed into the
environmental movement of the last forty years. A major boost to the
movement has been Al Gore’s Academy Award winning documentary AN
INCONVENIENT TRUTH, which has dramatically extended the debate about
climate change and global warming. Is there an obligation on the part
of government to protect the environment? Which branch of government
is
responsible for environmental issues? Is there still a trend, which
started in the “90’s, toward “devolving” certain issues
perceived to be national, back to the states? Do citizens have a right
to a safe environment? Do citizens have a right to demand
environmental
impact statements from their respective government? Where is the
environmental movement today, and what role will it play in the
presidential election of 2008? We have invited a group of individuals
who have struggled with these issues to bring us up-to-date on where
the
environmental movement is now and what impact it will have on the
election of 2008. Moderated by Anthony Pereira, President of AltPower,
speakers include: Steve Fleischli, President of Waterkeeper Alliance;
Rev. Patricia Ackerman, special projects and media liaison for the
Fellowship of Reconciliation, member of the steering committee of Code
Pink, and on the advisory board of the Occupation Watch Center in Iraq;
and Richard Perez, Senior Research Associate, Atmospheric Sciences
Research Center, SUNY-Albany. Sponsored by The Wolfson Center for
National Affairs.