Date & Time
June 19, 2009
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Location
Rayburn House Office Building, Rm. 2247
50 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC, USA
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: Areas for Improvement
What will the Waxman-Markey bill really do, and how can we promote a real change in environmental policy?
Join us for a briefing on HR 2454 to discuss what the legislation entails, what it lacks, and how it can be improved.
Confirmed experts:
- Michael Wara, Stanford University Law School
- David Bookbinder, Chief Climate Counsel, Sierra Club
- Cecil Corbin-Mark, WeACT for Environmental Justice
- Margaret E. Sheehan, lead partner, EcoLaw
- Richard Sweeney, Resources for the Future
The discussion will be moderated by Daphne Wysham, co-director of IPS' Sustainable Energy & Economy Network.
This event is sponsored by Friends Committee on National Legislation, Friends of the Earth, Indigenous Environmental Network, the Institute for Policy Studies, and MoveOn.org.