Panel: Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing

The School of Public Affairs and Center for Environmental Policy

Invite You to Attend

Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing:

Boom or Bane?

Monday, January 28th

4:00-5:30 p.m.

McDowell Formal

Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) is being debated across the country with experts disagreeing on the risks and the benefits at stake. Many debates center on differing opinions policymakers have on how best to protect human health and the environment. The panel will discuss issues and challenges faced by the different levels of government (federal, state, local) in setting and implementing environmental policy for “fracking.” It will highlight the complexity of the environmental and health risks that must be addressed, and the difficulty inherent in working out a governance framework that is protective and fits very different environmental/geological as well as economic and social conditions. Panelists will include experts from federal, state and local government organizations who will discuss the governance issues from their differing perspectives.

Kindly rsvp to cep@american.edu.

The Center for Environmental Policy, led by Dan Fiorino, aims to improve the nation's ability to address environmental challenges through effective governance. For more information, please visit http://www.american.edu/spa/cep.

The Atlantic's Green Intelligence Forum - November 16-17

Mark your calendars for The Atlantic’s 4^th Annual Green Intelligence Forum: Creating the Sustainable City of the Future taking place Wednesday & Thursday, November 16 - 17, 2011, at The Madison, Washington DC.

The Atlantic is pleased to offer two days of dynamic conversation on the issues shaping green thought and sustainable development. Join us as award-winning writers, including James Fallows and Clive Crook, lead expert discussions on energy policy, sustainable business, green building, and more! The 2011 Forum builds on a three-year tradition of thought-provoking programs and news-making speakers such as: Bill Ritter, Governor of Colorado; John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology; Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator of the EPA and Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change and Strategies for the Global Environment.

Please stay tuned as we finalize program details and confirm keynote speakers.
You’ll receive a formal invitation in early October, but to reserve your spot early or learn more, visit http://events.theatlantic.com/Green-Intelligence-Forum/2011/ or contact me directly at forum@theatlantic.com.

We hope to see you in November!
Elizabeth Vargas
The Atlantic | AtlanticLIVE | TheAtlantic.com

Climate Justice Panel Friday, September 23rd

Perspectives on Climate Justice: From D.C. to Durban

September 23, 2011
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm


Busboys & Poets
2021 14th Street NW
Washington, DC, USA

Join a dynamic discussion with local and global leaders of the climate justice movement fighting to ensure a socially and economically just world and ecologically sane future.

Communities of color and people living in poverty are disproportionately impacted by climate change across the world. Droughts have pushed parts of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somaliland near the point of collapse, threatening the lives and livelihoods of more than 10 million people. In the US, nearly 350 people died in unprecedented tornadoes with hundreds more affected by floods along the Mississippi River, and droughts across the South.

In November, world leaders will meet in Durban, South Africa, for a major summit on climate change. The Durban summit presents a new opportunity to make progress towards addressing the climate crisis, but communities also must work together across borders to fight climate change head-on.

Please join us for a dynamic panel discussion with delegates of the Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance North American tour and local leaders of the U.S. climate justice movement about what we as communities must do and demand of our leaders to ensure a socially and economically just world and ecologically sane future.
Panelists:

• Mithika Mwenda - Coordinator, Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance, Kenya
• Michele Maynard - Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance, South Africa
• Rev. Dr. Tolbert Jallah - Jr. Secretary General, Fellowship of Christian Councils & Churches in West Africa, Togo
• Chris Bradshaw - Founder and Executive Director, Dreaming Out Loud, Washington, DC

Moderator: Leslie Fields, Director, National Environmental Justice and Community Partnership Program of the Sierra Club and member of the Joint Center's Commission to Engage African Americans on Climate Change.

Co-Sponsored by ActionAid USA, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, Institute for Policy Studies, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, NAACP, Friends of the Earth, Sierra Club, and Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance.

Panel on GE Fish 9/22 (off campus)

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?

GE Salmon Could Be Your Main Course

Join Us For A Panel Presentation Wednesday, September 22nd

From 12 noon – 2pm at

Busboys and Poets

2021 14th St NW

Washington, DC 20009

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that they are in the process of approving genetically engineered (GE), or transgenic, salmon.

Untested, Unlabeled, and You’re Eating It

If the FDA approves GE salmon, they may not require labeling of these fish.

Transgenic salmon is the first GE animal intended for food yet impacts on human health have not been sufficiently reviewed. Additionally, GE fish pose unacceptable risks to wild salmon populations and the marine environment.

Come learn what you can do about it!

Speakers Include:

Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director, CFS

George Kimbrell, Senior Attorney, CFS

Jaydee Hanson, Senior Policy Analyst, CFS

Moderated by Debbie Barker, International Program Director, CFS