ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FORUM: A CLIMATE CHANGE-FOCUSED TOWN HALL
Panel discussion with environmental experts, advocates, and elected officials
Between budget cuts, legislative attack and anti-scientific propaganda, climate science is under unprecedented threat and we need our Congressman to take action.
For months, constituents from NJ 11th For Change have written, called and shown up to Rep. Frelinghuysen’s office seeking accountability and transparency.
Rep. Frelinghuysen claims he is “not a climate change denier” yet he has voted against clean water, clean air, public safeguards and public lands. Join NJ 11th For Change for a panelist-led discussion about environmental science, climate change, and how recent Congressional bills and votes will affect efforts to safeguard the environment.
Hear first-hand accounts from leading environmental activists, local officials, climate scientists, and environmental protection agencies about how these policy changes affect us all and what we can do to help. The Congressman is invited to attend but has not yet responded.
WHO:
Mark Brownstein
Vice President of Climate and Energy Program, Environmental Defense Fund
Dan Hartinger
Deputy Director of Parks and Public Lands Defense Campaign, the Wilderness Society
Sonali McDermid
Climate Scientist and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, NYU
John McKeon
NJ Assemblyman (D), 27th Legislative District
Jamie Pang
Endangered Species Campaigner and Policy Specialist, Center for Biological Diversity
Elliott Ruga
Senior Policy Director, New Jersey Highlands Coalition
Matthew Buckley, Moderator
Astrophysicist and Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University; Co-Organizer, March for Science
WHEN:
THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2017, 7 P.M.
WHERE:
UFCW Local 464A Union Hall 245 Paterson Ave
Little Falls, NJ 07424
SOCIAL:
The event will be livestreamed via Facebook: www.facebook.com/nj11thforchange.
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