Al Gore to Speak in Portland About Global Warming
Posted on September 2, 2005 by oregoncub
Tags, Climate and Conservation
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In May of this year, the CUB Board of Governors adopted a resolution on global warming, which you can read here. The board felt this was important, since our work advocating for ratepayers has us increasingly involved in debating the long-term cost benefits of “clean” coal, natural gas plants to generate electricity or increased investment in renewable resources. The board felt it was important to outline principles for CUB to follow as we work to balance fair rates and environmental impact.
With the resolution, CUB also wants to keep our members informed on information related to global warming. To that end, there is a unique opportunity for folks living in the Portland metro area next week that we wanted you to know about. The information about date, time and location follows.
“Straight Talk - A Real Look at Global Warming”
Presented by former Vice President Al Gore
Tuesday September 6, 2005
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther Kind Blvd., Portland
Ballrooms 201 and 202
Free Admission, No Tickets Required
Limited Seating
Doors open at 6 p.m.
Presentation from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
This is a unique opportunity to see Al Gore present on an issue of vital local, national, and international importance.
Background:
Throughout his nearly twenty-five years in public service, former Vice President Al Gore has been an outspoken environmental advocate. His thoughts on a wide range of environmental issues, especially global warming, were outlined in his bestselling book “Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit.” In Congress and the White House, he was the leader of a wide range of environmental initiatives.
Global warming is affecting the world we live in, including here in Oregon, where sea levels on the coast are rising and snowpack in the Cascades has declined by 50 percent. Vice President Gore is traveling the world delivering a compelling multimedia presentation on the global environmental crisis and issuing a ringing call to action.
On Tuesday September 6, 2005 at 6:30 pm, the former Vice President will be delivering his multimedia presentation on global warming and the environment at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
The former Vice President’s presentation on global warming and the environment will teach, enlighten, inform and entertain.
Doors to the ballroom (rooms 201 and 202) at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther Kind Blvd. in Portland, will open at 6:00 pm. Admission is free, and tickets are not required. Seating is limited.
Questions: please call the Oregon League of Conservation Voters at 503-224-4011 or email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Just a note to say that the event was very well attended: approximately 3000 people turned up after only 4 days’ publicity around the event. After hundreds of people were locked out of the 6:30 presentation, organizers promised a second presentation at 8:30. Former Vice President Gore gave a strong speech about the dangers facing us and the many possibilities for positive change that are available, if we find the political will to make them happen. In a speech given later that week, Mr. Gore stated that “in our democracy, political will is a renewable resource.”
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