Please join us for a one hour presentation by the well-known author Lester Brown as described below. This is a public event, however, seating is limited so plan to arrive early.
WHO: Lester Brown
WHEN: Friday, November 13, 2009, 10:00-11:00 a.m. PST
WHERE: Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle; 15th Floor, signs will be posted
TOPIC: Mobilizing to Save Civilization
LESTER R. BROWN, founder and President of Earth Policy Institute www.earth-policy.org, has been described by the Washington Post as “one of the world’s most influential thinkers”. The author of numerous books, including Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization where he develops a vision for an environmentally sustainable economy, he helped pioneer the concept of environmentally sustainable development. His principal research areas include food, population, water, climate change, and renewable energy. The recipient of scores of awards and honorary degrees, he is widely sought as a speaker. In 1974, he founded Worldwatch Institute, of which he was President for its first 26 years. As President, he launched the World Watch Papers, the Worldwatch/Norton books, the annual State of the World Watch, the annual Vital Signs, and the Institute’s News Briefs.
Mr. Brown will also be speaking at the University of Washington at Kane Hall, Room 130, on Nov. 12From 7-9 pm.
Feel free to distribute this invitation!
On behalf of the SFEB IELC and EPA, Brenda
Brenda Bachman
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Seattle District
4735 E. Marginal Way S.
Seattle, WA 98124
206-764-3524
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