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PUBLICATION
December, 2006
Environmental Stories to Watch in 2007
Summary:
National Press Club Briefing by Jonathan Lash on December 19th, 2006.
Authors:
Jonathan Lash
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Overview
In this fourth in a series of annual briefings, WRI President Jonathan Lash briefed journalists on five key environmental issues to watch in 2007:
- The prospects for federal legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions
- Biofuels and the Agriculture Bill
- Innovative policies to reduce pollution of the Chesapeake Bay
- Fast moving developments in climate science and technology
- Prospects for international action on climate change.
An archive of the presentation on which this piece is based is available:
- Briefing Transcript
- PowerPoint presentation (7161 KB)
- Audio of Briefing (MP3; 9228 KB)
- Audio of Q&A (MP3; 5485 KB)
Number of Pages:
18Contents
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