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PUBLICATION
February 14, 2008
Environmental Stories to Watch in 2008
Summary:
Remarks by Jonathan Lash on December 18, 2007 at the National Press Club Briefing for Journalists
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| Rich Barnett | 1 202-729-7647 | richb@wri.org |
Overview
In this fifth in a series of annual briefings, WRI President Jonathan Lash briefed journalists on seven key environmental issues to watch in 2007:
- What is likely to happen on the international climate front?
- What will Congress do about climate change in 2008?
- Does the Environmental Protection Agency have a surprise for us?
- What will be the direction of biofuels?
- How is China going to react with regard to climate change over the coming year?
- What new emerging environmental technologies can we expect?
- Could weather play a role in the upcoming U.S. elections?
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- PDF Download (815 Kb, 15 pages)
- Text transcript
- Video transcript
- Audio transcript (MP3, 59.9 Mb)
- Powerpoint slide deck (Powerpoint, 3.9 Mb)
- Press Release
- National Press Club
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