CORRECTION: The hearings are Wednesday, November 18th and Thursday, November 19th.
MEDIA ADVISORY
November 17, 2009
Contact:
Virginia Cramer, 804-225-9113 x 102
Major Global Warming Regulations Get Underway
Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope to Testify at Public Hearing
Washington, DC: The Environmental Protection Agency is holding two public hearings this week to gather input on a new rule that would limit global warming emissions from the nation’s biggest polluters. This Big Polluters rule is another in a series of efforts by the Obama Administration to make the clean energy future a reality by addressing the big picture of climate, energy and the economy.
The hearings will be held Wednesday, November 18th in Arlington, VA and Thursday, November 19th in Rosemont, IL. The Sierra Club will be Tweeting from both hearings using the #bigpolluters hash tag.
Wednesday- Arlington, VA
Where: Hyatt Regency Crystal City
2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA
What/When:
10:20, Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope will be testifying
10:00-12:30 and 2:00-7:00, USEPA will hear testimony
Media Availability:
- Carl Pope will be available for interviews before his testimony. Please contact Virginia.cramer@sierraclub.org to set up an interview.
- Emily Figdor, Federal Global Warming Program Director, Environment America and JR Tolbert, Advocate, Environment Virginia. Contact jrtolbert@environmentvirginia.org to set up an interview.
- Lindsay Arends, Repower Virginia State Director. For interviews contact Lindsay.arends@climateprotect.org
Thursday- Rosemont, IL
Where: Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
5555 North River Rd, Rosemont, IL
What/When:
9:30, press conference with members of the environmental, health, scientific, faith and business communities, Convention Center, Level 2, Room 48
10:00-12:30 and 2:00-7:00 USEPA will hear testimony
1:00, Sierra Club hosted panel discussion, Room 48
Who: Union of Concerned Scientists
Faith in Place
Environmental Defense Action Fund
Environment Illinois
Environmental Law and Policy Center
Sierra Club
Background on the Big Polluters Rule
Right now more than half of all the global warming pollution in the U.S. is produced by only a handful of large sources, including coal power plants. The EPA is proposing a rule to clean up these large sources of global warming emissions under the Clean Air Act. By targeting the largest sources, the regulation will quickly cut global warming pollution while still helping our economy grow through the development of clean energy technologies. The rule will initially only apply to offenders emitting at least 25,000 tons of greenhouse gases each year, exempting small businesses, churches and apartment buildings, while addressing the bulk of the nation’s global warming pollution. Learn more at www.sierraclub.org/bigpicture
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