Governors Flock to Yale to Get Down to Climate Change

On the centennial celebration of President Theodore Roosevelt’s landmark 1908 Conference of Governors which beckoned the nation’s governors to the White House for a summit that effectively launched the conservation movement, Governors will come together at Yale University to discuss tackling Climate Change for their states. Please take note if your governor is coming:

Jon Corzine, Governor of New Jersey

Chet Culver,* Governor of Iowa

Jim Doyle,* Governor of Wisconsin

Deval Patrick, * Governor of Massachusetts

Jodi Rell, Governor of Connecticut

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California

Kathleen Sebelius, Governor of Kansas

Christine Todd Whitman, Former EPA head and former NJ Governor

Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Nobel Prize Winner

Theodore Roosevelt IV, Managing Director, Lehman Brothers

Jean Charest, Quebec Premier

Eduardo Bours,* Governor of Mexico’s Sonora State

Martin Bursík, Czech Environment Minister

WHEN: FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2008, 8:30am – 3:00pm

WHERE: Yale University Campus, New Haven, CT (Exact location to be announced by noon on Thurs, April 17)

Events to Include:

Ø Governors Signing Session

Ø Press Conference

Ø Discussion of Governors on State-level Innovation

Ø Public Address by:

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

RK Pachauri (Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

and Winner of 2007 Nobel Prize with Al Gore)

Contact Vanessa Friedman, Tel: 212-751-3342 if you are “Press” and would like to go.

* To be confirmed

About Summer Rayne

Summer Rayne is an entomologist and environmental scientist by training. She's worked on issues ranging from mine reclamation to sewage sludge. In 2000, she slung her hiking boots to her travel pack and embarked on a journey of cause-related modeling to push sustainabilty through fashion and the mainstream media. She travels the world working on sustainable development programs, helping highlight innovative initiatives, consults on sustainable business, and rocks the runways for eco-conscious designers and companies. Keep an eye open for her on Discovery Network's new channel, Planet Green launching this June 2008.

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