Factors that degrade our air quality also warm the globe. Warmer temperatures cause more smog and higher incidents of asthma. The consequences of degraded air quality and global warming fall first and hardest on environmental justice communities. Please join panelists for lively presentations and discussion on: Global Warming, Air Quality and Environmental Justice: shared strategies and common ground. Thursday, May 20, 6:00pm – 9:00pm, Sierra Club, Yosemite Room, 85 2nd Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 6:00-6:30pm Light Dinner and Mingling, 6:30-9:00 Panel and Discussion. Please RSVP by May 19 to Leslie Caplan at 415/544-0790 x 23 or lcaplan@bluewaternetwork.org, so there will be food for you.
Panelists and topics include:
- Robert M. Gould, MD, President, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) Bay Area Chapter: Health and Environmental Effects of Global Warming
- Brent Haddad, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Studies UCSC: Global Warming’s Health Effects on Environmental Justice Communities
- Jose Carmona, Policy Analyst, Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies: What can YOU do to help reduce global warming emissions?
- Discussion Leader:
Rajiv Bhatia, Medical DIRECTOR, Occupational and Environmental Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health: Global Warming, Air Quality and Environmental Justice: shared strategies and finding common ground
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