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Date
February 16, 2010
- Time 7:30 p.m.
- Location Washington, D.C.
- Price NG Member: $15 General Public: $18
Inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888
Photograph courtesy Stephen H. Schneider
Stephen H. Schneider, a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (with Al Gore) in 2007, offers a riveting, behind-the-scenes account of the political battles over climate change in his new National Geographic book, Science as a Contact Sport: Inside the Battle to Save Earth’s Climate. Find out how special interests were able to exploit scientific uncertainties to block measures against climate change, and hear why this visionary thinks it is not too late to take action.
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