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Date
May 12, 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 by Sally McCay
EVENT RESCHEDULED
This program was rescheduled for Wednesday, May 12, due to inclement weather. Ticket holders who cannot make the event on the rescheduled date can have their tickets refunded by sending their name and address, along with their ticket(s), to the address below.
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Would the world be a better place if human societies curbed their desires for material goods? In his provocative new book, Treasures of the Earth: Need, Greed, and a Sustainable Future, scholar and environmental visionary Saleem H. Ali suggests that the answer is not so simple. He proposes a new environmental paradigm that accepts our need to consume resources, while urging conservation as well.
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