Press Release: Bay Area Council to Hold Forum on AB32 this Afternoon
The Bay Area Council is conducting a forum on AB 32, California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, today, Thursday, July 22 at 4pm. Supporters and opponents of AB 32 will present their arguments, and Proposition 23, the ballot measure to repeal AB 32, will be discussed at length. Leaders from business, academia, environmental groups and politics will be voicing their opinions on AB 32.
“With Proposition 23 on the ballot this November, the stakes are high for California,” said Jim Wunderman, President & CEO of the Bay Area Council. “This forum will be a lively discussion about AB 32’s impact on the economy, jobs and climate change.”
WHO: Jim Wunderman, President & CEO, Bay Area Council
Professor W. Michael Haneman, Chancellor’s Professor, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of California at Berkeley
Aaron Singer, Managing General Partner, Pacific Carbon Exchange
Dave Fogarty, Yes on Proposition 23 campaign
Donald Simon, Attorney, Green Business Practice, Wendell Rosen Black & Dean, LLP
WHAT: Forum discussing AB 32 and Proposition 23, with supporters and opponents presenting arguments.
WHERE: Wendel Rosen Black & Dean, LLP
1111 Broadway
19th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607
(Office is located near 12th Street/Oakland City Center BART station)
WHEN: 4pm – 6pm
Thursday, July 22, 2010###
*** All media planning to attend should RSVP to jarellano@bayareacouncil.org, (415) 946-8725 ***
