Hydropower Hype and Flood Control Myths at Commonwealth Club

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Date:

Monday, August 06, 2007

Time:

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Event Type:

Speaker

Organizer/Author:

Tim Kingston

Email:

tim [at] irn.org

Phone:

510-848-1155

Address:

1847 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94703

Location Details:

Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco

International Rivers Network at Commonwealth Club Aug. 8

Patrick McCully Pours Cold Water on Hydropower Hype and Flood Control Myths

Learn about how dams and levees can actually worsen floods in a rapidly warming world, and find out why the clean and green hype promoting hydropower dams is less than meets the eye. Patrick McCully, Executive Director of International Rivers Network, speaks at the Commonwealth Club on Monday, Aug. 6 at 5:30 pm about “Dams and Global Warming: Polluting Reservoirs, Droughts and Floods.”

McCully’s talk is part of the Commonwealth Club’s “Cool Clear Water” series devoted to highlighting the coming global water crisis. Reception at 5:30 pm. Event at 6:00pm sharp. Free for Commonwealth Club members, $15 for non-members. For more information call 415-597-6700.

For more information: http://www.commonwealthclub.org/water/

Added to the calendar on Thu, Jul 19, 2007 2:55PM

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