India RPCV Carl Pope to Launch New Book at National Press Club
Sierra Club Director to Launch New Book at National Press Club
3/9/2004 4:44:00 PM
To: Assignment Desk, Daybooks
Contact: Bob Carden of the National Press Club, 202-955-6444
News Advisory:
WHAT: National Press Club "Newsmaker" News Conference
WHEN: Thursday, April 22, 2004 at 10 a.m.
Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope will launch his new book, 'Strategic Ignorance: Why the Bush Administration is Recklessly Destroying a Century of Environmental Progress', on Earth Day at the National Press Club. The Newsmaker event kicks off a nationwide tour of colleges, book stores and media appearances, including a speech at Georgetown University on Earth Day.
A veteran leader of the environmental movement, Pope has been with the Sierra Club for 30 years and has been executive director since 1992. He also serves on numerous boards, is a veteran of the Peace Corps, and has written two previous books, Sahib: An American Misadventure in India (1971) and Hazardous Waste in America (1981).
WHERE: National Press Club, National Press Building (14th & F Streets NW) Washington, DC
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