NEWS FROM THE WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE April 24, 2002 CONTENTS:
1. Live Web Chat on Energy Policy with Amory Lovins and Christopher Flavin 2. Check out The Path to Johannesburg, a new online interactive timeline and resource guide to major events in world environmental history over the last forty years. ************************************************ Live Web Chat: Amory Lovins and Christopher Flavin on Energy Policy Please join us on Friday, April 26 for a live chat with two of the world's leading authorities on sustainable energy, Worldwatch President Christopher Flavin and Amory Lovins, a founder and currently Chief Executive Officer (Research) for the Rocky Mountain Institute (http://www.rmi.org). They will be online live on Friday, April 26 from 12:00-13:00 EDT (16:00-17:00 GMT). Point your browser to http://www.worldwatch.org/live and follow the "Discussion with" link to this energy chat. Lovins and Flavin will be taking your questions about U.S. energy policy, and a new "National Energy Policy Initiative" (http://www.nepinitiative.org ) growing out of a bipartisan study convened by RMI. This study found that that the U.S. would be both more secure and more prosperous if energy policy focused more on energy efficiency, diverse energy sources, and investment in lower-pollution autos and electrical generation. To join the chat, go to http://www.worldwatch.org/live and follow the "Discussion with" link to the chat. *********************************************** The Path to Johannesburg To build momentum for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, which will open in Johannesburg, South Africa in a little over four months, the Worldwatch Institute has produced an interactive web-based timeline and resource guide--The Path To Johannesburg. You can find The Path to Johannesburg at http://www.worldwatch.org/worldsummit/. The timeline begins in 1962 with the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, the book that launched the modern environmental movement, and ends with this year's World Summit. The timeline provides a snapshot of some of the last four decade's most significant environmental moments. And the associated links for each event give you immediate access to relevant Worldwatch publications, as well as other key web sites. We hope that The Path to Johannesburg is a useful tool for you, and invite you to pass it to your colleagues and friends. ABOUT THE WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: From August 26 to September 4, 2002, the United Nations will host the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg, South Africa. The WSSD will bring together world leaders, concerned citizens, international agencies, multilateral financial institutions, and other major actors to assess global change since the historic United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) (also known as the Rio "Earth Summit"). The WSSD offers a rare opportunity for all countries to come together and find practical ways to set the world onto a path of sustainability. Visit Worldwatch's special World Summit web page for more information at http://www.worldwatch.org/worldsummit/. *******************************8 ************************************************************* Worldwatch News is maintained by the Worldwatch Institute for subscribers interested in keeping up-to-date on global environmental issues. Postings to this list will include news releases and notification of new publications. The Worldwatch Institute is a nonprofit research organization that analyzes global environmental and development issues. To remove yourself from this mailing list, send the following command in email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: unsubscribe wwnews end To contact Worldwatch directly, send email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ************************************************************* ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4 and no minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/k6cvND/n97DAA/ySSFAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
