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Seattle Public Library Newholly Branch

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7058 32nd Ave S #104
Seattle, WA 98118 United States

November 2015

Public Lecture: Climate Change Warning Labels on Gas Pumps

November 14, 2015 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Seattle Public Library Newholly Branch, 7058 32nd Ave S #104
Seattle, WA 98118 United States
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Robert Shirkey, Toronto-based lawyer, TEDx presenter, and founder of environmental non-profit Our Horizon, will be discussing the psychology, economics, and law behind his organization’s proposal to have cities require climate change information labels on gas pump nozzles. The concept has been endorsed by some of the world’s top climate scientists and is now being pursued by several cities in North America. Recently, Seattle City Council voted to support San Francisco’s initiative to put climate change “warming” labels on gas pumps, and…

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