Klobuchar at Gustavus this Tuesday 2/19/2008

02/17/2008

ST. PETER, Minn. (Feb. 15, 2008) - United States Senator Amy
Klobuchar will convene a climate change forum from 12:30 p.m. to
1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 at Gustavus Adolphus College. The forum
will take place in Alumni Hall, located in the O.J. Johnson Student
Union.

Klobuchar will speak about federal climate change legislation and
highlight the opportunities for positive action in both Washington
and through grassroots action on college campuses across the country.

Klobuchar is a sponsor of the bipartisan America's Climate Security
Act, which would introduce a "cap-and-trade" system with market-based
incentives to reduce greenhouse gas pollution by 70 percent by 2050.
The bill has passed the Senate Environment Committee and will soon be
considered by the full Senate.

At the forum, Klobuchar will also hear from several panelists who
will address what Gustavus and the surrounding community are doing
on climate change. Those panelists include:

-Jim Dontje, Director of the Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation
-Lou Giesking, Director of Public Works for the city of St. Peter
-J. Drake Hamilton, Science Policy Director with Fresh Energy
-Amanda Varley, Gustavus student and intern with the Will Steger Foundation

After one year in the Senate, Klobuchar is already a national leader
on the climate change issue. She serves on three Senate committees
directly involved with the issue: Environment, Agriculture, and
Commerce. Last year she visited Greenland to observe firsthand the
dramatic early impact of climate change evident there.

This event is open to the public and free of charge.