Bjorn Lomborg Keynoting
Environmental Policy Luncheon Tomorrow
Author of new book “Cool It” to discuss commonsense approaches to climate change

Seattle – Bjorn Lomborg, best-selling author of Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warming, will keynote Washington Policy Center’s annual Environmental Policy Luncheon and Conference tomorrow at the Seattle Westin.  More than 300 people will be in attendance.

Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2004 and one of the "50 people who could save the planet" by the UK Guardian in 2008, Lomborg is the founder of the Copenhagen Consensus, a conference of Nobel prize winning economists who come together to prioritize the best solutions for the world's greatest challenges.

What:  WPC’s Annual Environmental Policy Luncheon and Conference
When:  Tuesday, July 15, 7:30am – 1:30pm
Where:  Downtown Seattle Westin, 1900 5th Avenue
Cost:  Conference & Lunch - $60; Lunch only $35; (Media – free)

Prior to lunch, there will be two panels on climate change and eco-fads.  Registration opens at 7:30am and breakfast begins at 8:00.  The first panel on climate change begins at 8:45 and the second panel on eco-fads begins at 10:30.  Lunch with keynote speaker Bjorn Lomborg begins at noon.

To RSVP for the event contact Alison White at 206-937-9691 or awhite@washingtonpolicy.org.