Myth-Busting the Tar Sands

    NEW LOCATION Join us for the next in our series of monthly community discussions, free to the public, light refreshments served 7 p.m., Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Doors open at 6:30 pmAnn Alexander, Senior Attorney with the Natural Resource’s Defense Council’s Chicago office, will unpack some of the myths that pervade discussions of the Canadian tar sands, frequently promoted as a safe and secure source of energy for the U.S. She will address the economic impact of tar sands importation as well as its environmental impacts, both from extraction in Canada and refining in the Midwest and the Gulf Coast. (FOLLOW SIGNS TO ENTRANCE #5) 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, IL Myth-Busting the Tar Sands The DuPage Coffeehouse provides a time and a place for people to regularly and respectfully share their dreams and concerns about our community and how we can improve it for generations to come.
Registration for this discussion is available at www.dupagecoffeehouse.org
Sponsored by the DuPage Coffeehouse Planners – an independent group of citizens. Not sponsored by any other organization.