WHO:

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and its Commission to Engage African Americans on Climate Change.

WHAT:

The Joint Center will release its second national poll of African Americans regarding their views on climate change, and particularly whether they think it poses a significant economic and public health problem, whether government should take action to mitigate it, and what kinds of solutions they would be willing to support. The survey will, for the first time, reveal African American attitudes on energy conservation, recycling, transportation options, and the level of air pollution in their own communities. Survey respondents were also asked their views on the cap-and-trade legislation passed earlier this year by the U.S. House of Representatives. Dr. David Bositis, Senior Research Associate at the Joint Center and the author of the survey report, will be on hand to present the results and answer questions.

This press conference, conducted via telephone conference call, will be convened by the Co-Chairs of the Commission to Engage African Americans on Climate Change, Ralph B. Everett, Esq., President and CEO of the Joint Center, and The Honorable Rodney Ellis, Texas State Senator, District 13.

Participants will be invited to ask questions after a brief presentation of the data. The full report will be available September 30, 2009, at www.jointcenter.org/climate.

WHERE:

Dial-in Numbers:
(800) 862-9098
(785) 424-1051 (for overflow capacity)
Conference ID: POLLDATA (76553282)

WHEN:

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST