Sen. Boxer, Progressive Leaders to Call for Bold Action to Combat Global Warming

Sen. Boxer, Progressive Leaders to Call for Bold Action to Combat Global Warming

Leaders To Hold News Conference Call On Friday To Unite For Live Earth Concert

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Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., will join Apollo Alliance president Jerome Ringo and MoveOn.org Political Action executive director Eli Pariser on a conference call with reporters on Friday to outline their support for Saturday's Live Earth concert series. The concerts, organized by former Vice President Al Gore, will rally global grassroots action to combat climate change. The 8 official Live Earth concerts will broadcast worldwide on TV, radio and the Internet, reaching all 7 continents, calling for major reductions in carbon dioxide emissions.

Sen. Boxer identified combating global warming as her top priority when becoming chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ringo serves on the board of the Alliance for Climate Protection, which is running the Live Earth concert series. MoveOn.org, the Campaign for America's Future, the League of Conservation Voters, the Apollo Alliance and several other groups are co-hosting more than 7,000 house parties all over the world in conjunction with this weekend's concerts. MoveOn.org will also bring all the Democratic presidential candidates together online to compare their visions for solving the climate crisis.

                                 LIVE EARTH                              CONFERENCE CALL    DATE:            Friday, July 6, 2007    TIME:            1 p.m. ET    CALL-IN:         800-811-0667, code 646-4083    PARTICIPANTS:    Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. chairwoman, Senate Committee                     on Environment and Public Works                    Jerome Ringo, president, Apollo Alliance                    Eli Pariser, executive director, MoveOn.org Political                     Action   

NOTE TO EDITORS: Space is limited. Media representatives interested in joining this call should contact Anne Thompson at athompson@ourfuture.org or 202-587-1614 to reserve space.

CONTACT: Toby Chaudhuri or Anne Thompson, +1-202-955-5665, both of the Apollo Alliance.

PRNewswire-USNewswire -- July 5

Source: Apollo Alliance

Web site: http://www.apolloalliance.org/

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