Richard Littlemore at the U of R\, Classroom Building 126
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Richard Littlemore
* co-author of \\"Climate Cover-Up\: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming\\"
* lead writer and editor of \;http\://www.desmogblog.com
in Regina on Wednesday\, February 3\, 2010
\\"Miscommunicating Science\: Public Relations Perversions from Tobacco to
Climate Change\\"
Classroom Building 126\, 3\:30pm
presented by the Faculty of Science and the School of Journalism\, \;
Faculty of Arts
Richard Littlemore will talk about the use of public relations to \;
create fear\, uncertainty\, and doubt about the health hazards of \;
tobacco and the existence of climate change. \;He will tell us how \;
public relations helped powerful interests to overwhelm scientific \;
evidence in the climate change debate and derail action on climate change.
Richard Littlemore spent 20 years as writer and editor at some of Canada's
most influential papers. (Ottawa Citizen\, Vancouver Sun) \;He then moved to a
freelance career as an award winning magazine writer\, consultant and speech
writer. He wrote the David Suzuki Foundation's first information package on
global warming. Richard is a strategist and senior writer at James Hoggan
and Associates.
Mr. Littlemore will also be speaking at the Selam Ethiopian \;
Restaurant\, 2115 Broad Street at 7pm\, presented by Clean Green Regina and
the Regina Public Interest Research Group.
Praise for Climate Cover-Up\:
\\"Climate Cover-Up documents one of the most disgusting stories ever hidden
about corporate disinformation.\\" \;
- David Suzuki
\\"a convincing and riveting tale of conspiracy.\\" \;
- review in *Nature*\, the international weekly journal of science \;
\\"A compelling\, sometimes chilling explanation of how public safety has
been sacrificed on the altar of private interest.\\" \;
- Chris Mooney\, U.S. journalist
More details to follow\, but Richard Littlemore will be on campus at U of R on February 3 @ 3pm in CL126.
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Climate change deniers have had free rein in Saskatchewan for too long\, creating doubt about climate change. Find out more about the climate change denial industry. The who\, how and why- Richard Littlemore connects all the dots.
Richard Littlemore\, co-author of Climate Change Cover-Up\, will be speaking in Regina. We are honoured to have him here.
WHERE-Selam Ethiopian Restaurant 2115 Broad St.
WHEN- Wednesday Feb.3/2010
TIME- 7-9 PM
COST- free event
Food and drink\, as well as a buffet will be available for purchase
\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Sponsored by Clean Green Regina and Regina Public Interest Research Group
Richard Littlemore spent 20 years as writer and editor at some of Canada’s most influential papers. (Ottawa Citizen\, Vancouver Sun) \;He then moved to a freelance career as an award winning magazine writer\, consultant and speech writer. He wrote the David Suzuki Foundation’s first information package on global warming. Richard is lead writer and editor of the climate change blog \;DeSmogBlog.com \;as well as strategist and senior writer at James Hoggan and Associates.
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- what brings you to this working group?
- what are your key interests?
- what would you like to see us accomplish?
We will also be following up initiatives begun at the Spring Into Action Event hosted at the University of Saskatchewan in June\, 2009.
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