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Grist Sponsors Presidential Forum

Watch presidential candidates discuss climate and energy on Saturday’s live webcast starting at 2:00 p.m. PST on November 17, 2007.

Here’s the scoop:

This Saturday presidential candidates will gather in Los Angeles for the first presidential forum on energy and global warming. The event will be a critical opportunity to hear from the candidates on their positions and to further elevate our issues in the presidential election.

More than a thousand people will fill the theater to watch the event, and due to overwhelming interest, we are giving everyone the chance to tune in!

You can watch the live webcast at www.grist.org/webcast

The event, which is sponsored by Grist and Living on Earth, will start at 5:15 EST with a welcome address from Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Each of the candidates will then get 30 minutes on stage to talk about their vision for solving our energy problems and answer questions on their policies.

Here’s the schedule:

5:00 p.m. EST – Live webcast starts (2:00 p.m. PST = 10:00 p.m. GMT)

5:30 EST-Congressman Dennis Kucinich (2:30 p.m. PST = 10:30 p.m. GMT)

6:00 EST-Senator Hillary Clinton (3:00 p.m. PST = 11:00 p.m. GMT)

6:30 EST-Senator John Edwards (3:30 p.m. PST = 11:30 p.m. GMT)