Friday, April 22nd 2011  6:30pm
Washington, DC

Join Global Exchange, Greenpeace, The Center for Biological Diversity, The Institute for Policy Studies Sustainable Energy and Economy Network and IPS New Internationalism Program for a celebration of Earth Day and the release of BLACK TIDE, as we discuss lessons learned and next steps on the one-year anniversary of the Gulf oil disaster.

Join Speakers:

Antonia Juhasz, author, Black Tide: The Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill.

John Hocevar, Oceans Campaigner, Greenpeace

Peter Galvin, Co-Founder and Conservation Director Center for Biological Diversity

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana, killing eleven men, and unleashing an 80,000 barrel a day oil gusher. It became the largest oil disaster in American history, and it could happen again. Join us for a discussion to ensure that it never does.

Antonia Juhasz’s new book, BLACK TIDE: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill (Wiley, April 2011) is a searing look at the human face of BP’s disaster in the Gulf. It is more than a story of ruined beaches, dead wildlife, chemical dispersants, corporate spin, political machinations, and financial fallout. It is a riveting human drama filled with people whose lives will forever be defined as “before” and “after” the Gulf oil disaster.

“These remarkable stories—of loss, heroism, and culpability—are a vivid reminder that this catastrophe will be with us for decades.” –Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine.

“Black Tide is extremely well researched, reasoned and written.” –Dr. Robert Bea, Deepwater Horizon Study Group

“Black Tide is riveting, infuriating, and incredibly important to understand the places, politics, and people who survived the Gulf oil disaster.” –Rebecca Solnit, author of A Paradise Built in Hell.

Location:
Busboys & Poets
2021 14th Street (at V)
Washington, DC
20009

Contact:
buysboys
busboys@14&v

Sponsored By:
Global Exchange, Greenpeace, Institute for Policy Studies Sustainable Energy and Economy Network and New Internationalism Program. Teaching for Change