MEDIA ADVISORY - DR. RICK SMITH, DR. MARLO RAYNOLDS AND CHIEF ALLAN ADAM TO COMMENT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING MEETING WITH U.S. HOUSE SPEAKER PELOSI AND CONGRESSMAN MARKEY

Comments to focus on environmental and health impacts of tar sands and the proposed Keystone XL pipeline

OTTAWA, Sept. 8 /CNW/ - Dr. Rick Smith, Executive Director of Environmental Defence, Dr. Marlo Raynolds, Executive Director of the Pembina Institute and Chief Allan Adam of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation will be available for media comment outside the main entrance of the Embassy of the United States of America immediately following their meeting with U.S. Speaker of the House, the Honorable Nancy Pelosi and the Honourable Edward Markey, Chairman of the Energy and Environment Sub-Committee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.

Who:      Dr. Rick Smith, Executive Director, Environmental Defence
              Dr. Marlo Raynolds, Executive Director, Pembina Institute
              Chief Allan Adam, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation

    When:     September 9, 2010, 10:30 a.m. ET

    Where:    Outside the main entrance (Sussex Drive)
              The Embassy of the United States of America
              490 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario

For further information: or to arrange an interview, contact: Gillian McEachern, Environmental Defence: [phone]; Julia Kilpatrick, Pembina Institute: [phone]; Chief Allan Adam, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation: [phone] (available until 12:00 p.m. ET)