Alaska Conservation Voters Pressroom

Press Advisory
Issued: September 26, 2006

Event: Alaska Conservation Voters (ACV) hosts their 1st Annual Early Birds for the Environment Breakfast and Candidates Forum.

Date/Time: Wednesday, October 4, 7:30am. For more information and to RSVP, please call Bobi Rinehart at (907) 258-6160 or visit ACV’s website at www.acvoters.org.

Location: Aleutian Room of the Anchorage Hilton Hotel (500 West Third Ave).

Activity: Candidates will be asked several questions from the moderator before opening it up to questions from the audience. Candidates will have the opportunity to discuss issues of statewide importance, such as climate change, renewable energy, clean water, and the gas pipeline contract.

Sarah Palin, Andrew Halcro and Ethan Berkowitz (for the Knowles campaign) are scheduled to attend; Steve McDonald from KTUU TV and Radio will be the moderator.

• Interview opportunity -- ACV Executive Director, Kate Troll, will be available afterwards for interviews.
• Interview opportunity -- Candidates will also be given the opportunity to talk to press after the event.
• Visuals -- There will be opportunities for the press to take photos and/or film during the event.

Historical Facts of Interest
• According to a recent poll conducted by Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin and Associates, 79% of Alaskans consider themselves to be conservationists.
• Alaska Conservation Voters is a non-partisan organization that plays a key role in getting conservation candidates elected. Then they turn around and play the primary role in getting conservation policy enacted by the Alaska Legislature. For more information, please see www.acvoters.org.

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