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            THE EARTH SUMMIT: THE VIEW FROM EARTH DAY

                        THE THIRD NATIONAL
                TELECONFERENCE ON THE EARTH SUMMIT

                SUNDAY, APR. 26, 7:30-9:30 PM EDT


NEW YORK, NY, April 13, 1992-The Earth Summit, officially known
as the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
(UNCED) takes place in Rio de Janeiro this June. The goal is to
move humanity toward sustainable development, which is commonly
defined as meeting the needs of all of present and future
generations without damaging the Earth. It doesn't take much
observation to see that we are failing on both counts. The Earth
is being gravely damaged and 800 million people live in absolute
poverty, which means that they are unsure of where any of their
meals are coming from and have only the most minimal shelter at
best.

The Summit itself is ceremonial and all agreements are to be
worked out ahead of time in a process that is nearly complete.
With a final round of negotiations on a treaty to curb global
warming opening on April 30, there are still some unanswered
questions, particularly those concerning financial resources to
pay for major changes as well as Agenda 21, a set of specific
global strategies and actions . We'll examine such issues and how
citizens can positively impact those discussions.

We will also examine the agreements that have been arrived at in
preliminary negotiations. Do they commit the nations of the world
to action or are they filled with empty generalities? Some fear
that we will have a "public relations" Summit which will feature
smiling world leaders signing meaningless agreements with great
flourishes and fanfare in Rio and lead to no action. This
teleconference will report on that possibility.

We'll also have segments on the perspectives of children and
youth, on Earth Day, on what sustainable development means for the
United States, and lifestyle changes that will help to reduce our
negative impact on the Earth. As on previous teleconferences, the
format will be a mix of background video clips, interviews with
speakers and questions from the viewers around the world. There
will be a short segment of children singing "Earth Songs." We
expect to have well over 1,000,000 viewers. The live audience will
be gathering at more than 200 reception sites around the United
States and that number is increasing daily.

Invited Speakers include:

MAURICE STRONG, Earth Summit Secretary General
AL GORE, U.S. Senator NANCY PELOSI, U.S. Representative
NORMAN DEAN, Greenseal
RAFE POMERANCE, World Resources Institute
BRUCE ANDERSON, Earth Day USA
FRANCES SPIVY-WEBER, Audubon Intl Director
ESMERALDA BROWN, United Methodist Church
JOHN DOWNEY, Earth Summit Series/NY Open Center
JEAN SINDAB, Nat'l Cncl of Churches
DAVID GERSHON, Global Action Plan
KAREN PLOUT/HELEN DENHAM, SEAC HANS VAN ZIJST, Dutch Embassy
SAM HARRIS, Results
ANGELA HARKAVY/BARBARA BRAMBLE, National Wildlife Federation

MODERATOR-BARBARA PYLE, Turner Broadcasting System

WHAT IS A TELECONFERENCE?

It is a direct live TV broadcast transmitted by satellite and
received by satellite dishes.  Satellite coordinates are:

SPACENET 1, TRANSPONDER 13 UPPER-VERTICAL, CHANNEL 4, C-BAND, 120
DEGREES WEST, AUDIO 6.2 & 6.8 MHZ, VIDEO 3780 MHZ

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