FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 9, 2015
NPC Newsmaker Program
MEDIA ADVISORY
TO: Daybooks/Calendar/Correspondents/Assignment Editors/Press Offices
GRADING CUBA ON THE ENVIRONMENT: THE ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, DC – Marine biologist Dr. David E. Guggenheim (President, Ocean Doctor), who will present the Environmental Film Festival program, “Frozen in Time: Cuba’s Pristine Coral Reefs and Their Future After the Embargo,” on March 10. He will discuss Cuba’s exceptionally healthy and vibrant coral reefs that stand in contrast to their decline in the rest of the Caribbean, where half of coral reefs have been lost since 1970. He will show clips of Gardens of the Queens, Cuba’s first marine protected area, in which he scuba dives with Anderson Cooper, and discuss the future of Cuba’s environment and the possible impact on Cuba’s ecosystem of the December 17 announcement by Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro.
This Newsmaker segment would also include clips from our EFF Festival award-winning films: Monsoon, Racing Extinction, and Tiger Tiger and discussion with EFF Founder Flo Stone and Executive Director Stephanie Flack
This NPC Newsmakers news conference is scheduled for Tuesday, March, at 10 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room of the National Press Building, 529 14th St. NW, Washington DC 20045.
Free to journalists and guest of the Environmental Film Festival and Ocean Doctor. No advance registration is required.
Contact:
Tony Gallo NPC Newsmakers Event Host
202 -544-6973, agallo2368@verizon.net
Additional Information:
- Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital: https://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org
- Ocean Doctor: https://oceandoctor.org
