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    Heritage Lecture - "Oil Sands"

    Heritage Lecture - "Oil Sands"

    Presented by Western Museum of Mining & Industry at Western Museum of Mining and Industry

    July 15, 2010

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    Canadian journalist and author Andrew Nikiforuk will be presenting a fascinating perspective on one of the world’s largest energy projects, the tar sands located in Alberta, Canada, for the museum’s Heritage Lecture Series. Nikiforuk is the author of multiple publications including his lastest book, The Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of the Continent. The book is a national best seller and it received the 2009 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award along with being listed as a finalist for the Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment. Heritage Lectures are free and open to the public with the lecture starting at 7:00 p.m.

    Visit our website at www.wmmi.org for more information. Make reservations by calling 719-488-0880 or email us at RSVP@wmmi.org.


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        Western Museum of Mining and Industry

        225 North Gate Blvd.
        Colorado Springs, CO 80921

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        Free

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        July 15, 2010

        Times:

        7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

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          Phone: 719.488.8893


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