Former U.S. Rep. and Sen. Tim Wirth, who represented Colorado in Congress from 1975 to 1993, will be on campus at the University of Colorado at Boulder March 3 to talk about the link between sustainability and energy.
The lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom located in the Fleming Law Building and is free and open to the public.Ìý
Wirth represented Colorado in Congress, first as a member of the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987 and then as a senator from 1987 to 1993. From 1993 to 1997 he served as Undersecretary of State during the Clinton administration and was responsible for many issues including refugees, international drug trafficking, climate change and oceans.
Since 1997 he has been president of the United Nations Foundation, which is working on a wide range of education, environmental and health issues that affect developing nations. More information on the Foundation can be found by logging on to .
The lecture is co-sponsored by CU's Leeds School of Business, the College of Engineering and Applied Science, the Natural Resources Law Center, the University of Colorado Environmental Center and the Environmental Law Society.
For more information call the Natural Resources Law Center at (303) 492-1286.