Can Keystone Pass The President's Climate Test? -- WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, December 2nd, U.S. and Canadian experts will convene to explore the pivotal question President Obama posed during his June 25th speech at Georgetown University: Would Keystone XL "significantly exacerbate" carbon pollution? The summit - "Can Keystone Pass the President's Climate Test?" - will examine three topics: 1.) the pipeline's carbon footprint; 2.) whether that footprint can be meaningfully offset; and 3.) what impact the pipeline will have on climate change. What: NextGen Climate Action Summit - Can Keystone Pass the President's Climate Test? Top scientists, academic and private sector experts, including: Dr. Danny Harvey of the University of Toronto Dr. John Abraham of St. Thomas University in Minnesota Dr. Andrew Dessler of Texas A&M University Additional panelists to be announced. Monday, December 2, 2013 at 11:30 am Where: Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center 3800 Reservoir Road NW Washington, DC 20007 Credentialed media interested in attending should contact Tanara Bowie at 703-302-8383; tbowie@tigercomm.us. For more information about the summit, go to: www.KeystoneTruth.com. About NextGen Climate Action: NextGen Climate Action was founded by investor Tom Steyer to act politically to avert climate disaster and preserve American prosperity. Learn more at: http://action.nextgenclimate.org SOURCE NextGen Climate Action RELATED LINKS http://action.nextgenclimate.org