5th Annual Aspen Environment Forum

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Date

Jun 22 – 25 2012
5:00pm – 3:00pm

Location

Aspen, CO, United States

The 2012 Aspen Environment Forum presented in partnership by the Aspen Institute and National Geographic took place on June 22-25 in Aspen, CO.  The fifth installment of the annual forum challenged conventional thinking about the environment by focusing new ideas and new research in spirited discussion about the obstacles and opportunities presented to us by a new environmental paradigm —The New Normal.  Visit our website to view session photos and video footage at http://www.aspenenvironment.org/.

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