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Save the date for the 20th Goldman Environmental Prize ceremony and recipient announcement

April 19, 2009

This year’s Goldman Environmental Prize ceremony marks the 20th year of the award. The public announcement of the Prize recipients will be released on Sunday, April 19, 2009.

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Ceremony dates and times are as follows:

San Francisco
Monday, April 20, 2009 at 5:00pm
San Francisco Opera House
301 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA

Washington, DC
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 7:30pm
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC

*CEREMONY ATTENDANCE IS BY INVITATION ONLY*
Videos from the ceremony, including recipient speeches, will be posted on this website directly following the events.

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