National Climate Seminar
Listen in real time to climate and clean energy specialists talk about the latest science, policy, law, and economics of climate change. Assign these half-hour calls to your students for a chance to hear top scientists, analysts and political leaders discuss climate and clean energy solutions. Send us your questions, prior to each call, by emailing climate@bard.edu. All calls are also available as podcasts.
Join the National Climate Seminar by dialing in at 12:00pm eastern on the scheduled day.
Call-in number: 1-712-432-3100; Conference Code: 253385.
Join the National Climate Seminar by dialing in at 12:00pm eastern on the scheduled day.
Call-in number: 1-712-432-3100; Conference Code: 253385.
Press
January 26, 2011 Press Release: The National Climate Seminar Continues at Bard College
September 8, 2010 Press Release: The National Climate Seminar Continues at Bard College
December 17, 2009 Triple Pundit: COP 15 & Schwarzenegger: "We are the Climanators"
December 15, 2009 Triple Pundit: Obama at COP15: The Grand Deal and the Second Track
Spring 2012 | ||
| Date | Presenter | Conversation |
| Feb. 1 | Jon Shenk, Filmmaker, Actual Films | The Island President: Climate Story-telling |
| Feb. 15 | Anthony Leiserowitz, Yale Project on Climate Change Communication | Six Americas: Communication on Climate |
| Mar. 7 | Billy Parish, author and founder, Solar Mosaic | Careers: Finding Meaning, Money and Community |
| Mar. 21 | Auden Schendler, VP for Sustainability, Aspen Skiing Company | Getting Green Done: Front Line Sustainability Work |
| Apr. 4 | Paul Comey, Vice President of Environmental Affairs, GMCR | The Climate for Coffee |
| Apr. 18 | Cynthia Rosenzweig, Climate Impacts Group, NASA Goddard Inst. | Climate and Food Supply |
| May. 2 | Jihan Gearon, Director, Black Mesa Coalition | Carbon Supply Chain: Black Mesa and Beyond |
Fall 2011 | ||
| Date | Presenter | Conversation |
| Sep. 7 | Mike Tidwell, Director, Chesapeake Climate Action Network | The Tea Party and Climate Strategy |
| Sep. 21 | David Roberts, Editor, Grist | Global Warming, Politics, and the Media |
| Oct. 5 | Hunter Lovins, President, Natural Capitalism Solutions | Climate Capitalism |
| Oct. 19 | Sharon Nunes, VP, Smarter Cities Strategy & Solutions, IBM | Smarter Planet? IBM's Climate Solutions |
| Nov. 2 | Richard Alley, Penn State University | The Carbon Control Knob |
| Nov. 16 | Seb Henbest, Bloomberg New Energy Finance | SPECIAL TIME: 2PM EASTERN - Politics Down Under: Does Catastrophe Drive Change? |
| Dec. 7 | Mark Hertsgaard, Author and Journalist | Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth |
Spring 2011 | ||
| Date | Presenter | Conversation |
| Jan. 19 | Eban Goodstein, Bard CEP | Time for the American Clean Energy Party? |
| Feb. 2 | Dr. Donald Brown, Associate Professor of Environmental Ethics, Science, and Law, Penn State | Climate Ethics: Do the Right Thing |
| Feb. 16 | Andrew Stevenson, Resources for the Future | A Global Warming Primer on China |
| Mar. 2 | Peter Byck, Director | Carbon Nation |
| Mar. 16 | Bob Langert, McDonald's VP of Corporate Social Responsibility | McDonald's and Climate |
| Mar. 30 | Team 350, 350.org | Global Organizing |
| Apr. 4 | McKie Campbell, Republican Staff Director for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee | SPECIAL TIME: 4 PM EASTERN. |
| Apr. 13 | Majora Carter, Consultant | Green Jobs - Headed Where? |
| Apr. 20 | Sarah Severn, Stakeholder Mobilization Director, Sustainable Business and Innovation, Nike Inc. | Earthweek Webinar: "Why We Fight" |
| Apr. 20 | Bill McKibben, Writer | Earthweek Webinar: "Why We Fight" |
Fall 2010 | ||
| Date | Presenter | Conversation |
| Sep. 8 | Bill McKibben, 350.org | author, Eaarth |
| Sep. 22 | David Orr, Environmental Studies, Oberlin College | A Climate Action Plan & the Oberlin Project |
| Oct. 6 | Liz Butler, Campaign Director, 1Sky | Climate Politics, Post 2010 |
| Oct. 20 | Bill Snape, Senior Council, Ctr for Biological Diversity | Climate and the Clean Air Act |
| Nov. 3 | Michael Mann, Dir., Earth Systems Science, Penn State | Beyond the Hockey Stick |
| Nov. 17 | Bryan Walsh, Journalist, Time Magazine | What will Come From Cancun? |
| Dec. 1 | Juliet Schor, Economist and author, Plentitude | Confronting the A in IPAT: Plenitude |
Spring 2010 | ||
| Date | Presenter | Conversation |
| Jan. 27 | William Schlesinger, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies | Ecology of a Hot Planet |
| Feb. 3 | Joe Romm, Climate Progress | Senate Action: Yes or No? |
| Feb. 17 | Kristen Sheeran, E3 Network | Equity and Global Warming |
| Mar. 3 | Larry Schweiger, National Wildlife Federation | Facing Mass Extinction |
| Mar. 17 | Mike Tidwell, Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Inside Look at the CLEAR Legislation |
| Mar. 31 | Nathan Richardson, Resources for the Future | EPA regulation of CO2 under the Clean Air Act |
| Apr. 7 | The Yes Men | Pranksterism for a Dead Serious Message |
| Apr. 14 | Denis Hayes, Bullitt Foundation | Earth Day, 2050 |
| May. 5 | Elysa Hammond, Clif Bar | Transforming Corporations Around Climate |
| May. 19 | Ross Gelbspan, Journalist | Democracy and Climate Solutions |
Fall 2009 | ||
| Date | Presenter | Conversation |
| Sep. 9 | Dallas Burtraw, Resources for the Future | US Policy: Eyes on the Prize |
| Sep. 23 | Stephen Schneider, Stanford University | Meaning of Business as Usual |
| Oct. 7 | Bill McKibben, 350.org | Climate Citizens |
| Oct. 21 | Hunter Lovins, Natural Capitalism Solutions | Business on Board |
| Nov. 4 | Andrew Revkin, New York Times | Copenhagen Prospects |
| Nov. 18 | Mohan Munasinghe, Vice Chair, IPCC | China, India, and the US |
| Dec. 2 | Congressman Ed Markey's Staffers, D-Mass. | What Washington Needs |
| Dec. 16 | Eban Goodstein, Director, Bard CEP; Director, National Teach-In for Global Warming Solutions | Live Report from Copenhagen |
