National Climate Seminar
Spring 2010 - Seminar Schedule
01/27 - William Schlesinger, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies: Ecology of a Hot Planet02/03 - Joe Romm, Climate Progress:
The US Senate and Getting to 450
02/17 - Kristen Sheeran, E3 Network:
Equity and Global Warming
03/03 - Larry Schweiger, National Wildlife Federation:
Facing Mass Extinction
04/07 - The Yes Men:
Pranksterism for a Dead Serious Message
04/14 - Denis Hayes, Bullitt Foundation:
Earth Day 2050
05/05 - Elysa Hammond, Clif Bar:
Transforming Corporations Around Climate
05/19 - Ross Gelbspan, Journalist:
Democracy and Climate Solutions
See below for speaker profiles.
Call-In Number: 1-712-432-3100; Conference Code: 253385
The National Climate Seminar is available live to educators, students and the public by telephone. The half-hour calls are happening on select Wednesdays the spring. Please join us live for these critical conversations by dialing in to the call-in number at 3:00pm ET according to the spring 2010 schedule shown above. Questions can be submitted prior to each seminar at climate@bard.edu.Listen to past seminar calls by clicking on the speaker bios below, or by subscribing to the podcast. Each seminar will be available online 24 hours following the live call.
The National Climate Seminar is made possible with support from the Clif Bar Family Foundation.
Director Goodstein on Triple Pundit:
December 15, 2009: Obama at COP15: The Grand Deal and the Second Track
December 17, 2009: COP 15 & Schwarzenegger: "We are the Climanators"
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National Climate Seminar Speakers
Click on the names below to listen recorded audio of past calls and read more about each speaker.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 |
| 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 |


