National Climate Seminar

Spring 2010 - Seminar Schedule

01/27 -  William Schlesinger, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies: Ecology of a Hot Planet
02/03 -  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.


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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
DatePresenterConversation
Jan. 27William Schlesinger, Cary Institute of Ecosystem StudiesEcology of a Hot Planet
Feb. 3Joe Romm, Climate ProgressSenate Action: Yes or No?
Feb. 17Kristen Sheeran, E3 NetworkEquity and Global Warming
Mar. 3Larry Schweiger, National Wildlife FederationFacing Mass Extinction
Apr. 7The Yes MenPranksterism for a Dead Serious Message
Apr. 14Denis Hayes, Bullitt FoundationEarth Day, 2050
May. 5Elysa Hammond, Clif BarTransforming Corporations Around Climate
May. 19Ross Gelbspan, JournalistDemocracy and Climate Solutions
Fall 2009
DatePresenterConversation
Sep. 9Dallas Burtraw, Resources for the FutureUS Policy: Eyes on the Prize
Sep. 23Stephen Schneider, Stanford UniversityMeaning of Business as Usual
Oct. 7Bill McKibben, 350.orgClimate Citizens
Oct. 21Hunter Lovins, Natural Capitalism SolutionsBusiness on Board
Nov. 4Andrew Revkin, New York TimesCopenhagen Prospects
Nov. 18Mohan Munasinghe, Vice Chair, IPCCChina, India, and the US
Dec. 2Congressman Ed Markey's Staffers, D-Mass.What Washington Needs
Dec. 16Eban Goodstein, Director, Bard CEP; Director, National Teach-In for Global Warming SolutionsLive Report from Copenhagen