Finding a secure, safe and reliable source of energy to power world economic growth will be one of the great challenges of this century. The Harvard University Center for the Environment invites the Harvard community to take up the challenge by participating in this ongoing series of discussions.

2009-10 series:

September 22, 2009
David Keith, Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment, and Economy, University of Calgary
"Climate Engineering: A Necessary Tool for Managing Climate Risks"
Science Center D, 5:00 p.m.

October 13, 2009
Michael Skelly, CEO, Clean Line Energy Partners
"Promise and Challenges of Renewable Energy"
Science Center D, 5:00 p.m.

November 17, 2009
Maxine Savitz, Vice President, National Academy of Engineering
Science Center D, 5:00 p.m.

 2008-09 series:

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October 6, 2008
John Rowe, chairman, president, and CEO, Exelon Corporation
"In Pursuit of a Sustainable Energy Future"

November 19, 2008
R. James Woolsey, venture capitalist and senior adviser, VantagePoint Venture Partners
"Energy, Security, and the Long War of the 21st Century"

December 3, 2008
Amory B. Lovins, cofounder, chairman, and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute

February 3, 2009
Steven Leer, Chairman and CEO, Arch Coal, Inc.
"The Vital Role of Clean Coal in Securing our Energy Future"

February 25, 2009
Saul Griffith, President and Chief Scientist, Makani Power
"New Forms of Wind Power and the Incentive for Out of the Box Thinking on Energy" (*presentation unavailable at this time)

April 15, 2009
Richard Garwin, IBM Fellow Emeritus, Thomas J. Watson Research Center
"A View of Nuclear Power in the World's Energy Future"

September 22, 2008
Anote Tong, president of the Republic of Kiribati
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October 16, 2008
Max Page, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
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November 3, 2008
Carol Dumaine, deputy director for Energy and Environmental Security, U.S. Dept. of Energy
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March 18, 2009
Paul Ehrlich, Stanford University
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April 7, 2009
Tom Baron, formerly of Mass. Deptatment of Water Resources Water Authority
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April 9, 2009
Richard Larrick, Duke University
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April 29, 2009
Anthony Barnosky, Stanford University
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