Andrew R. Revkin, New York Times Dot Earth Columnist and teacher at Pace University

PAST EVENT

Finding Yes: Creating a Constructive Global Conversation about Our Planet’s Future

Discussion
Series: Harvard University Center for the Environment
Open to the Public - Tsai Auditorium (Room S-010)
http://environment.harvard.edu/
February 9, 2012
5:00-6:00 p.m.

Related Project: Environment and Natural Resources

Description:

Speaker: Andrew R. Revkin, New York Times Dot Earth Columnist and teacher at Pace University

The Harvard University Center for the Environment Green Conversations series continues this spring. This discussion will examine the question, is it possible to create a ‘knowosphere’ that enhances public communication about the global environment and fosters more constructive discussion about the future of this finite planet?

Discussants: Professor William C. Clark, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government; Cristine Russell, adjunct Lecturer and Senior Fellow with the Environment and Natural Resources Program; Professor Daniel P. Schrag of the Harvard University Center for the Environment

Speaker Info:

Andrew R. Revkin, noted science journalist who blogs on sustainability issues, at The New York Times’ Dot Earth, presents an optimistic, but realistic, exploration of ways to fill the information gaps left by shrinking mainstream media, a divisive blogosphere, and strangled public budgets.

Contact:

Harvard University Center for the Environment
24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Email: lisa_matthews@harvard.edu
Phone: 617-495-8883