The candidates’ answers to Science Debate 2008 focused attention on energy strategies involving wind, solar and nuclear energy, drilling for oil, and clean coal, but there are likely other important ideas we should be talking about. Researchers and citizen leaders will identify strategies for the renewal of America’s energy and environmental future which ought to be receiving more attention from the candidates now and from the new Administration.
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This text will be replaced- Barbra Batshalom, Founder and Executive Director, Green Roundtable
- Jon Foley, Director, Institute on the Environment
- Marc Hillmyer, Chemistry, University of Minnesota
- Hank Topper, Former Co-Chair, Community Action for a Renewed Environment Program, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Elizabeth Wilson, Assistant Professor, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota – Moderator
INNOVATION 2008 CONFERENCE
Although we got answers from the candidates for President to the 14 top science questions facing America, we wanted to take the discussion further.
In a world economy completely dominated by science and technology,
nearly every major challenge facing the next president revolves around
science policy. What are some of the problems the next president
should be aware of?
We decided to hold a national conference to find out. We teamed up with the outstanding Center for Science, Technology and Public Policy at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute to host Innovation 2008: Renewing America through Smarter Science and Technology Policy on Oct 20-21, 2008.
SESSIONS
1. Innovation
2. Education
3. Health
4. News & Culture
5. Energy
6. Peter Agre on the human side of science
7. Science, Art and the Public
8. Ira Flatow on science in America today
Science Debate 2008 gratefully acknowledges the contributions of
conference organizers Steve Kelley, Leah Wilkes, and Sophia Ginis of
the Center for Science, Technology and Public Policy and Shawn Lawrence Otto and Erik Beeler of Science Debate 2008