SESSION 5: A Renewed Vision of Energy Security and Sustainability: What’s Missing from the Debate?


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.

Oct 21, 2008   Contribute to support our work  

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Panelists
  • 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