Friday, October 17th, 2008
Considering Climate
Michael Oppenheimer, a member of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Committee on Climate Change and professor at Princeton, delivered the keynote address at Montclair State University's forum on The Environment and Sustainability, the Next 100 Years. For more video excerpts from the panel, click here. (Credits: Video from Montclair State University's 2008 Sokol Lecture Forum, "The Environment and Sustainability: The Next 100 Years") See More Videos
Ira talks with Michael Oppenheimer about the history of climate research, and about key arguments and misconceptions relating to climate change. What things does one need to understand to be able to argue effectively about climate change?
Guests
Michael Oppenheimer
Co-curator, American Museum of Natural History's "Climate Change" Exhibition
Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School
Director of the Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy, Woodrow Wilson School
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
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Segment produced by:Annette Heist
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
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