Environment

This is a message from Green T to President Barack Obama. We hope that he will watch it. We wanted to point out the apparent shortage of information being put out by President Obama’s Staff regarding Environmental Policies. It seems that there’s not very much news or coverage of any type about it. We acknowledge that there are plenty of problems the the President and the U.S. is facing. However, Mother Earth isn’t waiting for an economy to recover or a war to be over and she can’t heal herself. We would like President Obama to watch this and respond, as we would like to help him spread the word about his plans! Shot in HD with a Panasonic HPX170.

For us HOPE means, Healing Our Planet Earth.
- Green T

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California & The Future of Environmental Law & Policy

Integrating Land Use and Transportation Policy in California

Bill Fulton, Solimar Group, Ventura, CA

Dave Jones, California State Assemblyman/Chair, Assembly Judiciary
Committee, Sacramento, CA

Kassie Siegel, Attorney, Center for Biological Diversity, Joshua Tree, CA

Richard Frank, Executive Director, CCELP, Lecturer in Residence, University of California-Berkeley, School of Law, Berkeley, CA

http://ccelp.berkeley.edu

Duration : 1:21:29

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This panel discussion hosted by Jon Clark of the Community Environmental Council features Charles Kolstad, Professor & Director of Economics and Environmental Science and Oran Young, Professor & Director of Governance for Sustainable Development at the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management.  This discussion explores how innovative economic models and policies can provide incentives and structure for addressing climate change.
Series: “Global Warming: Change Begins with Learning” [4/2007] [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 12474]

Duration : 0:56:41

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Introductory lecture introducing students to the course Environmental Policy and Planning.

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. of Air America’s Ring of Fire appears on Your World with Neil Cavuto to talk about the environmental policies that we can expect from the Obama Administration. Also discussed in the interview is Caroline Kennedy’s decision to withdraw her bid for the vacated New York Senate seat.

Duration : 0:6:20

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Global Environmental Strategies from the Asia-Pacific Region

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), established by an initiative of the Japanese Government in 1998, is a research institute that conducts pragmatic and innovative strategic policy research to support sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.

While the Asia-Pacific region is experiencing rapid economic growth and extensive urbanisation together with continued population increase, the region is still facing the issue of poverty. Efforts towards regional economic integration bring with them opportunities for further economic progress and poverty reduction but at the same time, there is concern that this will greatly increase the impact on natural resources and the environment through forest degradation, air and water pollution and an increase in waste generation. Climate change, the most urgent issue facing the world today, also presents the region with challenges: the region is one of the major sources of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and it is also likely to be affected by the severe impact of global warming on regional economies, society and the lives of ordinary citizens.

In the face of mounting challenges, the mission of IGES is to create effective strategies and propose practical solutions to support sustainable development, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, while looking ahead 50 or even 100 years into the future. Expectations and requests are increasing that the Asia-Pacific region plays an important role in international efforts to deal with climate change and other critical environmental issues. It is vital to carry out appropriate policy proposals based on conditions in each area of the region, which is characterised by diversities in terms of economy, politics, culture and natural environment.

IGES will enhance collaborations with a broad range of stakeholders such as national governments, local authorities, businesses, non-governmental organisations, citizens and experts, to carry out strategic policy research from an Asia-Pacific perspective and to disseminate the results around the world, so that it can contribute to the transition towards a sustainable society.

IGES official website
http://www.iges.or.jp/

Duration : 0:5:18

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What direction will our energy policy take in the next four years? Four leaders give their perspectives on climate change and energy policy and the resulting impact on economic growth and technological innovation. 



Welcome and introduction by Teresa Heinz
 Chairman of The Heinz Endowments and the Heinz Family Philanthropies.

Speakers:
 John Holdren, Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard University; Lee Branstetter, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Heinz College; Granger Morgan, Lord Chair Professor in Engineering; Professor and Department Head, Engineering and Public Policy; Melissa Young, student in the Heinz Colleges Master of Science in Public Policy and Management program.

Duration : 1:34:26

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A lecture by Andrew Light, associate professor of philosophy and environmental policy at George Mason University (GMU) and an internationally recognized environmental ethicist specializing in the ethical dimensions of environmental policy, restoration ecology and climate change.

Duration : 1:9:42

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California & The Future of Environmental Law & Policy

Opening Speaker:
Dr. Steven Chu, Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA

http://ccelp.berkeley.edu

Duration : 0:49:14

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The Federalist Society’s Environmental Law & Property Rights Practice Group hosted this panel discussion on The Future of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Environmental Policy at the 2009 National Lawyers Convention on Thursday, November 12, 2009. Panelists included Hon. Susan E. Dudley, Director of The George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center; Mr. Michael A. Livermore, Executive Director of the Institute for Policy Integrity at the New York University School of Law; Mr. Daryl L. Joseffer of King & Spalding; and Judge Stephen F. Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Part 4 of 10

Duration : 0:10:25

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