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April 07, 2009 Auden Schendler: Getting Green Done - Hard Truths from the Front Lines of the Sustainability Revolution
Getting Green Done: Hard Truths from the Front Lines of the Sustainability Revolution
Auden Schendler, Executive Director of Sustainability, Aspen Skiing Company; Author, Getting Green Done
What does the mechanic say when you ask him to put french fry oil in his $250,000 tractor? How do you actually make sustainability happen? Schendler will give us a peek under the hood of the green movement – what it means, in the trenches, to implement actual solutions to climate change.
This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on April 7, 2009.

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1 hr 1 min
March 16, 2009 Climate Security
Andrew Vincent Alder, Senior Fellow, Institute for Environmental Security

Holmes Hummel, Lecturer, Climate Policy, University of California, Berkeley

Tom Spencer, Vice Chair, The Institute for Climate Security

Greg Dalton, Vice President, The Commonwealth Club, Moderator

What is the geopolitical context in which the “Carbon Quad” – The United States, European Union, China and India –

are posturing regarding a global deal to reduce carbon pollution? What is the potential impact of the dwindling snow pack in the Tibetan plateau?

How does water stress factor into the climate equation internationally and in California? A fast and furious roundtable explores these issues and

touches on the lessons of the European Union Emission Trading Scheme, which is something of a model for the United States.

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34 min
March 04, 2009 Clean Tech for California: Winners of the Third Annual California Clean Tech Open 2008
Clean Tech for California: Emerging Winners

Jennifer Billock, Founder, Over the Moon Diapers – Air, Water, and Waste Winner

Tuyen Vo, Founder and CTO, Viridis Earth – Energy Efficiency Winner

Michael Looney, CEO and President, BottleStone – Green Building Winner

Allen Bronstein, Founder and CTO, Focal Point Energy – Renewables Winner

Donnie Foster, CEO and President, Power Assure – Smart Power Winner

Fraser Smith, CEO, ElectraDrive – Transportation Winner

Betsy Rosenberg, Founder, EcoTalk - Moderator
Meet the winners of the Third Annual California Clean Tech Open 2008. This statewide competition focuses on keeping California the leader in commercialized green technologies. Learn about the progress that the six winning companies have made as they move their innovations from the lab into the marketplace, as well as the biggest challenges and opportunities for turning clean-technology concepts into viable business models.
This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club on March 2, 2009

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1 hr 2 min
February 19, 2009 Two Billion Cars: Dan Sperling, Founding Director, Institute of Transportation Studies; Board Member, California Air Resources Board.
Driving Toward Sustainability

Dan Sperling, Founding Director, Institute of Transportation Studies; Board Member, California Air Resources Board

By 2020, the number of cars on the planet will double to two billion. Without big changes to our cars, fuels and personal habits, the carbon footprint from transportation will rise above its current 25 percent of total emissions. Can we break the cycle of “shock and trance?” Join energy expert Sperling as he reveals what is at stake if we refuse to move quickly, and what opportunities exist if we act now.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club on February 12, 2009

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1 hr 6 min
February 13, 2009 Letter To President Obama: Path to a Greener Future. Linda Adams (CalEPA), Carter Roberts (World Wildlife Fund), Jim Wunderman (Bay Area Council of Businesses)
Letter to President Obama: A Path to a Greener Future

Linda Adams, Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency

Carter Roberts, CEO, World Wildlife Fund U.S.

Jim Wunderman, President and CEO, Bay Area Council

Greg Dalton, Vice President Commonwealth Club

Can President Obama heal the economy and turn it green at the same time? He says yes, he can – by pumping investment into modern infrastructure, renewable fuels and new technologies. Can he and his cabinet really do all that and also uphold promises to protect national parks, balance the needs for food and energy, and create new jobs? Perhaps he can if he develops a clearly defined roadmap that tackles today’s multi-faceted and intertwined problems of national and energy security, global poverty, and climate change. A leading policymaker, advocate and businessperson discuss what Obama should do to realize his vision for America, and what that means for California.

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1 hr 11 min
February 10, 2009 Alan Weisman, Author of "The World Without Us"
Alan Weisman, Author of "The World Without Us"

Alan Weisman's reports from around the world have appeared in Harper's, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, Orion, Wilson Quarterly, Vanity Fair, Mother Jones, Discover, Audubon, Condé Nast Traveler, and in many anthologies, including Best American Science Writing 2006.

In this far-reaching narrative, Weisman explains how our massive infrastructure would collapse and finally vanish without human presence; what of our everyday stuff may become immortalized as fossils; how copper pipes and wiring would be crushed into mere seams of reddish rock; why some of our earliest buildings might be the last architecture left; and how plastic, bronze sculpture, radio waves, and some man-made molecules may be our most lasting gifts to the universe.

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1 hr 12 min
February 02, 2009 Cars: Clean Them or Crush Them. International Council on Clean Transportation, Clean Air Initiative (Asia), and UC Berkeley
Cars: Clean Them or Crush Them?

Kate Blumberg, Research Director,International Center for Clean Transportation

Cornie Huizenga, Vice-Chair, Clean Air Initiative, Asia Center

Michael O’Hare, Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley

Lee Schipper, Project Scientist, Global Metropolitan Studies, UC Berkeley

Greg Dalton, Commonwealth Club Vice President, Moderator

The number of cars in the world may double in twenty years to 2 billion if the emerging middle

class in India and China get their hands on a new set of wheels. The global economic recession is causing some

countries to invest in rail and other cleaner modes of transportation. At the same time, the recession prompted China to

to relax regulations on autos to boost its economy.

What are the consequences for global climate and quality of life in Asia?

What are the alternatives for personal mobility? Will Asian cities choose the problematic western model?

How can the US improve its transportation policies and technologies? Is the answer cleaner cars or fewer cars?

This program was recorded at The Commonwealth Club on January 22, 2009

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53 min
January 30, 2009 Getting Your Green Dream Job.
Getting Your Green Dream Job

Nick Ellis, CEO, Bright Green Talent
Liz Maw, Executive Director, Net Impact
Jeff Horowitz, Founder, Avoided Deforestation Partners
Peter Beadle, CEO, Green Jobs
Joel Makower, Executive Editor, GreenBiz.com; Author, Strategies for the Green Economy – Moderator

Want a green job? INFORUM will tell you how to get it. In an increasingly green society, eco-friendly jobs are popping up everywhere. You don’t have to be an eco-expert to take advantage of this new market. Whether you’re just entering the workforce or looking to transition into a green career, our panel of experts will give you the ins and outs of finding a green-collar job. Following the panel discussion, INFORUM’s job fair features a wide variety of businesses, organizations, government sectors and schools that can help you take the next step in the green job market.

The companies and organizations tabling at the job fair portion of the program are: Bay Area Air Quality Management District; Beautiful Communities; California Environmental Associates; California Public Utilities Commision; CleanTech Human Capital; Global Footprint Network; GoodGuide; Green Career Central; Green Jobs Network; Green MBA; ICF Jones & Stokes; Presidio School of Management; Saatchi & Saatchi S; San Francisco Department of the Environment; SF State University – Graduate Business Programs; Solar Living Institute; SolarStaff Inc; Solar Richmond; Sustainable Spaces; The Cassillon Group; TransForm; USGBC NCC - Emerging Green Builders.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club on January 26, 2009

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1 hr 7 min
January 22, 2009 Climate Countdown: Can The World Cut A Deal? The Nature Conservancy, California Resources Agency
Climate Countdown: Can the World Cut a Deal?

Tony Brunello, Deputy Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, California

Louis Blumberg, Director, CA Forest and Climate Policy, The Nature Conservancy

Aimee Christensen, Founder and CEO, Christensen Global Strategies

Greg Dalton, Vice President, The Commonwealth Club; Founder, Climate One – Moderator

In 2009, the world will try to craft the next comprehensive environmental treaty. To move forward, there must be multi-lateral consensus on the priorities in the global climate crisis. Recently, the UN Climate Change Conference convened 11,000 people from nearly 190 nations to focus on these challenges. How will governments, business and civil society come together to create plans for action and real solutions? What part will the U.S. play in the next protocol? This panel of insiders will give you the scoop and update you on what you need to know about the U.N.'s negotiations on climate change.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club on January 15, 2009

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1 hr 8 min
January 21, 2009 Energy Efficiency Unplugged. Chevron, NRDC, Wall Street Journal, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Energy Efficiency Unplugged

Jim Davis, President, Chevron Energy Solutions

Ralph Cavanagh, Co-director, Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council

Tim Draper, Founder and Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Alan Murray, Deputy Managing Editor and Executive Editor Online, The Wall Street Journal – Moderator

Can we “save” our way to energy independence? Many energy companies contend the cheapest energy is unused energy. Changes in the construction and management of buildings help companies conserve, but is this a comprehensive strategy? What can we do in our personal lives to conserve, rather than consume? Turning off lights, pumping up tires and using the dishwasher’s “energy saver” mode are small, simple steps. Will they actually make a difference, or do we need more efficient technology to spur meaningful change? Join a panel of experts to discover what companies and consumers can do to become more energy efficient.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club on January 13, 2009

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1 hr 3 min

About Climate One

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We’re living through a climate emergency; addressing this crisis begins by talking about it. Co-Hosts Greg Dalton, Ariana Brocious and Kousha Navidar bring you empowering conversations that connect all aspects of the challenge — the scary and the exciting, the individual and the systemic. Join us.