g. Interviews, Bio's & Lectures

The Threat of Abrupt Climate Change - Peter Schwartz

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=477 Futurist author and Global Business Network co-founder Peter Schwartz discusses global warming, arguing that the most likely scenario is also the most dangerous - an abrupt climate change over a period of a few decades. ----- The Long Now Foundation presents a discussion between Peter Schwartz and Ralph Cavanagh: Nuclear Power, Climate Change and the Next 10,000 Years It is the threat of "abrupt climate change" that converted him to support new emphasis on nuclear power, Schwartz said. Gradual global warming is clearly now under way, and there is increasing reason to believe that human activity is driving it, mostly through the burning of coal and oil. If warming is all that happens, it will be an enormous problem, but some regions of the Earth would gain (Russia, Canada) while many others would lose. In the event of abrupt climate change, though, everyone loses. The most likely change would be a sudden (in one decade) shift to a much colder, drier, and windier world. The world's carrying capacity for humans would plummet, driving human population from the current 6.5 billion to as low as 2 billion, with most of the losses from war. It would be a civilization-threatening catastrophe. From research Schwartz has led for the Pentagon as well as from his own training in fluid dynamics, he thinks that continuation of the current warming is very likely to trigger the kind of radical climate instability that has been the norm in Earth's past, except for the last 10,000 years of uncharacteristically stable climate. Therefore everything must be done to head off the shift to climate instability. Meanwhile, Schwartz said, world demand for energy will continue to grow for decades, as two billion more people climb out of poverty and developing nations become fully developed economies. China and India alone will double or quadruple their energy use over the next 50 years. We will run out of oil in that period. That leaves coal or nuclear for electricity. Conservation is crucial, but it doesn't generate power. Renewables must grow fast, but they cannot hope to fill the whole need. Nuclear technology has improved its efficiency and safety and can improve a lot more. Reprocessing fuel will add further efficiency - Stewart Brand, The Long Now Foundation

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How can the human race survive the next hundred years?

In response to his question ( http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ao0Mve.84YDbh6OZvCVRTF4ezKIX?qid=20060704195516AAnrdOD&cp=10&tp=527#all-answers )on the survival of the human race, Dr. Stephen Hawking provided this audio clip

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Sir Richardson Branson discusses his global-warming advocacy

Sir Richardson Branson explains his push for global warming solutions

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2 Minutes With Tesla Motors

Plenty interviews Martin Eberhard, CEO of Tesla Motors.

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101 Solutions to Global Climate Change

Peak Moment 26: Author Guy Dauncey's lively, optimistic solutions for Peak Oil and climate crisis are do-able here and now. Conservation, efficiency, proven technologies, and emerging innovations will take us through this critical planetary energy transition.

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Interview With Elon Musk Tesla Motors

Here's a short interview done by Wired Science. Elon Musk talks about future models of the Tesla Sports Car. Model 2 will be a 4 door sedan with a price tag around $49,000.00 Model 3 will have a price tag around $30,000.00 He also talks about another company he's involved in, SpaceX.com

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david suzuki interview

cbc's the hour host george stroumboulopoulos inteviews environmentalist david suzuki.

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Bioneers 2000

William McDonough presentation at Bioneers back in 2000. http://www.mcdonough.com

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Pioneering climatologist James Lovelock interview

FREE download at: http://www.firstscience.tv Elder statesman of climatology James Lovelock talks to FirstScience about his concerns for the future of Earth and its inhabitants. As the first person to suggest that the Planet's climate is regulated by life -- his acclaimed Gaia theory -- there is no one better placed to comment on what has finally come to be widely accepted: that this mechanism established for eons is now being corrupted by the activity of man. With a contemporary insight and eloquence that belies his 88 years, he answers some of the trickiest questions regarding global warming, such as have we reached the tipping point? And not shying from controversy, or the angst of the old-school Green lobby, he deftly dismisses alternative energy and throws his weight behind nuclear. Discover his reasoning, his fears and his hopes for mankind's ingenuity in this FirstScience.tv exclusive. Get it Free at up to DVD quality.

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TreehuggerTV: A Conversation with Lester Brown

After a recent presentation at Demos in New York, our very own Simran Sethi sat down with Lester Brown to talk about his latest book "Plan B 2.0', what gold and bottled water have in common and what we can do to help the new economy rise. Brown is a renowned environmental thinker and president of the Earth Policy Institute which is a nonprofit research organization in Washington, D.C.

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Woolsey on energy - part 2

James Woolsey speaking at "2020: California's Transportation Energy Future", on reasons and ways to reduce oil dependence, especially cellulosic ethanol and pluggable hybrid cars. Part 1 link - http://youtube.com/watch?v=fx7NBpTRsNo

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demand for water vs. ethanol, & its H2O consumption needs

Dr. Lester R. Brown speaks at an Michigan State University lecture, while promoting his new book entitled, Plan B 2.0 - 2006

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Lolla Lives-Laurie David-Webisode 5-Leaders

Part 5 in Perry Farrell's interview with Laurie David on Lolla Lives. Catch all Webisodes at http://www.youtube.com/user/lollalives

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Interview with Tim Flannery

Professor Flannery talks to WWF about the reality of climate change for all Australians and why we're running out of time.

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The Death Of Kyoto - The Hour, guest David Suzuki

Climate Change of Plans 06/05/16 The Conservatives say their as yet unveiled environmental plan will reduce pollution more effectively than the targets set under Kyoto. But aside from that, they're not saying much. And they hardly mentioned the environment in the budget. So, are the Conservatives anti-environment? Or are they just being realistic? Well, if you want to talk environment and the world, you go to David Suzuki. For more from The Hour, check out: http://www.cbc.ca/thehour ---- Comment by Wrayer: I love it when David Suzuki gets fired up! :)

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Lolla Lives-Laurie David-Webisode 1-Warm Blanket

Part 1 of Perry Farrell's conversation with environmentalist Laurie David, where global warming, carbon emissions, and warm blanket comparisons are among the topics of discussion.

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Greenpeace USA with Bill Richardson - ECU#594

Bill Richardson, Deputy Executive Director of Greenpeace USA, speaks on the group's work including its challenges to global warming and the push to revive nuclear power as well as activities to save the oceans. Richardson, with Greenpeace since 1988, has taken part in numerous Greenpeace protests including climbing the Sears Tower in Chicago on the 50th anniversary of the first sustained atomic reaction in that city and blockades in Orgon to end commercial logging on the public lands of the United States. Enviro Close-UP #594

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Lolla Lives-Laurie David-Webisode 2-Grassroots

Part 2 in Perry Farrell's chat with environmentalist Laurie David, where she discusses the idea and goals behind stopglobalwarming.org and the powerful potential of grassroots movements.

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Wes Clark on Climate Change

General Wesley Clark at the 2005 Clinton Global Initiative discussing global warming as a national security issue.

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Lolla Lives-Laurie David-Webisode 3-Alt Energy

Part 3 in the discussion between Perry and Laurie David about alternate and renewable means of energy.

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Woolsey on energy - part 1

James Woolsey speaking at "2020: California's Transportation Energy Future", on reasons and ways to reduce oil dependence, especially cellulosic ethanol and pluggable hybrid cars. Part 2 link - http://youtube.com/watch?v=JuZr2FpyfKE

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Lolla Lives-Laurie David-Webisode 4-Common Good

Part 4 our Lolla Lives' interview with Laurie David. See more at http://www.lollapalooza.com/user/lollalives

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Admiral McGinn on "Who Killed the Electric Car?"

Admiral Dennis McGinn responds to a question about the electric car at the Re-energize Iowa town hall meeting in Des Moines on September 7, 2006. www.re-energizeamerica.com

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