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Interviews with CCI Speakers

The UMass Lowell Climate Change Initiative Interview Series will air and stream live on local cable television on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Each interview will air for 4-6 weeks, in the below order and will run from September, 2012 through the May, 2013. Go to ltc.org to view the series schedule and tune in to your local cable network, channel 8 or view episodes by clicking on the links below.

The interviews will feature:


Title Featured Speaker(s) Overview
"Old Media, New Media: the Promise and Perils of Communicating Climate Change" Geoffrey Haines-Stiles, write and producer for PBS' "Earth, the Operator's manual" Climate change information through visuals, videa and new media
Rethinking Climate Refugees and Climate Conflict: Rhetoric, Reality and Politics" Dr. Betsy Hartmann, Hampshire College Climate change and location may force migration; political reaction and consequences
"Building the Movement to Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels" Carrie Watkins, Brandeis University student; Better Future Project Student activist speaks about her experiences and projects at Brandeis
Climate change and extreme events:  What we know and what we don't"  Dr. Ellen Douglas, UMass Boston Current research, what it is showing, future implications
"Climate change comes to Thoreau's Concord: Impacts on plants, birds and butterflies." Dr. Richard Primack, Boston University

Study of bird and plant adaptations and migrations over a period of time in Concord, MA; climate change factors

"The Future of the Clean Energy Industry" Scott Clavenna, CEO GreenTech Media, Boston Alternative Energy Solutions, wind and solar
"Climate Change and Cleaner Energy: Legal Pitfalls and Prospects" Dr. John Duff, UMass Boston Legal hurdles and cleaner energy in a quickly changing world