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 |