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Can Our Species Ever Solve Long-Term Global Environmental Problems?
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Can Our Species Ever Solve Long-Term Global Environmental Problems?
Date:
Thursday, August 4, 1994

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Author/s:
Stephen H. Schneider
Dr. Stephen Schneider believes that in addition to the usual array of baffling scientific uncertainties, cultural, psychological and educational obstacles make these already difficult problems virtually unsolvable so long as we continue to deny their existence. In this lecture, Dr. Schneider, a professor from Stanford University and a public spokesman for global change issues, provides an overview of the science behind global change and discusses public resistance to its evidence. Dr. Schneider argues that in order to have a functioning democracy, citizens must start understanding and grappling with these pressing issues in global change.
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August 04, 1994

Presented by Stephen H. Schneider

global, warming, human, activity, climate, change, solution, politics, culture, public lecture, Schneider
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Beyond Global Warming: Human-Caused Global Change
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Beyond Global Warming: Human-Caused Global Change
Date:
Thursday, August 27, 1992
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Author/s:
Peter Vitousek
Climate change gets the lion's share of media attention, but it is not the most certain, not the least reversible, and not the most significant (to date) of human-caused changes to the earth system. This talk , given by Stanford professor Dr. Peter Vitousek, examines the major components of human effects on Earth, with emphasis on the changing composition of the atmosphere, the transformation of Earth's surface by human activity, and the loss of biological diversity.
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August 27, 1992

Presented by Peter Vitousek

global, change, warming, human, anthropogenic, climate, ozone, net primary production, public lecture
The Global Change Issue: Science, Policy, and Prospects
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The Global Change Issue: Science, Policy, and Prospects
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Thursday, August 1, 1991

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Author/s:
Robert W. Corell
The field of global change science is a relatively young field, developing out of the recognition of the sizable impact humans are making on the planet. In this lecture, Robert Corell, assistant director of the National Science Foundation, provides an overview of the scope of global change science and touches on its major contributions. In addition, Corell offers some comments about policies that can address global change issues.
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August 01, 1991

Presented by Robert W. Corell

global, change, research, program, science, warming, policy, public lecture, global change, human, impact, planet, earth, nature, environment