Catalyst
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The Environmental Revival
October 27, 2009
Which modern enviro concepts are throwbacks to the past? Four experts discuss the technologies, laws, and states of mind that have their roots in the first wave of the environmental movement.
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Here Comes the Sun (and Wind)
August 27, 2009
Four experts discuss the balance between pristine land and renewable energy, the pros and cons of photovoltaics versus solar thermal, and how much rooftop solar can help.
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Much Ado About Carbon Offsets
August 13, 2009
Five experts debate if carbon offsetting is the quick, efficient way to decarbonize the global economy, or the loophole that will derail such efforts.
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Who Owns Green Tech?
July 30, 2009
Five experts discuss how intellectual property can be adapted to spread green tech, what we can learn from Pasteur, and how to inspire people to innovate.
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Finding Fish
July 16, 2009
Six experts discuss the global fisheries crisis; the economic, political, and social pressures that contributed to it; and what it will take to make fish stocks bounce back.
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The Lesser Evil: Nuclear or Coal?
July 02, 2009
Should we depend on coal or nuclear? Five experts discuss how clean coal works, how dangerous nuclear waste really is, and whether the root of the problem is money.
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Scientific Flip-Flop
June 18, 2009
Five experts debate the roots of GM opposition, the role of big agribusiness, and whether we’ve achieved real scientific consensus.
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Forests for the Trees
June 04, 2009
Five experts discuss paying countries to keep forests intact, what role carbon markets should play, and how to protect the people whose lives depend on trees.
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Is There a Better Word for Doom?
May 21, 2009
Six experts discuss the merits of framing climate change, the language that troubles them, and the inherent bias of any chosen word.
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The Truth About Water Wars
May 14, 2009
Seven experts debate the past and present existence of water wars, consider the difficulty of owning a fluid resource, and examine the hot spots for future conflict.
conflict, development, environment, leadership, policy, water
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Will the Future Be Geoengineered?
April 29, 2009
Five experts debate engineering the climate, how it would be governed, and the ways we're doing it already.
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The Green Collar Solution?
April 23, 2009
Will efforts to jumpstart the economy — even ostensibly green ones — collide with efforts to save the planet?
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Ideas
I Tried Almost Everything Else
John Rinn, snowboarder, skateboarder, and “genomic origamist,” on why we should dumpster-dive in our genomes and the inspiration of a middle-distance runner.
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Going, Going, Gone
The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
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Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare
Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.
