- -: Freakonomics: Three Geoengineering Solutions to Global Warming
November 23, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/04/SuperFreakonomics_with_Steven_Levitt_and_Stephen_Dubner Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, authors of SuperFreakonomics, argue that the simplest solution to global warming involves geoengineering technologies that reflect a percentage of sunlight away ...
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- -: Vaclav Klaus: Global Warming a Politician's 'Myth'
December 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/06/Uncommon_Knowledge_Vaclav_Klaus Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, slams Al Gore and defends his previous statement that "global warming is a myth." As an "excellent political idea," Klaus believes global warming is a convenient way for po...
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- -: How To Measure Success at Copenhagen? - Bill McKibben
December 17, 2009 (over 14 years ago)FORA.tv's Stuart Schulzke interviews 350.org founder Bill McKibben on how environmental activists will evaluate the success of international climate agreements reached at the 2009 COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. FORA.tv's complete coverage of the COP15 Climate Change Conference: h...
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- -: Lord Monckton Questions Global Warming Science
December 21, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/12/17/FORAtv_Exclusive_Interview_with_Lord_Monckton_at_COP15 Climate change skeptic Lord Christopher Monckton presents scientific evidence that refutes the established consensus on global warming. "The warming effect of CO2 is not zero, but it is one-sixth ...
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- -: COP15 Wrap-Up with Bjørn Lomborg
December 31, 2009 (over 14 years ago)FORA.tv's own Stuart Schulzke interviews climate policy critic Bjørn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, on the final day of the COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Lomborg gives his take on agreements reached by the participating nations, his own controversial views on ...
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- -: Raj Patel: Cap, But Don't Trade
January 26, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/06/Raj_Patel_The_Value_of_Nothing Raj Patel, author of The Value of Nothing, assesses the effectiveness of cap-and-trade legislation. He argues that the trading aspect of the system benefits "big polluters and even bigger banks" at the expense of consume...
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- -: Climate Fix: Is Geoengineering Our Only Hope? - Ken Calderia
March 12, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/23/Geoengineering_Global_Salvation_or_Ruin Atmospheric scientist Ken Caldeira asserts that as long as any amount of carbon is emitted into the atmosphere, temperatures will continue to increase. "The only plausible way in which we could start the earth c...
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- -: Too Much Noise? How Misleading Data Warps Climate Debate
March 27, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/17/Meeting_the_Energy_Challenge Stephen Schneider, an environmental studies professor at Stanford University, debunks the idea that recent weather trends like the snowstorm in D.C. are signs that disprove global warming. He argues that climate change o...
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- -: Van Jones: Why Should Companies Get to Pollute for Free?
July 29, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/06/29/Van_Jones_Inforums_21st_Century_Visionary_Award Environmentalist Van Jones calls for a "serious" climate and energy bill to stop companies from dumping "planet-cooking pollution" into the atmosphere. "If you take away that right to pollute for free," ...
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- -: Can Simulated Volcanic Eruptions Reverse Global Warming?
December 21, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/07/Wonderfest_2010_Dare_We_Try_to_Engineer_Earths_Climate Environmental scientist Jane C. S. Long examines an idea to fight climate change by spraying sulfuric aerosols into the atmosphere. Although cheap and effective, Long warns that the long-term side...
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