climate change

Duke Energy wants to build a new Coal Fired "clean coal" plant even though Coal has been proven to be less effective as a power source than new renewable energy sources.

As the world hurtles toward ecological and social collapse, the acclaimed Bioneers Conference presents a panorama of breakthrough solutions. From the cutting-edge science of Biomimicry to social innovations addressing political governance, racial justice and restoration economy, Bioneers features leading social and scientific innovators with practical solutions to restore Earth’s imperiled ecosystems and heal our human communities. The 19th Annual Bioneers Conference highlights game-changing breakthroughs that educate, inspire and mobilize:

Michael Mariotte, Executive Director of the Washington, D.C. based Nuclear Information Resource service ( http://www.nirs.org/ ), talks about the many reasons that the claim - made by such pundits as James Lovelock and Stewart Brand - that a crash buildout of a new generation of nuclear power plants is a rational and necessary response to global climate change is a dangerous fallacy.

Dr. Donald Aitken ( http://www.donaldaitkenassociates.com/ ), physicist, solar architect and former lead scientist at the Union of Concerned of Concerned Scientists, talks about his certainty that we have all the tools and knowhow to make the shift to renewable energy sources right now.

Award-winning journalisit and author Ross Gelbspan (http://www.heatisonline.org/ ) talks about the 'crisis=danger+opportunity' equasion in planetary politics. Without minimizing the 'danger' side of the equasion, he fleshes out in realistic terms the many 'Opportunity Factors' available and shares what keeps him going in the face of daunting odds.

Funny and informative. Huh.