Prairie Research Institute Lecture Series - Fall 2012
ANDREW REVKIN
Senior Fellow at Pace University and Dot Earth blogger for The New York Times
9 BILLION PEOPLE + 1 EARTH = ?
October 24, 2012 an overflow crowd of over 500 attended the Prairie Research Institute Lecture Series talk by Andrew Revkin, Dot Earth blogger for the New York Times and Senior Fellow at Pace University. Revkin introduced his concept of the knowoshpere, exploring ways in which new communications tools and technologies may help smooth the transition toward more sustainable approaches to feeding, powering, and living on the planet as the population approaches 9 billion in the century ahead.
Listen to Revkin's WILL-AM 580 interview.
PAST LECTURES
2011: Mike Loudin, ExxonMobil Exploration Company
Energy in the 21st Century
October 6, 2011
Listen to Loudin's WILL-AM 580 interview.
2009: Willie Cade, PC Rebuilders & Recyclers
The Truth, Tragedy, and Transformation of E-Waste
November 11, 2009
Listen to Cade's WILL-AM 580 interview.
The Prairie Research Institute Lecture Series is supported by donors to the Naturally Illinois Expo and Lecture Series Fund.
Updated 02/27/2013 mj