The Global Environment and Public Policy with Professor McElroy
  Introduction: The Evolution of the Earth 9:56
  The Industrial Revolution: Killer Smog and Acid Rain 9:45
  Post Industrial Revolution: Ozone and Fossil Fuel 10:11
  Greenhouse Effect and Tropical Deforestation 13:14
  Implications of Global Climate Change 14:21
  Global Climate Policy and the Kyoto Protocol 15:32
  Conclusion: Climate Change Policy Dilemma 6:00
  Audience Question and Answer 10:15
Mitigating Climate Change with Professors Stavins and Cooper
  Mitigating Climate Change Introduction 5:53
  Kyoto Protocol and the Climate Policy Challenge 9:07
  Three Part Global Climate Policy 16:12
  Assessing the Global Problem of Climate Change 11:01
  Taxes on Greenhouse Gas Emissions 12:58
  Audience Question and Answer 17:31
The Role of Arts and Humanities with Professor Buell
  The Role of Arts and the Humanities Introduction 4:18
  The Power of the Story, Art, and Image 9:14
  Conclusion: Impact of the Arts and Imagination 2:45
  Audience Question and Answer 8:11



State of the Global Envrionment: Public Policy, is the first release of a two-part series from the day-long Alumni College event. Sponsored by the Alumni Association, this program offers a series of lectures and discussions on the science of climate change and the implications of that change for public policy.

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