Policy Maker Education: Course for Congressional Staff
Environmental Change: The Science and Human Health Impacts
April 4-5, 2007
The City Club, 555 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004
Course Agenda
Wednesday, April 4
Lectures and Discussion: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Cocktail Reception: 5:00 PM
Welcome, Introductions, and Staffer Update from Capitol Hill
Paul R. Epstein M.D., M.P.H.
Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School
Video - PowerPoint
Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS): Promise and Limitations
William Moomaw Ph.D.
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Video 1 | Video 2 - PowerPoint
Ocean Acidification
Kenneth Caldeira Ph.D.
Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution of Washington
Video 1 | Video 2 - PowerPoint
Lunch
Green Buildings: A Passion for the Possible
Robert Fox AIA
Cook + Fox Architects LLP
Video 1 | Video
2
Evangelical Christian Initiatives to Protect Creation
Richard Cizik M.Div.
National Association of Evangelicals
Video 1 | Video 2
Corporate Programs Designed to Reduce Environmental Footprints
Representatives from 3M, Johnson & Johnson and Swiss Re
Video 1 | Video 2 - PowerPoint | 3M | Johnson & Johnson | Swiss Re
Reception
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Thursday, April 5
Lectures and Discussion: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Introductions
Paul R. Epstein M.D., M.P.H.
Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School
The Development of Healthy and Sustainable Communities
Howard Frumkin M.D., Dr.PH.
Centers for Diease Control and Prevention
Video 1 | Video 2 - PowerPoint
Biofuel Options
Sharon Shoemaker Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Video 1 | Video 2- PowerPoint
Closing Remarks and Evaluations
Paul R. Epstein M.D., M.P.H
Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School
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