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Helen Caldicott: Loving This Planet The New School

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Partner:: New School
Location:: Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall
New York, NY
Event Date:: 11.08.12
Speakers:: Helen Caldicott,; Bob Herbert
Tags:: planet; green; efficiency; global warming; energy; pollution; theory; plastic; culture; awareness; deforestation; grassroots; sea-level; politics; Privatization

Summary: The New School presents Australian activist, author and conservationist Dr. Helen Caldicott, on a rare visit to the United States, in conversation with famed journalist and commentator Bob Herbert addressing urgent global challenges and themes from her new book, Loving This Planet. This program, is presented by Environmental Studies at The New School. Loving This Planet features environmentalists and leading activists from around the globe discussing the chief environmental and social issues of our time. Together with some of the most brilliant thinkers and inspiring advocates of our time, including Maude Barlow, Bill McKibben, Martin Sheen, Jonathan Schell, and many others, Caldicott - whom Meryl Streep has called "my inspiration to speak out" - scrutinizes our unsustainable dependence on nuclear energy and the absurdity of nuclear arms and seeks to raise awareness about other planetary issues, including deforestation, sea-level rise, and privatization of water reserves.

Lannan Award winner Dr. Helen Caldicott is a co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility. She is the author of numerous books, including Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer. She lives in Australia. Bob Herbert is a Distinguished Senior Fellow with Demos and a contributing editor at The American Prospect magazine. From 1993 to 2011, he was an op-ed columnist for the New York Times, writing a twice-weekly column about politics, urban affairs, and social trends.

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01 hr 18 min 23 sec

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01.: Opening remarks by Alan McGowan, chair of the Environmental Studies Program at The New School

01 min 48 sec

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02.: Introduction by Tim Marshall, Provost of The New School

03 min 29 sec

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03.: Bob Herbert and Helen Caldicott begin the discussion on American issues

05 min 58 sec

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04.: Helen Caldicott on 9/11 and the Middle East

05 min 21 sec

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05.: Helen Caldicott on global warming, climate change, and sustainable energy

08 min 04 sec

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06.: Helen Caldicott on nuclear weapons

03 min 04 sec

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07.: The nuclear power industry and its implications

10 min 15 sec

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08.: Helen Caldicott on global water shortages

01 min 50 sec

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09.: The privatization of water

03 min 46 sec

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10.: The healthcare system in the US

03 min 36 sec

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11.: Is hurricane Sandy going to make a difference?

01 min 45 sec

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12.: Comment about Occupy Sandy

00 min 50 sec

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13.: Why is America supposed to be the world leader?

06 min 48 sec

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14.: How do young people get the word out about the implications of nuclear power?

03 min 08 sec

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15.: Flaws in American schools' science education

02 min 23 sec

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16.: America's dependency on energy

03 min 40 sec

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17.: What is the real motivation for doing another study on the risks of nuclear exposure?

03 min 45 sec

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18.: What would it take to stop global warming?

02 min 16 sec

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19.: Comment about sustainable materials

06 min 35 sec

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01 hr 18 min 23 sec

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