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Speaker news: February 2008

IN THIS ISSUE:
Tzeporah Berman on the new environmentalism, Steven Pinker on our moral sense...

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THE NEW ACTIVISM

Corporate Power Can Destroy Forests -- Or Save Them

Tzeporah Berman transforms billion dollar corporations into environmental watchdogs

Tzeporah Berman is the media-savvy firebrand whose revolutionary approach to activism has, so far, saved over 12 million acres of endangered forests. At Forest Ethics, she publicly pressures and forges partnerships with companies, such as Home Depot, HP and Staples. Her famous media campaigns—like "Victoria's Dirty Secret"—may be playful but they work. In her empowering talks, she shows us the power we hold, as citizens, as consumers and as share holders, to dictate policy and to demand environmental leadership from governments and from image-conscious corporations (which is all of them!)

Tzeporah Berman Speaker Profile

NEW EXCLUSIVE SPEAKER

Race, Gender, Youth and the Next President

Named a Future Leader by Time , Rebecca Walker has a unique take on three issues revitalizing politics

Best-selling author Rebecca Walker is an eloquent voice for bi-racial Americans, and the founder of feminism’s burgeoning Third Wave (her godmother is Second Wave icon Gloria Steinem). Named a "Woman Who Should Be President" by The League of American Women Voters, Walker eradicates intergenerational differences; highlights the unprecedented power of youth, race and gender in getting out the vote this year; and shows students the vital, possibly President-making, role they will play in this historic election.

Rebecca Walker Speaker Profile

WORLDCHANGING

Building Smarter Cities, Reducing the Need for Cars

Alex Steffen on eliminating the need to drive and cutting greenhouse gases

"Improving mileage won't fix our car problem," writes Alex Steffen in a recent BusinessWeek article. Though 19% of our greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation, it’s unlikely that car manufacturers will change. The solution to cutting emissions, then, may lie in building denser cities, which reduce driving -- and which also save energy costs and enhance quality of life. "Half of the American-built environment will be rebuilt between now and 2030. Done right, that new construction could enable a complete overhaul of the American city."

Alex Steffan Speaker Profile

ESSAY

Steven Pinker on The Moral Instinct

The Stuff of Thought author explains our moral sense

"Moral goodness is what gives each of us the sense that we are worthy human beings." In a brilliant essay, dense with typically deft allusions to everyone from Bill Gates to Mother Teresa, Steven Pinker looks at human morality: its roots in our culture, its apparently arbitrary nature, and how it shapes who we are. He also examines how morals have reframed the debate over our biggest global challenge: climate change.

Steven Pinker Speaker Profile

NEW EXCLUSIVE SPEAKER

Why Too Much Health Care is a Bad Thing

Shannon Brownlee looks at what’s crippling health care: overtreatment

In Overtreated -- named the top economics book of 2007 by The New York Times -- Shannon Brownlee shows us that, every year, our health care system wastes a staggering amount on costly, unnecessary treatments that do little to improve our health, and which may actually be dangerous. As the well-insured get more treatment than they need, enriching the doctors, hospitals and medical companies that provide it, they drive up costs for everyone. Brownlee’s provocative and practical solutions point a way forward, for health professions, for policy makers, and for the average citizen.

Shannon Brownlee Speaker Profile

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