589 Events

Seminar - Open to the Public

Racing Extinction – Film screening and discussion on a provocative new environmental documentary

Mon., Nov. 30, 2015 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Littauer Building - Malkin Penthouse, 4th Floor

As climate negotiations begin in Paris, join us for a screening of a groundbreaking new documentary from Academy Award® Winning director Louie Psihoyos. RACING EXTINCTION exposes the hidden forces driving many animal species toward extinction due to global climate change and illegal wildlife trafficking.

Seminar - Open to the Public

SEXISM, SCIENCE AND SCIENCE WRITING: Promoting Women Leaders in the Lab & the Newsroom

Thu., Apr. 2, 2015 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Taubman Building - Wiener Auditorium, Ground Floor

Join us for a provocative panel discussion with distinguished women leaders in journalism, science, and science writing. Despite considerable progress, problems of gender bias, pay inequity, and sexual harassment persist in journalism, science, and science writing.

This event is sponsored by Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, HKS Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics & Public Policy; Knight Science Journalism at MIT; HKS Women & Public Policy Center; Nieman Foundation for Journalism

Seminar - Open to the Public

POSTPONED: Controversy! Covering Climate & Energy from the Nation’s Capital

Tue., Feb. 10, 2015 | 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Littauer Building - Malkin Penthouse, 4th Floor

** This event has been postponed due to severe weather. Please stay tuned for rescheduled event information.

A talk and discussion with Coral Davenport, The New York Times’ Energy & Environment Correspondent, Washington Bureau.

Join us for an inside-look at the challenges of covering the controversial issues of climate change, energy and environment from Washington DC, including the latest battles between the Obama Administration and the Republican-led Congress.

Co-sponsored by The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy

Extreme Realities: The Link Between Severe Weather, Climate Change, and Our National Security

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Seminar - Open to the Public

Extreme Realities: The Link Between Severe Weather, Climate Change, and Our National Security

Wed., Nov. 19, 2014 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Join us for the next film in the 2014-2015 ENRP Environmental Film Series: "Extreme Realities: The Link Between Severe Weather, Climate Change, and Our National Security." Introductory remarks by Harvard Professor James J. McCarthy, climate expert & board chair, Union of Concerned Scientists. Discussants: LT Katie Burkhart, US Navy Reserve & HKS Master in Public Policy candidate; CAPT Michael A. Mullen, US Coast Guard & Harvard National Security Fellow

Pizza and refreshments served

Co-Sponsor: Environment & Energy Professional Interest Council (EEPIC)

600k Activists and 193 Negotiators: Learnings and Challenges in Climate Change Politics

South Bend Voice: Creative Commons

Seminar - Open to the Public

600k Activists and 193 Negotiators: Learnings and Challenges in Climate Change Politics

Tue., Nov. 4, 2014 | 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Seminar and discussion with Jamie Henn, Co-founder and Strategy and Communications Director, 350.org; Daniel Thomas, Senior Communications Officer for Climate Change, United Nations; and Brendan Guy, Global Policy Fellow, Natural Resources Defense Council.

RSVP Required. Refreshments served.

Co-Sponsor: Environment & Energy Professional Interest Council (EEPIC)

A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet

www.afiercegreenfire.com

Seminar - Open to the Public

A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet

Tue., Oct. 28, 2014 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Belfer Building - Starr Auditorium, Floor 2.5

Join us as we kickoff the 2014-15 HKS Environmental Film Series with "A FIERCE GREEN FIRE: The Battle for a Living Planet." This is the first feature film to examine the growth of the modern environmental movement, exploring grassroots and global activism over a fifty-year span.

An introductory panel discussion with Harvard University student environmental activists will be followed by a 53-minute version of the film.

Refreshments served

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Seminar - Open to the Public

Inside Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown

Tue., Sep. 9, 2014 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Center for Government and International Studies - Knafel Building, Bowie-Vernon, Room K262

Discussion with Gregory Jaczko, Former Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2009-12); Kenji Tateiwa, Manager of Nuclear Power Programs, Washington D.C. Office, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO; and Herman Leonard, George F. Baker, Jr. Professor of Public Management, HKS, and Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration, HBS