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...Gore’s credibility hangs on embodying his political beliefs in his own lifestyle. Dr Rajendra Pachauri, who as Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Mr. Gore, is a vegetarian. Citing studies showing that producing 2.2 pounds of meat causes the emissions equivalent of 80 pounds of carbon dioxide, Dr Pachauri has publicly stated that the two best things an individual can do to fight global warming are to drive less and adopt a vegetarian diet...
Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis called yesterday for a new way of selecting candidates for the office he sought 20 years ago during a panel discussion in front of a multi-national audience at Harvard’s CGIS-South building...
...panel on global warming got heated last night as four members of the Harvard Kennedy School faculty debated the responsibilities of individuals and institutions in addressing climate change. The discussion, hosted by the Harvard University Center for the Environment in celebration of the University’s Sustainability Week, was moderated by Daniel P. Schrag, HUCE’s director. In July, University President Drew G. Faust affirmed Harvard’s commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 30 percent of its current levels by 2016. Schrag outlined the steps the University will need to take in order...
Tutu charmed the audience with his enthusiasm and energy, calling himself the “token male” on the panel and pumping his arms to the cheers of the crowd when Huerta noted that all humans were Africans, since the species Homo sapiens originated in Africa...
...This year the award panel, which includes former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan, former Irish President Mary Robinson, and Nobel peace laureates Mohamed ElBaradei and Martti Ahtisaari, praised Mogae's "outstanding leadership." Mogae had "ensured Botswana's continued stability and prosperity in the face of an HIV/AIDS pandemic which threatened the future of his country and people" but which is now declining thanks to "one of Africa's most progressive and comprehensive programs for dealing with the disease...