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Offshore Wind Farms: Weighing the Benefits
August 8, 2007
Greg Watson vp, sustainable development. MTC [homepage]
Jack Clarke director, public policy, Mass Audubon
Marty Aikens business agent, renewable energy, IBEW [homepage]
Charles Kleekamp director, Cape Clean Air
David Bergeron exec. director, MA Fishermen's Partnership
Lisa Linowes exec. director, Industrial Wind Action (IWA) Group [homepage]
Frank Conte Beacon Hill Institute, Suffolk University

Greg Watson leads a discussion about the economic benefits of wind-generated electricity and the potential negative impacts to communities and the environment.

Offshore wind farms offer the promise of renewable electricity without the use of fossil fuels. As wind turbines become more efficient, policymakers and communities are weighing the environmental and economic benefits of wind-generated electricity against potentially negative impacts on wildlife, tourism, aesthetics, fishing, and boat navigation, among others.

In addition to Watson, a panel of six additional speakers present some of the factors surrounding the local and national debates on the issue of wind energy, focusing especially on potential impacts of the proposed Cape Wind project considering environmental, economic, health, and other issues.

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Lobsters and Their Kids on the Move in the Gulf of Maine
Jason Goldstein
00:56:24
Do lobsters migrate like many birds and whales? Studies of egg-bearing lobsters indicate seasonal movement patterns that may serve to expose eggs to optimal water temperatures over their 9-to-12 month incubation period.
Coral Reefs, Hermit Crabs, and Tube Worms (Part 2)
Randi Rotjan
00:02:04
Randi Rotjan, a coral ecologist at the New England Aquarium in Boston, shares stories from her time spent studying coral reefs.
Sea Level Rising: The Chatham Story
William Sargent
01:12:00
On April 15, 2007 a new inlet broke through the barrier beach that protects Pleasant Bay in Chatham, Massachusetts. Overnight the town of Chatham faced more sea level rise than most communities will face in the next 50 years.
Eco Innovations: Small Sparks, Big Impact
Shakeel Avadhany
01:21:00
This Carnegie Council panel asks: How do sustainable innovations make it to market? Three very different inventors talk about their creative process, how their inventions have had a social impact, and what a more sustainable society might look like.
Ken Burns on National Parks
Ken Burns
00:58:04
Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan discuss their six-part PBS documentary series The National Parks: America's Best Idea.
Confronting Corruption & Ethics in Emerging Markets
William O'Rourke Jr.
00:26:59
Is it possible to grow a company to $1 billion in revenue in Russia without giving a single bribe? In this interactive workshop with high-level professionals, Alcoa's Bill O'Rourke shares how he navigated the murky ethical conundrums that that come with leadership of a global business.

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