Podcasts about environmental policy solutions

In this episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Kate Konschnik, a former senior lecturer at Duke University Law School who recently joined the Biden administration. Konschnik describes RTOGov, a research initiative that aims to evaluate how decisions are made in US electricity markets and the overlooked importance of regional transmission organizations (RTOs) in the electricity sector. Konschnik and Raimi discuss how different RTOs operate differently across the United States; why transparency matters in RTO governance and decisionmaking; and potential ways that RTOs can evolve to provide more reliable, affordable, and clean electricity in the years ahead. References and recommendations: RTOGov, the Regional Transmission Organization Governance project from the Duke Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions; https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/project/rtogov “RTO governance structures can affect capacity market outcomes” by Seth Blumsack and Kyungjin Yoo; https://pennstate.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/rto-governance-structures-can-affect-capacity-market-outcomes “Participatory Democracy in Dynamic Contexts: a Review of Regional Transmission Organization Governance in the United States” by Stephanie Lenhart and Dalten Fox; https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/publications/participatory-democracy-dynamic-contexts-review-regional-transmission-organization “History's largest mining operation is about to begin” by Wil S. Hylton; https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/20000-feet-under-the-sea/603040/ How We Survive podcast; https://www.marketplace.org/shows/how-we-survive/

In this episode, host David Firestein converses with three contributors to, including the editor of, a new book entitled, From Trump to Biden and Beyond: Reimagining U.S.-China Relations, who tackle energy and climate issues in their respective chapters. The interconnected fields of climate and energy are generally viewed by both countries as potentially fruitful and mutually beneficial areas of collaboration, but how can progress be made in the current strained relationship?Earl Carr is the Chief Global Strategist at Pivotal Advisors based in New York City, as well as an adjunct instructor at New York University's Center for Global Affairs; he is the editor of From Trump to Biden and Beyond. Dr. Carolyn Kissane serves as the Academic Director of the graduate programs in Global Affairs and Global Security, Conflict and Cybercrime at NYU's Center for Global Affairs; she is a Clinical Professor, Director of the SPS Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab, and Coordinator of the Energy and Environment concentration at the Center. Dr. Jackson Ewing is a Senior Fellow at Duke University's Nicholas Institute of Environmental Policy Solutions, Adjunct Associate Professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy, Faculty Lead for the Duke Kunshan University Environment Program, and senior adviser to the Asia Society Policy Institute.

On this episode, we're diving in deep to the topic of carbon reduction. Specifically, we talk with Nick Jimenez, Staff Attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center about their recent petition with the NC Environmental Management Commission on the topic of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Will North Carolina be the next state to join this initiative and set a cap on carbon emissions? Tune in to find out. To view SELC's petition with the NC EMC, check out their website: http://www.ncclimateaction.org/. For additional background on the A-1 report mentioned in the interview, visit the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions website: https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/publications/power-sector-carbon-reduction-evaluation-policies-north-carolina Additional Updates on H951 and Smart Wires: NCSEA Statement on Stakeholder Energy Legislation: https://energync.org/ncsea-statement-on-stakeholder-energy-legislation/ North Carolina Business Letter to Legislators on H951: https://bit.ly/3fYeVsx California Power Technology Company Moves HQ to Durham after Landing NC Incentives: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article253062323.html This episode's dad jokes courtesy of Duncan Campbell via DER Taskforce: https://twitter.com/DER_Task_Force Presented by NC Sustainable Energy Association. Hosted and produced by Matt Abele (Twitter: @MattAbele) Be sure to follow us on Instagram at @squeakycleanpodcast.

Typhoon In-Fa has made landfall in east China. Zhejiang has upgraded its emergency response to the highest level. Meanwhile, floods, wildfires and unusual heat are affecting people in other parts of the world. Jackson Ewing, a senior fellow at Duke University's Nicholas Institute of Environmental Policy Solutions, explains the relationship between climate change and extreme weather.

In this episode, Erik is joined by Terrence Neal and Dr. Elizabeth Losos to discuss their recent report that uses Ghana's $2bn bauxite-for-infrastructure deal with Sinohydro as a case study to look into the environmental implications of BRI resource-financed infrastructure agreements. Read the full report here: "The Environmental Implications of China-Africa Resource-Finance Infrastructure Agreements: Lessons Learned from Ghana's Sinohydro Agreement" About the authors: Terrence Neal is a natural resource governance researcher and current U.S. District court judicial law clerk. Terrence received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2019, and his Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy from Duke University in 2015. His research focuses on international human rights law, international economic law, and natural resources governance. Dr. Elizabeth Losos is a Senior Fellow at Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. Guest recommendations:Elizabeth:1) China’s Belt and Road: Implications for the United States, Council on Foreign Relations, March 2021.Terrence:1) Go outside and ride a bike!Erik:1) Twenty Years of Data on China’s Africa Lending, Kevin Acker and Deborah Brautigam, March 2021.2) How China Lends: A Rare Look into 100 Debt Contracts with Foreign Governments, Anna Gelpern et al., March 2021.

In the run-up to last Friday's U.S.-Japan summit at the White House, there had been a lot of talk that President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga would announce a new initiative to challenge China's Belt and Road Initiative.In the end, it turned out that the two leaders did not address infrastructure development in their summit's joint statement but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot of enthusiasm in both Washington and Tokyo to come up with a way to stem China's lead in building infrastructure throughout the Global South.Elizabeth Losos, a senior fellow at Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions thinks that reviving the failed Blue Dot Network from 2019 might be the answer. She joins Eric & Cobus from Chapel Hill, North Carolina to talk about why it's critical to simultaneously tackle the climate crisis and confront the Chinese on infrastructure.JOIN THE DISCUSSION:Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectTwitter: @eolander | @stadenesque SUBSCRIBE TO THE CAP'S DAILY EMAIL NEWSLETTERYour subscription supports independent journalism. Subscribers get the following:1. A daily email newsletter of the top China-Africa news.2. Access to the China-Africa Experts Network3. Unlimited access to the CAP's exclusive analysis content on chinaafricaproject.comTry it free for 30-days and see if you like it. Subscriptions start at just $7 a month for students and teachers and $15 a month for everyone else. Subscribe here: www.chinaafricaproject.com/subscribe

The North Carolina Clean Energy Plan (CEP), developed pursuant to NC Governor Cooper’s Executive Order 80, called for a year-long study of carbon-reduction policies to achieve the CEP’s emissions targets for the power sector: a 70 percent reduction in 2005 emissions levels by 2030, and carbon neutrality by 2050. Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and the University of North Carolina’s Center for Climate, Energy, Environment, and Economics jointly conducted the study. In this episode, Kate Konschnik and Jennifer Weiss with Duke University join us to discuss the study.  To learn more about the topics discussed in this podcast visit: Power Sector Carbon Reduction: An Evaluation of Policies for North Carolina Duke Energy IRP NC Clean Energy Plan NC Executive Order 80   The Zephyr Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fcRa5Z6LmU  

Environmental issues affect our lives every day, whether it's flooding on our roadways or the energy used to power our homes. We’re only a few months into the 2021 session, and lawmakers have already introduced several pieces of legislation aimed at addressing issues such as sustainable development and pollution, making it clear that addressing environmental challenges is a priority for the 151st General Assembly.     On this episode, Dustyn Thompson of the Delaware Sierra Club, House Natural Resources Committee Chair Rep. Debra Heffernan, and Senate Environment and Energy Committee Chair Sen. Stephanie Hansen discuss environmental bills being considered in the 151st General Assembly and strategies for addressing environmental concerns in Delaware.

On this episode, we're chatting with Kate Konschnik, Climate & Energy Director at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions about the A1 recommendation from North Carolina's Clean Energy Plan – decarbonizing the electric sector. Kate dives in and tells us more about the process and stakeholders in the room, along with some highlights from the final report titled ‘Power Sector Carbon Reduction: An Evaluation of Policies for North Carolina.' To read the report that provides a menu of potential policy options to help the state reach our carbon goals, visit the link here: https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/sites/default/files/publications/Power-Sector-Carbon-Reduction-An-Evaluation-of-Policies-for-North-Carolina-Revised.pdf Stay tuned for part 2 of this episode focused on the B1 stakeholder process coming out two weeks from now! Presented by NC Sustainable Energy Association. Hosted and produced by Matt Abele (Twitter: @MattAbele)

A Catastrophic bushfire burnt more than half of Queensland's Fraser Island. Water bombing did not commence until a month after the fire started. Today We're joined by Cr George Seymour, Mayor of the Fraser Coast Regional Council for an update on the fire and damage to this World Heritage Listed island.Cybersecurity is a hot issue in the US and globally. Businesses, small or large are targeted by often state sponsored cyber criminals, and the cost of protection can be huge. Blake Christian CPA joins us to discuss what small businesses should do.Blake, a national Top 25 OZ influencer, is a tax partner at HCVT LLP in Long Beach, California, and Park City, Utah.Blake has over 35 years of experience providing tax consulting and compliance services to clients that include multinational, publicly traded corporations, as well as closely held owner-managed businesses. He has specialized in federal, state and local tax incentive programs, and is leading the firm’s efforts in providing tax consulting services for Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs). Blake's industry experience is broad and includes manufacturing and distribution, service companies, restaurant, shipping and transportation, energy and health care.Mike Young, Professor Emeritus, Energy, Water and Environmental Policy from the Centre for Global Food and Resources, University of Adelaide believes Australia has lost its way on Water Policy.Professor Young holds a Research Chair in Water, Energy and Environmental Policy at the University of Adelaide and is the Founding Executive Director of its Environment Institute. He is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and a Distinguished Fellow of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. He is an Honorary Professor at the University College London and a Research Fellow with Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.Mike Young is a member of the Global Water Partnership’s Technical Committee and was a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Water Security. He has won many awards including the Land and Water Australia Eureka Award for Water Research. His full curriculum vitae lists over 240 publications and he sits on numerous editorial boards. He holds degrees in economics and agricultural science.

The intersection of COVID-19 and the climate crisis have a disproportionate impact on communities around the globe. We investigate the intertwining of these crises and the magnitude of their severity. Lending expert judgement are the two following Duke academics: Kay Jowers is a senior policy associate at Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. Her work focuses on analyzing state regulatory and policy approaches to addressing environmental issues and engages with environmental equity, ethics, and justice in particular. She is the Nicholas Institute's lead on the PLANET Project, a collaboration with the Kenan Institute for Ethics, and co-directs the Environmental Justice Lab, a collaboration with the Duke Economics Department. Michael Bergin is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Duke University. His research focuses on the influence of air pollution on both climate and human health. He has investigated the impacts of particulate matter (PM) around the world in places such as Greenland, China, and India. He is also involved in developing and deploying the next generation of air quality sensors to inform citizens on the quality of the air they are breathing so that they can make informed decisions to improve their air. Guests: Dr. Kay Jowers Dr. Michael Bergin Writers: Matthew Brune ‘23, Rishab Jagetia ‘24, Georgie Stammer ‘24, Yuna Oh ‘24, Ryan Lou ‘24, Sofia Guerrero ‘24, Zoe Macomber ‘24 Voice Work: Matthew Brune ‘23, Katherine Li ‘22, Natasha Von Seelen ‘21 Audio Editors: Zoe Macomber ‘24, Katherine Li ‘22 Music: reCreation by airtone Inspired by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/operation-climate/support

Robert Bonnie from Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions joins us today on Farm. Food. Facts. He discusses his research which answers the question: is an urban/rural divide around the environment, and if so, what is it?

Case Studies: Understanding variability in benefits from rural energy access for the Low-Carbon and Clean Air Challenge: Lydia Olander, Director, Ecosystem Services Program, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University; Secretariat Member, Bridge Collaborative From climate change to malnutrition, poverty to biodiversity loss, air pollution to humanitarian crises—the problems facing our world today are deeply interconnected. Holistic initiatives to address these challenges, notably the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are becoming more common. But efforts siloed within the development, health, or environment communities remain the norm. This seminar discusses the findings of the Bridge Collaborative-UN Development Programme report ( https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/hiv-aids/bigger-change-faster--.html), Bigger Change Faster: Integrated Development, Health, and Environment Actions for a Sustainable Future, that describes actions to accelerate cross-sectoral solutions.

Mothers go out of their way to give their children every advantage in life. But emerging research suggests a factor beyond any mother’s control could put her baby at risk. This week Kait speaks to Dr. Ashley Ward, senior policy associate at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, about how a warming world is boosting the odds more babies will be born too soon.

China is investing heavily in coal around the world, even going so far as to build the coal sector from scratch, in a variety of developing countries. Coal plants are either being planned or constructed in 14 countries that currently have no coal power to speak of. Plants are also being planned for 19 other countries, and those new coal plants would more than double each country’s existing coal-fired capacity. Guest, Jackson Ewing, of Duke University's Nicholas Institute of Environmental Policy Solutions, explains. Subscribe to the Policy 360 podcast Read an episode transcript Read the op-ed Jackson Ewing wrote for The Hill Artwork: Melissa Carrico Music: Vittoro by Blue Dot Sessions / Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution

It’s often said that one in 10 people on the planet is hungry, and that number is on the rise. Abigail Bennett is the lead author of a new report from Duke University’s World Food Policy Center, The Environmental Defense Fund, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and the Duke University Marine Lab on the contribution of fisheries to food and nutrition security. Abby has served as a fellow at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and is a consultant at the World Bank.

Recently, many have protested the dramatically different direction the U.S. is beginning to take in regards to climate change. Tim Profeta, director of Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, helps sort through the many changes being proposed by the Trump administration.

On September 7th, the Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a panel discussion on the future of climate finance. Expert panelists included Billy Pizer, Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and faculty fellow in the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Michael Gerrard, Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia Law School, as well as Bruce Usher, Co-Director of the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise; Elizabeth B. Strickler '86 and Mark T. Gallogly '86 Faculty Director; Professor of Professional Practice. CGEP Inaugural Fellow David Sandalow moderated the discussion.  

This webinar was developed with a focus on the southeast but other stakeholders and state officials will find it useful. Many state regulators involved in developing responses to the Clean Power Plan have expressed an interest in learning more about market mechanisms as a potential compliance option. In response, Brian Murray--director of Economic Analysis at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions--offers a webinar on the topic for southeastern state officials and staff. The Nicholas Institute takes no position on whether or not states should choose a market-based approach but offers this webinar as part of a series of events exploring the potential tradeoffs of various compliance options.

John Virdin, new Ocean and Coastal Policy Program director at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, explains why the Nicholas Institute is so well positioned to help policy makers around the world address better management of ocean and coastal resources.

In December 2014, the National Ecosystem Services Partnership at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions published an online guidebook that provides a framework and methodology to enhance the credibility and consistency of ecosystem services approaches to planning and management. In a recent webinar, held in honor of the Nicholas Institute's 10th Anniversary, Lydia Olander discusses the Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook (https://nespguidebook.com/). The webinar touches on the impetus for the guidebook, describe how agencies are using it, and walks participants through its contents.

Tim Profeta, director of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, announces the Nicholas Institute's 10-Year Retrospective.

Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions hosted a webinar on its energy and economic modeling results of Clean Power Plan (CPP) compliance pathways. Nicholas Institute Senior Research Economist Martin Ross explained the Nicholas Institute's CPP modeling project and describe its in-house electricity dispatch model: the Dynamic Integrated Economy/Energy/Emissions Model. He also presented findings related to: tradeoffs between rate-based and mass-based compliance plans; impacts of state-by-state versus regional compliance approaches; key elements of the CPP affecting policy responses in the model; consequences of policy choices for generation options, operating costs, capital investments, fuel use, renewable energy, and other factors.

The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and the Nicholas School of the Environment brought two panels of experts to Duke Dec. 12 to discuss how innovative cities are integrating ecosystem services into urban planning. Will Allen, GIS mapping the provision of ecosystem services Jeff LeJava, transferable development rights Bobby Cochran, compliance and voluntary ecosystem service markets

The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and the Nicholas School of the Environment brought two panels of experts to Duke Dec. 12 to discuss how innovative cities are integrating ecosystem services into urban planning. Mitchell Silver, Raleigh North Carolina Mami Hara, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dale Lyons, Santa Fe, New Mexico Robert Garcia, Los Angeles, California

Deep sea environments are being destroyed by human activity before they’ve even been described. presenter: Robyn Williams; producer: David Fisher Featuring Linwood Pendleton of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions

In an attempt to address global changes in climate, the Obama administration plans to use the Clean Air Act to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The first set of proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations -- aimed at reducing power plants' carbon emissions -- is due by Sept. 20. In this live webcast conversation, three Duke scholars discussed the legal, political, environmental and economic implications of the proposed regulations. Participating in the conversation is Jonas Monast, director of the Climate and Energy Program at Duke's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions; Robert Brenner a senior fellow at the Nicholas Institute; and Jonathan Wiener, the William R. and Thomas L. Perkins Professor of Law at Duke Law School. In announcing this summer his intention to use the Clean Air Act to limit greenhouse gas emissions, President Obama said, "For the sake of our children, and the health and safety of all Americans, I'€™m directing the Environmental Protection Agency to put an end to the limitless dumping of carbon pollution from our power plants, and complete new pollution standards for both new and existing power plants." "Office Hours" is a live webcast series for the university community and others to engage with Duke scholars and their research.

Billy Pizer, faculty fellow at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and associate professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy, comments in this Marketplace story tied to President Obama's recent speech at Georgetown University surrounding his climate change strategy.

Resources for the Future’s Center for Climate and Electricity Policy and the Fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund convened a panel of leading economic experts in fiscal and environmental policy to discuss the role a carbon tax might play in coming debates about how to reform the U.S. tax code. Billy Pizer, an associate professor of public policy, economics, and environment at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy and a faculty fellow at Duke’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, was among the panelists.

Brian Murray, director for economic analysis at Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, discusses the significance of the locale of this year's Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from Doha.

Brian Murray, director for economic analysis at Duke's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, gives an update from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Doha.

Shortly after a federal court of appeals ruled the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could regulated carbon emissions under the Clean Air Act, Tim Profeta participated in an in-depth discussion on the ruling. Profeta, director of Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, was among four panelists to go over the landmark ruling, which acknowledged the agency is “unambiguously correct” in its use of the law concerning four greenhouse gas emissions rules—the Timing Rule, Tailoring Rule, The Endangerment Rule and the Tailpipe Rule.

Experts discuss the tradeoffs necessary to maintain fish stocks and how scientists arrive at the standards for fishery health during an event sponsored by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Ocean Policy Working Group at the Duke University Center for International Studies and the Nicholas School of the Environment.

Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and the British Consulate General co-hosted a lecture featuring Woking, U.K. Chief Executive Ray Morgan. During the lecture, Morgan described his experiences implementing sustainability programs in Woking and shared the lessons he learned.

Andrew Revkin, a prize-winning journalist and New York Times blogger, gave a lecture titled "Which Comes First, Peak Everything or Peak Us?" at Duke January 18. The event was co-sponsored by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, the Sanford School of Public Policy, and the Nicholas School of the Environment.

Brian Murray, director for economic analysis at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, answers viewer questions about the state of international climate change policy negotiations, during a live "Office Hours" webcast Dec. 1. He is joined via Skype by Jeff Gustafson, a Duke Nicholas School graduate student attending the United Nations climate talks in Durban, South Africa, with his class. Hosting the show is James Todd, a senior writer in Duke's Office of News and Communications. Learn more at http://www.dukeofficehours.com.

Linwood Pendleton, director of ocean and costal policy at Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, presents on marine ecosystem service databases during a webinar hosted by the Ecosystem-Based Management Tools Network.

Bill Holman, director of state policy for the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, and Lydia Olander, director for ecosystem services, were the third presenters in the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and the UPEP Environmental Institution Fall 2011 Seminar Series. They discussed the development of the regional payment for watershed services program and opportunities and challenges to creating integrated policy and programs for watershed and ecosystem services in the Upper Neuse.

Steve Palumbo, Duke's Energy Manager for the Facilities Management Department, recently discussed the University's efforts to manage storm water pollution, to meet and exceed state and local standards, and to begin capturing and reusing rain water as a resource at a lecture sponsored by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.

Dan Sperling, known widely for his work in transportation, spoke at Duke University November 7 regarding California's adoption of a mix of policies, regulations and incentives that together provide a coherent and durable framework for transforming vehicles, fuels and mobility. The lecture was sponsored by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Center on Global Change and the Nicholas School of the Environment.

Tim Profeta, director of Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, provides an update on where things stand with climate legislation before Congress, and introduces work by the Nicholas Institute on containing costs from climate legislation in this October 2009 lecture.

David Hoppock, Research Analyst at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, and Dr. Dalia Patino-Echeverri, the Gendell Assistant Professor of Energy Systems and Public Policy at the Nicholas School of the Environment present their work on comparing the benefits of distant and local wind resources as a renewable source of energy.

Tim Profeta, founding director of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, discusses the new environmental bill in the Senate on NewsRadio 680 WPTF.

No one really knows how much water North Carolinians use every year, and that makes staving off the next drought difficult. Bill Holman, director of the state policy program at Duke's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, and other guests offer how the state is currently making decisions about water use and share their ideas about future planning.

William K. Reilly's lecture was presented on January 29, 2009. William K. Reilly is a founding partner of Aqua International Partners, LP, a private equity fund dedicated to investing in companies engaged in water and renewable energy, and a senior advisor to TPG Capital, LP, an international investment partnership. Mr. Reilly served as the first Payne Visiting Professor at Stanford University (1993-1994), Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1989-1993), president of the World Wildlife Fund (1985-1989), president of The Conservation Foundation (1973-1989), and director of the Rockefeller Task Force on Land Use and Urban Growth (1972-1973). He was head of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Earth Summit at Rio in 1992. Mr. Reilly is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of the World Wildlife Fund, Co-Chair of the National Commission on Energy Policy, Chair of the Advisory Board for the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University, Chair of the Board for the Global Water Challenge, and a Director of the Packard Foundation, the American Academy in Rome, and the National Geographic Society. He also serves on the Board of Directors of DuPont, ConocoPhillips, and Royal Caribbean International. In 2007 Mr. Reilly was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He holds a B.A. degree from Yale, J.D. from Harvard, and M.S. in urban planning from Columbia University.

Keynote Address by The Honorable Bruce Babbitt, Former Secretary of the Interior; On March 1st, 2007, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions sponsored a one-day conference to provide a forum for stakeholders to discuss creative ideas and practical solutions to our state's water resource challenges. It brought together state and national experts to consider the feasibility and potential of new efforts to ensure clean water for generations to come.

Panel One: Green Infrastructure; On March 1st, 2007, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions sponsored a one-day conference to provide a forum for stakeholders to discuss creative ideas and practical solutions to our state's water resource challenges. It brought together state and national experts to consider the feasibility and potential of new efforts to ensure clean water for generations to come.

On March 1st, 2007, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions sponsored a one-day conference to provide a forum for stakeholders to discuss creative ideas and practical solutions to our state's water resource challenges. It brought together state and national experts to consider the feasibility and potential of new efforts to ensure clean water for generations to come.