The Baines ReportOne man’s trash is another man’s treasure, or so the saying goes. Waste-to-Energy technology takes many people’s trash and makes it into usable energy, at the same time reducing landfill carbon footprints. As the United States pursues carbon legislation and alternative energy sources, what role will trash have? Waste-to-Energy is a technology that burns municipal […]
This week on Dialectica: Producer/Host Sachin Shah examines the role of state water policy in managing droughts and other water needs of Texans. Guests include Bob Joseph, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey Texas Water Science Center, Dr. Bill Hutchison, Director of the Groundwater Resources Division of the Texas Water Development Board. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114238655%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-LMSTv” params=”” […]
Host/Co-Producer Axel Gerdau introduces the work of the Energy Technology Transition Project through interviews with project co-instructor, LBJ professor, and Interim Dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences Dr. Charles G. Groat, and fellow project and LBJ colleagues James Ovelmen, Melissa Lott and Kymberlie Koch, outlining their report and its recommendations. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114246518%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-FSJBg” params=”” width=” […]
This week on Dialectica: Host/Producer Chris Holcomb presents the City of Austin’s approach towards ‘Green Jobs’. Chris Riley, a candidate for Austin City Council whose platform includes increasing green jobs and Jose Beceiro, Director of Clean Energy Initiatives at the Austin Chamber of Commerce, join us to discuss the concept of ‘Green Jobs’ and related […]
The most biologically diverse place on earth is a portion of the Amazon rainforest known as Yasuni. Environmentalists have targeted the region for an innovative and internationally recognized conservation project, and the populist President Rafael Correa seems to be on board. However, Correa has many obligations to social movements and businesse alike under Ecuador’s constitutional […]
This week on Dialectica: Energy Policy and Environmental Planning. The Sustainability Workgroup will be discussing the differences between the platforms of Senator McCain and Senator Obama on issues of energy policy and environmental planning. Hosts for the show are Sustainability Workgroup members Meredith Grey and Susan Peterson, and LBJ graduate student Chris Smith is our […]