Resources for the Future Podcast

Innovations in Academic Thought: RFF honors John V. Krutilla, a pioneer in the field of resource economics, and discusses his continuing impact on the evolution of environmental public policy. Speaker List: - Phil Sharp, President, RFF - Paul Portney, Dean, Eller College of Management, The University of Arizona, and former RFF President - V. Kerry Smith, W. P. Carey Professor of Economics, Arizona State University, and RFF University Fellow - Charles J. Cicchetti, University of Southern California - Raymond J. Kopp, Senior Fellow, RFF - Juha Siikamäki, Fellow, RFF

Revolutionizing Public Policy: RFF honors John V. Krutilla, a pioneer in the field of resource economics, and discusses his continuing impact on the evolution of environmental public policy. Speaker List: - Roger Sedjo, Senior Fellow, RFF - Richard Rice, Senior Director, Resource Economics, Conservation International - Ellen Hanak, Associate Director and Senior Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California - Fred Norbury, Associate Deputy Chief, U.S. National Forest System

A new survey of American attitudes toward combating global warming was released by New Scientist magazine, with support from Stanford University and RFF. The poll finds that most Americans want the government to establish regulatory mandates - so long as they don't hit consumer pocketbooks too hard. Speaker List: - Jeremy Webb, Editor, New Scientist - Peter Aldhous, San Francisco Bureau Chief, New Scientist - Ray Kopp, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future - Jon Krosnick, Frederic O. Glover Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences, Stanford University, and University Fellow, Resources for the Future

A briefing with the editors of a forthcoming book to be published by RFF Press. Speaker List: - Scott Faber, Director of Farm Policy, Environmental Defense - Donald Scavia, University of Michigan - Joan Iverson Nassauer, University of Michigan

The June First Wednesday Seminar explores perspectives on how to minimize the risks that new nanotechnologies may hold while still reaping the rewards of their development. Speaker List: - Phil Sharp, President, RFF - Terry Davies, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future, and Senior Advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies - Andrew Maynard, Science Advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies - Celia Merzbacher, Assistant Director of Technology R&D, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy - Marti Otto, Environmental Engineer, Technology Assessment Branch, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, U.S. EPA - Jennifer Sass, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council

The May 1st Wednesday Seminar explores perspectives on participatory management of common property resources. Speaker List: - Phil Sharp, President, RFF - Shalini Vajjhala, Fellow, RFF - Scott Bode, Natural Resources Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) - Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - Gail Bingham, President, RESOLVE

The April 1st Wednesday seminar addresses the potential of cellulosic biomass for producing energy and transport fuels. Speaker List: - Phil Sharp, President, RFF - Roger Sedjo, Senior Fellow and Director, Forests Economics and Policy Program, Resources For the Future - Eric D. Larson, Research Engineer, Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University - Barbara Wells, President and CEO, ArborGenLLC - Stephen S. Kelley, Professor and Department Head, Wood and Paper Science, North Carolina State University - Theodore H. Wegner, Assistant Director, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service - John C. Houghton, Office of Biological and Environmental Reserach, U.S. Department of Energy

This workshop introduces LUSTRE, an integrated model that simulates land use, transportation, and economic activity in the Washington, DC area. Speaker List: - Alan Krupnick, RFF Senior Fellow - Elena Safirova, RFF Fellow - Ken Small, University of California, Irvine - Tim Wheeler, Moderator, The Baltimore Sun - Winston Harrington, Presenter, RFF Senior Fellow - Sam Zimmerman-Bergman, Respondent, Reconnecting America - Stephen Fuller, Respondent, George Mason University

This workshop introduces LUSTRE, an integrated model that simulates land use, transportation, and economic activity in the Washington, DC area. Speaker List: - Harriet Tregoning, DC Department of Planning - Robert Thomson, Moderator, The Washington Post - Elena Safirova, RFF Fellow - Michael Replogle, Respondent, Environmental Defense - Robert T. Grow, Respondent, Greater Washington Board of Trade

RFF hosts a seminar to release a major study from MIT. Speaker List: - John M. Deutch, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Ernest J. Moniz, Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The March 1st Wednesday Seminar panel discusses the state of research, policy, and politics surrounding congestion pricing in urban areas throughout the United States. Speaker List: - Molly K. Macauley, Senior Fellow and Director, Academic Programs, Resources for the Future - Winston Harrington, Senior Fellow, Resources For the Future - Mahlon "Lon" G. Anderson, Director, Public and Government Relations, AAA Atlantic - Robert Flanagan, Former Secretary of Transport, Maryland - Patrick DeCorla-Souza, Program Manager, Urban Partnership Program, Federal Highway Administration - Elena Safirova, Fellow, Resources For the Future

This RFF Council briefing assesses the state of progress of the world's largest nation and analyzes its impact on the global economy. Speaker List: - Phil Sharp, President, Resources for the Future - Nicholas R. Lardy, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics - Kenneth G. Lieberthal, Professor of Political Science and Distinguished Fellow and Director for China at the William Davidson Institute - Dr. James P. Dorian, International Energy Economist Specializing in Eurasian Energy Issues - Jostein Nygard, Senior Environmental Specialist, East Asia & Pacific Environment Unit, World Bank - Alan J. Krupnick, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future - Ruth Greenspan Bell, Resident Scholar, Resources for the Future - Richard D. Morgenstern, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future - Lee Schipper, Director of Research, EMBARQ, World Resources Institute, Center for Sustainable Transport - Mark W. Rosegrant, Division Director, Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute