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Dr. Matthew Kiernan

Dr. Kiernan’s first book, The 11 Commandments of 21st Century Management, published by Prentice Hall, has been translated into eight languages. In 2007, Dr. Kiernan received a special executive award from the UN Environment Program’s Finance Initiative for innovation and leadership in the emerging field of carbon finance. Dr. Kiernan is a frequent speaker at international investment conferences, and he will be a speaker at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 28th, 2009.

Technorati Tags: environmental conservation, global markets, investing, sustainability

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Jim Thebaut

Jim Thebaut is the president and CEO of The Chronicles Group and writer, director, and producer. As an environmental planner trained in landscape architecture, Mr. Thebaut created hundreds of impact statements and planning and energy studies, and analyzed environmental influences in the Pacific Northwest. He then turned to a career in filmmaking and has produced films about the water crisis that cut across the political spectrum.

Mr. Thebaut’s films have been screened around the world and in the United States at water conferences, festivals, and most recently on public television this year. In July 2008, Mr. Thebaut spoke at the United Nations International Water Conference in New York City. His film, Running Dry — A Call to Action was screened for the audience.

Mr. Thebaut’s newest film is The American Southwest — Are We Running Dry?, hosted and narrated by Emmy Award– and Golden Globe Award–winning actress, Jane Seymour.

Technorati Tags: documentary films, environmental conservation, Global Warming, water conservation

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G. Tracy Mehan III is Principal with The Cadmus Group, an environmental consulting firm, with offices in Arlington, VA.

Mr. Mehan served as Assistant Administrator for Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 2001-2003 pursuant to presidential nomination and senate confirmation. In that capacity he directed both the Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Acts programs including permitting, infrastructure finance, wetlands regulation, standards and watershed management. During his tenure as Assistant Administrator, Mr. Mehan developed new policies and guidances on watershed-based permitting and water quality trading. He also promoted expanded ambient water quality monitoring and innovative approaches to meeting the challenge of the infrastructure financing gap. He served as Environmental Stewardship Counselor to the 2004 G-8 Summit Planning Organization (2004).

He is the recipient of the 2004 Environment Award from the Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies (AMSA) and the 2003 Elizabeth Jester Fellows Environmental Partnership Award from the Association of State & Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASWIPCA).

In our wide-ranging SCIENCE AND SOCIETY interview, Mr. Mehan discusses

• The biggest threats to water quality, both in the U.S. and globally
• How to improve existing approaches to water management
• How existing laws and policies play into water management concerns
• What can citizens do to help?
• What is symphonic watershed management?

Technorati Tags: environment, renewable resources, water quality

Food riots. Worldwide rice shortages. Soaring commodity prices. Putting food on the table is becoming a global problem. Sustainable agriculture may have solutions for some of our most pressing and immediate needs.

Dr. Thomas Tomich is the Director of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute, and Professor of Community Development, Environmental Science, and Policy, at the University of California, Davis.

Technorati Tags: climate change, Global Warming, sustainability

David De Rothschild is the author of THE LIVE EARTH GLOBAL WARMING SURVIVAL HANDBOOK: 77 Essential Skills to Stop Climate Change, the 160-page official companion volume to Live Earth, held on 7-7-07.

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore was the Chair of the Alliance for Climate Protection and Partner of Live Earth.

David De Rothschild is the founder of Sculpt the Future, a non-profit environmental foundation. He was recently voted a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum and an “Emerging Explorer” for National Geographic’s class of 2007.

Mr. Rothschild discusses

• What people can do to impact climate change
• Calculating your carbon footprint
• Greening your ride and greening your home
• Solar power for homes
• Congestion pricing for cities, e.g., London

Technorati Tags: alternative_energy, Al_Gore, climate_change, environment, global_warming