---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cristine Russell <cristine_russ...@hks.harvard.edu> Date: Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 2:45 PM Subject: Wed. Feb. 23 HKS seminar: Electric Cars & the Media To: russellc...@gmail.com
HKS Clean Energy & the Media Seminar * * THE LONG ROAD TO ELECTRIC CARS: *Green Hope or Media Hype?* Wednesday, February 23, 1:00-2:30 p.m. Harvard Kennedy School, Bell Hall, Belfer Building, 5th floor * * Take a ride with two distinguished reporters *Alan Boyle, Science Editor, MSNBC.com** *Bryan Walsh, Time Magazine environment reporter Moderator: Henry Lee, Director of the Environment and Natural Resources Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Discussant: *Venky Narayanamurti**,** **Professor of Technology and Public Policy, Harvard University & Director of Science, Technology and Public Policy Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.* Co-sponsored by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy. Open to the community on a first-come, first-serve basis. Light lunch provided. *The Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf have electrified the automotive industry, winning media kudos for their design and potential converts among consumers seeking a clean energy choice amidst concerns about climate change and volatile gas prices. Yet, is the American public ready to swallow higher sticker prices, charging challenges, and technological uncertainty to jump on the electric car bandwagon? How does media coverage of fuel-efficient and electric vehicles impact public opinion at a pivotal moment when new policies are being formed? Do journalists have the depth of knowledge and analytical power to bridge the divide between technology, government and business?** * Upcoming HKS Clean Energy & the Media Seminar: Wednesday, March 23, 1:00-2:30 p.m. "The Seesaw Coverage of Nuclear Power: Promise or Peril?”Bell Hall, Belfer Bldg., 5th Floor Ned Potter, ABC News science correspondent, and Matthew Wald, New York Times science reporter For more information, contact cristine_russ...@hks.harvard.edu -- CRISTINE RUSSELL Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School President, Council for the Advancement of Science Writing Contributing Editor, Columbia Journalism Review Correspondent, TheAtlantic.com 203.912.7650 (cell) -- CRISTINE RUSSELL Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School President, Council for the Advancement of Science Writing Contributing Editor, Columbia Journalism Review Correspondent, TheAtlantic.com 203.912.7650 (cell) Twitter: @russellcris Skype: cristinerussell
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