Intelligence Squared U.S. Announces Panel for 'Global Warming Is Not a Crisis' Debate
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Sixth Debate in Series To Take Place on March 14th in New York City
NEW YORK, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2 US),
an Oxford-style three-on-three debating series sponsored by The Rosenkranz
Foundation, today announced the panel for its Wednesday, March 14th debate
on the motion "Global Warming Is Not a Crisis" at Asia Society and Museum
in New York City.
This is the sixth debate in the IQ2 US inaugural series, which is
designed to raise the level of public discussion about pressing and
controversial issues.
"Global warming has become an increasingly divisive, rancorous issue,"
said Robert Rosenkranz, chairman of The Rosenkranz Foundation. "We believe,
however, it is possible to have a meaningful debate on this topic that
respects the views of both sides and provides a general audience with a
better understanding of the public policy implications."
Brian Lehrer, host of the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC(R) New York Public
Radio and an award-winning author and documentary producer, will moderate
the debate.
Speakers in favor of the motion:
-- Michael Crichton, best known as author of Jurassic Park, the recent
State of Fear and the creator of "E.R.", Crichton received an M.D.
from Harvard Medical School and has been a visiting instructor at MIT
and Cambridge University.
-- Richard S. Lindzen, the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Atmospheric
Sciences at MIT since 1983 and an award-winning member of the National
Academy of Sciences. Lindzen currently researches climate sensitivity,
atmospheric convection and the general circulation of the atmosphere.
-- Philip Stott, an Emeritus Professor and biogeographer from the
University of London, UK. Scott was editor of the internationally
important Journal of Biogeography for 18 years and writes regularly on
environmental issues for The Times of London, among other
publications.
Speakers against the motion:
-- Brenda Ekwurzel, works on the national climate program at the Union of
Concerned Scientists (UCS). Ekwurzel completed doctorate research at
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University and
post-doctoral research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in
California.
-- Gavin Schmidt, a climate scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for
Space Studies in New York and a contributing editor at
RealClimate.org.
-- Richard C.J. Somerville, a Distinguished Professor at Scripps
Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego and
author of the popular book, The Forgiving Air: Understanding
Environmental Change.
As is customary at IQ2 US debates, audience members will be asked to
vote on the motion before and after the debate. One side is deemed the
winner based on the final audience vote. The comparison of the initial vote
before the debate and the final vote shows the audience and panelists how
far the audience was swayed by their arguments.
Other IQ2 US debates slated for the 2007 spring season include "Better
More Domestic Surveillance Than Another 9/11" (April 18th) and "Beware the
Dragon: A Booming China Spells Trouble for America" (May 16th). Topics for
the fall 2007 and spring 2008 series will be announced shortly with tickets
available online at HYPERLINK "http://www.intelligencesquaredus.org" \t "_new" http://www.intelligencesquaredus.org. A 6:00 PM
reception precedes each debate, which begins promptly at 6:45 PM.
Debates are fed to National Public Radio(R) member stations across the
country. "Global Warming Is Not a Crisis" airs on WNYC(R) AM 820 in New
York City on Friday, March 23rd at 2:00 PM, KQED FM 88.5 in San Francisco
on Wednesday, March 28th at 8:00 PM and Saturday, March 31st at 1:00 PM,
KJZZ FM 91.5 in Phoenix on Sunday, March 25th at 3:00 PM, WDUQ FM 90.5 in
Pittsburgh on Sunday, April 8th at 6:00 PM, and KERA FM 90.1 in Dallas on
Friday, May 11th at 1:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Please check your local listings
for other dates and times.
About Intelligence Squared US and The Rosenkranz Foundation
Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2 US) is a New York-based initiative of
The Rosenkranz Foundation. Launched in September, IQ2 US is a version of
Intelligence Squared, a London-based debate program that attracts sell-out
crowds of London's opinion leaders. The executive producer of IQ2 US is
Dana Wolfe, a former producer at ABC News Nightline. For more information
about IQ2 US, please visit HYPERLINK "http://www.intelligencesquaredus.org" \t "_new" http://www.intelligencesquaredus.org.
The Rosenkranz Foundation was established in 1985 to encourage the
highest levels of achievement and innovation in public policy, higher
education and the arts. It seeks to promote fresh and effective
intellectual perspectives. The foundation is committed to promoting
intellectual diversity in public policy discourse and higher education. For
more information about The Rosenkranz Foundation, please visit
HYPERLINK "http://www.rosenkranzfdn.org" \t "_new" http://www.rosenkranzfdn.org.
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