Thomas Homer-Dixon and Chris Turner on the environment

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Thomas Homer-Dixon and Chris Turner on the environment

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May 30, 2009

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Authors Thomas Homer-Dixon and Chris Turner deliver lectures on issues including climate change, green energy, and creating the foundations of a sustainable future, in the first of the 2-part special, The Green Summit.

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May 30, 2009

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Thomas Homer-Dixon and Chris Turner on the environment

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