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Time for a Technical Fix? The Science and Ethics of Solar Geoengineering
Thursday, April 25, 2019 – 5:00pmWong Auditorium; Building E51As the current effects and future threats of climate change grow, we must consider every possible approach to bring our planet back from the brink. Theoretically, we could reduce the impact of climate change through solar geoengineering: introducing substances into the atmosphere that would reflect some of the…
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The discussion will cover the fallout from the US/UK invasion and occupation of Iraq, the handling of the Arab Spring protests, the new US-Saudi-Israel axis aimed at countering Iran, and military expenditures. This will be counterposed with recent survey findings on changing societal attitudes and how these might…
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Join us for the second program in our series on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Kathleen Kelly is the Co-Coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence. Kathy is just coming off her fast to call attention to the need for the U.S. to end its joint war with the…
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Join us for the first in a continuing series exploring the history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and MIT’s relationship with the Kingdom. Sarah Leah Whitson will focus on Saudi Arabia’s responsibility for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Ms. Whitson is the Executive Director, Middle East and…
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Join us for a half-day conference examining the cost of US wars and conflicts and exploring ways in which these funds can be used to create a more sustainable, equitable and just society and world. REGISTER HERE! PROGRAM Friday, April 26, 2 – 5:30 pm, 34-101, 50 Vassar…