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“This Tiny Planet” Workshop
June 18–20, 2004 | Foundation For the Future Building, Bellevue, Washington
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 What human-planet issues threaten the long-term livability of Earth? What is the carrying capacity of our planet? What is the prognosis of Earth’s sustainability? What about global warming? What issues will impact Earth’s very long-term future?
The Foundation For the Future brought together eight scholars in June 2004 to address these and related questions. Participants were selected for their high level of expertise in scientific fields related to climate, environment and ecology, oceanography, atmospheric research, earth ethics, population, sustainability, astronomy, and demographics and public policy.
Proceedings (4.3
MB PDF) of this workshop, including
transcripts of presentations and all dialogic sessions, is available
for download.
Keynote Presentations
 “The Role of the Oceans in Earth’s Sustainability”
Dr. John Delaney
University of Washington
Seattle, WA USA
 “Creeping Environmental Problems and Societal Responses to Them”
Dr. Michael Glantz
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, CO USA
Scholar Participants
 William H. Calvin
Author and Neurobiologist
University of Washington
Seattle, WA USA
 Richard Clugston
Executive Director
Center for Respect of Life
and the Environment
Washington, DC USA
John Delaney
Professor, School of Oceanography; Program Director of NEPTUNE
University of Washington
Seattle, WA USA
 Russell Genet
Director
The Orion Institute
Santa Margarita, CA USA
Michael Glantz
Senior Scientist,
Environmental and Societal Impacts Group
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, CO USA
 Phillip Longman
Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow
The New American Foundation
Washington, DC USA
 Elliott Maynard
Founder
Arcos Cielos Research Center
Sedona, AZ USA
 Steven Salmony
Psychological Consultant,
North Carolina Disability
Determination Service
Social Security Administration
Chapel Hill, NC USA
Foundation Affiliates
Foundation affiliates participating in the “This Tiny Planet” Workshop included:
 Jon Palfreman
President,
Palfreman Film Group, Inc.
Executive Producer, The Next Thousand Years
Lexington, MA USA
 Kirk Citron
Advertising Entrepreneur
Mill Valley, CA USA
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