Speakers from Previous Seasons
2023-2024 Season
| Dr. Adriana L. Romero-Olivares | Fungi under Global Climate Change and Impacts to Our Ecosystems | 28 November 2023 |
| Tim Davis, Jonathan Juarez, and Jozee Zuniga | The Pollution Control Clause of the NM Constitution: State Accountability for Oil and Gas Pollution Crisis in NM | 26 March 2024 |
| Jason Laney | Climate Change: A "Hot" Topic for the National Weather Service | 9 April 2024 |
2022-2023 Season
| Dr. Derek Adams, EarthBridge |
Geothermal and the Energy Transition: Using the Earth to Save the Earth |
28 September 2022 |
| Angel Peña and Esperanza Chairez Uriarte, Nuestra Tierra |
Redefining Conservation: Instilling Community in Public Land Policy |
26 October 2022 |
| Dr. Bonnie Baxter, Great Salt Lake Institute |
Climate change and the Great Salt Lake: Lessons for the West |
30 November 2022 |
| Robert Reed, ReCology |
How Can We Grow More Healthy Food, Save Water, and Sequester Carbon? |
1 February 2023 |
| Dr. Diana Liverman, University of Arizona |
Towards a Safe and Just Earth System: Protecting the Planet While Ensuring Justice for All |
26 February 2023 |
| Megan Friggins, US Department of Agriculture |
Tackling Wildfire Impacts Under a Hotter Dryer Future |
18 April 2023 |
2021-2022 Season
| Dr. Craig Santos Perez, University of Hawai'i, Manoa |
Pacific Island Climate Change Poetry |
8 September 2021 |
| Dr. Jennifer Atkinson, University of Washington, Bothell |
Climate Anxiety, Grief, and Hope: Moving from Angst to Action |
20 October 2021 |
| Dr. Karletta Chief, University of Arizona |
Unique Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the US |
17 November 2021 |
| Fernando Martinez, New Mexico Renewable Energy Tranmission Authority |
New Mexico Renewable Energy, Transmission, and Energy Storage: An Overview and Next Steps |
16 February 2022 |
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Dr. Nelia Dunbar and Dr. Rolf Schmidt-Peterson, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Interstate Stream Commission |
Climate Change in New Mexico Over the Next 50 Years: Impacts on Water Resources | 23 March 2022 |
| Michael O. Synder, Independent Film Maker | Screening of Documentary "Into the Dark" |
12 April 2022
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2020-2021 Season
| Laura Paskus, Environmental Reporter |
New Mexico at the Precipice: A Conversation with Laura Paskus |
30 September 2020 |
| Dr. Leah Gerber, Arizona State University |
Knowledge to Outcomes in Global Biodiversity Conversation |
21 October 2020 |
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Senator Tom Udall, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Enric Salta, National Geographic's explorer-in-residence |
Building a National Biodiversity Action Plan: Science, Policy, and the Grassroots |
14 September 2020 |
| Dr. Gregory Cajete, Author and Artist |
Discussion with Dr. Gregory Cajete on Indigenous Perspectives in Science |
4 March 2021 |
2019-2020 Season
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Debra Peters, US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service |
Chichuahuan Desert Landscapes in an Uncertain Future | 12 September 2019 |
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Sarah Cottrell Propost, Secretary of New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department, Kelsey Rader, Sustainability Officer of the City of Albuquerque, and Dr. Dan Arvizu, Chancellor of New Mexico State University |
New Mexico at the Crossroads: How the State, Its Biggest City, and NMSU are Addressing Climate Change | 2 October 2019 |
| Dr. Jorge Vanegas, Texas A&M University |
The Human Dimension of Disaster Preparedness, Vulnerability, and Resiliency: The Role of Colleges and Unversities |
6 November 2019 |
| Subhankar Banergee, University of New Mexico |
Multispecies Justice in the Age of Biological Annihilation & Climate Breakdown |
20 November 2019 |
| Dr. Gary Nabham, University of Arizona |
Redesigning Desert Agriculture for Climate Change: Biomimicry, Nurse Plant Ecology, and Succulent Plants |
29 January 2020 |
| Lee Gunn, US Navy (retired) |
Climate Security: Threats and Responses at Home and Abroad |
12 February 2020 |
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Dr. Brian McPherson, University of Utah |
On the Competing Risks and Benefits of Geologic CO2 Sequestration |
4 March 2020 |
2018-2019 Season
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Dr. David Hondula, Arizona State University |
On the Front Lines of Urban Warming | 19 September 2018 |
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Dr. Isabel Montañez, University of California at Davis |
Deep Time Insight into Earth's Future | 3 October 2018 |
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Dr. Scott Denning, Colorado State University |
The Three S's of Climate Change: Simple, Serious, and Solvable | 7 November 2018 |
| Dr. Mike Walsh, InCubex |
Environmental Markets: From Sulfur to Carbon to Water and Beyond? |
28 November 2018 |
| Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech. University |
Barriers to Public Acceptance of Climate Science, Impacts, and Solutions |
6 February 2019 |
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Dr. Joel Berger, Colorado State University |
Extreme Conservation on a Glacier-less Planet | 20 February 2019 |
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Dr. Johnatha Overpeck, University of Michigan |
Drought, Water Security, and Ecosystem disruption--the SW Climate Change | 6 March 2019 |
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Dr. A. Park Williams, University of California at Los Angeles |
Climate Change, Wildfire, and Megadrought in the Western United States | 3 April 2019 |
Our Premier Season: Spring 2018
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Dr. David DuBois, State Climatologist, New Mexico State University |
Why We Should Be Concerned About Changing Climate | 17 April 2018 |
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Dr. Gregg Garfin, University of Arizona |
A Look Ahead for the Southwest: Hotter and More Arid | 25 April 2018 |
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Dr. David DuBois, State Climatologist, New Mexico State University |
Why We Should Be Concerned About Changing Climate | 17 April 2018 |
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Dr. Gregg Garfin, University of Arizona |
A Look Ahead for the Southwest: Hotter and More Arid | 25 April 2018 |