Search

Read the archive   of Wattenberg's   syndicated column     What about the next 100 months? The first hundred days of the new Republican Congress are over. Most of the “Contract with America” has been passed by ... more The Brain vs. the Mind: Has Freud Slipped? Was Sigmund Freud correct in his theory that most mental illnesses are rooted in childhood trauma, often-sexual trauma? ... more   The State of the Earth main page The State of the Earth Aired 4/14/1995 This spring marks the 25th anniversary of Earth Day. What’s happened? What lies ahead? Will mankind overwhelm Mother Nature, or will new technologies and economic progress enable us to tread ever more lightly upon the earth?   Read the full transcript   Gregg Easterbrook     author of A Moment on the Earth: The Coming Age of Environmental Optimism   Paul Portney     vice president of Resources for the Future   Robert Repetto     vice president of the World Resources Institute   Fred Smith     president of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, co-editor of Environmental Politics: Public Costs, Private Rewards Originally Aired: 4/14/1995     Be sure to also check out: Here are some previous Think Tank programs that may be of interest. How Should Humanity Prosper?   aired 4/27/2006 Edward O. Wilson and The Future of Life   aired 4/14/2005 The Future of Energy   aired 1/20/2005 Send us your thoughts Think Tank is made possible by generous support from the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the John M. Olin Foundation, the Donner Canadian Foundation, the Dodge Jones Foundation, and Pfizer, Inc. ©Copyright Think Tank. All rights reserved.     Web development by Bean Creative.