<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Cristine Russell</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cristine_russell@hks.harvard.edu">cristine_russell@hks.harvard.edu</a>></span><br>
Date: Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 2:45 PM<br>Subject: Wed. Feb. 23 HKS seminar: Electric Cars & the Media<br>To: <a href="mailto:russellcris@gmail.com">russellcris@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(80, 0, 80)"><p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#006600"><span style="font-size:large">HKS Clean <span>Energy</span> & the Media Seminar </span></font></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#006600"><span style="font-size:large"><span>THE LONG ROAD TO ELECTRIC CARS:</span> <br>
</span></font></span></p><p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#006600" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:large"><b>Green Hope or Media Hype?</b></span></font></p><p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
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<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Wednesday, February 23, 1:00-2:30 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Harvard Kennedy School, Bell Hall, Belfer Building, 5th floor</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="5"><span style="font-size:17px"><b><br></b></span></font></p><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Take a ride with two distinguished reporters</font></span></p>
<div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:large"><b>Alan Boyle, Science Editor, MSNBC.com</b></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:large"><b> <br>
</b></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(80, 0, 80)"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:large">Bryan Walsh, </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:large">Time </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:large">Magazine environment reporter</span></span><span style="font-size:large"><br>
</span></span><br></span><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:large">Moderator: </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:large"> Henry Lee, Director of the Environment and Natural Resources Program, </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:large">Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs</span></span><span style="font-size:large"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br>
</span></div><span style="font-size:large"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:large"><br></span></span><div style="text-align:left">
<span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:large">Discussant:</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:large"> </span></span><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-size:large"><i>Venky Narayanamurti</i></span></b></font><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-size:large"><i>,</i></span></b></font><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-size:large"><i> </i></span></b></font><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-size:large"><i>Professor of Technology and Public Policy, Harvard University & Director of Science, Technology and Public Policy Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.</i></span></b></font></div>
<br><p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Co-sponsored by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Open to the community on a first-come, first-serve basis. Light lunch provided.</span></p>
<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><br><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:large;line-height:24px"><i><span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:large">The Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf have electrified the automotive industry, winning media kudos for their design and potential converts among consumers seeking a clean energy choice amidst concerns about climate change and volatile gas prices. Yet, is the American public ready to swallow higher sticker prices, charging challenges, and technological uncertainty to jump on the electric car bandwagon? How does media coverage of fuel-efficient and electric vehicles impact public opinion at a pivotal moment when new policies are being formed? Do journalists have the depth of knowledge and analytical power to bridge the divide between technology, government and business?</span></span></span></i></span><i><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"><br>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Garamond;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Upcoming HKS Clean <span>Energy</span> & the Media Seminar:</span></p>
<span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Garamond;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><br>
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<font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Wednesday, March 23, 1:00-2:30 p.m. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">"The Seesaw Coverage of Nuclear Power: Promise or Peril?”</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Bell Hall, Belfer Bldg., 5th Floor</span></font><br>
<font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Ned Potter, ABC News science correspondent, and Matthew Wald, </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">New York Times</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> science reporter<br>
</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><br>
</font><div style="text-align:center"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">For more information, contact <a href="mailto:Cristine_Russell@hks.harvard.edu" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 204)" target="_blank">Cristine_Russell@hks.harvard.edu<br clear="all">
</a></span></font></div></span><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>CRISTINE RUSSELL<br>Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School<br>President, Council for the Advancement of Science Writing<br>
Contributing Editor, Columbia Journalism Review<br>Correspondent, TheAtlantic.com<br><a href="tel:203.912.7650" target="_blank">203.912.7650</a> (cell)<br>
</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>CRISTINE RUSSELL<br><span style="font-size:x-small">Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School<br>President, Council for the Advancement of Science Writing<br>
Contributing Editor, Columbia Journalism Review<br>Correspondent, TheAtlantic.com<br>203.912.7650 (cell)</span><div><span style="font-size:x-small">Twitter: @russellcris Skype: cristinerussell</span></div><br>