Opening remarks

Welcome
Douglas Starr, co-director of the Knight Center for Science and Medical Journalism, describes the history and theme of the conference. (2 minutes)

Introduction
Thomas Conuel, author of Quabbin: The Accidental Wilderness, gives a brief rundown of the conference. (4 minutes)

Controlling the world's fresh water: The right to clean water

Introduction
Maude Barlow (moderator), founder of The Blue Planet Project, describes how major corporations are trying to monopolize the world’s sources of fresh water. (17 minutes)

No water for the poor
Linda Harrar, a documentary filmmaker, shows and discusses pieces of her film Cadillac Desert. (14 minutes)

A need for coverage
Eugene Linden, author and contributor to Time magazine, suggests where environmental writers should focus their attention. (11 minutes)

The coverage drought
Jeffrey Rothfeder, author of Every Drop for Sale, describes the sorry state of environmental journalism and suggests areas for improvement. (10 minutes)

Questions and answers (25 minutes)

Who Owns the Everglades: The Politics of Water in Florida

Introduction
Ken Mallory (moderator), Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Programs at the New England Aquarium, describes the destruction of the Florida Everglades. (6 minutes)

Restoring the Everglades
Stuart Applebaum, program manager for the Army Corps of Engineers, who helped develop the Everglades restoration plan, describes the restoration project and the political conflicts involved. (10 minutes)

Why the Plan May Not Work
Michael Grunwald, enterprise reporter for the Washington Post, describes all that might go wrong with the Everglades restoration project. (12 minutes)

The Making of Water's Journey
Jill Heinerth, producer of Water's Journey, describes her personal observations of the destruction of Florida’s aquatic environment and how and why she made the film. (11 minutes)

Positive Change
Wes Skiles, director of Water’s Journey, describes the Everglades, how it fits into the Florida environment, and how positive change can be achieved. (11 minutes)

Questions and Answers (33 minutes)

The Mississippi: An Environmental History

Introduction
Les Kaufman (moderator), BU ecologist, asks the audience to consider whether environmental destruction arises from malevolence or stupidity. (9 minutes)

The Mississippi's Future
Douglas Daigle, lower river program director for the Mississippi River Basin Alliance, describes the future of the Mississippi River. (10 minutes)

Solving the Problems with Perennials
Jerry Glover, soil scientist with the Land Institute, describes attempts to switch farm crops from annuals to perennials in order to reduce farming pollution and runoff. (23 minutes)

Questions and Answers (29 minutes)