Did you know? The heat in the upper six miles of the earth’s crust contains 50,000 times much as energy as found in all the world’s oil and gas reserves combined. Despite this abundance, only 10,500 megawatts of geothermal generating capacity have been harnessed worldwide. For more information view the text and data in Chapter 5 of Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.
Unless otherwise indicated, Lester Brown will be speaking at the following events.
January 23-24: Sundance Film Festival (panel on solutions, panel on climate refugees, and a press conference), Park City, Utah
February 12: Keynote speaker at Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Ottawa, Canada
March 23: Keynote at EPA 4th Annual Resource Conservation and Recovery Workshop, Arlington, VA
March 27: Speaking after viewing of work-in-progress film Plan B, Environmental Film Festival, Carnegie Institution for Science, Elihu Root Auditorium, 1530 P St NW, Washington, DC
April 20: 6:30-9:30 pm Earth day speaker at Georgetown University, Hariri Lohr Auditorium, Washington, DC
April 22: Earth Day speaker at American University, Washington, DC
May 5: Presentation at the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
May 10: Launching German edition of Plan B 4.0 in Berlin, Germany
May 12: Key presentor at "Breaking the Barriers for Plan B" conference, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
May 13-15: Launching Italian edition of Plan B 4.0 in Italy--Rome, Milan, and Torino
May 16-19: Launching Romanian edition of Plan B 4.0 and receiving "honoris causa" in Bucharest, Romania
May 20: Recipient of "Hero of Sustainability" award from Alliance for Sustainable Colorado, Denver, Colorado
May 25-29: Launching Japanese edition of Plan B 4.0 and giving presentations, Tokyo, Japan
June 1: Lester Brown and Janet Larsen speaking at conference hosted by Shandong Academy of Social Sciences, Jinan, China
June 2-3: Launching Chinese edition of Plan B 4.0 in Beijing, China. Speaking at Foreign Correspondents Club and Bookworm Bookstore on Tuesday, June 2.
June 5: Induction into University of Maryland's Hall of Fame, College Park, Maryland
September 15: champion for "Energy Solutions for a Living Planet" panel, World Energy Council, Montreal, Canada
September 16: Speaker at Swiss Management's 47th Annual Forum, Zurich, Switzerland
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January 5: Dinner lecture on Plan B 3.0 at White Dog Cafe, Philadelphia, PA. February 10: Keynote presentation at CLSA Asia Investors' Forum, Las Vegas, NV. April 1: Speaker at The Arctic Imperative: Protecting the World's Vulnerable Communities seminar, Washington, DC October 27-28: Speaking at 4th Parliamentarians' Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
 The launch team for the Swedish edition of Plan B 3.0. September 2008. (l to r) Anders Jonasson and Lars-Ola Nordqvist (of Addera Förlag, publishing house), Doris Almström (translator), Lester, and Lars Almström (translator). |
 Lester speaking at Bookworm Bookstore, Beijing, China. June 2008. |
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   Lester talking with Junko Edahiro of Japan for Sustainability in Tokyo, June 2008.  Lester signing books after his presentation at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Bethesda, MD, November 2009 |
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 Lester with Yul Choi, Korea Green Foundation, launching the Korean edition of Plan B 3.0, June 2008. |
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January 16: 11 am press teleconference to release Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization. April 30: presentation for Rutgers Alumni and donors, Washington, DC. May 28: keynote address, The Nature Conservancy's Eastern Region conference, Norfolk, VA.
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 Lester with Hindi edition of Plan B 3.0 launched in New Delhi, June 2008.  Natalie, Alex, and Hayley, Grade 6 students from Branksome Hall, who are studying the effect of overpopulation on the environment, meet with Lester in Toronto.  Raffi Cavoukian—(known to millions as the troubadour Raffi), singer, author, ecology advocate and founder of Child Honoring—and Lester in San Francisco at the World Affairs Council, February 2008.  MEP Marie Anne Isler Beguin, Lester, & MEP Rebecca Harms before presentation at the European Parliament, March 2008.  Presentation by Lester at the European Parliament on food vs fuel, March 2008.  Kevin Knobloch, UCS; Jay Kaufman, representative in MA General Court: Edward Markey, Congress; Susan Brown; Kay Tiffany, founding member of Lexington Global Warming Coalition; Lester (February 2008). |
June 6: Janet Larsen, keynote presentation at New York Institute of Technology conference, "Energy Shock and Climate Change" Details on conference.
June 1-20: Launching Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Italian, and Turkish editions of Plan B 3.0.
August 22: Keynote speaker at American Renewable Energy Day, Aspen, CO.
September 1-5: launching German edition of Plan B 3.0 in Berlin (September 1 & 2) and speaking at Global Economic Symposium in Hamburg (September 3-5).
September 8-9: Stockholm, launching the Swedish edition of Plan B 3.0.
September 8: Janet Larsen will be speaking at the 31st Annual National Food Policy Conference, Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Consumer Federation of America. For details.
September 10-11: Olso, launching the Norwegian edition of Plan B 3.0.
September 13: 1:30 pm keynote address at Piedmont Environmental Council annual meeting, Flint Hill, VA.
September 16: participant in Forum on Global Food Systems and Their Impact on Nutrition and Health for All, Columbia University, NY.
September 19: Speaking to members of the Executive Boards of the World Bank Group.
September 20: Keynote presentation at Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
September 23: Janet Larsen will speak 6:30 pm about EPI’s World Climate Action Plan for a Climate Ride 2008 event being held at the Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound Center, Leakin Park, 1900 Eagle Drive, Baltimore, MD.
September 23-35: Panelist for the Energy and Climate Change working session "Renewables Revolution" of the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York City.
September 26: Meeting with International Board of Directors, Stanford Group, New York City.
September 26: Afternoon keynote, Harvard University, Center for Health and the Global Environment retreat.
October 7: Morning keynote to World Bank meeting of water managers, Washington, DC.
October 7: Closing keynote for CIES Future Leaders Congress, Tysons Corner, VA.
October 16: Kickoff speaker, World Food Day seminar, Cosmos Club, Washington, DC.
October 20: Keynote speaker (12:30 pm), The Power of Green conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
October 27: Janet Larsen will discuss food for fuel at a board meeting of the Jewish Council of Public Affairs, New York City.
October 29: 7 pm Presentation in Santa Fe, NM, for the Lannan Foundation reading series at the Lensic Performing Arts Center.
November 1: Keynote speaker at Noble Group conference, Palm Springs, CA.
November 8: 1 pm Mainstage speaker at the Green Festival, Washington, DC.
November 9: 7:30 pm Evening keynote at AASHE conference, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC. Open to the public.
November 10: public lecture on Plan B 3.0 at Catawba College, NC.
November 17-18: Launching Spanish edition of Plan B 2.0 in Bogota, Colombia.
November 20: Keynote presentation at EcoPower Conference, Florianopolis, Brazil
