Momentum Speaker Directory
 
Speaker Title Plenary Year

Adam Werbach

Strategies for Sustainability

In a wide-ranging presentation, Werbach touches on the planet's imminent power demands, families' needs to balance economizing and environmentalism, and wildfire as a metaphor for harnessing the private sector in a global campaign for sustainability. 

Carbon 2009

Tzeporah Berman

The Last North American Forest

How can an angel wielding a chainsaw save a forest? Forest Ethics Founder and Strategic Director Tzeporah Berman discusses an effective market campaign against direct mail catalogues and the rapid disappearance of historic North American forests.

Earth 2008

Colin Finlay

The Impact of Images

Photojournalist Colin Finlay shares striking images from the tip of the arctic to the plains of Africa that speak to the connections between people, places, wildlife, and our planet.

Media 2008

Jacob Hacker

Fixing America's Healthcare System

Policy analyst Jacob Hacker reviews the dangerous escalation of America'­s uninsured and underinsured, and presents an innovative new plan for reshaping America's healthcare system, and for providing universal coverage for all.

Health 2008

Mary Anne Hitt

The True Cost of Mountaintop Removal

Mountaintop removal coal mining is as bad as it sounds but how does it directly affect you? This amazing presentation makes the connection between you and this horrendous practice through an innovative and powerful use of Google Earth.

Earth 2008

Annie Leonard

The Power of "Stuff"

Environmental activist, creator and star of the web-based film "The Story of Stuff" talks about how to build real action out of a cultural sensation. It all boils down to exercising our civic engagement muscles.

Earth 2008