Public Policy

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T. Boone Pickens on Solutions to America’s Energy Crisis

T. Boone Pickens discussed America’s energy crisis at Yale. Pickens has been lobbying for the “Pickens Plan,” which calls for switching to natural gas for transportation fuels and investing in renewable energy sources such as wind farms and solar energy.

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City Design In Developing Countries

Enrique Peñalosa, former Mayor of Bogotá and one of the world’s most challenging urban thinkers, describes the urgent need for governments to create socially inclusive and well-designed transport systems, public spaces and cities.

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How Does Wikileaks Affect Academia, Media and Public Policy

Wikileaks has taken on much heat, as well as praise, for their release of confidential documents over the past year or so. How does Wikileaks affect public policy, the news media, and academia. That is what this panel at Columbia University discusses.