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2:15pm - The Big Picture: Linking Pesticide Science and Health Effects
Dr. Warren P. Porter presents research documenting what environmental chemicals may be doing to our health and our future, and discusses alternatives that are presently available for dealing with these challenges in a constructive, healthy and economical way.

3:30pm - Four Things You Should Know about Nuclear Waste
Pressures posed by the potential for catastrophic climate change may result in a large global expansion of nuclear power and the implications for nuclear waste disposal are large. Society must make difficult policy decisions about how to safely and effectively dispose of this material.

7:30pm - Green Chemistry and the Future
Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that will reduce or eliminate substances hazardous to human health and the environment. Green chemists are already providing less toxic and cost effective approaches to a variety of industrial processes and products and the opportunity landscape for researchers is enormous.