Noted environmental scholar, journalist and activist Bill McKibben spoke about his work in helping local communities find new ways to consume energy in the face of global warming.

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McKay Jenkins, author and professor of English and Director of Journalism at the University of Delaware focused on the connections between the chemicals we are exposed to and health.

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Author Nazila Fathi reported for the New York Times for over a decade from Tehran until June 2009 when she was forced to leave the country because of direct threats to her. Her talk focuses on the government of Iran in the aftermath of the contested elections held two years ago.

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Jeff Clements is an attorney, author and activist, who founded the organization Free Speech for People, a national, non-partisan campaign to challenge the creation of Constitutional rights for corporations, overturn Citizens United v. FEC, and strengthen American democracy and republican self-government.

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A bill requiring the presentation of a photo ID before one can vote is under consideration in the Maine Legislature. This and other areas where voting rights and the law intersect were topics of discussion for Lee Rowland of the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law. She spoke at a forum sponsored by the Maine League of Women Voters.

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Knowing how to "Give Smart" leads to results, according to author Thomas Tierney. He was the keynote speaker at the Inspiring Philanthropy conference held in Portland recently.

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The speaker is author Tom DeMarco. He addressed the vulnerabilities of online systems as targets in the event of war. And how this differs from criminal activity.

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How can young teachers make an impact and help to modernize the profession so that more top-performing teachers will stay in the classroom? Teach Plus Boston Executive Director and former Boston Public Schools teacher Maria Fenwick speaks about teachers' roles in urban school reform and education policy-making.

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Linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and activist, Noam Chomsky juxtaposed the demands by the people of the Middle East, who are calling for the right to a good education, health care and employment, with those of the average American, who, according to Chomsky, seems to be resigned to a future without such rights.

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Retired U.S. Marine Gen. James L. Jones, who served as the first National Security Advisor in the Obama administration, called for the U.S. to back NATO when aiding future revolutions abroad, as it did in Libya. Jones' remarks were delivered during the William S. Cohen Lecture at the University of Maine.

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