The Village at the Other End of the Pipeline: Imagining the Future of the Global Energy Economy
Lisa Margonelli
Wednesday, 17 Oct 2007 at 6:00 pm – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall
Journalist Lisa Margonelli writes about the global culture and economy of energy. She has written for Slate, CNN, NPR, The Boston Globe, and The Wall Street Journal. Margonelli is a graduate of Yale University and is currently a fellow at the New America Foundation. Her book Oil on the Brain: Travels in the World of Petroleum will be published in February 2007. Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series.Cosponsored By:
- College of Engineering
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Deere & Company
- Rockwell Collins
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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