Jun 8
Avalon Theatre Washington, DC
TicketsDr. Donald Boesch
Professor of Marine Science, University of Maryland; President Emeritus, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
moderated byJason Dick
Editor in Chief of CQ Roll Call; Host, Political Theater podcast
The White House Effect— None Like It Hot: How the U.S. missed its best shot to tackle global warming
Program Description
Don Boesch, President Emeritus of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and series host Jason Dick, Editor in Chief of Roll Call, discuss how the politics surrounding climate change have had disastrous consequences for the planet’s health and what can be done to address the damage that has been done.
Film Synopsis
Explores the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration changed the course of history.
THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT tells the epic, urgent story of how we reached this moment in history. Spanning from the Industrial Revolution to the present, the film centers on three pivotal decades — the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s — and the key characters who changed the world through scientific discovery, political intrigue, fossil fuel power, evolving media coverage, and emerging activism. This gripping drama plays out against the backdrop of our embattled and changing planet, providing a singular lens on humanity’s most important story.
Photo credit: Impact Partners
About the Speaker
Dr. Donald Boesch is a professor of marine science and, from 1990 to 2017, president of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. From 2006-2017, he concurrently served as Vice Chancellor for Environmental Sustainability for the University System of Maryland. Dr. Boesch is one of the nation’s most recognized and experienced experts in the application of science to policies for the protection, sustainable use, and restoration of coastal ecosystems and for adaptation to global climate change. He has been involved in conducting or facilitating research on the Chesapeake Bay for over 35 years, and he has been an official advisor to federal agencies, the Chesapeake Bay Program, and five Maryland governors. While president, he was a member of the Governor’s Chesapeake Bay Cabinet and the Maryland Commission on Climate Change. In 2015, he was recognized as an “Admiral of the Chesapeake.”
Jason Dick, series host, is the editor in chief of CQ Roll Call and the host of its Political Theater podcast. He has also worked at National Journal and for the AmeriCorps program, and is a former English teacher at the university and high school levels. A one-time screener for the SXSW Film Festival, he is a native of Arizona and lives on Capitol Hill.