SPEAKER: Peter Barnes Founder of Working Assets author of Who Owns the Sky?
ABOUT THE LECTURE: In "Who Owns the Sky?: Our Common Assets and the Future of Capitalism", entrepreneur Peter Barnes redefines the debate about climate change. By treating the sky as a commonly owned asset, he argues, we can protect the atmosphere while paying cash to every American.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Peter Barnes is a successful entrepreneur who has started and run several socially responsible businesses. Most recently he was a co-founder and president of Working Assets Long Distance. In 1995 he was named Socially Responsible Entrepreneur of the Year for Northern California. He is also a former journalist who has written for Newsweek, The New Republic, The New York Times and many other publications.
