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Deconstructing Dinner|"Biofuels: Food, Fuel and Future" Episode
www.cjly.net/deconstructingdinner/021909.htmIn February 2009, Deconstructing Dinner descended upon Edmonton for a week of local and
global food education. Every year, the University of
Alberta hosts
International Week, the
largest annual extracurricular educational event on campus.
International Week "fosters global citizenship through engagement with today's
most pressing issues". In its 24th year, the theme was Hungry for Change: Transcending Feast,
Famine and Frenzy.
Deconstructing Dinner's Jon Steinman delivered two lectures throughout the week and
was invited to be a part of an evening panel on the topic of biofuels. In November 2007,
the show aired its Biofuel Boom series and this formed
the basis for Jon's panel presentation. This broadcast features recordings of the
panel from February 4, 2009.
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David Bressler, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB) -
David's general area of
research is the industrial application of chemical, thermal
and biological systems for the catalytic conversion of conventional biomass streams to
platform chemicals, fuels and value-addedd commodities. Biofuels are a
major focus of his research. David is also the Chair of the Management Committee of
Agri-Food Discovery Place which is the department's pilot facility.
Alex McCalla, Professor Emeritus in Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California at Davis (Davis, CA) -
Alex is an expert in international trade and has directed the Agriculture and Natural
Resources Department at the World Bank, has chaired the Technical Advisory Committee of
the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, and was a founding member
and co-convenor of the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium. Since
graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1966, Alex has served in many roles at the
University of California at Davis.
Jon Steinman, Producer/Host, Deconstructing Dinner (Nelson, BC) -
Outside of his role with Deconstructing Dinner, Jon also sits on the board of
the Kootenay Country Store Co-operative and
is involved in Community Food Matters -
a coalition of Nelson-area residents who are inspired to foster a more food-secure community.
[ Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:38:00 GMT ]
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