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Former Vice President Al Gore testifies on Capital Hill today on global warming. We'll talk about what may be ahead for climate change policy.
David Sandalow, Energy and Environment Scholar at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of the forthcoming book Freedom from Oil.
Gregg Easterbrook, author of this month's Atlantic Monthly cover story, "Global Warming: Who loses - and Who Wins" Author, "The Progress Paradox" (Random House) www.greggeasterbrook.com
Andrew Revkin, covers global warming for The New York Times and is author of a new book on the changing climate, "The North Pole Was Here: Puzzles and Perils at the Top of the World" www.nytimes.com/learning/globalwarming
James Connaughton, chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Diane and her guests discuss this classic tale of a young woman destroyed by the reckless pursuit of her romantic dreams.
Kate Lehrer, author, most recently of "Confessions of a Bigamist."
Leslie Maitland, former New York Times reporter whose memoir will be published next year.
Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize winning book columnist for the Washington Post and author of "Readings," "An Open Book," "Bound to Please," and "Book by Book."