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10:00China, Coal, and Climate Change

Guest host: Susan Page

China has become the world's leading producer of greenhouse gasses – in large part from burning coal. An update on collaborative efforts between the U.S. and China to reduce coal plant emissions and why they could be key to addressing global climate change.

Guests

Orville Schell, director, Center on U.S. - China Relations, Asia Society

Bruce Stokes, National Journal, international economics columnist German Marshall Fund, fellow

Kenneth Lieberthal, Director, John L. Thornton China Center, The Brookings Institution; Former senior director for Asia at the National Security Council.

11:00Barbara Kingsolver: "The Lacuna" (Harper Collins)

Guest host: Susan Page

Bestselling writer Barbara Kingsolver on her latest novel which explores how history and public opinion can shape a life.

Guests

Barbara Kingsolver, author of seven works of fiction, including "The Poisonwood Bible," "Animal Dreams," "The Bean Trees," and a recent memoir, "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle."

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