They say “no news is good news,” but even in a year as chaotic as 2011, some truly positive and heartening stories emerged. What was your favourite?
1. Best in Science and Technology
The Spirit Bear has come to symbolize the mystery and greatness of the West Coast but also what is threatened by oil interests. Tipping Barrels follows surfers into the Great Bear Rainforest, where they learn more about the region and issues confronting it.
Jennifer Holmgren
CEO, LanzaTech.
Yasheng Huang
International Program Professor, Chinese Economy and Business; Professor, Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management.
Tony Burman
Former managing director; current head of strategy for the Americas, Al Jazeera English.
Richard Zeckhauser
Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy, Kennedy School, Harvard University.
Karen Mazurkewich
Journalist; Co-director of a report on intellectual property and innovation for the CIC.
Michael Ignatieff
Senior Resident of Massey College, University of Toronto;Former Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada;
Linda Martín Alcoff
Professor of Philosophy, City University of New York.
Jeffrey D. Sachs
Director, Earth Institute, Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development; Author, The Price of Civilization
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