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The Brian Lehrer Show / February 23, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, February 23, 2006
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  • The Nuclear Option

    In the 1980s, opposing the spread of nuclear energy was a pillar of the environmental movement. But with carbon emissions threatening to drastically change the climate within a generation, some environmentalists now say they’re open to going nuclear. And governments around the world have signaled a new willingness to invest in nuclear power plants. Also: an update of the TWU's talks with the MTA, New York's judge selection mess, and President's Week teacher talk.

Service Advisory

Ed Watt, secretary and treasurer of the Transport Workers Union Local 100
- on the TWU's response to the MTA’s request for binding arbitration

» TWU Local 100

State Of Play

Pete Donohue, transit reporter for the Daily News
- what to expect from the MTA and the TWU

» "E-ZPATH set for test run" by Pete Donohue in the Daily News

Benched!

Jerry Goldfeder, election lawyer and an adjunct professor of election law at Fordham University,
and
Jeremy Creelan, deputy director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law
- on how judges are selected in New York state

» Jerry Goldfeder (Fordham)
» The Democracy Program at the Brennan Center

The Nuclear Option

Vijay Vaitheeswaran, environment and energy correspondent for The Economist and author, Power to the People: How the Coming Energy Revolution Will Transform an Industry, Change our Lives, and Maybe Even Save the Planet (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2003),
and
Randy Udall, director of the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) in Aspen, Colorado
and
Michelle Boyd, legislative director for Public Citizen
- on the resurgence of interest in nuclear power

» Power to the People by Vijay Vaitheeswaran
» The Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE)
» Public Citizen's nuclear energy page

Teacher Talk

Seth Flicker, head fourth grade teacher at the Brooklyn Friends School
- takes calls from teachers and offers tips for dealing with parents

Governor Spitzer gets a briefing on the Second Avenue Subway at the groundbreaking ceremony from MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow and MTA Executive Director Elliot Sander

January Guest: Elliot Sander

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Elliot Sander, Executive Director of the MTA, is joining Brian Lehrer every Thursday for the month of January.

Got a question for Lee Sander? Ask it below!

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Coping with the Economy

Many New Yorkers have questions about the economy - I've been laid off, what now? How do I collect unemployment? Where should I look for a job? The Brian Lehrer Show helps New Yorkers find answers as they cope with the struggling economy.

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Lost City

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Steve Zeitlin executive director of City Lore and co-author of Hidden New York: A Guide to Places That Matter, and Brooks of Sheffield, the pseudonym of the author of the Lost City blog, offer a postmortem of the local establishments lost in 2008.

Judge Kaye Retires

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New York State Chief Judge Judith Kaye is retiring at the end of this year. She reflects on her 25 years on the bench and what it was like becoming the first female judge in the state’s highest court.

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2008 News Quiz

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It's been a busy year. From the campaign trail that led to Barack Obama's historic election, to a grueling recession - and everything in between - we've kept you posted. Were you listening?

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.