Commonwealth Club - "There is a Better Way to Run a Planet"

Sep 29, 2026

Letter-style program material from the Commonwealth Club of California announcing multiple scheduled talks with named speakers, venues, and advance ticket prices, followed by a feature address titled "There is a Better Way to Run a Planet". The excerpt includes opening remarks by Dr. Frank Talbot on the destruction of the world’s forests, emphasizing the wholesale clearing of tropical forests and describing the scale of loss over time. It also provides publication and club administration details, including contact information, leadership listings, and annual dues.

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"There is aBetter Way toRun a Planet"

Friday Flashes

Dr. Frank Talbot: Destruction of the world's forests

Advance ticket sale procedure

Commonweallh | JUNE18 | JUNE 23 | JUNE25 | | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | The Honorable | | | | James L. | Frederick W.
Mielke,Jr.
Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer
Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
Noon,Friday
Plaza Ballroom
Hilton Hotel,S.F.
Advance tickets-$14 for members,$16
for guests.
P.G.&E.'s service area covers 94,000
square miles ranging from the Oregon
border to Santa Barbara County to the
Sierra Nevadas.It services 9.5 million
people daily in residences,industry and
agriculture with irrigation pumping as its
single largest user.P.G.&E's 65
hydroelectric power plants and 13
thermal power plants generate 11,200
megawatts of power.P.G.&E.
must still purchase power from other
utilities to meet demand periods in
California of more than 15,500 megawatts.
Mr.Frederick W.Mielke.Jr.became
the Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of P.G.&E.in 1979.Mr
Mielke also serves as a director of the
Pacific Gas Transmission Company.
Alberta and Southern Gas Co.Ltd..the
Natural Gas Corporation of California
and the American Gas Association.
Judge Isabella Horton Grant
Quarterly Chairman | | | Buckley | | | James A.
Joseph
President and Chief Executive
Officer,Council on Foundations
"Philanthropy and the
New Public Philosophy:
The Critical Issues”
Noon,Friday
Gold Ballroom
Sheraton Palace Hotel
Advance Tickets-$11 for
members,$13 for guests.
The Council on Foundations.located in
Washington,D.C.is a national
organization of U.S.private,community
and corporate foundations.The Council
provides services to members aiding in
responsible and effective grant-making
while also providing information and
referral services through which members
can learn from each other.Combined
assets of the Council's 966 members total
twenty-three billion dollars.
Mr.James A.Joseph came to his
position as President and C.E.O.of the
Council of Foundations from the U.S.
Department of the Interior,where he was
its Under Secretary from 1977 to 1981.He
was also Vice President of the Cummins
Engine Company and President of the
Cummins Engine Foundation from 1972
to 1977.
Judge Isabella Horton Grant
Quarterly Chairman | Undersecretary of State
(Security Assistance,Science and
Technology)
Noon,Wednesday
Colonial Room
St.Francis Hotel
Advance Tickets-$16 for members,$18
for guests.
Former U.SSenator James L.Buckley
joined the Reagan Administration in 1981,
assuming responsibility for U.S.military
sales and related security assistance,as
well as overseas U.S.scientific and
technological programs.
The topic ofmilitary sales has become
particularly relevant of late with U.S.
assistance to Great Britain in its war with
Argentina,and military assistance to
Israel,Saudi Arabia,Jordan and Egypt in
the Middle East.
Judge Isabella Horton Grant
Quarterly Chairman | | | ADVANCE TICKET SALE PROCEDURE:Mail check with self-addressed,stamped envelope to | | | Commonwealth Club,681 Market Street,San Francisco 94105,or call (415)362-4903 for reservations.Mailorders without a self-addressed,stamped envelope will not be sent in advance,but will be taken to the door forpickup.Phone orders must be paid by noon,two working days prior to the meeting,or will be cancelled.A limitednumber of tickets will be available at the door on the day of the meeting on a first-come,first-served basis. # "There is aBetter Way toRun a Planet” Friday Flashes一 June 4,1982 DR.FRANK TALBOT ExecutiveDirector, California Academy of Sciences My subject is the destruction of theworld's forestsmore specifically,thewholesale

FAQs

What is the main topic of Dr. Frank Talbot’s address?

He discusses the destruction of the world’s forests, with particular focus on the wholesale and reckless destruction of tropical forests.

How does the document describe the historical change in forest coverage?

It states that twenty-five years ago forests covered more than one-fourth of the world’s land, and estimates that continued destruction would reduce the fraction over time through 2000 and 2020.

Where can readers find logistical details about attending the event?

The document includes an "ADVANCE TICKET SALE PROCEDURE" section with instructions for mailing or calling for reservations, including payment timing and door ticket availability.

Sep 29, 2026

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