Editors' Summary: What leads to effective resolution of environmental policy disputes? When is conversation about a topic constructive, and when is it pointless? Can people with diametrically opposed interests dialogue constructively in today's highly partisan environmental policy arena? At the November 2007 ALI-ABA course, "Clean Air: Law, Policy, and Practice," the key players in several recent and highly controversial air policy issues discussed these questions and identified the elements necessary to help encourage dialogue on pressing environmental policies. Moderator Jonathan Martel offers opening and concluding comments to this transcript to help contextualize the issues.