My trashiest green friend, Annie Leonard, joins me on The Green Front to talk about The Story of Stuff and her latest (en)viral video, The Story of Broke (on YouTube). Annie has it all; talent, brains, heart of green, humor and passion so don't miss this interview with my she-ro!
Meet Brad Friedman of Bradblog and Desi Doyen, co-hosts of The Green News Report, coming soon to The Green Front. Brad and Desi are so in sync with our views on green media, the political gridlock in Washington, and need for an eco-evolution that I'm sure we'll be chatting again soon!
A fellow green radio host, Alex Smith, joins Betsy to discuss the current state of environmental media in the age of climate change, freaky weather, peak oil and ocean issues, to name a few challenges. Alex' program, EcoShock, also airs on PRN so we interviewed each other about what's needed now!
Peter Joseph, Climate Project Presenter, comments on Newt Gingrichs’ turnaround position on climate change realities. In an interview with Bill O’Reilly, Gingrich called the ad he made with Nancy Pelosi calling for bipartisan action to combat global warming four years ago, “a mistake’.
Peter also shocks us (a bit) with the latest stats on weather records (hint: 2010 the hottest yet) and asks “What the frack?” are we doing with natural gas exploration?
From fighting devastating wildfires to desalinating water in the desert, Israel has always faced serious environmental challenges and limited natural resources. Ariel is with the Jewish National Fund. He explains how the planting of millions of trees, funded in large part by American Jews, has gone a long way toward not only providing much needed greenery, but also a source for carbon absorption."
Climate convert and Green Front friend, D.R. Tucker, joins Betsy to chat with Carol Oldham and Joe Elcock with the National Wildlife Federation in Massachusetts. They discuss attacks on The Clean Air Act, and share predictions about the death of climate denialism.
Zach Alton, Climate and Energy Campaign Organizer for Oceana, joins the conversation to discuss renewed efforts to allow drilling off the Atlantic coast as well as Oceana's new photo petition campaign to push for wind turbines rather than oil rigs off America's coastlines.
Green Front friends, Susan and Roger Shamel talk about the latest efforts and accomplishments of GWEN, their Global Warming Education Network, on the climate beat. This dynamic duo has come come up with an idea that's gotten the attention of uber-activist Bill McKibben; a State of the Climate Address that President Obama would deliver to get the issue on the American and political agenda.
Foster Gamble and Kimberly Carter Gamble talk about their new documentary Thrive. This breakthrough film manages to connect all the dots, name the forces behind what they call a global dominance conspiracy, and best of all lay out a road map for what we can do about, as 2012 approaches.
Dr. Peter Joseph of The Climate Project, is just back from the DC tar sands protest. He shares his interpretations of the current temperature of climate politics as well as what’s at stake for President Obama on tar sands decision.