Jorge Madrid, Research Associate for the Energy Team at Center For American Progress, talks about his just released article on how energy efficiency can play a starring role in America's economic recovery and how to make it happen!
Nasa’s climate scientist, James Hansen, and actor-activist Darryl Hannah are among the latest demonstrators to be arrested outside the White House where the Keystone tar sands protest is in its second week. We’ll talk to two other notable arrestees about the importance of President Obama’s upcoming decision on the Canada-to-Texas pipeline: CREDO’s CEO, Michael Kieschnick and Elijah Zarlin, also of CREDO. Zarlin’s arrest is significant because he was Obama’s paid Chicago fundraiser, raising millions on the internet for the 2008 campaign. Hear what he has to say about what’s on the line for the Obama administration.
Blogger D.R. Tucker joins me to give his top picks for most absurd and atrocious comments and coverage on the climate front this week!
Roger Shamel of the Global Warming Educational Network (GWEN),checks in to tell us about their "Go The Limit" campaign, a CO2 reducing activity that all Americans can engage in – we'll tell you how – and their efforts to get President Obama to issue a "State of the Climate" address. Roger and his wife Susan will also be participating in the Tar Sands protest, continuing outside the White House.
Daniel Kessler is communications manager for the Rain Forest Action Network. He reports from the civil disobedience protest against the Keystone XL Pipeline in D.C., where more than 270 green activists and not-the-usual-suspects, have been arrested for a cause they/we believe in!
Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow in Residence at the Post Carbon Institute talks about his new book The End of Growth. He explains why GDP is dead and what should replace it for a more sustainable future.
Joseph Romm is a senior fellow at The Center for American Progress and the author of Hell Or High Water. He joins Betsy for insights on the latest crop of Republican deny-o-saurs, led by Rick Perry, the Governor of a state that’s literally burning up!
Joseph blogs at climateprogress.org.
Conservative blogger, climate convert and content aggregator extraordinaire, D.R. Tucker joins me to discuss the latest schemes and tactics of denialists. From a faux controversy over light bulb choice to Michelle Bachman's sanity, the inanity of it all will be our focus.
Inspired by Rachel Carson, Ellie Rogers brought the first in the world carbon neutral program to the Shaklee Corporation a decade ago. Ellie and I are in the nation's capitol for the Shaklee Convention, which is all about green impact, and opportunities.
The Citizens Climate Lobby is in the forefront of solutions to address CO2 emissions with a “fee and dividend” approach. We’ll get an update on their progress after meeting with legislators from Executive Director, Mark Reynolds.