Here are some good news from from Alan Front, CEO of Conservation Pathways. He says his group finds strong bipartisan support for conserving public land and water resources but that could be threatened by the debt ceiling stalemate, still unfolding in Washington.
A bright spot from the folks at Empowered by light, a non-profit group providing solar power and lighting to poor families in Zambia. Marcos Kaprels shares the inspiration, and innovation, behind the project that could be expanded around the world.
Climate Project educator and Emergency Room Doc, Peter Joseph, is just back from the Arctic and shares what he saw – and didn't see – in the ice fields above Norway.
Among Joseph's takeaway messages is that "at the rate things are changing, polar bears don't stand a chance of surviving this century". But Peter is not one to whine, so instead he'll opine, on what can – and must – be done to reverse course.
Let us go down in the dumps, literally, with Jeremy Seifert, Director of the new documentary Dive. We'll hear what this dumpster diver turned food waste activist is doing to make sure his little movie has BIG impact!
For the past 4 years, Peter Sinclair has been asking, begging, cajoling, and otherwise trying to persuade the world’s leading climate scientists to explain to him what they do, and what their findings are, in words that average people can understand. In particular, Peter has been trying to get expert responses to the disinformation about climate change that one hears too often on certain cable news channels, the internet, or talk radio. For 2 years he’s been collecting results of his investigations in a youtube series called “Climate Denial Crock of the Week”. There are now some 75 videos in the series, and scientists, professors, researchers, students, journalists, congressional staffers, and curious laypeople have been tuning in for a better understanding of the most critical environmental and policy issue of this century. They also – in many cases – get a good laugh! His blogsite is climatecrocks.com. We’ll get a sample, and Peter’s story, in this hour-long interview.
Peace Mother Geeta Sacred Song is a Shamanic healer who says reconnecting with Mother Nature is essential to personal spirituality and planetary sustainability. Using song, sacred prayer,Mayan mantras – and – a really loud rattle, we’ll shake things up with this Impeccable Warrior of Light.
Dorka Kheen, an artist, activist is the author of a new book called Eco Amazons profiling 20 American women who are leaders in the sustainability movement.
14 months after the Big Branch coal mine explosion that took 29 lives Appalachian Voices has filed a complaint with the Delaware Attorney General’s office to stop Massey from continuing to do business under a new name. We’ll dig deeper for the dirt on that story with Sandra Diaz, Development Director for Appalachian Voices’ and also get an update on End Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Campaign.
From the mountains to the shining sea…today is World Oceans Day and we'll celebrate by learning what we land lubbers can do to help improve the state of our oceans. Ken Peterson, communications director for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, will give us the lowdown on farmed fish, plastic pollution, dead zones, threats from climate change AND what we can do to turn the tide!
The Environmental Working Group's latest findings are published in their 2011 sunscreen guide. EWG Research Analyst, Nneka Leiba explains how popular brands such as Coppertone and Banana Boat may be doing harm, along with any good, to you and your children's health.