California Senator Joe Simitian– who is 'aglow' with yesterday's passage of his groundbreaking renewable energy bill which will require the Golden State to get a third of its power from renewable (non-nuclear) energy sources by 2020 weighs in on the current state of environmental politics.
Bill Shireman, CEO of Future 500, shares what's wrong with current proposals to address climate change and why another approach is needed!
As the Japanese nuclear crisis continues to unfold we’ll hear from an organization that is calling for a moratorium on all nuclear reactors in the permitting or planning stages. Dr. Alan Lockwood is a Board Member of Physicians For Social Responsibility who says there is no safe level of radiation contamination and the perfect storm of a disaster in Japan should be a wake up call to anyone believing nuclear power to be a safe and viable form of energy production.
Matthew Stein, is an MIT graduate and the author of When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability and Surviving The Long Emergency. He believes we need an Egypt-like popular uprising to turn the eco-tide and what’s needed to survive catastrophe.
In the wake of the still escalating nuclear disaster in Japan it would be easy to find anti nuclear activists calling for the need to stop production and permitting of nuclear plants. While that may be needed, we'll hear from a former nuclear opponent turned advocate and hear why she is not overly concerned about the fallout from this catastrophe. Gwyneth Cravens is the author of Power To Save the World, The Truth About Nuclear Energy (2007). She explains why the events of the past week have not changed her view that nuclear power is needed to meet energy demands and avoid further climate change, despite mounting safety concerns.
Osprey Orielle Lake, author of Uprisings for the earth (2010), explains how to reconnect culture with nature.
Plastic sushi anyone? Not likely on the menu at your favorite sushi spot but our first guest has seen it and has made it her life's work to stop plastic pollution in the ocean. Anna Cummins, who along with her partner Dr. Marcus Erickson, started the 5 Gyres Institute, is about to set sail for Gyre Number 5 to bring worldwide attention to the plight of marine life, and ultimately humans, posed by the plethora of plastic pollution. One of the stops will be Easter Island, perhaps ironic, notes Cummins?
Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill) endorsed slashing subsidies to oil companies during an interview with C-SPAN, noting they are “doing just fine on their own” and calling many corporate welfare programs “misplaced.”
Michelle Chan, Director of Economic Policy with Friends Of the Earth, agrees and comments about the shortsightedness of legislators about to cut spending on environmental initiatives, including provisions under the Clean Air and Water Acts!
This edition of The Green Front is devoted to an inspirational story of transformation.
Meet Frank Ferrante, the real life subject of a film called “May I Be Frank?“.
His journey from obesity, serious depression and a drug habit to a new lease on life through the wonders of wheatgrass, a plant based diet and colonics has made viewers laugh, cry and walk away inspired by the power of love – and healthy habits – to heal even the most jaded among us.
The movie, and Frank, are only accessible through select community screenings so don’t miss this opportunity to learn and laugh from this true transformational tale and the message that can help all of us heal!