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Author: Betsy Rosenberg

Colin Beavan: No Impact Man

Written by Betsy Rosenberg on . Posted in 2011, Colin Beavan.

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Images How did an author of history novels go from writing about past events to MAKING history?
We'll find out from Colin Beavan, aka No Impact Man, who spent a year – along with his small family – sharply reducing their ecological impact to near zero.
What prompted such a radical undertaking and how did a journey so many expected to be futile turn out to be fulfilling? Colin's mission was to learn how to reduce waste of materials but learned how to not waste precious moments. He'll tell us how his family's quest to reduce garbage helped them discover an abundance of gratitude.

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Betsy on Sean Hannity

Written by Betsy Rosenberg on . Posted in 2010. 1 Comment on Betsy on Sean Hannity

Betsy_rosenbergBetsy recaps her experience 'defending' global warming to the doubters on Fox TV who think the more it snows, the bigger 'the hoax'.
Au contraire, this is what climate change looks like as you'll hear Betsy explain in this audioclip from the Sean Hannity television show on December 27th.
Note how the deny-asaurs devolve to talk of alien spacecraft when they can't come up with any earthly explanations for extreme weather. And then they bring up the notion of "cognitive dissonance' – look in the mirror guys!

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Joe Romm about Cancun

Written by Betsy Rosenberg on . Posted in 2010, Joseph Romm.

6a00d8341bfbc053ef011279650e3028a4-800wi Joseph Romm is a senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. His blog is Climate Progress. He weighs in on the just concluded talks in Cancun. You'll hear why Bolivia went ballistic, Japan jousted over extending Kyoto Protocol and Mexico managed to save the day, and dignity, of U.N. climate negotiations which had derailed in Copenhagen and are now back on track.

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Debi Barker in Cancun: how to reduce our carbon footprint with our forks.

Written by Betsy Rosenberg on . Posted in 2010.

Debi-barker Here is a first hand report from the UN climate conference in Cancun where a gathering of national representatives from around the world is in its second week of discussions. Debi Barker, International Director of The Center For Food Safety, tells us how the talks are progressing and what we as consumers can do – in the absence of government leadership – to reduce our carbon footprints with our forks!

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Erika Schreder: Hormone-disrupting Bisphenol A (BPA) on paper receipts and 95% of $20 bills.

Written by Betsy Rosenberg on . Posted in 2010, Erika Schreder.

Erikaschreder150 Erika Schreder, staff scientist with the Washington Toxics Coalition is the author of new research (pdf format) which finds a controversial hormone disrupting chemical, Bisphenol A (BPA) is commonplace on our beloved cash, and receipts. She explains why the color of money is NOT green, thanks to BPA!

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Tom Watson: EcoConsumer for Green Holidays

Written by Betsy Rosenberg on . Posted in 2010, Tom Watson.

Tom-Watson Tom Watson manages the EcoConsumer public education program for King County (WA) Solid Waste Division. Tom has been involved in a wide range of projects and research on waste prevention, packaging, junk mail reduction, natural gardening, reuse, toxics reduction, electronics recycling, greening the home and product stewardship. He also manages King County's Green Holidays program. 

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Hunter Lovins: green solutions create jobs and are highly profitable

Written by Betsy Rosenberg on . Posted in 2010, Hunter Lovins.

Hunter-lovinsHunter Lovins explains how environmentalists have failed to frame their communication in an effective and attractive way. The green solutions she proposes create jobs and are highly profitable: they are the best (and only) way out of the present problems. Prosperity is on our side so let us not focus on doom and gloom that shuts down most people. She gives concrete examples in her upcoming (April 2011) book: Climate capitalism

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