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Author: William Craven

NRDC: The Little Mouse that Got in the Way

Written by William Craven on . Posted in NRDC segment.

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NRDC Correspondent Daniel Hinerfeld introduces us to the Preble mouse, a species of jumping mouse nearly doomed  when its Western habitat was targeted by developers. Does the Preble mouse warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act?

Also: Betsy Rosenberg and EcoTalk Producer Will Craven have a chat about their show, the inspiring guests and listeners who spur them on, and being a ‘niche’ show when that ‘niche’ is a whole planet.
LISTEN (10 min)

Stefan Forbes: One More Dead Fish

Written by William Craven on . Posted in Oceans. 1 Comment on Stefan Forbes: One More Dead Fish

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Stefan Forbes talks about his immensely moving documentary One More Dead Fish, the story of fishermen in Nova Scotia who took over five federal buildings to protect their way of life, and the earth’s sutainable cycles from industrial fishing and the destructive practice of "bottom trawling."

If you eat fish, or even if you simply value the sustainable cycles that have kept us alive for all time, you must see this film. PART 1 (11 min), PART 2 (7 min)

James Elsen & SustainLane

Written by William Craven on . Posted in Green Biz.

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Founder & CEO James Elsen discusses the web portal SustainLane‘s potential to truly integrate sustainable thinking so that one day sustainable living will eventually become an unconscious fact of everyday life. And what is ‘LOHAS’ anyway? LISTEN (12 min) 

Rocky Anderson and the Sundance Summit

Written by William Craven on . Posted in climate change.

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Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson leads one of the most environmentally progressive municipal governments in the world, and has gone global to show other mayors how to act locally. Two weeks ago he co-hosted with Robert Redford and ICLEI (the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) the Sundance Summit, gathering 60 mayors from all over the country to tackle climate change. LISTEN (11 min)