Don ‘Quixote’ Rumsfeld vs. the Windmills
Sierra Club staff attorney Kristen Henry explains why the Club has filed a lawsuit against the Department Of Defense.
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Author: William Craven
Frances Beinecke: How the Danes are Doing It
Frances Beinecke, President of the Natural Resources Defense Council, visited Denmark to learn more about that country’s commitment to renewable sources of electricity. Daniel Hinerfeld interviews Frances to find out how Denmark has been so successful at developing wind power. LISTEN (7: 50 min)
Knowing which Way the Wind Blows
What do Americans really think about climate change? Renowned pollster John Zogby delivers the data from a survey sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation.
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Picture from Antarctic Connection
The Future is in Starch
Frederic Scheer, CEO of Cereplast, explains what’s so bad about petroleum-based nonrecyclable plastic, how cities are banning styrofoam, and how his starch-based biodegradable plastics will make distant memories of both (well, as distant as they can be while we wait hundreds of years for them to biodegrade).
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From Sierra Magazine: The Low-Carbon Diet
Seth Zuckerman explains in Sierra Magazine about his Low Carbon Diet: From gas gluttony to fuel fitness in three weeks.
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The Politicization of Science: Naomi Oreskes
Naomi Oreskes is an Associate Professor in the Department of History
and the Program in Science Studies at the University Of California San Diego. Her work was used in a Wall Street Journal article arguing that there is no consensus that global warming exists. The problem? Her work says just the opposite.
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The Politicization of Science: Peter Doran
Peter Doran is Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences with the University of Illinois at Chicago. His findings on the climate in Antarctica were cited by Michael Crichton and Ann Coulter as support against global warming. The problem? Well, he’s a scientist, and they write fiction.
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The Electric Car is Alive and Speeding
Martin Eberhard and Mike Harrigan of Tesla Motors slow down long enough to tell us about the Tesla Roadster, an electric car that’s faster than a Ferrari, and has a range of 250 miles. Running low? Just plug it into your wall.
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Victoria’s Dirty Secret
As bare as the models in a Victoria’s Secret catalog are, they’re not as bare as the virgin forests used to quench Victoria’s Secret’s 1 million catalog a day appetite. Dan Howells of ForestEthics’ "Victoria’s Dirty Secret" campaign tells us how they’re applying the pressure.
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Frank O’Donnell: EPA chooses politics over science
Frank O’Donnell of Clean Air Watch returns to give us the inside scoop on how the EPA spun its industry-driven air quality standards.
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Call the head of the EPA Steve Johnson at 202-564-4700 and remind him
that our health is not for sale.