CODE GREEN Articles & Commentary

  Betsy confronts Sean Hannity and Chris Horner then explains why she goes in the lion's den with MediaMatters Jocelyn Fong. Their blog County Fair reports about the misinformation process.   BETSY against SEAN HANNITY and CHRIS HORNER BETSY with MEDIAMATTERS

On this, the one year observance of the BP oil rig explosion, we look back on “the year of living recklessly” with Elgie Holstein, senior director of strategic planning for Environmental Defense Fund. Explosions, spills and meltdowns – oh my – where do we go from here? LISTEN to ELGIE HOLSTEIN

Here are excerpts of the speeches delivered by Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins (Green For All) and Bill McKibben at this weekend's Powershift 2011 conference in D.C. where thousands of young climate activists gathered to get engaged in the battle of their generation. LISTEN to PHAEDRA and BILL

 Author, climate activist and predictor of ecological catastrophes, Mike Tidwell explains what prompted a recent article about preparing for the worst. Tidwell is so concerned about energy shortages and coming climate chaos that he purchased an electric generator for his home, as well as new locks, a basement garden and is learning how to use a […]

The Tactics of Hope, by Wilford Welch is about social entrepreneurs and why they give this former diplomat hope that we can make the transition to sustainability.  LISTEN to WILFORD WELCH

The Green Front goes remote for this show, reporting from the Fortune Brainstorm Green Conference in Laguna Niguel, California. This is the 4th annual Green gathering put on by Fortune with corporate executives and sustainability directors from Fortune 500 companies convening to learn and share best practices on climate, energy and water issues, to name […]

A chat with William McDonough, the Dean of Green Design and co-author of Cradle-to-Cradle. LISTEN to WILLIAM McDONOUGH

Within minutes of hearing President Obama's energy speech today, Climate Progress blogger Joseph Rommweighs in with his impressions (not impressed!), and also to share his views on nuclear power's future(dim) in the wake of the triple disaster in Japan. LISTEN to JOSEPH ROMM

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. LISTEN to JOE SIMITIAN