CODE GREEN Articles & Commentary

Proposition 23 on California's November ballot, is an initiative largely bank-rolled by three oil companies based outside the Golden State. David Hochschild, with the No on 23 Campaign joins us to pull the curtain back on this effort to reverse groundbreaking climate change legislation, and just when we need it most! LISTEN to David Hochschild

'Just Say Yes' To Solar! That's what climate activist, author and educator Bill McKibben is asking President Obama to do, some 30 years after a misguided Ronald Reagan took down panels atop the WhiteHouse, installed under energy-prescient President Jimmy Carter. Bill joins us from his road tourcarrying one of the original panels from Maine to 1600 […]

 Meet Leslie Sheridan, whose company, Planet Cents, is helping businesses pave the way toward a greener future. LISTEN to LESLIE SHERIDAN

Eco-adventurer Roz Savage is back on The Green Front! Just back from Asia where she wrapped up her most recent row, Roz takes a few minutes out from working on a second book to share her unique wisdom and wit with us. The solo ocean rower has much to teach all of us about the […]

Another water warrior, Marsha Pardee, joins us from The Turks and Caicos Islands to share her work protecting coral reefs and mangroves from resort development. You can help by Adopting-A-Mangrove and signing her petition – and all without leaving your computer, though she welcomes visitors to the Islands to visit their "adoptees"! LISTEN to MARSHA […]

 After a dozen years and four lawsuits the EPA has finally set rules limiting how muchmercury and other toxins cement plants can release. Given that cement plants are among the top three biggest contributers to methylmercury emissions this a big deal development! We talk with the attorney who led those lawsuits, Jim Pew, with Earthjustice. LISTEN to […]

 Diane MacEachern of The Big Green Purse is a  longtime environmental activist who believes greenpower lies in our spending choices. She tells us about an innovative and hugely successful grassroots campaign to get grocers to carry more earth friendly products. LISTEN to DIANE MACEACHERN

 Just in time for the great warming GM is taking orders for the all electric Chevy Volt and bringing back Detroit jobs in the process. Chelsea Sexton, EV consultant with a leading role in “Who Killed The Electric Car?” and the film’s upcoming sequel, “Revenge Of The Electric Car”. LISTEN to CHELSEA SEXTON Chelsea’s blog

Joseph Romm is a senior fellow at The Center for American Progress and the author of Hell Or High Water. He reminds us of the huge consequences of global warming. He blogs at climateprogress.org. LISTEN to JOSEPH ROMM