CODE GREEN Articles & Commentary

Greenpeace Canada Climate and Energy Coordinator Dave Martin comments on the Harper Administration’s rather crafty emissions plan: " (Canadian Environment Minister John) Baird characterized it as turning the corner. I would describe it as hitting a dead end. What Mr. Baird came out with was a deliberate deception." LISTEN (10 min)

Kim McKay co-founder and deputy chair-woman of Clean Up Australia talks about her new book True Green, 100 everyday ways you can contribute to a healthier planet.  LISTEN  (12 min)

Governor Schwarzenegger’s environmental adviser Terry Tamminen (author of the kick-ass book Lives Per Gallon ) stops by to break down the Governator’s letters to EPA head Steve Johnson, threatening a lawsuit if the EPA does not release California (and a line of other states around the corner) from the Clean Air Act. Doesn’t sound very […]

Treehugger Correspondent Simran Sethi bring us Grist Magazine’s irreverent awards for everything from the least newsworthy environmental acts to the greenest nudie model (why oh why do I work in radio?). She also takes us to the glitzy, greenish, but still somewhat ominous Shanghai Auto show, and tells us the dollar value of New York […]

PG&E Senior Vice President Nancy McFadden is the perfect candidate to serve as one of the new faces of energy giant PG&E– now the type of energy giant that helps the San Francisco Giants go solar. Betsy remembers when PG&E wasn’t exactly eager to do sustainable business, and thus she is thrilled to sit down […]

We’ve often highlighted Clif Bar as a company that defines values-driven business, but it must also be mentioned that if it isn’t fun, they aren’t doing it. LISTEN

This is a rerun of our April 12 program:Newsweek: Save the Planet…or Lindzen LISTEN  (11 min)Judy Wicks and Philly’s White Dog Café: Fun, Food, and Social Activism  LISTEN  (7 min)Chad Pregracke: From the Bottom Up  LISTEN (12 min)Michael Sunanda and the Secret Disappearance of Bees  LISTEN  (8 min)

In a landmark Earth Day speech Mayor Michael Bloomberg called for New York City to become "the first environmentally sustainable 21st Century City", and proposed a list of measures both modest and controversial that, if fully implemented, could be for big cities what California’s Global Warming Solutions Act Bill was for states. Well, maybe I […]

Perhaps the most controversial, or at least the most tangibly controversial proposal Mayor Bloomberg made was to give "congestion pricing", or an 8 dollar fee on every car driving into Manhattan, a three year trial run. Paul Steely White, Executive Director for the Citywide Coalition for Traffic Relief, stops by to look at how similar […]