CODE GREEN Articles & Commentary

Society of Environmental Journalists board member and TV reporter Jeff Burnside tells about TV channels being forbidden to report on climate change in Maine, and the lively debate at this year’s Society of Environmental Journalists Conference. LISTEN (11 min)

Michael Halpern of the Union of Concerned Scientists tells how high-ranking political appointees within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have rewritten scientific documents to prevent the protection of several endangered species (including the prairie dog). LISTEN (8:50 min)

Andy Revkin, New York Times climate reporter and author of the family-friendly book The North Pole Was Here, says that funding for research into desperately needed alternative energies has been falling among both public and private sectors.LISTEN (18 min)

Johnny Steele and Betsy debate the scariest eco-facts this Halloween. Frighteningly, it’s a pretty tough call. LISTEN (8 min)

The Bush Administration, in yet another inspired choice, has put former Exxon CEO Lee Raymond in charge of charting the nation’s energy future. ExposeExxon‘s Shawnee Hoover says that’s like putting Jack Abramoff in charge of cleaning up politics.LISTEN (18 min)

Adam Browning of Vote Solar tells that America’s energy future is on the ballot this November in California and Arizona. LISTEN (11 min)

Our Treehugger Correspondent Simran Sethi always picks the juiciest stories for EcoTalk. This week we’ve got Fair Trade, Ethical Fashion in Paris, Eco-Clubbing in Rotterdam, the Top Ten Most Contaminated Sites in the World, and yes, finally, stepping in s**t in Berlin. ALSO: Chris Pesce of EarthTech hooks us up with a solar powered iPod […]

NRDC‘s Kelly Cox interview City Sol’s Chris Neidl about innovative ways to get people to pay attention to alternative energy.LISTEN (8 min)

Tyson Chicken thought it could pollute the bucolic hills of rural Kentucky until they became a wasteland of stink and contaminated water. Aloma Dew and her community activists sued and won. Aloma gives us the Tour de Stench and also talks about the upcoming Healthy Foods, Local Farms Conference.LISTEN (11 min)