CODE GREEN Articles & Commentary

Surfer, Diver, Environmental Journalist, and President of the Blue Frontier Campaign, David Helvarg talks about his book 50 Ways to Save the Ocean.LISTEN (11 min)

Sierra Club staff attorney Kristen Henry explains why the Club has filed a lawsuit against the Department Of Defense. LISTEN (12 min)

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)

What do Americans really think about climate change? Renowned pollster John Zogby delivers the data from a survey sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation.LISTEN (11 min) Picture from Antarctic Connection

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).LISTEN (7 min)

Seth Zuckerman explains in Sierra Magazine about his Low Carbon Diet: From gas gluttony to fuel fitness in three weeks.LISTEN (12 min)

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. LISTEN (11 min.)

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.LISTEN (7 min.)

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. LISTEN (12 min.)