CODE GREEN Articles & Commentary

Barney Feinblum, President of Organic Vintners praises organic wines. Listen (5 min)

Margaret Reeves with Pesticide Action Network talks about the dangers of pesticide use for workers and consumers in the flower trade.Gerald Prolman of Organic Bouquet details the alternative. Listen (7 min) They also offer truffles and our chocolate fans listeners recommended Dagoba Organic Chocolate Company out of Ashland, OR, the Endangered Species Chocolate Company and […]

Listen to the whole show (37 min) or listen to the various segments: Pete McCloskey vs Richard Pombo Listen (7 min)Climate Action in California Listen (5 min) Save Trestles Beach Listen (3 min) Spying on Greenpeace Listen (6 min) Bad Chemistry (endocrine disruptors) Listen (6 min)

Michael Hanemann, Professor at UC Berkeley discusses an important new report "Managing greenhouse gas emissions in California" that underlines the economic advantages of climate action.Listen (5 min)  

NRDC’s Daniel Hinerfeld explains plans to build a new toll highway through the San Onofre State Beach. This move that would destroy Trestles Beach, the Yosemite of surfing, is opposed by many groups including the Surfrider Foundation. Visit NRDC’s Earth Action Center to help save the park.Listen (3 min)

John Passacantando, Executive Director of Greenpeace USA  updates us on the lawsuits filed against the US Government for alleged spying activities on peaceful organizations, including Greenpeace.Listen (6 min)

NRDC writer Gay Daly talks about Bad Chemistry, the special report she wrote for the Winter 2006 issue of OnEarth Magazine  about the threat of endocrine disruptors and what we can do about it: "There are now more than 100,000 synthetic chemicals on the market, and these chemicals are everywhere. They enter our bodies and […]

We are welcoming Earthjustice as an EcoTalk environmental partner.In this first segment, Earthjustice advocate Tim Preso, joins us to share what’s wrong with the wolverine population. He explains why your help is needed -now- to save the Endangered Species Act: contact your representatives. Listen (7 min)

EcoTalk’s Science Editor, Shana Weber, reports on her personal passion – saving the pikas – (also a global warming connection). Listen (2 min)