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| Philippe Boucher | , , | 2 Comments on Greener cars in Canada and green carpets

Greener cars in Canada and green carpets

The Canadian government, apparently lightyears ahead of US, has succeeded in getting automakers to voluntarily reduce their vehicles greenhouse gas emissions up to nearly 6 milion tons by 2010. We’ll get reaction and analysis on how the historic agreement will impact the way cars are made for the rest of us from Sierra Club’s Dan […]
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About Shana

Shana Weber has a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs and is EcoTalk’s scientific advisor. She is a field ecologist, teacher, and photographer who has worked in radio since 1997. She is particularly passionate about communicating practical and creative ways to work toward social and environmental sustainability […]
| Philippe Boucher | | 2 Comments on Interview with Riki Ott

Interview with Riki Ott

It was 16 years ago this week that the Exxon Valdez ran aground, triggering the worst oil spill in history and transforming the tranquil and pristine Prince William Sound into a toxic wasteland. The legacy of that pivotal event is the subject of a new book by Dr. Riki Ott, Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$: […]
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GM keeps crushing the EV1s

Chelsea Sexton tells how GM has requested police protection to been rush the EV1s they still had in Burbank and move them to Arizona to crush them as fast as possible. Feel free to post your comment on GM’s blog.Listen  (12 min)
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A deceptive ad campaign by the Auto Alliance

David Friedman, Research Director for the Clean Vehicles Program of the Union of Concerned Scientists explains why they are protesting a new ad campaign by the Auto Alliance (a trade group of 9 manufacturers) that claims that "autos manufactured today are virtually emission free". Meanwhile the manufacturers have filed a lawsuit to prevent California to […]
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Arctic drilling, Auto Alliance deceptive ads, more crushed EV1s and more mercury

Arctic2_nrdcOur guests today are:
NRDC Legislative Director Karen Wayland talks about the Senate’s decision to allow oil drilling in the National Arctic Refuge. Also read Orion.
Automakeradresponse2_1David Friedman, Research Director for the Clean Vehicles Program of the Union of Concerned Scientists explains why they are protesting a new ad campaign by the Auto Alliance (a trade group of 9 manufacturers) that claims that "autos manufactured today are virtually emission free". Meanwhile the manufacturers have filed a lawsuit to prevent California to promote stricter pollution standards.

Ev1_crushed_1_3Chelsea Sexton tells how GM has requested police protection to been rush the EV1s they still had in Burbank and move them to Arizona to crush them as fast as possible.A_burningstack1_2 Feel free to post your comment on GM’s blog.

Navis Bermudez, Clean Water Advocate with the Sierra Club
in Washington explains how the new mercury regulations are going backwards allowing power plants to continue polluting.  LISTEN to the whole program

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Stop the crushing, save the EV1s!

Our guests for our show include: 1. Chris Plaushin – National Manager of Regulatory Affairs for AAA to discuss their new finding re the EPA’s descrepancies with gas mileage. 2. Emily Figdor – Clean Air Advocate for USPirg will explain how the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee defeated S 131, the President’s Air Pollution […]