Radio Broadcast Archives

Brit Elders of the website and online radio show Cooking in the Lite (part of shirleymaclaine.com) chats with Betsy about having a Thanksgiving dinner that truly honors our Earth’s seasonal harvest cycles, as the first celebrants intended nearly 400 years ago. LISTEN (9 min)

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Michelle Wyman of ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) tells us how Al Gore’s famous presentation is evolving, and how her organization is aiding the evolution of local governments. LISTEN (7 min)

Kick back and have a glass of organic, sustainable Vodka with Square One Vodka founder Allison Evanow and Kimberly Charles of Charles Communications, as they tell Betsy that being organic is more than just a label. LISTEN (12 min)

Patrick McCully, Executive Director of International Rivers Network, gives us the inside scoop on what goes on at international climate negotiations before he himself heads to Nairobi for the latest round. LISTEN (11 min)

In the second part of his chat with Betsy, Patrick McCully, author of  Silenced Rivers discusses a recent report suggesting that tropical hydropower reservoirs produce large amounts of greenhouse gases.
LISTEN (7 min)

Have you ever purchased renewable energy credits to offset your fossil fuel use? Steven McDougal of 3 Phases Energy explains the logic, procedures, and potential behind green tags and energy offsets.
LISTEN (11 min)

Nishita Bakshi and Conrad MacKerron of As You Sow, have written a report on beverage companies’ recycling habits. Do leading bottled and canned drinks use 30% recycled content? 20%? You may want to crack open a cold one before you hear the news.
LISTEN (9 min)

Ken Cook explains that The Environmental Working Group does what the EPA should be doing: Working. To Protect Us. And to Protect the Earth.
LISTEN (11 min)

If we do not act now to reverse trends, we face catastophic loss of marine species, according to last week’s report by a group of scientists including Ben Halpern of the University of California at Santa Barbara. The report stunned even the scientists, which means we better get to work.
LISTEN (7 min)

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Greg Kats of Renewable Energy consultants Capital E says that going green can save a school $100,00 and greatly improve the environment in which our children are learning, improving attendance and bringing up test scores. LISTEN (8 min)

Picture thanks to Green School Project (in India)