PVC, the Poison Plastic
Lois Marie Gibbs,
Executive Director, Center for Health, Environment and Justice tells us about the phasing-out of PVC (a major toxin found
in our air and our bloodstreams).
LISTEN (7 min)
This is a rerun of our May 13 program
Ronnie Cummins, Organic Consumers Association
Ronnie Cummins of the Organic Consumers
Association shares with us what it means for the organic label to
be going mainstream.
LISTEN (8 min)
This is a rerun of our May 13 program.
Daniel Imhoff: Paper or Plastic
Daniel Imhoff, author of the book
Paper or Plastic: searching for solutions to an overpackaged world
tells us about our daily 300 million coffee cups, 45 million plastic
bottles (only 12% are recycled), 50 million palets (most trashed). LISTEN (7 min)
This is a rerun of our April 15 show.
Wal-Mart and Sustainability
Wal-Mart’s VP of sustainability Andy Ruben and the
Natural Resource Defense Council’s Ashok Gupta lay out Wal-Mart’s
ambitious goals.
LISTEN (part 1- 11 min)
LISTEN (part 2- 7 min)
Picture from Groovy Green
Daniel Nepstad about Amazonian Droughts.
Daniel Nepstad from the Woods Hole Research
Centre gives us the latest update on Amazonian droughts and how
far North they may spread. LISTEN (12 min)
Frog’s Leap Winery
Have a glass of wine with Jonah Beer of Frog’s Leap Winery, one of the most
sustainable wineries in Northern California. LISTEN (7 min)
Good Green Kitchens
Jennifer Roberts, author of Good Green Kitchens talks about how to make your kitchen more eco-conscious. LISTEN (7 min)
Vital Signs
Erik Assadourian from the WorldWatch
Institute talks about the just-released report
aptly titled “Vital Signs” which takes the pulse of current
global trends: Food, Agricultural Resources, Communications and Transportation, Energy
and Climate, Environment, Global Economy, Resource Economics, Health
and Disease, Population and Society, War and Conflict.
LISTEN (11
min)
Green Picnics and Bar-B-Ques
Now is the time for Summer Picnics and Bar-B-Ques.
We’ll be speaking with Lawrence Axil Comras, founder
of GreenHome.com,
about picnic products that help you party in harmony with your outdoor
setting. LISTEN (7 min)
For Religious Leaders, Global Warming is a Threat to Creation
The Rev. Sally Bingham is Director of the Regeneration Project. Rabbi Lawrence Troster (Fellow of the Coalition On the Environment and Jewish Life) is Jewish Chaplain of Bard College. They talk about the letter sent by 130 clergy to the California Legislature in support of the Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32): AB 32 is the first statewide effort to cap greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors of California’s economy.
LISTEN (12 min)