Green Yoga
Laura Cornell Founder and Director of the Green Yoga Association explains what yoga has to do
with being green. LISTEN (7 min)
BioTown in Indiana
Becky Skillman is Lt. Governor of Indiana. She talks about the BioTown, USA project. How Reynolds (533 hab) is trying to become energy self-sufficient.
LISTEN (12 min)
Better World Club, the green alternative to AAA
Mitch Rofsky is President of Better World Club a progressive, environmentally friendly, energy independent minded and competitive alternative to AAA. Created in 2002 Better World Club already has 20.000 members.
LISTEN (7:50 min)
California’s AG challenges Federal Fuel Standards
Attorney General Bill Lockyer explains why ten states have filed a lawsuit against the US Government.
“With gas prices skyrocketing, we must substantially
increase fuel efficiency in new vehicles, not only to protect the
pocketbooks of working families, but also to reduce vehicle emissions
that contribute to global warming,” said Lockyer. “These rules fail
that test by not requiring enough from the auto industry. The Bush
Administration once again has missed an opportunity to promote new
technology, fuel economy and conservation by issuing fuel economy goals
that are status quo.” LISTEN (11 min)
2nd Landfill Free Plant at GM
Ray Tessier, Group Director
of GM’s Environmental Services explains how their Tonawanda Engine Plant has achieved landfill free status. LISTEN (7 min)
Investing in a Green Future
Wendy
Wendlandt
speaks about Green Century Investments and their philosophy of socially (and environmentally) responsible investing.
LISTEN (7:50)
Interview with Davis Guggenheim
Davis Guggenheim, Director of An Inconvenient Truth talks about the movie.
LISTEN (Part 1, 12 min), Part 2 (7 min)
Also this interview in Grist
Support Fuel Economy Legislation Now!
Alison Cassady, Research
Director, U.S. PIRG, talks about the debate
soon coming to the House of Representatives about increasing the fuel
economy standards for cars. Are manufacturers going to have to produce
more fuel efficient vehicles? LISTEN (7 min)
Biofuels
Eric
Bowen, President, San Francisco
Biofuels Cooperative (co-author of the blog All things biodiesel)
and Sara Hope
Smith, co-founder,
BioFuel Oasis talk about new biofuel initiatives and the future of that
industry. LISTEN (12 min)
Kick the Oil Habit
Former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle, now with the Center for American Progress discusses CAFÉ standards
and his strategy for development of ethanol as an alternative fuel for
the U.S. He also announces the kickoff of the new Kick
the Oil Habit campaign to engage the public in the demand
for new energy alternatives.
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Read his Miles for Cob article.