Follow the oil and follow the oil money! That's the theme of today's program as we check in with Dr. Riki Ott, still at her command post in the Gulf of Mexico where several inches of oil have been discovered on the seabed floor between the site of Deepwater Horizon disaster and the coastline.
We'll find out what that portends for the marine ecosystem as well as what's happened to fishing and tourism in the wake of the great oil kill.
Proposition 23 on California's November ballot, is an initiative largely bank-rolled by three oil companies based outside the Golden State. David Hochschild, with the No on 23 Campaign joins us to pull the curtain back on this effort to reverse groundbreaking climate change legislation, and just when we need it most!
Meet Leslie Sheridan, whose company, Planet Cents, is helping businesses pave the way toward a greener future.
Eco-adventurer Roz Savage is back on The Green Front! Just back from Asia where she wrapped up her most recent row, Roz takes a few minutes out from working on a second book to share her unique wisdom and wit with
us.
The solo ocean rower has much to teach all of us about the power of one (“not just a drop in the ocean”) and both her eco-exploits and life lessons will inspire you for years to come.
Picture credit TreeHugger
Another water warrior, Marsha Pardee, joins us from The Turks and Caicos Islands to share her work protecting coral reefs and mangroves from resort development.
You can help by Adopting-A-Mangrove and signing her petition – and all without leaving your computer, though she welcomes visitors to the Islands to visit their "adoptees"!
After a dozen years and four lawsuits the EPA has finally set rules limiting how much
mercury and other toxins cement plants can release. Given that cement plants are among the top three biggest contributers to methylmercury emissions this a big deal development!
We talk with the attorney who led those lawsuits, Jim Pew, with Earthjustice.
Diane MacEachern of The Big Green Purse is a longtime environmental activist who believes greenpower lies in our spending choices. She tells us about an innovative and hugely successful grassroots campaign to get grocers to carry more earth friendly products.
Just in time for the great warming GM is taking orders for the all electric Chevy Volt and bringing back Detroit jobs in the process. Chelsea Sexton, EV consultant with a leading role in “Who Killed The Electric Car?” and the film’s upcoming sequel, “Revenge Of The Electric Car”.
Joseph Romm is a senior fellow at The Center for American Progress and the author of Hell Or High Water. He reminds us of the huge consequences of global warming.
He blogs at climateprogress.org.
On this, the 100th day since the worst U.S. environmental catastrophe began, we meet a finalist in the government’s search for a service that can best safely remove oil residue from Gulf state beaches. David McCallister is co-principal in a company called Environmental Solutions, that has developed a biodegradable, non-toxic clear substance that can be sprayed onto shores and easily removed, taking oil with it, without harm to marine life or humans. This is a Green Front exclusive as David’s company awaits final word in a bidding process which included some 3,600 applicants!