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 Becker. Listen
The cartoon is by Andy Singer.
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 Becker. Also, a chat with Eco- evangelist
Ray Anderson, founder of Interface Carpets. We’ll hear how he went from
"plunderer of the earth" to being voted "the greenest CEO in America". Listen
The cartoon is by Andy Singer.
Our first guest today is Wesley Warren, Director of Advocacy for NRDC who will comment about the 2005 federal budget with drastic cuts in the funding for the EPA and many environment programs.
The second segment is devoted to Al Gore‘s comment about the Kyoto protocol and the fact the US is not part of this treaty.
Lisa Hymas senior editor with Grist Magazine explains the importance of the new technologies and how the rest of the world will go ahead. She mentions Ross Gelbspan‘s initiative, Kyoto and beyond, the people’s ratification. Sign the petition today!
Sarah from Oil Addicts Anonymous talks about their protest tour in the heartland of America to help break the country’s oil addiction. Listen
Join the Union of Concerned Scientists protests against the Japanese car makers lawsuit in California.
Another on line campaign against global warming is the cut the emissions petition initiated by the Environmental Defense Fund.
My Guests today are Susan Hassol and Patrick Michaels.
Susan Hassol is a key author of the recently released Impacts of a Warming Arctic who also testified last week at the Senate’s hearings on global warming.
Also see her article A Change of Climate.
Patrick Michaels is Senior Fellow on Environmental Issues with the Cato Institute.
Listen
The program as resumed by EVWorld
Our guests today are Annie Petsonk of Environmental Defense and Marlow Lewis with the Competitive Enterprise Institute. With additional comments by Johnny Steel.
Annie Petsonk is International Counsel with EDF: she tells us about the latest research of 300 scientists showing a rise in Arctic Warming.
Marlow Lewis is a senior fellow at CEI: he expresses another point of view that calls moderate Republican John McCain an "alarmist" for convening an urgent Senate hearing on the subject this week. Listen