On this week’s Treehugger Thursday, Simran Sethi chats with online journalism pioneer Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post. LISTEN (12 min)
ALSO: EcoTalk producer Will Craven joins Betsy to talk Green Media in ’06, and Green Media in ’07.
In this week’s Treehugger Thursday Simran Sethi reminds us that record-breaking holiday travel means unbelievable amounts of waste which, for whatever reason, airlines can’t be bothered to recycle. Prince Charles, on the other hand, strives to live an efficient, sensible, and sustainable life, and even much-maligned GM has set targets of its own, with its eye on the earth and, yes, that pesky little bottom line.
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On this week’s edition of Treehugger Thursday, Simran Sethi tells us how to green Hannukah so that the Festival of Lights is not a drain on our sacred resources. Also, a fantastic green gift guide with something for everyone on your list, and your brain on pesticides. LISTEN (7 min)
On this week’s Treehugger Thursday, Simran Sethi (who you may have seen on Oprah the other day) tells us that more and more countires are re-foresting, Pandas in China are re-populating, co2 emissions can be reduced in your closet, and martial arts legend Jackie Chan has a new organic skin care line. LISTEN (6 min)
In a special extended Treehugger Thursday, Daryl Hannah offers her wide-ranging thoughts on biodiesel, a garden in Compton, and a well-proportioned perspective on celebrity. LISTEN (12 min)
Treehugger Correspondent Simran Sethi talks Turkey, the miles your Thanksgiving dinner travels from farm to family dinner table, and a sneak preview of next week’s Daryl Hannah interview.
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This week Treehugger correspondent Simran Sethi has a roundup of green winnings and losses after last week’s elections, China’s dubious global warming mantle, new coal-powered plants in Kansas, one of the best inventions of 2006, and Organic Valley’s 100-mile Thanksgiving Challenge (no, silly, you don’t have to run 100 miles; it’s about eating). LISTEN (8 min)
Treehugger.com Correspondent Simran Sethi tells us about a rather dubious ozone record, the calamitous
information contained in last week’s Stern report, the fabulous new
green business paradigm as led by the Green 50, and the miles traveled
by that gluttonous Thanksgiving dinner.
LISTEN ( 7:50 min)
Simran was born in Germany, grew up in North Carolina, and is proud
to be a Punjabi. She brings you TreeHugger News and is currently
working on growing TreeHuggerTV into a video smorgasbord. Simran is an
award-winning journalist who produced and anchored the news for MTV
Asia, co-created the MTV India news division, and developed programming
for the BBC and Doordarshan through her independent production company
SHE TV. She hosted Ethical Markets, the magazine-style series created
by futurist Hazel Henderson that highlights sustainable business
practices and corporate social responsibility, and is a contributing
author of the forthcoming book Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy.
Simran holds an MBA in sustainable management from the Presidio
School of Management and a BA in Sociology and Women’s Studies from
Smith College. In her spare time, Simran dedicates herself to media
advocacy, serving on the board of directors for the National Radio
Project and on the advisory board for New York’s National Public Radio
affiliate, WNYC. She is also developing a nutrition and food justice
curriculum within her Sugar Hill, Harlem community and is thinking
about training for the Angkor Wat marathon.
Treehugger.com Correspondent Simran Sethi connects eco-consciousness with class, obesity with poverty, environmentalism with the word ‘environmentalist’, Target with best and worst practices, WIll Ferrell with a toothbrush, and Whole Foods with wind energy credit. Phew! LISTEN (8 min)