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Hazel Henderson: Ethical Markets: Growing The Green Economy

Written by William Craven on January 18, 2007. Posted in Books.

Renowned Economist, pan-Media Personality, and producer of the Ethical Markets TV show, Hazel Henderson is one of the most high-profile proponents of replacing the GDP with an economic indicator that measures the true health of our society. After all, what good is GDP growth if it includes the costs of cleaning up pollution or building prisons? Her new book is called Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy.
PART 1 (11 min) PART 2 (7 min)

Congress’ First 100 Hours and Global Warming

Written by William Craven on January 17, 2007. Posted in climate change.

Even if it’s just political football, it is refreshing for environmental and energy issues to be in play as the 110th Congress wraps up its first 100 hours. Jeremy Symons, Manager of the Climate Change Program for the National WIldlife Federation, chats with Betsy about Thursday’s big Congressional vote to make Big Oil pay taxes like other Americans.

They also review the ambitious McCain/Lieberman/Obama bill to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2% every year. That’s exciting– but can it pass? You’d almost think those guys were running for president or something…..

PART 1 (11 min) PART 2 (7 min)

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the billions of dollars of tax giveaways to big multinational oil
companies and invest this money in clean renewable energy.

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Joseph Romm: Hell and High Water and What We Should Do

Written by William Craven on January 17, 2007. Posted in climate change.

Joseph Romm, former Assistant Secretary at the US Department of Energy under President Clinton and current Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, shares with Betsy his three big picture solutions to global warming,
looks back at the environmental legacy of the Clinton/Gore
administration, and shares his insights on the legacy of the sitting
(duck) presidential administration: "They only like technology that
doesn’t exist." His new book is Hell and High Water: Global Warming– and What We Should Do.

LISTEN (12 min) Read his blog

Drunken Trees and Climate Change in Alaska

Written by William Craven on January 17, 2007. Posted in climate change.

Over her lifetime Laurie Fickus has seen her community in Fairbanks physically transformed by the thawing permafrost and "drunken trees" that have become the signature features of climate change in Alaska. She shared her firsthand account with Betsy as they attended "Al Gore U." in Tennessee last week. LISTEN (8 min)

Jerome Ringo at the first day of a new Congress

Written by William Craven on January 5, 2007. Posted in Apollo Alliance.

Apollo Alliance President Jerome Ringo returns to cover the swearing in of Congress, including the conversations he had with Hillary Clinton and Homeland Security chair Benny Thompson. Naturally, for someone who heads a group named after the moon mission, Jerome is very optimistic that this Congress will act decisively on energy policy, land conservation, and sensible pollution controls. LISTEN (11 min)

Larry Schweiger goes to Washington, too

Written by William Craven on January 5, 2007. Posted in National Wildlife Federation.

Larry Schweiger, President and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, tells us his thoughts and observations as a new and potential-rich Congress is sworn in. He also discusses the possibility that Pelosi and Co. will roll back counterproductive tax breaks and subsidies for big oil (subsidies contribute to the destruction of our grandchildren’s future with their money, he says), delves into the motivations that brought him back to the National WIldlife Federation, and the grandchild who keeps his eye focused on the goal of a sustainable world for him to flourish in.

PART ONE (7 min) PART TWO (10 min)

Cruise Pollution

Written by William Craven on January 4, 2007. Posted in Oceans.

A single cruise ship generates as much air pollution as 12,000 cars. One cruise ship of 3,000 guests and crew also plow through 11 tons of garbage per day. And 23 gallons of toxic waste. And 270,000 gallons of bacteria-contaminated graywater. Shall I keep going? No, better to let Gershon Cohen of the Campaign to Safeguard America’s Waters tell you, because he is not only an authority on the cruise industry but is also armed with workable solutions to this Titanic-sized problem, such as Alaska’s successful state ballot initiative that demanded that Cruise Ships play by the same rules as everyone else. LISTEN (11 min)

picture : Oceana

lce Collapse in the Arctic

Written by William Craven on January 4, 2007. Posted in climate change, Oceans.

Last week, as we sipped on cups of cider with family and friends, an ice shelf the size of Manhattan fell into the sea off of Northern Canada. Being that ice shelves, once fallen, tend not to hop back up and reattach themselves, we were left fretting over what such a fall portends. Luke Copland, a bonafide Glaciologist at the University of Ottawa, stopped by to tell us. LISTEN (7 min)

US reliance on OPEC reaches 15-year high

Written by William Craven on January 4, 2007. Posted in Oil addiction. 2 Comments on US reliance on OPEC reaches 15-year high

Apparently, no one can find any reasons not to buy tons of oil from OPEC. No strings attached whatsoever! But seriously folks, as US reliance on OPEC’s "black gold" reaches a 15-year high, Jerome Ringo, President of the Apollo Alliance, breaks down their ten point plan to break our addiction to oil. LISTEN (11 min)

Image: Climate Change Poster Art

Treehugger Thursday

Written by William Craven on January 4, 2007. Posted in TreeHugger Radio.

On the first Treehugger Thursday of 2007, Simran Sethi gets the Resolutions of several Eco Movers and Shakers, including Ideal Bite founders Heather Stephenson and Jen Boulden, model and TV media host Summer Rayne Oakes, Big Green Apple Author Ben Jervey, sustainable design guru Jill Fehrenbacher, EcoTalk’s Green Biz correspondent Joel Makower of greenbiz.com, and Treehugger’s own Jacob Gordon. Can’t break your resolutions now, guys: Simran has you on tape. LISTEN (9 min)