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Lisa Hoyos: Climate Parents

The group Climate Parents is applauding this week's decision by the Kansas state school board to green light new standards for K-12 that will teach climate change and evolution as key scientific concepts. Climate Parents' Director, Lisa Hoyos, talks about the group's efforts to organize American families around awareness and action on global warming.

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Bill Paige: Wildfires

Central Texas radio personality, Bill Paige, joins Betsy for some local perspective on the people and politics of Bastrop County, scene of one of the worst wildfires in U.S. history.

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Dr. Ernest Moniz: White House Leadership Summit on Women, Climate and Energy

Newly installed Energy Secretary, Dr. Ernest Moniz, opened last week's White House Leadership Summit on Women, Climate and Energy. His comments to the group of 100 attendees will be played exclusively on The Green Front as D.R Tucker and Betsy discuss the event. 

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Scott Wolland: Bay Area Wilderness Training

Scott Wolland, Executive Director of Bay Area Wilderness Training, shares the positive and long lasting impact of getting at-risk youth outdoors.

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Rachel Caplan: San Francisco Green Film Festival

Rachel Caplan, Founder of the San Francisco Green Film Festival, gives a preview of the 3rd annual line-up of top environmental movies to see!

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Overheated: The Human Cost of Climate Change (bis)

Today we replay the two segments aired on March 20 and May 8.

• Andrew Guzman: Overheated: The Human Cost of Climate Change 
• Jayni Chase: First International Day of Happiness 

David Turnbull: Oil Change International

If the planet's atmosphere hits a milestone of 400 ppm of green house gases and hardly anyone notices, does it still count? Uhhh.....yes says David Turnbull, Campaigns Director for Oil Change International. We'll hear why this parts-per-million threshold better be a pivot point or else.

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Ed Brown: Unacceptable Levels

The film maker of "Unacceptable Levels" explains whats at stake from exposure to everyday chemicals and what can be done about it. Ed Brown says it starts with awareness and the film, and this interview, tells us what we need to know.

LISTEN to ED BROWN

Overheated: The Human Cost of Climate Change

Today we replay the two segments aired on March 20.

• Andrew Guzman: Overheated: The Human Cost of Climate Change 
• Jayni Chase: First International Day of Happiness 

Rob Hogg: America's Climate Century

Iowa State Senator, Rob Hogg talks about his new book "America's Climate Century, what climate change means for America and what Americans can do about it".

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Shanna Devine: Government Accountability Project

Shanna Devine, lead investigator at The Government Accountability Project (GAP), shares her findings in an in-depth look at the health and environmental impacts of the BP oil disaster three years out. 

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Jay Shofet: Green Environment Fund

Jay Shofet, head of the Green Environment Fund, checks in with some fascinating eco-trends unfolding in Israel.

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Beth and George Gage: Bidder 70, This is what hope looks like

Beth and George Gage are the producers of a new film called Bidder 70, about Tim De Cristopher’s courageous stand which landed him in jail…until this week. They share with us what drew them to tell Tim’s amazing story.

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Andrew Goldberg: Dogwood Alliance and International Paper

A big victory for tree lovers (and that should be all of us) as the world’s largest paper company comes to an agreement on with the Dogwood Alliance. Betsy talks with Andrew Goldberg, head of corporate engagement at the forest conservation group. 

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Michelle Kinman: Solar Lancaster

The city of Lancaster, in sunny Southern California, has vowed to become the  solar capital of the world and is already breaking new ground. Michelle Kinman, clean energy advocate with Environment California, talks about the exciting news.

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Jared Scott: Do The Math

A new film is being released in conjunction with Earth Day.
“Do The Math” co-producer, Jared Scott (left on picture with co-producer Kelly Nyks) joins Betsy with a sneak preview of the effort  from 350.org.

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Paul Wells: Earth Day SF 2013

Earth Day is this Monday, Paul Wells tells us how one of America’s greenest cities will be celebrating from San Francisco!

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John Hansen: All Risk and No Reward

A new anti-Keystone campaign is being lead by some unlikely groups, including  the Nebraska Farmers Union. We’ll talk to its presidentJohn Hansen, about why what he says is a majority of the state’s farmers  are strongly opposed to the pipeline’s extension!

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Brian Merchant: Roger Ebert's New Seasons with New Names

With Roger Ebert’s passing last week the world lost a popular film critic and political pundit but few knew  of his passion, and concern for the planet. We’ll get that story and commentary on the latest climate news from  environmental journalist, Brian Merchant.

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Elijah Zarlin: Keystone XL Protest Awaits Obama

Hundreds of pipeline opponents are planning to let Barack Obama know of their concerns by demonstrating at a San Francisco fundraiser for the president tonight. CREDO's campaign organizer, Elijah Zarlin discusses the Arkansas Exxon oil spill and how it might impact the upcoming Keystone decision.

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Liz Gorman: Consumers getting more environmentally conscious

The latest consumer research shows more Americans are factoring in our environment when they buy products. Liz Gorman, SVP with Cone Communications' CSR/Sustainability division, says purchasers also want more, not less, information.

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Grace Morris: Think Outside The Bottle

If you don’t think our national parks should be littered with empty plastic  water bottles, you’re not alone. Hear what the folks at “Think Outside the  Bottle” are rolling out from Grace Morris, Campaign Organizer with the watchdog  group, Corporate Accountability.

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Leslie Friday and David Keefe: The Climate Crisis Series

Two staffers at Boston University’s newspaper BU Today share what’s behind the campuses’ first ever series on climate change  impacts. Leslie Friday and David Keefe have the lowdown from Beantown.

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Andrew Guzman: Overheated: The Human Cost of Climate Change

UC Berkeley Law professor Andrew Guzman, author of Overheated: The Human Cost of Climate Change, tells why global warming is so much more than an environmental problem!

LISTEN to ANDREW GUZMAN

Jayni Chase: First International Day of Happiness

Author and longtime eco- activist Jayni Chase checks in from the U.N. First International Day of Happiness and shares her green values and visions for a healthier world!

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Peter Sinclair: Carbon Tax

There is renewed focus on the possibility of a carbon tax from both sides of  the issue. Climate Crock’s Peter Sinclair joins us to share his expert opinion on the  chances this win-win-win proposal will actually happen, and what it means  that opponents are ramping up their rhetoric.

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Ben Wessel: 350 Action Endorses Ed Markey for US Senate

Ben Wessel, of 350  Action, explains why the climate group has– for the first time– endorsed a candidate for office, Rep. Ed Markey.

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Libba Betton: Whole Foods Commits to Full GMO Transparency

Whole Foods has announced it will be labeling its GMO products as it  tries to procure fewer of them over the next five years. Spokeswoman Libba Letton explains that ground-breaking decision.

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Frank O'Donnell: Gina McCarthy as new Head of the EPA

What can we expect from President Obama's choice to head the EPA? Gina McCarthy is being mostly cheered by environmentalists, including Frank O'Donnell, President of Clean Air Watch, who says we should all be breathing easier soon.

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Cameron Roda: Political Neglect of Global Warming Acts as Environmental Threat

Is the political logjam on climate change a serious environmental threat? Cameron Roda a junior at Ohio State University tells us about a March 5 column he wrote explaining that citizens need to wake up and smell the carbon and not vote for any candidates who are naive, neglectful, incompetent or ignorant on science!

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Alexis Madrigal: Powering the Dream

Alexis Madrigal, author of "Powering the Dream" on the history and future of green technology.

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Sarah Hodgdon: Forward on Climate

Where does the newly energized climate movement go in the wake of last week's largest ever rally on Washington? We talk to Sarah Hodgdon, National Programs Director for the Sierra Club--one of the event's organizers--about the successful demonstration and its impact on the nation.

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Michael Green: Ending the Toxic Shell Game

Michael Green, Executive Director of The Center for Environmental Health reveals the "toxic shell game" being perpetrated by chemical manufacturers.

LISTEN to MICHAEL GREEN

Betsy is away for two weeks, working on her book

Betsy is away working on her book. She'll be back on February 27. In the meantime she has selected a few of her favorite recent programs in case you missed them when they aired originally, starting with the show aired on December 12. Enjoy!

Bob Doppelt: Climate Ethics Campaign 

Laurie Johnson: ski and climate change

• David Levine: Geostellar

Tyson Miller: Environmental Coverage Ranking

Environmental coverage in mainstream news is sorely lacking, especially in relation to how quickly the challenges are mounting. Tyson Miller, Director of the Project For Improved Environmental Coverage talks about the first ever green ranking of major news outlets.

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J.J. Goldberg: President Obama's Glaring Omission!

J.J. Goldberg, a writer with the progressive Jewish publication, Forward, talks about his column this week entitled President Obama's Glaring Omission!

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John Englander: High Tide on Main Street

John Englander author of High Tide on Main Street--Rising Sea Level and the Coming Coastal Crisis tells what we can expect over the coming months, years and decade along our coastlines.

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Judith and Richard Lang: Plastic For Ever

Judith and Richard Lang have spent 15 years curating trash, making art out of  plastic debris and sending a graphic message about our wasteful ways and how garbage doesn't go ‘away’. 

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Brad Johnson: President Obama, Shape Your Climate Legacy

Hopes are high that the President's Inaugural mention of climate change as one of the key issues in his second administration will be followed by sustained action. Here is reaction from Brad Johnson of the Climate Silence and Forecast The Facts campaigns.

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Benjamin Gotschall: Bold Nebraska

Here is a reaction to Nebraska's Governor ok'ing the Keystone XL route through his state. Benjamin Gotschall is Energy Director at BOLD Nebraska. He says the fight is not over yet!!

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