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Roger Shamel: the President and energy issues

It's the morning after the President's State of the Union address - do we now have a better idea where he stands on climate change? I talked with two climate activists who give Obama a low grade, but not quite flunking since he did mention the word once, which is once more than last year! Green Front contributor, Roger Shamel, of the Global Warming Education Network (GWEN) and "Go The Limit" campaign, weighs in with a "D-" for the President on energy issues. 

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Peter Sinclair's interview with Katherine Hayhoe

Peter Sinclair of Climate Crocks, shares his candid opinion and talks about his interview with Katherine Hayhoe, the evangelical atmospheric scientist from Texas Tech who wrote the climate change chapter for climate flip-flopper, Newt Gingrich.

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Auden Schendler: Getting Green Done

Snow is coming to dry Colorado and California at last! Auden Schendler, VP of Sustainability at Aspen Ski Company and author of "Getting Green Done".  Among other things we'll discuss his recent article on the slow and bumpy path to solving climate change.

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Jamie Henn of 350.org on Keystone XL

President Obama has put a hold on the Keystone XL pipeline, offering hope for an eventual stop to the misguided project: Jamie Henn, Communications Director of 350.org talks on today's announcement on Keystone deferral decision. Read below the message by Bill McKibben

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D.R. Tucker

D.R. Tucker joins me to weigh in on all the news, plus Jon Huntsman's withdrawal from race leaving no climate "believers" in the Republican race to the White House.

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Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen: Green News Report

Brad Friedman of Bradblog and Desi Doyen, present The Green News Report.

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Jeffrey Ernst Friedman: MapLight, revealing money's influence on politics

Just how much clout do the oil and gas industry lobbyists wield? How about 12 million dollars worth, over the last two years alone! No wonder the head of the American Petroleum Institute is threatening "huge political consequences" if President Obama does not approve the Keystone XL pipeline. We'll talk to the researcher who heads an organization that keeps track of such things, Jeffrey Ernst Friedman, Director at MapLight, a "nonpartisan research organization that reveals money's influence on politics".

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Molly Arthur: EcoBirth, women for Earth and Birth

Molly Arthur about EcoBirth.

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Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen: Green News Report

Brad Friedman of Bradblog and Desi Doyen, present The Green News Report.

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Kathleen Dean Moore about "Moral Ground - Ethical Action For A Planet In Peril"

What is missing from the national conversation (or lack thereof) about climate change and other impending eco-disasters? According to Kathleen Dean Moore, it's the morality piece that's absent from the equation. Kathleen is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Oregon State University at Corvallis and co-editor of "Moral Ground - Ethical Action For A Planet In Peril". We'll discuss the original collection of moving essays from the Dalai Lama to Thomas Friedman.

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Peggy Cross, Founder of Eco-Tensil

Meet the founder of Eco-Tensil, an innovative company that has broken the mold of plastic spoons with an eternal afterlife. Peggy Cross has invented a better "tasting spoon" and it's biodegradable!

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Year end review with D.R. Tucker

A check-in from D.R. Tucker with a year-end view of the latest eco shenanigans.

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Matt Hohenstreet: pillow talk at Hilton Hotel in Concord, CA

Learn what Hilton Hotel in Concord is doing to green their properties, using a model in the Bay Area as a pilot
program. Hilton's Matt Hohenstreet says their new practice of refurbishing pillows is saving them a lot of green and keeping piles of pillows out of the landfill. 

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Ted Ko about The Clean Coalition

Ted Ko, Associate Executive Director of The Clean Coalition tells us what's being done to deploy more renewable sources of electricity.

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Lynn Palmer and Scott Kyle

Lynn Palmer and Scott Kyle are two eco activists from Ontario, where environmental issues center around preserving forests and fighting threats from extractive industries, primarily mining. Lynn, who has participated in UN conferences, and Scott, a Green Party candidate in Canada weigh on Canada's recent pullout from Kyoto accords, Keystone controversy and the threat of climate change.

LISTEN to LYNN and SCOTT

Ken Silber about climate change

Ken Silber is a Republican writer and blogger. 

His post about Talking with the left about climate change.

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The show aired on December 14 is a rerun of the show aired on October 26

The show aired on December 14 is a rerun of the show aired on October 26.
Mark Reynolds: Citizens Climate Lobby
Beth Waitkus: Insight Garden Program, in San Quentin prison

Annie Leonard: The story of broke

My trashiest green friend, Annie Leonard, joins me on The Green Front to talk about The Story of Stuff and her latest (en)viral video, The Story of Broke (on YouTube). Annie has it all; talent, brains, heart of green, humor and passion so don't miss this interview with my she-ro!

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Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen: Green News Report

Meet Brad Friedman of Bradblog and Desi Doyen, co-hosts of The Green News Report, coming soon to The Green Front. Brad and Desi are so in sync with our views on green media, the political gridlock in Washington, and need for an eco-evolution that I'm sure we'll be chatting again soon! 

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Alex Smith, EcoShock: state of the environmental media

A fellow green radio host, Alex Smith, joins Betsy to discuss the current state of environmental media in the age of climate change, freaky weather, peak oil and ocean issues, to name a few challenges. Alex' program, EcoShock, also airs on PRN so we interviewed each other about what's needed now!

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Peter Joseph: What the frack?

Peter Joseph, Climate Project Presenter, comments on Newt Gingrichs' turnaround position on climate change realities. In an interview with Bill O'Reilly, Gingrich called the ad he made with Nancy Pelosi calling for bipartisan action to combat global warming four years ago, "a mistake'.
Peter also shocks us (a bit) with the latest stats on weather records (hint: 2010 the hottest yet) and asks "What the frack?" are we doing with natural gas exploration?

LISTEN to PETER JOSEPH

Ariel Kotler about Israel's environmental challenges

From fighting devastating wildfires to desalinating water in the desert, Israel has always faced serious environmental challenges and limited natural resources. Ariel is with the Jewish National Fund. He explains how the planting of millions of trees, funded in large part by American Jews, has gone a long way toward not only providing much needed greenery, but also a source for carbon absorption." 

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D.R. Tucker, Carol Oldham and Joe Elcock: the Clean Air Act under attack

Climate convert and Green Front friend, D.R. Tucker, joins Betsy to chat with Carol Oldham and Joe Elcock with the National Wildlife Federation in Massachusetts. They discuss attacks on The Clean Air Act, and share predictions about the death of climate denialism. 

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Zach Alton, Climate and Energy Campaign Organizer for Oceana: Stop the Drill

Zach Alton, Climate and Energy Campaign Organizer for Oceana, joins the conversation to discuss renewed efforts to allow drilling off the Atlantic coast as well as Oceana's new photo petition campaign to push for wind turbines rather than oil rigs off America's coastlines.

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Susan and Roger Shamel: Presidential State of the Climate Address

Green Front friends, Susan and Roger Shamel talk about the latest efforts and accomplishments of GWEN, their Global Warming Education Network, on the climate beat. This dynamic duo has come come up with an idea that's gotten the attention of uber-activist Bill McKibben; a State of the Climate Address that President Obama would deliver to get the issue on the American and political agenda.

LISTEN to SUSAN and ROGER SHAMEL

Foster Gamble and Kimberly Carter Gamble: Thrive, What on Earth Will It Take?

Foster Gamble and Kimberly Carter Gamble talk about their new documentary Thrive. This breakthrough film manages to connect all the dots, name the forces behind what they call a global dominance conspiracy, and best of all lay out a road map for what we can do about, as 2012 approaches.

LISTEN to FOSTER GAMBLE and KIMBERLY CARTER GAMBLE

Peter Joseph M.D: Tar Sands Action

Dr. Peter Joseph of The Climate Project, is just back from the DC tar sands protest.  He shares his interpretations of the current temperature of climate politics as well as what's at stake for President Obama on tar sands decision. 

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Alec Loorz: Kids vs Global Warming and iMatter March.

Alec Loorz of Kids Vs Global Warming  and the iMatter March, checks in from the road.

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Roz Savage: Rowing Towards a Greener Future

"Oar" own Roz Savage - fresh from her Indian Ocean crossing - on what's next for the solo rower for climate change awareness!

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Chris Paine: Revenge of the electric car!

Four years after the film "Who Killed The Electric Car?" answered a lot of questions about the premature demise of gas-free vehicles, Director Chris Paine is back with "Revenge of the Electric Car!". Chris tells us about the challenges and excitement in making a sequel signaling return of the "car of the future".

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Amy Harwood: Center for Biological Diversity: 7 billion and counting

What does the future on a planet populated with 7 billion people look like? We'll find out from Amy Harwood, Campaign Coordinator at The Center For Biological Diversity.

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Drew Grande: Another Coal Ash Spill

The picture is not pretty along the shore of Lake Michigan where toxic coal ash is pouring into the water from a damaged coal fired power plant.
Protecting against this very type of accident is what the most anti-environment congress just voted against!
Drew Grande of The Sierra Club in Massachusetts tells what's wrong with this picture.

LISTEN to DREW GRANDE

Mark Reynolds: Citizens Climate Lobby

Mark Reynolds of Citizens Climate Lobby explains that Congressman Pete Stark, and nine other liberal legislators, have bucked the crimson anti-climate tide and floated a measure to tax carbon producers. Reynolds says it likely won't get out of committee but provides an opportunity to talk about the prospect!

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Beth Waitkus: Insight Garden Program

Beth Waitkus is a trailblazer and "avant- gardener". She'll talk about her groundbreaking Insight Garden Program at San Quentin prison which teaches hard core inmates how to grow plants and nurture the possibility of a future beyond bars.

LISTEN to BETH WAITKUS

Stephen Lacey debunks a fake solar scandal

Leading climate writer Stephen Lacey, of climateprogress.org talks about the week's top stories including a fake solar scandal from "Faux News"  and a call to government leaders to take action on climate change from managers of some 20 trillion dollars in global investment funds. He'll also weigh in on the Republican presidential debates where not one word was uttered about our environmental, energy or climate crisis and how Hermain Cain is proud of his alliance with the Koch Brothers.
I guess some things do go better with Koch...Pizza and Coke!

LISTEN to STEPHEN LACEY

Gail Zawacki: Climate Witness

Tree lover and expert Gail Zawacki writes about the less than fabulous fall foliage and other signs of environmental degradation. The "Wit's End" blogger has also spent some time at the Occupy Wall Street protests in NYC and she shares her observations.

LISTEN to GAIL SAWACKI

Peter Knights about the ban of the sale, possession and trade of shark fins in California

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed legislation to ban the sale, possession and trade of shark fins,
hoping to slow the consumption of shark fins soup and slaughter of an estimated 73 million sharks per year. Peter Knights, Executive Director of WildAid, one of the global organizations leading that legislative effort in California, and continuing around the world talks about this victory.

LISTEN to PETER KNIGHTS

Stephen Lacey about the solar industry

Stephen Lacey, climate blogger at The Center for American Progress and Grist, has written a slew of stories about the solar industry, Solyndra and clean energy progress - and obstacles. Meet the man behind many compelling stories. 

LISTEN to STEPHEN LACEY

David Bronner about the Right2know March: a mobilization for GMO labeling from NYC to the White House, Oct 1-16

The anti GMO factions are out in force this week with a two-pronged  attack on the need for proper labeling of food products made with genetically modified organisms. The "Just Label It" campaign is demanding "GMO" appear on product packages as is the Right2Know march, a two week walk from New York to The White House. David Bronner, of Dr Bronner's Magic Soaps joins us to share what's at stake for the future of our food supply.

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Renee Sharp: BPA banned in California Baby Bottles

Renee Sharp, Head of Environmental Working Group California office talks about how BPA is now banned in California baby bottles after Governor Jerry Brown signed the new legislation. Now, what about the rest of cans and bottles that contain bisphenol A? 

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