NRDC's segments on EcoTalk

Black Mesa: Coal against Water

Daniel Hinerfeld reports on efforts to protect the sacred water of Black Mesa.
The main source of water for many Hopi and Navajo in northeastern Arizona is the pristine Navajo aquifer beneath Black Mesa.  Its water is so pure that you can drink it straight out of the ground. 

But according to a new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the aquifer is in trouble. 
Decades of pumping by coal mining giant Peabody Energy are taking a toll.  And now Peabody wants to pump out 50 percent MORE water to move coal through a pipeline in the desert. LISTEN (7 min)

Also see the story in Yes Magazine.

From Gale to Dick: same destructive policies

Sharon Buccino, NRDC's Land Program Director talks about Gale Norton's legacy and what can be expected from Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne:
"Gale Norton is responsible for the destruction of public wildlands and key wildlife habitat. Her goal was to give away as many of our publicly owned resources as she could to the energy, timber and mining industries, and by that measure, she was very successful. But the Interior Department's job also is to protect our land, protect our drinking water sources, and protect the wildlife that makes that land home. She never took that part of her responsibility seriously.
Ms. Norton said she now is setting her sights on 'the private sector.' Unfortunately, her record suggests she has been working for private special interests all along." As for Dirk, "His abysmal environmental record as a senator and a governor speaks for itself. Dirk Kempthorne is Gale Norton in pants."  LISTEN (7 min)

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Against off-shore drilling

Jim Presswood brings us up to date on off-shore drilling. Call and/or write your Senators to ask them to vote against the Domenici-Bingaman bill.

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How I became a radical environmentalist

From Earth to America! a TBS special show produced by NRDC trustie Laurie David, here is Larry David explaining how HE became an eco-activist, from Brooklyn to Tuna. Enjoy :)
LISTEN (7 min)