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A Conversation With Bill McKibben

Unclesam2_2 Frustrated by political gridlock in Washington, writer Bill McKibben and some fellow Vermonters decided they had to do something to draw attention to the shrinking window of opportunity we have to curb global warming. So they began a seat-of-the-pants campaign that has caught fire and is now expected to produce, on April 14, 2007, the largest global warming demonstrations ever seen. OnEarth's George Black talks with him about how Step It Up 2007 is building a mass movement -- fast. LISTEN (7 min) 

Click Here to Create a Better World

Livinggreen1Could Second Life, the buzz-generating virtual hangout for millions of digerati and their avatars, help improve that other place called Real Life? OnEarth's Laura Wright talks with Lisa Selin Davis, who wrote about "the metaverse" in the Spring 2007 issue. LISTEN (7 min)

Deadly Sonar: The U.S. Navy's Assault on Whales and Science

Sonarmain NRDC's flagship magazine OnEarth features an article by Peter Canby on the Navy's use of Sonar (widely accepted to be harmful and/or fatal to whales), and the Navy's efforts to silence its (often authoritative, science-based) critics. Daniel Hinerfeld follows up on the article with NRDC Senior Policy Analyst Michael Jasny. LISTEN (7 min)
Picture: Ken Balcomb, Center for Whale Research