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Climate Mash

Just in time for Halloween - and these ARE scary times - we'll debut "The Climate Mash", a scathing version of  Bobby Puckett's classic, The Monster Mash...global warming has burned him out of retirement to record the song, complete with hysterical graphics (at climatemash.org).. We'll talk to Angela Ledford, executive director of Clear The Air, which has a campaign to go along with the song. We'll also check in with two  experts to learn what yet another killer storm portends for the future -Jerome Ringo, with The National Wildlife Federation, was a flood victim in Louisiana only to get hit by Wilma while in Florida for a talk. Peter Webster is a professor at Georgia Tech who says batten down the hatches for more warming fueled weather. Nell Newman will join us to talk about why Newman's Own Organics is pushing fair trade coffee and Scott Silver with Wild Wilderness will tell us why national parks are under siege from a relentless administration and what you can do about it. Last, but not least, Daniel Hinerfeld will check in with a report on why the NRDC is suing the Navy over sonar... LISTEN to the whole show (37 min)

Angela Ledford, campaign director of Clear the Air , the national campaign againt dirty power that just produced the climate mash video.

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Jerome Ringo, chairman of the board of directors for
the National Wildlife Federation;

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Peter Webster, professor at Georgia Tech

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Nell Newman, president and founder of Newman's Own
Organics;

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Scott Silver, executive director of Wild Wilderness;

LISTEN (7 min)

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The NRDC segment is devoted to the lawsuit filed against the US Navy about their high intensity sonar exercises. We'll hear part of the film narrated by Pierce Brosnan about those underwater noises.

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Experts explain why they produce masswhale mortality and the precaution the Navy should take to protect marine mammals. Speak out with NRDC's Earth Action Center.
The interviews for this segment are  by Daniel Hinerfeld.  LISTEN (4 min)

Global warming and you

With Wilma taking aim at the Florida coast and the hurricane center quickly running out of names we'll speak with global warming guru Ross Gelbspan about "Katrina's True Name". The author, journalist and lecturer tells us why we should prepare for more extreme weather. We'll also be chatting with Laurie David, eco-activist and wife of Curb Your Enthusiasm's Larry David. Laurie discusses why she's so enthusiastic about curbing global warming as is Steve Cochran, with Environmental Defense's Undo It campaign. We'll also hear why a change in the climate is impacting trout habitat in Montana - and what it means to you - from NRDC's George Black.

Ross Gelbspan Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Boiling point (just published in paperback).
Listen to the first part of the interview (11 min)
Listen to the second part of the interview (7 minutes)

More info on Kyotoandbeyond.org (the people's ratification).

We'll also hear parts of the song Change in the climate by Sharon Abreu

Steve Cochran, Director of Strategic Communications for Environmental Defense Fund

about their global warming undoit campaign.

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Laurie David Founder and active promoter of the virtual Stopglobalwarming.org march

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NRDC's magazine OnEarth explores the impact of global warming on trout habitat in Montana: how anglers and environmentalists join forces. George Black is articles Editor for OnEarth and his last book is The Trout Paradox. Listen (7 min)

NRDC also join forces with EcoTalk via a special partnership.

We wish  and hope other groups join us to promote and produce more radiobroadcasts about key environmental issues.

LISTEN to the whole show (37 min)

Energy matters

This weekend on EcoTalk Betsy's guests are

Congresswoman Hilda Solis (D-CA East LA) will tell us about the so called Gas Act, the raucous GOP (Getting Outrageously Pushy) House vote on legislation to relax restrictions on oil refineries. She led a drive for an alternative bill. 

Listen (11 min)

A solar decathlon underway near the Washington mall will also also be a focus - college students from around the country competing to build the greenest house to show the public, and politicians, what's possible - we'll speak with Tor Allen of the Rahus Institute and Cal Poly student Robert Johnson. Listen (6 min)

Our third segment is devoted to solar pioneers Joyce Mason, Vice-President Marketing for Pardee Homes building the nation's first 100% solar-powered housing development and developer Jack Fleming creating the first solar-powered seniors home.  Listen (11 min)

Finally Wendy Reed, Communications Manager for Change a light, change the world  wil ltalk about this campaign of the EPA's Energy Star program.  Listen (7 min)

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Driving less? Dams, the David Brower Youth Awards and the necessity to clean coal

Here is our program.

The Alliance To Save Energy’s Lowell Unger will tell us  why W’s recent request for Americans to drive less is not going to get us where we need to go, and what you can do about getting CAFÉ standards out of “stall” mode in the legislature.
Listen (8 min)

Author Jacques Leslie will talk about his new book, Deep Water, about the destructive power of dams. Listen (6 min)

Three young eco-activists, recipients of the David Brower Youth Awards
talk about their projects.
Listen (11 min)

Coal-fired power plants are the single largest source of man-made CO2, accounting for one quarter to one third of the world's total.
An entire generation of obsolete coal-fired power plants built in the 1950s and 1960s needs to be replaced.

David Hawkins, director of the NRDC's Climate Center explains the strategic importance of choosing the right technology for the new coal plants that are going to be built:  "If the plants are not designed up front to capture their CO2, they will lock us into large amounts of global-warming emissions for their entire operating lifetimes."  Listen (7 min)

Read the feature story by Craig Canine in onearth

LISTEN to the whole show (37 min)

Coal-fired power plants are the single largest source of man-made CO2, accounting for one quarter to one third of the world's total.
An entire generation of obsolete coal-fired power plants built in the 1950s and 1960s needs to be replaced.

David Hawkins, director of the NRDC's Climate Center explains the strategic importance of choosing the right technology for the new coal plants that are going to be built:  "If the plants are not designed up front to capture their CO2, they will lock us into large amounts of global-warming emissions for their entire operating lifetimes."  Listen (7 min)

Read the feature story by Craig Canine in onearth

LISTEN to the whole show (37 min)

Dear Subscribers

The audiofiles for the October 1st program about Green Hotels are now available.
Thanks for your patience.

Green hotels

We’ll let you know what your favorite hotel chain is doing, or should be doing, to lighten their impact on our environment.
From hybrid displays in the lobby to eco-chic celebrity suites, we’ll learn which players in the hospitality industry are beating a path to sustainability.

Rosario Marin and Bill Orr with California’s Green Lodging program will tell us about the new “four palms” rating system. Listen  (11 min)
Steve Pinetti with the Kimpton Hotel Collection will discuss why, for them, sustainability is not just a marketing gimmick
Listen (13 min)
Anne White with the Fairmont chain will weigh in  Listen (4 min)

As will Kathy Shepard with the Hilton hotels  Listen (7 min)

Listen to the whole show (37 min)