Kyoto protocol, protests and cow poop

We'll go back to Montreal for an update on the climate change conference, wrapping up this week. David Doniger, policy director for the NRDC's climate center will join us with his observations of the proceedings.

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We'll also get a report on the other part of the climate conference story - worldwide protests against global warming inaction held last weekend but you'd never know it from the meanstream media.
We'll speak with Jonathan Neele in London, a key organizer of the protests, about why this is just the first of many global actions to come.

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One way to get off the fossil fuels that are causing climate extremes is to use biofuels. We'll speak with Allen Dusault, with Sustainable Conservation about the most promising renewables, including cow gas!
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And speaking of gas - if you want to lower your utility bills this winter, consider a tankless water heater...we'll hear about the cost and conservation benefits of hot water on demand from Dan Moffroit, with Bosch.

LISTEN (8 min)

This devilish image is by R.O. Blechman

All illustrations are courtesy of the virtual exhibition of the Climate Action Network Canada and the Art Directors Club of New York.
They also offer a video (if you have the system to run it).

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Comments

[Michael Gilbreath]

An added downside to bio-fuels that was not mentioned on the show is the potential impact on crop selection by farmers. As fuel prices increase, and it becomes more profitable for farmers large and small to consider growing crops for fuel rather than animal or human consumtption the potential exists for a decrease in food acreage and/or upward pressure on food prices. Bio-deisel is a good thing in general, especially if it is based on crop waste or used oils, but I don't think we want a system that would this directly impact something as essential as food.