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Patrick McCully: Climate Talks in Nairobi

Patrick McCully of the International Rivers Network gives us his report from Nairobi, site of the latest round of UN Climate Talks, or as McCully tells us, "Talks about Talks." LISTEN (11 min)

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GREENDAY + NRDC

Daniel Hinerfeld explains how
Green Day and NRDC have joined forces to engage more people in one of the most important issues of our time: our addiction to oil. LISTEN (7 min)

Treehugger Thursday: Daryl Hannah

In a special extended Treehugger Thursday, Daryl Hannah offers her wide-ranging thoughts on biodiesel, a garden in Compton, and a well-proportioned perspective on celebrity. LISTEN (12 min)

Anna Sova: Luxury Organics

For Anna Walker, founder of Anna Sova Luxury Organics, quality organic products and sustainable practices are  intrinsically woven into the fabric of the company. Anna Sova's fabrics feel amazing, their candles fill rooms with the most relaxing natural fragrance, and their paints are made of...food?  LISTEN (8 min)

Rocky Anderson and the Sundance Summit

Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson leads one of the most environmentally progressive municipal governments in the world, and has gone global to show other mayors how to act locally. Two weeks ago he co-hosted with Robert Redford and ICLEI (the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) the Sundance Summit, gathering 60 mayors from all over the country to tackle climate change. LISTEN (11 min)

Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich

Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich was a skeptic, but is now a passionate convert to the cause of environmental conservation. He says that sound energy and emissions policies make for sound economics, and has even housed environmental issues under the city's department of community and economic development. LISTEN (7 min)

Russ George and Planktos

Russ George, CEO of Planktos, will help you green your carbon footprint. Planktos will help you replant trees. Planktos will help you revive starving seas-- by putting co2 back into the ocean. And it's so easy that it would make a fantastic, world-altering holiday gift for a loved one. LISTEN (12 min)

Nicole Sillapere: Greening The Party

Is it the season of kindness, consideration, and giving, or the season of heedless and wasteful consumption? Greening all the holiday parties we go to could make a difference. Nicole Sillapere of Sillapere Events and Environments tells us how to throw and elegant, stylish, and personalized party that leaves a slightly smaller foot (or high-heel) print. LISTEN (8 min)

Ross Gelbspan: Boiling Points and Practical Reactions

Renowned Journalist and former Boston Globe editor Ross Gelbspan specializes in practical, economically sound, macro-level ideas to confront climate change. In a special three-part interview, he lays out ideas he brainstormed with energy companies, economists, and policy wonks, and which formed the core of his 2004 book Boiling Point: How Politicians, Big Oil and Coal, Journalists and Activists Are Fueling the Climate Crisis--And What We Can Do to Avert Disaster.

PART 1, PART 2 , PART 3

Aspen Skiing Company: Save Snow

Aspen Skiing Company's Director of Environmental Affairs Auden Schendler tells Betsy how climate change threatens winter skiing, the friend-of-the-court brief they've filed with the Supreme Court and the impressive steps they've taken to become the most eco-conscious ski resort in the industry.
LISTEN (12 min)
Also see Save Snow.