NRDC's segments on EcoTalk

A Farewell to Pombo and a Poem for Winter

Daniel Hinerfeld and Andrew Wetzler say goodbye to outgoing Rep. Richard Pombo, "the single greatest threat to biodiversity in America."
LISTEN (7 min)
Also, a poem to mark today Winter Solstice, "Mockingbird at Winter Solstice" by Eamon Grennan from the Winter Issue of OnEarth.
Picture of Winter Solstice by Sigurd Towrie

Grizzly Bears in peril

Louisa Willox heads our Wild Bears project. She explains why it would be detrimental to remove the Grizzly Bears from the endangered species list while there are only about 600 individuals left in Yellowstone and Glacier.

Listen (7 min)

You can help by asking the administration to keep the Grizzly Bears on the list.

Save the whales

This 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. 
The interviews for this segment are  by Daniel Hinerfeld.  LISTEN (4 min)
Speak out with NRDC's Earth Action Center.