voice of bainbridge

Interview with Sherry Appleton

November 12: Interview with Sherry Appleton after her election as State Assembly Representative (11 min).
Sherry shares her post-election impressions after an energetic campaign supported by many Bainbridge volunteers.

Interview with Jay Inslee

November 12: Interview with Jay Inslee after his reelection as Congressman for Washington State first district (17 min).
Jay speaks about the electoral results at the different levels and what's next.
He explains the priorities of the Apollo project and a few ongoing initiatives and projects to develop alternative sources of energy.
Our interview took place at the very convivial Pegasus Coffee: that explains the conversations in the background.
For more information:
Jay Inslee's personal site
About the Apollo project
Pegasus Coffee House

Candidate Forum

October 21: Sponsored by the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce, the Candidate forum brought together Phil Rockefeller, Doug Kitchens, Beverly Woods and Sheri Appleton (51 min).
The moderator is Kevin Dwyer.
Sheri Appleton told the story of her Mom buying medicine for her breast cancer in the US for $269 a month vs buying the same drug on line in Canada for $69 for three months.
Listen to Sherry.

Wake up for your environment

October 13: Wake up for your environment a fundraiser breakfast organized in Seattle by the Washington Conservation Voters brought together 800+ people (at 7.30 AM) and featured the following speakers:

Bruce Gryniewski , WCV Executive Director (5 min).

US Senator Maria Cantwell (2 min).

Candidate for WA State Governor Christine Gregoire (17 min).

Deb Callahan, President of the League of Conservation Voters (14 min).

More info:
www.Gregoire2004.com
List of the candidates endorsed by Washington Conservation Voters.
Locally look for legislative district 23 and Kitsap County.

Meet up for Democrats

October 11: Meetup for Democrats had as guest speaker Lysbeth Rickerman , an expert on Environmental Climate Change and National Security, former Senior Advisor with the State Department (9 min).
I have extracted the end of her presentation where she quotes a briefing given by Colin Powell in Cairo on February 24, 2001: "The sanctions have worked. Saddam Hussein has not developed any sort of capability with respect of weapons of mass destruction". (1 min).

Interview with Charlotte Garrido

September 27: Interview with Charlotte Garrido Democratic Candidate for Kitsap County Commissioner, District 2 (23 min).
She talks about her reasons to run and her conception of local democracy.
Don't forget to vote!
More info: www.garrido2004.com

Hunter Lovins about profitable sustainability

September 27: Hunter Lovins President, Natural Capitalism, delivers the luncheon plenary presentation at the Profitable Sustainability Conference in Seattle(36 min): Natural capitalism, the key to competitiveness and prosperity.
Luncheon means forks, knifes and plates noises since she did not wear a lapel mike (our fault).
But this is (as usual with Hunter) a powerful speech.
The presentation was followed by a 2 minutes wrap up
and a questions and answers sessions(9 min).

More info: www.natcapinc.com
Hunter recommended Janine Benyus's book Biomimicry: innovation ispired by nature
The whole program of the conference

Environment 2004 in Seattle

September 22: Environment 2004 invited Voice of Bainbridge to attend their Seattle launch event, featuring Bruce Babbitt, former US Secretary of Interior and many local candidates.
Here are our recordings of the speeches:
Jennifer Belcher, Former Commissioner of Public Lands (4 min).
Dave Ross, Democratic Candidate for 8th District Congressional Seat (4 min).
Mike Cooper, Democratic Candidate for Commissioner of Public Lands (5 min).
Deborah Senn, Democratic Candidate for Attorney General (6 min).
Mary Kay Becker, Candidate for State Supreme Court Justice Position 1 (5 min).
Mike Lowry, Former Governor (5 min)
Aimée Christensen, Environment 2004 Executive Director (8 min).
Bruce Babbitt, former US Secretary of Interior (14 min).
More info about Environment 2004

Conference on coastal and estuarine habitat

September 13: A series of recordings from the first plenary session of the 2nd National Conference on coastal and estuarine habitat restoration taking place in Seattle.
A short introduction by Kathy Fletcher of People for Puget Sound (2 min).
Then Denis Hayes delivers the keynote speech: "What should we have learned? Lessons from 30 years of sweeping victories and crushing defeats". A wake up call for environmentalists (44 min).
A panel discussion about the state of the restoration movement with representatives of the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, Tulalip Tribes, Battelle Institute and The Nature Conservancy (18 min).
During lunch, a speech by James Connaughton White House Advisor and Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (10 min).
Finally a speech by Billy Frank Jr. Chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (10 min).
I am sorry to report that the beginning of Billy's speech was lost due to a failure of batteries.
For information about the whole program of the conference
About James Connaughton

Gordon Price about Vancouver BC

September 8: Gordon Price talks about the Vancouver Recipe, how to create walkable and bikable communities (14 min).
about Gordon Price

Tedson Meyers

September 8: Tedson Meyers talks about the beginnings of the National Center for Bicycling and Walking and the need for patience and fortitude (11 min).
He recommends that every advocate reads Confidence a book by Rosabeth Moss Kanter.

Questions and answers for Denis Hayes and Jay Inslee

August 22: The questions and answers session (26 min).
Includes an interesting reflexion about China and how to promote the use of the bicycle.
If you haven't listened to Chris Stanley's interview about his accident while biking on I 99, it is just a clik away.

Jay Inslee

August 22: Jay Inslee was the second speaker of the evening (29 min).
He presents arguments for a new national energy policy and a new majority in Congress.
For more information:
About the Apollo project,
and Jay Inslee's personal site

Denis Hayes

August 22: Denis Hayes talks at the Bainbridge High School Auditorium (30 min).
As a citizen and not as the President of the Bullitt Foundation, Denis tells why he thinks it is time to send George Bush back to Texas.
As a long time friend of John Kerry he explains why he believes his election is crucial for our environment.

Interview with Darlene Kordonowy

August 19: Interview with Darlene Kordonowy, Mayor of Bainbridge Island (30 min ).
Darlene explains how she became involved in local issues and decided to run for office.
She gives her opinion about various current questions: new development and traffic on High School Road, the project on Winslow and Ferncliff, the transformation of the ferry terminal, the recently clearcut lot on Sunrise Drive.
More information:
Office of the Mayor

Sherry Appleton

August 2: Interview with Sherry Appleton, Democratic candidate for State Representative, 23rd District, position 1 (27 min).
Listen to Sherry tell who she is and why she is running for election.
Contact:
www.SherryAppleton.com

Interview with Glenn Burkhart

Glenn Burkhart coauthor of Defending Wild Washington, a citizen action guide was interviewed at the Wilderness Conference organized in Seattle by the Mountaineers (66 min)