Home > Other Podcasts4    Other Podcasts4 Tech/BioTech Nation with Dr. Moira Gunn The Tech/BioTech Nation podcast with Dr. Moira Gunn, ITConversations, A GigaVox Media Channel offers the latest in cutting edge discoveries in Technology/BioTechnology. Please go to their webpage to find a complete listing of many high quality audio programs: http://www.itconversations.com/series/technation.html. Also subscribe to the podcast via their RSS feed: http://rss.gigavox.com/series/technation.xml Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues: ====>Click to hear "Stephen Hall - New Bio-Refinery Fuel Sources" 15 Aug 2006 Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with New Zealander Stephen Hall, Chief Executive of Genesis R&D, who discusses the search for new sources of fuel for bio-refineries. Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Steen Riisgaard - Corporate Environmental Records" 01 Aug 2006 Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Steen Riisgaard, the President of Novozymes. Riisgaard explains why Novozymes' annual report also includes its environmental record. Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Elizabeth Grossman - High Tech Trash" 18 July 2006 Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with environmental journalist Elizabeth Grossman, who dissects the retired technology we have lurking around our houses. From cell phones and PDAs to computers, monitors and printers, we'll find out what's in them and what to do with them. Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "David Helvarg and Jim Toomey - 50 Ways to Save the Ocean" 23 May 2006 Environmental journalist David Helvarg and Jim Toomey the creator of the cartoon strip "Sherman's Lagoon." Together they've come up with "50 Ways to Save the Ocean." Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Bjorn Mellin - Genetically Modified Crops" 23 May 2006 On BioTech Nation, Dr. Bjorn Melin from the Argentinian firm BioSidus explains the economic reason which drove Argentina to become #2 worldwide cultivating genetically-modified crops. Then for the BioIssue of the Week, David Ewing Duncan takes up Malaria. Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Genetically Modified Crops in South Africa" 24 April 2006 Dr. Moira Gunn talks to the chief of a rural South African village, Chief Advocate Mdutshane, and a South African government scientist, Dr. Makhosandile Rebe, about genetically modified crops in South Africa. And on Bio-Issue of the Week, science journalist David Ewing Duncan reviews former President Clinton's keynote speech. This edition of BioTech Nation was broadcast from the BIO2006 conference in Chicago. Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Mike Arbidge - Biomass as a source for Ethanol" 13 Dec 2005 Dr. Moira gunn speaks with Genencore CEO, Mike Arbidge, who fills us in on biomass, the source for the ethanol that gets mixed with our gasoline. [BioTech Nation audio from IT Conversations] Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Graeme Gibson - Environmentalist/Author" 29 Nov 2005 Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with environmentalist Graeme Gibson, author of "The Bedside Book of Birds." He tracks the historic perception of human's relationship with birds, and also his work on the preservation of wetlands in Cuba and beyond. [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations] Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Ecological Literacy: Educating our Children for a Sustainable World" 29 Nov 2005 Dr. Moira Gunn interviews Michael Stone, Former Managing Editor, Whole Earth magazine, and Zenobia Barlow, Executive Director of the Center for Ecoliteracy. They are the co-authors of "Ecological Literacy: Educating our Children for a Sustainable World" and take us on a tour of ecoliteracy. From Alice Water's edible schoolyard to planting trees for watershed, kids have a new vision of their relationship to the planet. Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Graham Hawkes - Ocean Floor Exploration" 20 Sept 2005 Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Graham Hawkes, an engineer and explorer, the solo ocean dive record holder, and president of Hawkes Ocean Technologies. They talk about his quest to drive a submersible to the very bottom of the ocean, some seven miles down, as well as the very different experience of his underwater flight school. [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations] Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Dam! -- Water, Power, Politics, and Preservation in Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite National Park" 13 Sept 2005 Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with John Warfield Simpson, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Natural Resources, Ohio State University, and the author of 'Dam! -- Water, Power, Politics, and Preservation in Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite National Park.' He relates the technical -- and political -- tale which enabled the tiny city of San Francisco to dam an entire mountain valley some 200 miles away, a sister valley to the famous Yosemite -- all in the name of progress. [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations] Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Grand Canyon -- Solving Earth's Grandest Puzzle" 13 Sept 2005 Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with James Powell, Executive Director, National Physical Science Consortium, and the author of "Grand Canyon -- Solving Earth's Grandest Puzzle." He tells us about the controversy around the beginnings of the Grand Canyon, and the present and future of its now-aging Glen Canyon dam. [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations] Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Paper or Plastic: Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World" 30 Aug 2005 Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Daniel Imhoff, the Executive Director of Watershed Media and the author of "Paper or Plastic: Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World." You'll think twice the next time you pick up a blister pack of pills. [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations] Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "What's Been Genetically Modified at our Grocery Stores" 26 April 2005 On this edition of BioTech Nation, UC Berkeley Professor Dr. Peggy Lemaux speaks with host Dr. Moira Gunn on what's been genetically modified at our grocery stores. [Biotech Nation audio on IT Conversations] Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Stephen Yafa 'Big Cotton. . .' " 19 April 2005 Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with journalist Stephen Yafa about a crop that has been with us for over 5,000 years: cotton. It's also a crop which continues to significantly impact the environment. Moira also speaks with Stephen about his new book "Big Cotton -- How a Humble Fiber Created Fortunes, Wrecked Civilizations, and Put America on the Map." [Tech Nation audio on IT Conversations] Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Genetically Modified Foods - Technique of Genomics" 31 Jan 2005 On this week's Biotech Nation segment, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Patricia Oseweijer who tells us the difference between genetically modified foods and the technique of genomics. (Audio from IT Conversations) Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Navigating the Badlands. . ." 25 Jan 2005 Moira speaks with futurist and forecaster Mary O'Hara-Devereaux, a forecaster, the CEO of Global Foresight, and author of "Navigating the Badlands: Thriving in the Decade of Radical Transformation." She believes we've entered a period of disruptive innovation, and the next two decades will be a wild ride - she calls them "The Badlands." (Tech Nation podcast on IT Conversations) Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "How Companies Might Change" 11 Jan 2005 Dr. Moira Gunn interviews environmental entrepreneur Eckart Wintzen, who tells us how companies might change and how the interactions between people might evolve with the new technology. (Tech Nation podcast on IT Conversations) Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== Please visit the Tech/BioTech Nation - ITConversations, A GigaVox Media Channel to see a complete listing of over 200 Audio programs. ============== ============== ============== National Environmental Trust The National Environmental Trust is a non-profit, non-partisan organization established in 1994 to inform citizens about environmental problems and how they affect our health and quality of life. NET's public education campaigns use modern communication techniques and the latest scientific studies to translate complex environmental issues for citizen .Furthermore, NET works in states across the country to localize the impacts of national problems, as well as to highlight opportunities for Americans to engag in the policymaking process. Please go to their webpage to find a complete listing of many important audio programs and information about our Environment: http://www.net.org/. Also subscribe to the podcast via their RSS feed: http://www.net.org/rss/feed.xml Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Programs: ====>Click to hear "Briefing: Experts Discuss Upcoming Climate Week" August 16, 2007 - On September 20, 2007, veteran advocates for confronting climate change hosted a phone briefing featuring Senator John Kerry and the UN Foundation in advance of the United Nations meeting "The Future in our Hands: Addressing the Leadership Challenge of Climate Change." Participants discussed this important meeting and the latest developments in the political landscape surrounding U.S. climate policy. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Under Threat from 135-Year-Old Mining Law" August 16, 2007 - On August 16th, 2007, representatives of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and the Pew Campaign for Responsible Mining discussed findings of a new report that shows that many of the West's special places, including Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, and Death Valley, are at new and growing risk as mining claims cluster around their boundaries. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Media Briefing on Upcoming House Energy Bill" August 1, 2007 - On August 1st, energy and global warming experts held a briefing on some of the specific provisions of the House energy bill. In advance of the upcoming week's anticipated House floor action on global warming and energy legislation, the experts addressed the underlying bill, possible amendments on a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) and fuel economy (CAFE) standards, and industry efforts to weaken the bill. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "House Energy Debate: What Role Will Fuel Economy Play?" July 10, 2007 - On July 10th, leading experts hosted a briefing in advance of the vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on automobile fuel economy expected for later in the month. During the call, experts discussed the latest developments in the shifting political landscape surrounding the vote, what to expect for each option being considered by the House and what it all means. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "New England Fishery Management Council Supports Failed Status Quo System" June 28, 2007 - At a meeting on June 21st, the New England Fishery Management Council decided to continue its failed method of managing days at sea despite a new congressional mandate to end overfishing. This move coincides with NOAA Fisheries releasing its latest report showing that New England fish populations have not improved since the late 1990s. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Briefing: The Senate Automobile Fuel Economy Vote" June 19, 2007 - On June 19th, leading experts hosted a briefing in advance of the Senate vote on automobile fuel economy expected for June 20th. During the call, experts discussed the latest developments in the shifting political landscape surrounding the vote, what to expect for each option being considered by the Senate and what it all means. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Global Warming and the G8 Summit" June 04, 2007 - NET has hosted a briefing to discuss the state of international and domestic climate policy in advance of the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany, June 6-8. Participants discussed the upcoming meeting and what, if any, effect President Bush's new global warming proposal will have on the summit. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Global Warming Experts Discuss Upcoming Report on Climate Change Solutions" May 02, 2007 - Several of the nation's leading global warming experts participated in a May 2nd, 2007 press briefing to discuss "Mitigation of Climate Change," the final working group findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Global Warming & International Security" April 16, 2007 - An NET press briefing looked at the potentially dangerous effects that global warming's wide reach may have on national and international security. An international panel of experts discussed resource scarcity, destabilization and other fallout we may see from a changing climate in the coming decades. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Listen to the Michigan press briefing" ====>Click to hear "Listen to the Pennsylvania press briefing" ====>Click to hear "Listen to the Montana press briefing" ====>Click to hear "Listen to the Oregon press briefing" ====>Click to hear "Listen to the regional press briefing" IPCC State-Specific Briefings Highlight the Local Effects of Warming April 06, 2007 - On April 6, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its second report this year that details the current and projected effects of global warming. In response, NET hosted several state-specific briefings to highlight the local effects of rising global temperatures. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Scientists Discuss Upcoming Global Warming Report" March 29, 2007 - In advance of the April 6 release of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report, some of the nation's leading climate authorities discussed the report's preparation, the significance of its findings, and the scientific consensus behind global warming effects we are seeing today. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Crowning the New King of Coal-Fired Power Plants" March 28, 2007 - The expected March 29, 2007 merger of Dynegy and LS Power will create a combined company with the most pending coal-fired power plants in the United States. This plan contrasts with the recent TXU decision to back away from such heavily polluting plants and heightens concerns about growing risks to shareholders. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Mid-Atlantic press briefing" ====>Click to hear "New England press briefing" ====>Click to hear "Gulf of Mexico press briefing" ====>Click to hear "Pacific Region press briefing" National Geographic Cover Story Warns of Global Overfishing Crisis March 21, 2007 - As National Geographic devotes its April issue to the global fisheries crisis, destructive fishing practices and ineffective fisheries management, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NFMS) implements new rules to stop overfishing and rebuild depleted fish populations in U.S. waters. NET held a press briefing on March 21st to discuss the issues addressed by National Geographic. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "TXU Buyout and Rollbacks of Coal-Fired Power Plants For Texas" February 26, 2007 - In the wake of the decision by TXU shareholders to move ahead with a private buy-out that is expected to lead to the abandonment of plans of at least eight out of 11 coal-fired power plants in Texas, leading national and Texas experts held a media briefing on February 26th to discuss what happens next. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Listen to the first briefing" ====>Click to hear "Listen to the second briefing" Scientists Discuss the Comprehensive UN Climate Change Report January 17, 2007 - In advance of the February 2, 2007 release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), some of the nation's leading climate authorities discuss the preparation of the IPCC report, the significance of its release and the scientific consensus behind global warming. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "NET's Andrea Kavanaugh Discusses Salmon on the Sally Jessy Raphael Show" December 19, 2006 - On the Sally Jessy Raphael radio show Pure Salmon Campaign's Andrea Kavanaugh discusses farmed versus wild salmon and the facts about organic labels. Copyright © 2007 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Environmental Priorities in the 110th Congress" 13 Nov 2006 Environmental leaders have hosted a teleconference call to offer a look ahead at priorities in next year's vastly different Congress. Topics included energy, global warming, the farm bill, conserving national forests, parks and other public lands, and protecting endangered species. Also, what key issues may be covered in the upcoming 'lame duck' session? Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "New Seafood Studies Fail to Address Environmental Issues" 17 Oct 2006 NET hosted a press conference call in response to new studies by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies and the Journal of American Medical Association on the benefits of eating seafood, urging consumers to eat more fish. Increased seafood consumption, however, not only hurts wild fish populations, many of which already suffer from overfishing, but it also leads to the expansion of fish farms in U.S. waters to meet increased demand. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Briefing: New Study: Fish Farms Devastate Wild Salmon" 03 Oct 2006 NET's Pure Salmon Campaign has hosted a telephone press conference with two authors of a new study that confirms that sea lice from salmon farms kill up to 95% of wild juvenile salmon. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Briefing: Montana's Critical Food Safety Net in Danger" 19 July 2006 On July 19th, an NET-sponsored tele-press conference highlighted how the National Uniformity for Foods Act undercuts Montana's ability to protect our food supply. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Briefing: New Mexico Requests Full Protection for Roadless National Forests" 31 May 2006 New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has filed a petition for complete protection of 1.7 million acres of roadless national forests in New Mexico, making him the first western governor to petition the Bush administration for roadless area protection under a new rule established last year. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Briefing: Hurricane Intensity and Global Warming" 22 May 2006 A press briefing discusses the newest information on global warming's contribution to increased hurricane intensity, what it means for future hurricane seasons and how a dramatic increase in storm damage has the insurance industry looking for a risk policy of its own. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Florida Coral Reef Survival at Risk from CO2 Emissions" 08 May 2006 As the Endangered Species Act listing process begins for staghorn and elkhorn coral, recent research indicates that the long-term survival of Florida's coral reefs is at risk. The culprit? CO2 emissions, the major pollutant responsible for global warming. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Millions Protected by Chemical Plant Improvements" 25 April 2006 An NET-hosted press briefing highlights a new report from the Center for American Progress that finds that hundreds of chemical facilities in 47 states have replaced extremely hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives, making themselves less-appealing terrorist targets. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Florida's Critical Food Safety Net in Danger" 14 April 2006 On April 14th, an NET-sponsored tele-press conference highlighted how the National Uniformity for Foods Act undercuts Florida's ability to protect our food supply. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Blinding Us with Science: Climate Skeptic Also Aided Big Tobacco" 13 April 2006 An NET-hosted press briefing discusses new revelations in the May Vanity Fair linking one of the most prominent scientific skeptics on global warming and his tactics to the three-decade tobacco industry conspiracy to hide the connection between smoking and lung ailments. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Senators Challenged to Match the Urgency of Recent Scientific Revelations About Global Warming" 03 April 2006 In advance of the Senate Energy Committee's April 3 workshop on global warming, NET's coalition partner Clear the Air hosted a press call to highlight the apparent disconnect between the committee's planned discussion and the recent scientific revelations that global warming is happening faster than expected. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "New Report: Feds Make Little Progress In Improving Fish Stocks" 29 March 2006 A new report by the Marine Fish Conservation Network finds only 91 U.S. ocean fish stocks are known to be healthy and that this number has not improved since 2001. The report also reveals that previously reported improvements have primarily been the result of finessed data. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Feds Rebuked for Proposed Projects in Colorado's Roadless Areas" 31 March 2006 On March 31, 2006, environmental organizations and a landowner discussed current projects threatening Colorado's roadless areas despite promises from the Bush Administration. The groups called on Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth to place a moratorium on logging, mining, drilling and road-building in roadless areas. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Focus: Warming Climate Leads to Seasonal Shifts in Michigan" 22 March 2006 From open water on Grand Traverse Bay to earlier lilac blooms and bird migration, global warming is changing Michigan now. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Season Creep: How Global Warming is Already Affecting the World Around Us" 21 March 2006 Even though the full impact of global warming has yet to be felt, the world around us is already feeling the heat. According to the latest scientific studies, global warming's effects can be seen all around us: higher temperatures are disrupting the seasons and turning key natural indicators upside down. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Governments Make Recommendations to Help Stop Pirate Fishing" 02 March 2006 The Ministers of the High Seas Task Force on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing have released their report, Closing the Net, which proposes solutions to the global problem of illegal fishing on the high seas. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "FTC Petition Slams Salmon Ad Promoting Unsafe Food to Pregnant Women" 23 Feb 2006 NET's Pure Salmon Campaign has filed a truth-in-advertising complaint with the FTC against the trade association of farmed salmon producers for deceptive advertising encouraging pregnant women to eat chemical-laden farm-raised salmon. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Interview: Global Warming Means Season Creep" 01 Feb 2006 In an interview, Dr. Michael Mann of Pennsylvania State University describes the effects of global warming on the seasons. As the climate's timing changes, what happens to the plants and animals whose natural cycles depend on the seasons? What effects will these changes have on our lives and our society? Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "New Data Confirms 2005 as the Second-Hottest Year on Record" 15 Dec 2005 Following one of the most destructive and active hurricane seasons in history, new studies confirm 2005 as the second hottest year on record and find signs of elevated local temperatures. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Critter Carols!" 14 Dec 2005 Yes Virginia, there IS an Endangered Species Act -- for now. Despite its extraordinary success, the Endangered Species Act is the target of an elaborate public relations campaign sponsored by big industries with the most to gain from a weakened law: big logging, mining, grazing, homebuilding, and utility companies. Listen as the NET Off-Key Singers "explain" the issues in sure-fire holiday hits, including "The Lobbyists Are Coming to Town," "The Litigation Song" and the ever-popular "Let Them Die." Thrills! Chills! Critters! (And we might all learn something before it's done.) Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Critter Carols -- Let Them Die" 14 Dec 2005 The attack on the ESA is being led by a few big industries, working together through front groups and lobbying firms. With all the money being poured into this effort, the attack on the ESA is frightful. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Critter Carols -- The Litigation Song" 14 Dec 2005 It's the Festival of Litigation, as big industry argues that the ESA results in onerous legal debates. But big industry is the one filing lawsuits. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Critter Carols -- The Horror Story Song" 14 Dec 2005 What's worse than Jack Frost nipping at your nose? We're not sure, but big industry will think of something in their effort to paint the ESA in the worst possible light. But the truth isn't that simple. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Critter Carols -- America's Endangered Species" 14 Dec 2005 There's eagles and otters and black bears and grey whales, kit foxes and salmon and lynx and alligators. But do you recall the most important legal protection of them all? Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "The Conclusion Of The Worldwide Global Warming Talks: What Happened, and What It All Means" 09 Dec 2005 On December 9, NET hosted a phone briefing on the concluding hours of worldwide global warming talks in Montreal -- the key deal- making period, with nations scrambling to cut deals as the clock expires. The press briefing discussed the future of the international process in the wake of conclusions reached at the Montreal meeting, the role played by the United States, and developments in negotiations on key components of the Kyoto Protocol, including the development of clean technologies and credits for avoided deforestation. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Western Governors Criticize Land Grab" 08 Dec 2005 An NET-hosted press briefing today featured some of the many voices opposing the mining provisions in the House version of the budget reconciliation bill, particularly Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico and Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana (featured quote: "I don't think that this dog is gonna hunt"). The governors joined other experts and sportsmen's representatives expressing their opposition to the mining provisions, which amount to a giveaway of public lands in the West. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Briefing Gives the Inside Story on the Montreal Global Warming Talks" 07 Dec 2005 On December 7, the National Environmental Trust hosted a phone briefing on the latest developments at the COP 11 worldwide global warming talks currently taking place in Montreal, which were entering a critical 48-hour period that would impact the future of the international process. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "EPA Seeks to Cut Toxics Reporting; Move Endangers Public Health" 01 Dec 2005 The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to cut the amount of information about toxic chemical releases that industrial facilities must report under the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). The proposed cuts pose a risk to communities and to first responders such as police and firefighters. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Global Warming's Midwest Effects" 21 Nov 2005 A recent NET-sponsored press briefing explored the local effects of global warming on the Midwest and the Great Plains, focusing on climate change's potential to dry out Midwest wetlands, limiting or even eliminating duck hunting. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Global Warming's Effects on Florida" 17 Nov 2005 A recent NET-sponsored press briefing explored the local effects of global warming on Florida, including the state's unique susceptibility to climate change and local strategies to combat global warming. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Briefing: The Upcoming Kyoto Global Warming Protocol Meeting" 17 Nov 2005 NET and several prominent environmental groups joined climate scientists and business leaders today to host a tele-press briefing in anticipation of the first meeting of the parties to the Kyoto Protocol since the treaty's entry into force. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Overfishing: Your Voices Were Heard" 05 Oct 2005 Responding to more than 90,000 public comments delivered via letter and email, NOAA Fisheries has announced that it may reconsider proposed changes to National Standard 1, a fundamental conservation measure also known as the overfishing standard. Article includes mp3 of a press conference about the comment drive and the overfishing standard. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Are Coastal Cities Prepared?" While the recent focus has been on Gulf Coast cities, every year hurricanes track up the East Coast as far as New England. As global warming raises sea levels and hurricane strength increases, protecting coastal cities and their populations may cost billions. Article includes press briefing mp3 and links to a study of global warming's effects on the Boston metro area, complete with an animation. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "The Inside Story: House Vote On The Endangered Species Act" 28 Sept 2005 On Wednesday, September 28, 2005, a Member of Congress and a variety of experts on the debate over the Endangered Species Act held a press briefing on the political dynamics driving the ESA issue. On September 22nd, a bill by House Resources Chairman Richard Pombo (R -CA) passed out of Committee and is expected to be voted on the floor of the House on Thursday. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Global Warming Threatens West's Water Supply" A new analysis of government data shows that Western states' water supply is currently being threatened by warmer winters caused by global warming. The value of water in the West cannot be overstated, as it affects all aspects of life in the West and is the region's biggest vulnerability. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Katrina's Aftermath: What the Storm Means for the Gulf Coast's Fisheries, Fishermen and the Marine Environment" Just days after the Bush administration declared a formal disaster zone for the Gulf of Mexico fishing industry, NET hosted a group of experts to explain the continuing threats posed by the water left in Hurricane Katrina's wake. Speakers discussed the biggest dangers to the Gulf's shellfish fishery, how heavy metals in the "toxic soup" will affect coastal and deepwater fish populations, what this means for the region's commercial fishing industry and how Katrina may eventually impact Florida. The story also links to a Congressional Research Service analysis of the subject. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "After Hurricane Katrina: What's in the Water?" On Friday, NET hosted a discussion by a former EPA official and other experts on toxic wastes and public health on the continuing threat posed by the standing water left in Katrina's wake. The discussion was a broad-based conversation about the toxic stew left behind by the storm, with hazards including leakage from miles of industrial piping and chemical tanks up to a tenth of a mile across. Among many other topics, the panel stressed the unknowns lurking at many sites and the importance of conducting critical assessments before rushing to bring facilities back on line. Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== Please visit the National Environmental Trust webpage: http://www.net.org/ Copyright © 2006 National Environmental Trust, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== Radio Ecoshock The Radio Ecoshock is the best mix of environment news, interviews, and music. This website is really tremendous. There is so much audio on such a wide variety of Environmental topics that I will never be able to link to everything. Please go to their webpage to find a complete listing of many high quality audio programs: http://www.ecoshock.org/. Also subscribe to the podcast via their RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/EcoShockNews Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues: ====>Click to hear " Top 5 "Save the Climate" Speeches of 2006" 12 Jan 2007 We are talking about Al Gore, the former politician; Amory Lovins, a Green gone big time; British journalist sensation George Monbiot; Pulitzer-prize winning investigator Ross Gelbspan; the official World Watcher, Lester Brown; and perhaps urban critic James Howard Kuntsler with the Peak Oil movement. Radio Ecoshock has assembled their latest speeches on how to get out of the heat, in a special section of free downloads, at www.ecoshock.org. ============== ============== ============== Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues: ====>Click to hear "Ice Quake!" 01 Jan 2007 The Arctic Ice is disappearing much faster than anyone thought possible. Events which were supposed to take centuries are occurring now. ============== ============== ============== Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues: ====>Click to hear "Climate Map of Doon" 23 Dec 2006 Last week the Radio Ecoshock internet station went down for two days, while we shivered in the dark with no electricity, along with a quarter million other Vancouver area residents. Trees more than three hundred years old were knocked down, whole parks flattened. But the local newspaper managed to find one climate expert who says that's just weather. Nothing to do with climate change, just move along folks ============== ============== ============== Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues: ====>Click to hear "SOLAR CHILL - WORLD CHANGING TECH" 18 Dec 2006 Once in a while we run across real "world-changing" technology. This is the real thing: a refrigeration system that uses solar power - and doesn't require toxic batteries. ============== ============== ============== Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues: ====>Click to hear "Will Warming End Snow Sports" 09 Dec 2006 In this Ecoshock Feature (click title above to listen/download) we cover the disappearance of snow in the highly unusual warm start to winter in Europe. World Cup ski races in the most famous resorts of the Alps have been cancelled. The hills are bare. Some are offering hiking tours instead. ============== ============== ============== Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues: ====>Click to hear "Ritter, Hersh Vs. a Mad Iranian War" 27 Nov 2006 In the spring of 2006, the celebrated journalist Seymour Hersh warned the United States was considering using nuclear weapons to wipe out suspected Iranian nuclear processing sites. Now, the tide appears to have turned against the Neo-Con warmongers. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has resigned over failures and scandals in Iraq. The Democrats have regained control of both the House and the Senate. ============== ============== ============== Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues: ====>Click to hear "MONBIOT: A Man for All Climates" 20 Nov 2006 Millions of people have come to rely on George Monbiot as a clear-headed investigator into the threats and possible solutions to climate change. Through his regular columns in Britain's respected Guardian newspaper, his books, and appearances on television and radio, Monbiot has become more than a journalist. He's an activist and a player in the greatest drama unfolding in human history. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "The Nairobi Mess" 18 Nov 2006 It's a mess in Nairobi Kenya, as nations scramble to legitimize a policy of doing nothing. These are the climate talks trying to establish climate talks, in the future, to discuss the future. And no one can agree on that. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "FISH COLLAPSE BY 2048" 07 Nov 2006 That's what kills me about mass media news. Horrors never known can be reported in those news voices, followed immediately by the trivial. As though the disappearance of fish in the sea is just another story. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "METHANE PRIMER" 24 Oct 2006 The United States, the world's largest source of human-made greenhouse gases, has ditched global efforts to control carbon dioxide pollution. Instead, following an alternative suggested by top NASA scientists, including James Hansen, America has developed a plan to control trace gases in the atmosphere, principally methane. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "THE METHANE FIX" This is the third in a series of broadcasts about the American-led alternative to controlling carbon dioxide emissions, in the desperate fight to control global climate change. The first part was an interview with Dr. Phil Austen an atmospheric scientist. That was followed by a primer on methane: what it is, where it comes from, and how it damages both our health and the climate. These can be downloaded from our website at www.ecoshock.org. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "SMOG AND CLIMATE CHANGE" 17 Oct 2006 Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper adopts American plans, or lack of plans, to combat climate change. For one thing, he claims he will clean up city smog, and that will fix the warming ruining Canada's arctic. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "SAKHALIN - NATURAL GAS FIGHT - GET USED TO IT!" 10 Oct 2006 In late September, the world's most expensive energy project, to develop the world's largest Natural Gas and oil field, skidded over an embankment. Suddenly, environmental permits were denied. At the highest levels, London, Washington, and Wall Street are protesting. Like a new revolution, Putin's Russia launches an energy battle, ticking away below the radar of the latest scandal headlines in the West. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Toward a Carbonless Economy" 01 Oct 2006 Here's an interview with Guy Dauncey, author of "Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Climate Change." ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Climate Change Worries A to Z" 14 Sept 2006 Set to music, and read by a variety of computer voices, this is a reading of climate change impacts announced by governments and scientists, as compiled by: http://www.numberwatch.co.uk/warmlist.htm Although created by a bit of skeptic, this web page leads to the original articles. Very handy. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "BIG BROWN CLOUD: GLOBAL DIMMING" 08 Sept 2006 What is global dimming? We go to the discoverer of the Asian Brown Cloud, Veerabhadran Ramanthan, in this except from the film "Oceans and Air" produced by the Scripps Institute, University of California, Davis. It's part of a series called Scripps Explorations 2005, as found on Google Video. The whole film, including a segment on un-manned ocean research is half an hour. Despite the famously boring background music, and the standard educational announcer's voice, Ramanthan himself explains key understandings about climate change. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Croc Hunter Steve Irwin Dies" 04 Sept 2006 The famous Australian "Crocodile Hunter" and environmentalist Steve Irwin was killed September 4th, 2006, during filming in the Great Barrier Reef. Apparently he was swimming over a large Sting Ray, in shallow water, when the Ray stung him in the chest, perhaps causing a heart attack. He was 44, leaving his wife and TV partner Terri and their two children. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "The NEW HEAT AGE" 05 Aug 2006 Steaming in the heat, Europeans and North Americans know we are entering a new Heat Age. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "BRUCE STERLING Author, Cyber-green" 08 July 2006 We're going to take a whirl-wind tour of a whirl-wind: one Michael Bruce Sterling. He's a science-fiction writer, working visionary, and cyber-green activist. Along the way, we'll encounter the Planet of the Dumps, green design, SPIMES, total tracking of everything. Oh yeah, and the mega-threat of climate change. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Kick It Over - Derrick Jensen" 22 June 2006 Do we have to stamp out civilization to save the planet? The American author and activist Derrick Jensen thinks so, and offers his body to defeat the organized beast that is stripping the planet of forests, soil, and species. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "MAD COW LURKING" 14 June 2006 "I hope that your realize that Mad Cow disease has not gone away. We have over five million people in North America today being diagnosed as having Alzheimer's. When they actually did a study at Pitsburg's vetran's hospital, they found that 5 and a half percent of the people that died that were diagnosed with Alzheimer's really had CJD, the human form of Mad Cow disease. They did another study like that at Yale University and they found that 13 percent were misdiagnosed. That means that we have right now, in North America, about 500,000 people a year dying from the human form of Mad Cow disease, and our governments are saying that we should have less than 350." ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear " EXXON'S GHOSTS - Toxic Oil" 13 May 2006 Have we heard the real truth about the Exxon Valdez oil spill? Who cares - it's old laundry. Anyway, I heard on the news that nature has healed herself. Move along, it's all over, nothing to see here. At least that's what the world's biggest oil company, Exxon Mobile, has told us, through the scientists, lawyers, and public relations companies they've hired. In media, you get what you pay for. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Climate: The Music of the Tree Killers" 09 May 2006 "Among the most visible impacts of climate change anywhere on Earth, are those brought by the Spruce Bark Beetle. Over the past 15 years, it has killed some 40 million trees in Southern Alaska, more than any other insect in North America's recorded history. Two hard winters are usually enough to control beetle numbers, but a run of mild winters in recent years has seen them rage out of control. The Spruce Budworm is another threat to the trees - the female budworms laying 50 percent more eggs at 77 degrees Fahrenheit, than at 59 degrees Fahrenheit." ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Bio-Crisis: THE GREAT EXTINCTION" 05 April 2006 At least one in eight plants are threatened. Half of land animals, and most of large ocean species. may disappear during our childrens' lives. We are coming to the greatest mass extinction ever known, including historic meteor strikes. The very fabric of living creation that populates our planet, and our life experiences, is going to gone. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "PIT OF MADNESS: URANIUM MINING" 26 March 2006 George Bush, Tony Blair, and John Howard want to bring back nuclear power from the graves of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. They say it's a clean, safe solution to climate change, and a replacement for dwindling oil supplies. Environment icons like George Monbiot, Stewart Brand, and James Lovelock are now endorsing nuclear power, as the Way Out. The whole radioactive scheme is dangerous and insane - from uranium mining, through billion year lifetime reactor waste, and so-called "depleted" uranium bombs and bullets, - all the inevitable way to weapons which incinerate whole cities full of people. We call this social disease the nuclear industry. Today, we take a look at the beginning of it all: uranium mining, the pit of madness. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "SHOCKING CLIMATE NEWS" 21 March 2006 Wakey, wake-up, it's alarming climate news from Radio Ecoshock. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "CONFESSION OF AN AUTO-HOLIC" 17 March 2006 I love to drive. You could say I'm an auto-holic. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "THE BIG CRUSH - Population Hits 6.5 Billion" 04 March 2006 The former news network CNN combines alarm and trivia. Two models with smiles the size of the screen announce Planet Earth now has 6.5 billion people. Immediately, the camera veers away to show us a captive whale blowing bubbles that look like smoke rings. These are glad tidings, an intelligent mammal in a concrete box and a planet overloaded with suffering humans. Cut to Samantha Good, with the latest exclusive update on little Jennifer, who disappeared last night from a Kentucky shopping mall... ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "LET'S TALK ABOUT SMOG" 16 feb 2006 Hi, I'm Alex Smith from Radio Ecoshock. In my last broadcast, "The Polluted Womb," we followed the science given to top government advisors, proving vehicle exhaust is poisoning a new generation. Smog causes an increase in diseases, and descreased mental capacity, starting in the womb. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "THE POLLUTED WOMB" 08 Feb 2006 That's right. Classrooms full of wheezing kids with inhalers in their pockets. Post modern kids have damaged DNA, and diminished IQ, because chemicals are hitting them right in the womb, in their earliest stages of development. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "REVENGE OF GAIA" 26 Jan 2006 The headline: Hazy days impede Beijing's blue sky goal. Yep, in China, even the sky is expected to meet government targets. But don't call it SMOG. That sooty guck is just "mid-air suspending haze." ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "End Coal Now (or Earth burns)" 17 Jan 2006 You've heard the news. 30% of arctic ice gone. Floods, storms, fires. We're pushing the earth over a very big climate cliff. The time for talk is over. We need to act now. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "CANADA'S TAR BABY" 13 Jan 2006 As a self-styled progressive country, Canada just hosted the Kyoto and Climate Convention meetings in Montreal last December. Various government ministers, including Prime Minister Martin, made speeches and twisted arms for international action on climate change. But under the hood, Canada remains the SUV gas guzzler. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear " Murder in the Deep" 06 Jan 2006 In one of the greatest environmental movies ever made, the desperate hordes of humans eat green factory-made squares called "Soylent Green." These food cakes were supposedly made out of rich plankton protein from the seas, but then a researcher finds a report that ocean life has long since expired. ============== ============== ============== Please visit the Radio Ecoshock webpage: http://ecoshock.org ============== ============== ============== Inside Renewable Energy The Inside Renewable Energy podcast offers an in-depth look at the world of renewable energy. This podcast brings the listener beyond the headlines for an intimate interaction with top policy makers, analysts and advocates. We provide a credible, comprehensive news program focused on the solar, wind, bioenergy, geothermal, hydropower, oceanic and hydrogen industries. If you want to keep up to date with the latest in technology, policy and finance for renewables, then Inside Renewable Energy is the show for you. Please go to their webpage to find a complete listing of many high quality audio programs: http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com. Subscribe via their RSS feed: http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rss/inside-re.xml Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues: ====>Click to hear "Preview of the 110th Congress" 01-17-2007ate The 110th Congress is in session and Democrats are vowing to pursue an aggressive domestic agenda, including providing more funds for renewable energy by repealing some tax breaks for oil and gas companies. The Democrats talk a big game about renewables... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "A Look Back at 2006" 01-04-2007 2006 was a great year for renewable energy around the world. Here on the Inside Renewable Energy podcast we've provided our listeners with in-depth coverage of the latest developments in technology, policy and finance. This week we take a look back... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Integrating Large Amounts of Wind Energy into the Grid" 12-21-2006 A study released last week by the Minnesota legislature found that the state could get 25% of its energy from wind without affecting transmission reliability or significantly raising utility operating costs. The study proves that, in addition to being clean, wind... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "The Year for Renewables on Wallstreet" 12-14-2006 Our financial contributor Rob Wilder, who is CEO and Founder of Wilder Shares, talks about the ups and downs for renewable energy on Wall Street in 2006. Investing in clean energy can be a risky proposition, but Rob is optimistic about... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Special Report: California Solar Initiative" 12-07-2006 With only three weeks left until the start of the California Solar Initiative (CSI), there is much speculation about how the program will affect solar businesses in the state. One thing is clear: members of the California solar industry need to... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Advanced Renewable Energy Tariffs" 30 Nov 2006 On November 22nd, Ontario implemented its Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program, which sets a tariff for distributed generators feeding clean energy into the grid. The feed-in tariff is the first for renewable energy in North America since the early 80's, when... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Greening Up the Holidays" 23 Nov 2006 'Tis the start of the holiday season -- and that means a huge rise in the number of travelers. AAA estimates that around 65 million Americans will be traveling in either their cars or on an airplane for Thanksgiving. That's a... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Why Mass Storage Is So Important for Renewables" 16 Nov 2006 A common criticism of renewable resources such as wind and solar is that they are intermittent -- meaning that storage is necessary for times when the resources are not so plentiful.... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Green Touring with Barenaked Ladies and Reverb" 09 Nov 2006 The concert business can be very dirty. When factoring in transportation for fans and musicians, electricity for the show, and the amount of trash and lack of recycling at many venues, the environmental impact is immense.... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Field Report from the Brockton Brightfield, Google Goes Solar" 02 Nov 2006 Last Thursday, the city of Brockton, Massachusetts inaugurated the largest solar power plant in New England. The 425-kilowatt (kW) solar array sits on a 100 year bed of coal ash -- illustrating the emergence of renewable energy over old, dirty sources... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Renewable Energy Programs Suffer Under Congress, Some Midwest Wind Projects Get Green Light to Build" 26 Oct 2006 In this week's show, we offer an update on two very important stories -- the discouraging status of some renewable energy programs under Congress and the good news for wind developers in the Midwest.... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Solar Power 2006 Overview, Vinod Khosla on Proposition 87" 19 Oct 2006 This week, we're podcasting to you from Solar Power 2006. There is a lot of excitement and optimism at the largest solar conference and expo in the U.S. And we've captured that mood in our audio postcard.... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Inside The New Jersey Clean Energy Program, Making Thin Film Silicon Cells More Productive" 13 Oct 2006 In this edition, Stephen Lacey reports on the status the New Jersey Clean Energy Program (CEP). The solar program-which is considered by many to be the best in the U.S.-has reached a significant turning point.... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"The Importance of the Production Tax Credit, Clean Energy on Wall Street, Nanotechnology in Renewables" 05 Oct 2006 In this week's show, Stephen Lacey will take an in-depth look at why the Production Tax Credit (PTC) is so important for large-scale wind. Find out why the industry is pushing Congress so hard to get the PTC renewed.... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"The Challenges for Cellulosic Ethanol, A Wind Turbine for the Urban Environment" 28 Sept 2006 Speaking on Capitol Hill last week, representatives for the ethanol industry told members of Congress that cellulosic ethanol is ready to be commercially deployed. However, lack of investment is stalling projects and causing this portion of the industry to stagnate.... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"2006: A Tipping Point for Renewables, Winterizing Your Home to Save Money" 21 Sept 2006 The Worldwatch Institute and the Center for American Progress released a report on Monday titled, "American Energy: The Renewable Path to Energy Security." The report outlines the status of renewable energy in the United States and around the world.... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Special Report: Federal Renewable Energy Legislation" 14 Sept 2006 In this episode of Inside Renewable Energy, Stephen Lacey takes an in-depth look at energy legislation floating through Congress.... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"A Possible Answer to the Silicon Shortage, Congressional Support for Solar Increases" 07 sept 2006 With the silicon shortage expected to continue for the next couple of years, photovoltaic companies are trying to find creative ways to make up for the low supply.... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Vote Solar Initiative: How to Break Down Barriers to Solar, New Solar Hybrid Lighting Hits Select Retail Stores for Testing" 31 Aug 2006 The Vote Solar Initiative was formed in 2001 by two young activists who helped draft a ballot initiative in San Francisco allocating $100 million in bonds for solar arrays on municipal buildings. After passage of the initiative, the two men quit... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"How to Prepare Your Home for Renewables, Turning Brownfields Green with Biofuel Crops" 24 Aug 2006 Energy efficiency is the most important thing to address when integrating renewables into your home. Indeed, there are many steps you can take to reduce your home's electrical load.... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Debate over Controversial Green Transmission Line, New Hampshire Governor Speaks about Renewable Energy" 17 Aug 2006 In California, a highly charged debate over a proposed 150 mile transmission line for renewable generation is causing sparks between San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) and watchdog groups that oppose the project. SDG&E says the project, called Sunrise Powerlink, is... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Department of Defense Looks at Renewables, Solar CEO Spreads Energy Access to Rural Areas" 10 Aug 2006 The Congressional Defense Energy Working Group is a coalition of renewable energy advocates who are looking at ways to reduce military dependence on oil and other fossil fuels. The Department of Defense (DoD) spends $10.6 billion on energy every year, most... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Will Ethanol Challenge Food Supply?, Texas Overtakes California in Wind Energy Capacity" 03 Aug 2006 Grain-based ethanol has become one of the most popular forms of renewable energy in recent years. As politicians and private investors have jumped on the ethanol bandwagon, interest in the fuel has risen dramatically. It seems that new manufacturing plants for... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Home Power Magazine Tracks a Fast-Growing Movement, ACORE's Bill Holmberg Reports on Biofuels" 27 July 2006 The home-based renewable energy movement has matured dramatically in recent years. Once a tiny segment of the energy mix with counterculture associations, it has become a serious player in the industry. Home Power magazine -- with its hands-on editorial approach to... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Increased Funding for the Solar America Initiative Announced, Landmark Solar Bill SB1 Passed by California Assembly" 10 July 2006 The Solar America Initiative (SAI) is a broad national program designed to encourage competition throughout the solar industry by lowering the cost of photovoltaic units and fostering innovation of new technologies. In June, President Bush announced an increase in funding for... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Midsize Town Looks for Ways to Go Renewable, RE Insider Scott Sklar on U.S. Energy Policy and Nuclear Power" 13 July 2006 Many towns and communities realize the importance of transitioning to some form of renewable energy in the coming years. The question is, what form? In this week's edition of "Inside Renewable Energy," Duncan Watson, Assistant Director of Public Works for Keene,... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Institute for Local Self Reliance Promotes Minnesota Plug-Ins, New Solar Roof Tile Wins "Cool Product" Award" 06 July 2006 On a local level, the means to energy independence are all around us. The difficulty lies in orchestrating a sustained effort to tap these resources. This has been the working philosophy of the Institute For Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) for over 30... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Oak Ridge National Lab Fellow Wants to Change Attitudes Toward Energy, REA Editor with the Stories of the Month" 29 June 2006 The energy problem is a people problem, says Benjamin Sovacool, and finding a solution means changing peoples' conception of energy's central role in society. In this week's edition of "Inside Renewable Energy," Sovacool, who was awarded a fellowship at Oak Ridge... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy Seeks Traditional Market Strategies for Renewables; Energy Ocean 2006 Focuses On Wave Energy" 15 June 2006 Wind, solar, biofuels and other renewable technologies can be said to constitute a new energy market, but that doesn't mean that new ways of doing business are in order. In this week's "Inside Renewable Energy," U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy Andy... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Pennsylvania DEP Secretary Says RPS Is Great for Business, RE Insider Scott Sklar Takes the Pulse of the American People" 08 June 2006 Meeting an ambitious Renewable Portfolio Standard is good for the environment and a positive step toward preserving the planet. It's also good for business. On that basis, the state of Pennsylvania has passed an 18% RPS, to be achieved by 2020.... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Clean Edge and NASDAQ Team Up For New Clean Energy Index, Southwest Wind Power Sees Small Wind Getting Bigger" 01 June 2006 The state of the renewable energy industry can be measured by the stock value of individual companies. In recent years, many such companies have enjoyed unprecedented increases in share price. In this week's edition of "Inside Renewable Energy," we'll talk to... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Wood Pellet Industry Expands As Oil and Gas Prices Escalate, REA.com Editor Jesse Broehl on the Month's Big Stories" 25 May 2006 Peterborough, New Hampshire [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] With the price of oil and gas increasingly out of reach for the average consumer, the wood pellet industry has entered an unprecedented phase of expansion. But some have questioned wood pellets' legitimacy as a truly renewable... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Oil "Extraction Tax" Proposed for California Crude Producers, Wind Power 2006 Reflects a Rapidly Growing Industry" 18 May 2006 There has been extensive coverage of oil company profits recently, and equal coverage of skyrocketing prices at the pump. Less attention has been paid to specific proposals on how to redress the imbalance. In this week's edition of "Inside Renewable Energy,"... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"PV Solar Survives Silicon Shortage, Mobile Renewable Energy In Faraway Places" 11 May 2006 Travis Bradford of the Cambridge, Mass. based Prometheus Institute informs "Inside Renewable Energy" this week that the much-feared silicon shortage will not have a major impact on the production of PV solar. Silicon-based technology is too entrenched for rapid conversion to... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"On the RE Education Front, Ocean Energy Seeks Acceptance, RE Investment Overview" 04 May 2006 In this week's edition of "Inside Renewable Energy," Johnny Weiss of Solar Energy International (SEI) makes a compelling claim for the importance of hands-on education for people seeking entry into the renewable energy industry. SEI, which has been offering design, installation... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Solar Tax Credit Extension Introduced In Congress, Tour De Sol Celebrates "Green" Vehicles, Update On Residential Wind Power" 27 Apr 2006 In this week's edition of "Inside Renewable Energy," Rhone Resch, president of the Solar Energy Industries Association, discusses the likely impact of the proposed eight-year extension of the solar tax credit. Increasing the incentive program from two to ten years will... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Big Oil Not Ready for Biodiesel, Willits, CA is Greener Than Ever" 20 Apr 2006 In this week's edition of "Inside Renewable Energy," Joel Glatz, who founded Frontier Energy of Maine four years ago, talks about the challenges and rewards of being in the biodiesel and bioheat business.... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Ontario Adopts Feed-in Tariffs, UK Company Develops Solar Electric and Thermal Roof Tile" 13 Apr 2006 This week's edition of "Inside Renewable Energy" offers an analysis, by way of example, of the effectiveness of feed-in style tariffs versus tax-based incentives. Melinda Zytaruk of the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association tells us why Ontario's new Standard Offer Contract, which... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Ongoing Challenges of Wind Power, Battle for Cape Wind, Solar LED Lighting" 06 Apr 2006 This week's edition of "Inside Renewable Energy" investigates the status of wind power. We'll hear from Tom Gray, Deputy Executive Director of the American Wind Energy Association on some of the problems that face the industry despite substantial worldwide growth in... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Fallout From The Silicon Shortage, Solar Air Conditioning, Huge Concentrating Solar Power" 30 Mar 2006 This week "Inside Renewable Energy" takes a look at the silicon shortage, which has become a issue for solar cell and module manufacturers and their customers.... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Biofuels, Ethanol, Switchgrass, Power-Gen Renewable Energy & Fuels" 23 Mar 2006 The inaugural edition of Inside Renewable Energy takes a look at the present and future of biofuels. Dan Kammen, Professor of Energy and Society at University of California, Berkeley, explains why doubts about corn ethanol are largely unfounded, and why the... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>"Podcast Launch: Inside Renewable Energy" 21 Mar 2006 RenewableEnergyAccess.com will release its inaugural podcast, "Inside Renewable Energy," on March 23, 2006. The podcasts will feature a range of renewable energy news and information and will be available for download at no charge from RenewableEnergyAccess.com to computers and MP3 players.... Copyright © 2006 Renewable Energy Access - All rights reserved. ============== ============== ============== Please visit the Inside Renewable Energy webpage: http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com ============== ============== ============== Warm Wet Planet Earth Chronicles Productions, the Warm Wet Planet, producer: Dave Kattenburg (info@earthchronicles.net) The voices of a planet in crisis are captured in these fragmentary transmissions, filled with love of home and its thin film of life. Please go to their webpage to find a complete listing of many high quality audio programs: http://www.rabble.ca/rpn/podcast.php?id=ecp. Also subscribe to the podcast via their RSS feed: http://www.rabble.ca/rpn/ecp/feed/ Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Programs: ====>Click to hear "Twentieth Transmission ... Crash" Human beings discuss what Earth has in store for them ... and the picture isn't good. [a rabble podcast network (rpn) show] Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Nineteenth Transmission ... Alternatives" Human beings are coming up with all sorts of ingenious ways to walk gently on planet Earth. [a rabble podcast network (rpn) show] Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Eighteenth Transmission ... Ethics" If there's any hope for the future of the human species, it lies in the collective wisdom of Earth's indigenous people. Here are the voices of aboriginal men and women, sharing their ethics and visions. [a rabble podcast network (rpn) show] Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Seventeenth Transmission ... Mountain" Earth's land surfaces are crisscrossed by mountains of great beauty -- an eternal source of veneration for many human beings, objects to be transformed by others in search of money. [a rabble podcast network (rpn) show] Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Sixteenth Transmission ... Cars" Human beings are deeply dependent on motorized machines called cars. Billions of these things now roam Earth's surface, killing humans and other creatures in a variety of ways. [a rabble podcast network (rpn) show] Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Fifteenth Transmission ... Trees" Human beings can't decide whether to cherish trees or chop them down. [a rabble podcast network (rpn) show] Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Fourteenth Transmission ... Poison" Judging from this latest voice transmission, human beings are poisoning their planet. [a rabble podcast network (rpn) show] Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Thirteenth Transmission ... Humanity" Human beings reflect on the impact they've had on their planet, and the major changes they'll have to go through in order to survive. [a rabble podcast network (rpn) show] Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Twelfth Transmission ... Creation" Human beings can't decide how exactly their planet came to be. They have plenty of imaginative ideas. [a rabble podcast network (rpn) show] Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Eleventh Transmission ... War Crimes" According to a man named Ramsey Clark, former chief law enforcement officer of Earth's most powerful nation, the government he once served has committed war crimes. [a rabble podcast network (rpn) show] Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Tenth Transmission ... Diversity" Earth is home to an astonishingly diverse array of living creatures. But the planet appears to be in the midst of a dramatic die-off. One species, among tens of millions, is responsible for the carnage. [a rabble podcast network (rpn) show] Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Ninth Transmission ... Warming" The extraordinary activities of one of Earth's species appears to be heating up the planet's atmosphere. [a rabble podcast network (rpn) show] Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Eighth Transmission ... Consumption" Human beings refer to themselves as "consumers." Their insatiable thirst for material consumption appears to be damaging Earth's biosphere, compromising life on the planet, as these recorded voices recount. [a rabble podcast network (rpn) show] Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Seventh Transmission ... Economics" Human economics values money above all else, while squandering finite resources and poisoning planet Earth. These captured recordings suggest Earthlings may be reconsidering their situation. [a rabble podcast network (rpn) show] Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Sixth Transmission ... Slaughter" One Ramsey Clark, former senior justice official of Earth's most powerful nation, vents his outrage at his country's criminal behaviour. [a rabble podcast network (rpn) show] Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Fifth Transmission ... Money" Human beings love money, as these captured recordings testify. Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Fourth Transmission ... Change" Anxious accounts of how planet Earth is changing -- faster than it ever has before. Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Third Transmission ... Home" Earthlings speak about the place they call home. Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "Second Transmission ... Life" A fragmentary account of life's progression on planet Earth, leading up to its most current dominant species. Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "First Transmission ... Earth" Recorded accounts of Earth's twistings and turnings Copyright © 2006 The Authors, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== Please visit the Warm Wet Planet webpage: http://www.rabble.ca/rpn/podcast.php?id=ecp ============== ============== ============== GLRC: Environment Report Podcast The GLRC: Environment Report Podcast is a news service committed to revealing the relationship between the natural world and the everyday lives of people in the Great Lakes region and across North America. GLRC is based at Michigan Radio in Ann Arbor. GLRC reports are heard on public radio stations around the country. Please go to their webpage to find a complete listing of many high quality audio programs: http://www.glrc.org/. Also subscribe to the podcast via their RSS feed: http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=510002&uid=rGLRCr1qe4e85742c986fdb81d2d38ffa0d5d53 Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues: ====>Click to hear "The Environment Report from GLRC.org 2007-01-15" GLRC's weekly roundup of environmental news and in-depth reports. Hosted by Lester Graham Copyright © 2006 GLRC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "The Environment Report from GLRC.org 2007-01-08" GLRC's weekly roundup of environmental news and in-depth reports. Hosted by Lester Graham Copyright © 2006 GLRC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "The Environment Report from GLRC.org 2007-01-01" GLRC's weekly roundup of environmental news and in-depth reports. Hosted by Lester Graham Copyright © 2006 GLRC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "The Environment Report from GLRC.org 2006-12-25" GLRC's weekly roundup of environmental news and in-depth reports. Hosted by Lester Graham Copyright © 2006 GLRC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "The Environment Report from GLRC.org 2006/12/18" GLRC's weekly roundup of environmental news and in-depth reports. Hosted by Lester Graham Copyright © 2006 GLRC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "The Environment Report from GLRC.org 2006/12/11" GLRC's weekly roundup of environmental news and in-depth reports. Hosted by Lester Graham. Copyright © 2006 GLRC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "The Environment Report from GLRC.org 2006/12/04" GLRC's weekly roundup of environmental news and in-depth reports. Hosted by Lester Graham. Copyright © 2006 GLRC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "The Environment Report from GLRC.org 2006/11/27" GLRC's weekly roundup of environmental news and in-depth reports. Hosted by Lester Graham. Copyright © 2006 GLRC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to hear "The Environment Report from GLRC.org 2006/11/20" GLRC's weekly roundup of environmental news and in-depth reports. Hosted by Lester Graham. Copyright © 2006 GLRC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== Please visit the GLRC: Environment Report Podcast webpage: http://www.glrc.org/ ============== ============== ============== E&ETV OnPoint - Video The E&ETV OnPoint program is an associated part of Environment & Energy Publishing which is the leading source for comprehensive, daily coverage of environmental and energy politics and policy. Every day, E&E's hard-hitting, original reporting plugs subscribers into the issues facing the White House, Congress, the courts, federal agencies and the states. Please go to their webpage to find a complete listing of programs: http://www.eande.tv/main/. Also subscribe to their program via their RSS feed: http://www.eande.tv/main/onpoint.xml Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their most recent programs: ====>Click to View "Ethics" Ethics: Campaign finance lawyer Brett Kappel discusses loopholes in reform measures Attorney Brett Kappel discusses the corporate community's reaction to the new lobbying rules being considered in Congress. Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Climate" Climate: NRDC's Wayland discusses legislative outlook, warns of toned-down warming bills Former Reid staffer Karen Wayland comments on the senator's influence in the Yucca debate. Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Climate" Climate: CAP's Joseph Romm calls conservatives 'deniers and delayers' on warming policy Former DOE official Romm criticizes the media for too much coverage of warming skeptics. Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Transportation" Transportation: Worldwatch's Sheehan calls for federal action on efficiency and transportation Worldwatch senior researcher Molly Sheehan discusses "green" success of international cities. Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Climate" Climate: Former Reid staffer Umhofer discusses prospective climate legislation Peter Umhofer discusses influence of potential '08 candidates on climate debate Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Energy Markets" Energy Markets: PJM's Zibelman discusses how regulatory issues will play into Congress' agenda PJM COO Audrey Zibelman explains the recent increase in utility rates, citing high gas prices. Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Reporters Roundtable" Reporters Roundtable: E&E Daily reporters talk climate change, oil tax, royalty relief, Yucca, and investigations E&E Daily reporters preview energy and environment legislation for the 110th Congress. Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Politics" Politics: Brookings scholars preview new Congress and discuss 100-hour agenda Brookings scholars address how energy subsidies, ethics and security issues will play into the 110th Congress. Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Energy Policy" Energy Policy: Democratic governors, Apollo Alliance announce energy plan to boost job growth N.M., Pa., and Mont. governors push energy independence and federal renewable portfolio standards. Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Green Building" Green Building: USGBC, GBI discuss differences in green building certification programs USGBC's Moore and GBI's Worden address inclusion of wood in certification process. Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Venezuela: Minister Counselor Kabboul discusses effect of Chavez's re-election on energy policy" With Hugo Chavez being re-elected to another term as president of Venezuela this week, the future of the U.S./Venezuela relationship remains in question. During today's OnPoint, Fadi Kabboul, minister counselor for energy affairs at the Venezuelan Embassy to the United States, discusses Venezuela's desire to keep energy policy and politics separate. He talks about the CITGO-Venezuela Heating Oil Program offered to low-income U.S. households, describing it as a "people to people" program created outside of the political realm. Kabboul also addresses concerns over the rising price of oil. (Originally aired: 12/06/2006) Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Politics: Attorney David Hayes sees push for environment policy change in new House" With the Democrats poised to take over leadership of the House at the start of the next session of Congress, questions are arising as to the amount of emphasis that will be placed on climate change and other environmental issues. During today's OnPoint, David Hayes, partner and Global Chair of Latham & Watkins' Environment, Land & Resources Practice and former deputy secretary of the Interior, says the new Democratic leadership will want to be progressive on the environmental front. Hayes sees a big push ahead on creating technologies for alternative energy but also talks of a vigorous drilling debate as the United States continues to try to meet its growing energy demands. Hayes also comments on how changes in the House Resources Committee will affect land conservation, water conservation and the Endangered Species Act. (Originally aired: 11/09/2006) Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Transportation: EDTA's Wynne discusses plans to educate Congress on electric drive technology" As the new Congress prepares to make its mark in Washington, proponents of alternative vehicles are hopeful that the change in leadership will provide a fresh start for legislation and incentives. During today's OnPoint Brian Wynne, president of the Electric Drive Transportation Association, discusses his organization's plans to focus on educating Congress on automotive technologies and the steps the federal government can take to help the automobile industry accelerate the adoption of hybrids. He also discusses the importance of educating consumers about the myriad of alternative vehicles that are now available to them. Wynne talks about electric drive technologies working in conjunction with ethanol-powered vehicles to create a more energy secure nation. (Originally aired: 11/28/2006) Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Green Building: USGBC, GBI discuss differences in green building certification programs" As Washington, D.C., becomes the first major city to mandate developers to adhere to green building standards, the push to build green is becoming more and more evident throughout the country. During today's OnPoint, Michelle Moore, vice president of community at the U.S. Green Building Council, and Vicki Worden, head of commercial programs at the Green Building Initiative, outline the differences between their organizations' green building certification systems. They discuss why they believe Congress should incentivize the design and construction of green buildings and fund research associated with building green. Moore and Worden also address controversy surrounding the inclusion of wood in the green building certification process. (Originally aired: 12/11/2006) Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Climate: Attorney Holmstead says Clean Air Act unable to effectively address warming" The debate over how to address climate change and air pollution issues continues to permeate the Supreme Court and Congress. During today's OnPoint, the former head of the U.S. EPA's air pollution office, Jeff Holmstead, talks about the future of climate change legislation. Holmstead, now an attorney at Bracewell & Giuliani, discusses how recent Supreme Court cases involving air pollution and global warming will affect congressional action on these issues. (Originally aired: 12/04/2006) Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Energy Policy: Democratic governors, Apollo Alliance announce energy plan to boost job growth" As the federal government continues to decide how to handle the issue of energy dependence, several states have taken the lead in promoting state-level efficiency initiatives. During today's E&ETV Event Coverage, the Apollo Alliance unveils a clean energy plan that promotes job creation and growth. Participants include New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D), Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D), and Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell (D). The governors express support for the Apollo Alliance's energy plan and call for increased state-level initiatives for energy efficiency. The governors also discuss their states' plans to promote energy independence and talk about how Congress should approach changes to the federal energy policy. Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Climate: Incoming EPW Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer outlines agenda for 2007" As the Democrats prepare to take control of Congress, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is set to be chaired by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.). During today's E&ETV Event Coverage, Sen. Boxer discusses her goals and agenda for the Senate EPW Committee. She sets a goal of making the environment a bipartisan issue on Capitol Hill. Boxer also outlines plans to address toxics and pollution. Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Climate: Rep. Barton says mandatory cap on emissions unlikely with new leadership" With key Republicans preparing to step down from leadership positions in the House and Senate, questions remain as to how powerful the GOP will be as the Democrats gain control of Congress. During today's E&ETV Event Coverage, Congressman Joe Barton (R-Texas) discusses why he believes basic policies regarding climate change will not change once the Democrats take over leadership. Barton discusses the need to address climate change in a cost beneficial way and talks about flaws in the "hockey stick" analysis. Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Climate: Georgetown Law panel discusses arguments in Supreme Court warming case" As the debate over global warming continues in Congress, the Supreme Court has decided to hear its first case dealing with this issue. During today's E&ETV Event Coverage, a Georgetown law panel discusses and analyzes oral arguments in Massachusetts v. U.S. EPA. Panelists include E. Donald Elliott of Wilkie Farr & Gallagher, Norman Fichthorn of Hunton & Williams, and Georgetown law professors Lisa Heinzerling and Richard Lazarus. Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Climate: Attorney Robert Sussman discusses upcoming SCOTUS global warming case" As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in Massachusetts v. U.S. EPA, the main issue it faces is federal authority to regulate heat-trapping greenhouse gases from new cars and trucks. During today's OnPoint, Robert Sussman, partner at Latham & Watkins and former deputy administrator of the EPA, discusses the case -- the court's first global warming case. Sussman discusses why he thinks the outcome of this case could allow for future administrations to take up the issue of regulation of carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act. Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Climate: CEQ's Connaughton discusses admin's current and future clean energy policies" CEQ's Connaughton stresses importance of signing climate legislation that does not cause a loss of U.S. jobs Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== ====>Click to View "Climate: Authors Avery and Singer say warming not caused by humans but by 1,500 year cycle" Climate physicist Singer says "good luck" to Democrats who try to implement California-like standards. Copyright © 2006 E&E Publishing, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ============== ============== ============== Please visit the E&ETV OnPoint webpage: http://www.eande.tv/main/ ============== ============== ==============