Three presidential debates, more than three-hundred minutes of political discussion and not one mention of climate change! Brad Johnson, co-founder of Climate Silence and Forecast The Facts weighs in on what's wrong with this picture and what we can do about it.
Author Archives: Betsy Rosenberg
Brad Johnson: Climate Silence
- Wednesday, 24 October 2012 18:42
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David Allgood: key green issues in California
- Wednesday, 24 October 2012 18:10
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David Allgood, political director of the California League of Conservation Voters on some key green issues on the ballot in the Golden State.
Charley Blandy and Ann Carlson: shame on the candidates
- Wednesday, 17 October 2012 21:48
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Debate number three out of four was—once again–devoid of any mention of climate change though there were volleys over energy policy. Why the reluctance to even utter the words describing the biggest crisis facing the planet? Does it all come down to the fossil fuel industry exerting its heavy influence?
We'll hear from two bloggers on the topic; first Charley Blandy of Blue Mass Group, then Ann Carlson, the inaugural Faculty Director of the Emmett Center on Climate Change and Environment at UCLA School of Law. They both say shame on the candidates for ignoring the obvious.
John Roulac: YES on Prop 37, because we have the right to know.
- Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:16
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John Roulac joins Betsy to talk GMO's. The founder and CEO of Nutiva Healthy Superfoods is the sponsor of a couple of new films out about
the dangers of genetically modified organisms. Prop 37 on California's ballot will require food manufacturers to label products made with GMO ingredients.
Howard Latin: Climate Change Policy Failures: Why Conventional Mitigation Approaches Cannot Succeed
- Wednesday, 10 October 2012 19:10
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What if the steps we're now beginning to take to combat climate change won't make a difference, or not even close to enough in mitigating climate disruption? A new book says there are some fundamental policy mistakes being made and won't do the job. Rutgers Professor Howard Latin and author of the new book, Climate Change Policy Failures: Why Conventional Mitigation Approaches Cannot Succeed, tells us why even a carbon tax won't be enough to turn the eco-tide.