Bush administration whistleblower, Rick Piltz, now Founder of Climate Science Watch, joins D.R. Tucker and I to talk about Rio+20, the disconnecting of dots on wildfires, and how the fossil fuel funded disinformation campaign is costing on the climate front.
Author Archives: Betsy Rosenberg
Rick Piltz: Climate Science Watch
- Wednesday, 20 June 2012 21:10
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John Rogers: Cooler, Smarter, Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living (Union of Concerned Scientists)
- Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:31
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John Rogers is with the Union of Concerned Scientists and co-author of a new book, Cooler, Smarter. He tells us what we can do to reduce our energy footprint, to "sweat the smart stuff"!
Mike Korchinsky: Code REDD
- Wednesday, 13 June 2012 20:07
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Just in time for the Rio+20 Earth Summit, Code REDD has announced a new campaign – "a radical market driven" – effort to save the world's threatened forests. Code REDD Founder, Mike Korchinsky explains what's at stake and why this approach is needed.
Geneva Boyer: I do social justice. I do art.
- Wednesday, 13 June 2012 19:43
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Climate activist and college student, Geneva Boyer, joins us to grace us with her poignant (and political!) poetry and share her view of what's needed next– from her generation and elsewhere– to address the climate crisis.
E.J. Dionne Jr : Our Divided Political Heart
- Thursday, 07 June 2012 19:43
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How can America hope to reach consensus on pressing issues of the day – like climate change – if political polarization and legislative logjams rule the day, and are getting worse? We'll tap into the wisdom of author and columnist for The Washington Post, E.J. Dionne Jr. His new book, Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent, contends that consensus will be impossible if a single national trait or idea dominates the unfolding American story. Dionne reminds us that the strong role of community and greater good are fundamental to our identity and history and offers solutions.