This prophetic article by Mark Fischetti was published in the Scientific American of October … 2001 and then featured on National Geographic TV: "A major hurricane could swamp New Orleans under 20 feet of water
killing thousands. Human activities along the Mississippi River have
dramatically increased the risk, and now only massive reengineering of
southeastern Louisiana can save the city."
Also Katrina’s real name…
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Drowning New Orleans
- Friday, 02 September 2005 21:24
- Written by Philippe Boucher
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Best of EcoTalk 2: Toxins in cosmetics
- Sunday, 28 August 2005 16:11
- Written by Philippe Boucher
- 1 Comment
This week’s program is again from "The best of EcoTalk" series: it was originally aired on May 22nd, 2005.
Betsy’s guests to discuss how safe or unsafe are the cosmetics and other personal products we use are:
Judi Shils, Founder and Director of the Marin Cancer Project that promotes knowing about the ingredients, phasing out dangerous components (like phtalates) and teen organizing. Listen (10 min)
Sasha Hoffman is Miss Teen World USA and an advocate for safe cosmetics. Listen (6 min)
Bruce Ackers is Director of Research and Development for EO products a company that creates natural personal care products.
Listen (11 min)
Heather Sarantis is program manager with the Breast Cancer Fund that is a member of the safe cosmetics campaign.
Listen (7 min)
For more info, read the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep report and find out what ingredients are in the products you or your children use.
LISTEN to the whole program (37 min)
Betsy on Morning Sedition
- Thursday, 25 August 2005 09:31
- Written by Philippe Boucher
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Betsy got up very early this morning to speak on New York based AAR Morning Sedition about the abysmal energy policies promoted by Bush and co.
Listen (12 min)
Best of Ecotalk
- Sunday, 21 August 2005 15:00
- Written by Philippe Boucher
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Betsy is taking a well deserved short vacation so we’ll be airing programs from "The Best of EcoTalk" archives for the next few weeks. This sunday we’ll replay the interview with Dr. Riki Ott on her new book about the human impacts of the Exxon Valdez disaster more than a decade later.
Interview with Riki Ott
It was 16 years ago that the Exxon Valdez ran
aground, triggering the worst oil spill in history and transforming the
tranquil and pristine Prince William Sound
into a toxic wasteland. 
The legacy of that pivotal event is the subject of a
new book by Dr. Riki Ott, Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$: the legacy of the Exxon Aldez oil spill.
We’ll hear why Dr.Ott’s scientific research
has convinced her that oil is more toxic to humans and the environment than
anyone ever thought.
of oil, Dr. Ott’s book is an urgent call for clean alternatives to fossil fuels. LISTEN
America’s energy future
- Sunday, 14 August 2005 11:15
- Written by Philippe Boucher
- 4 Comments
We’ll drill down and see what’s really in store for America’s energy
future now that the long delayed, much debated energy bill has been signed. Were
the oil and coal industries the only winners or is there something in there for
the rest of us? In signing the legislation Bush said nuclear power offers great
promise but is it a safe or cost effective?
Author and commentator, Mark
Hertsgaard will weigh in about the real cost of nuclear energy and tell us why "peak oil" is going to become a
familiar concept.
Listen (17 min)
Bob Borosage, of The Campaign for America’s
Future and the Apollo Alliance, will tell us what states are doing to be more "conserve-ative" since
the federal government is MIA on energy efficiency leadership.
Listen (19 min)
LISTEN to the whole progam (37 min)