Green Building Initiative‘s Ward Hubbell checks in with EcoTalk following his Senate testimony on how the Federal Government makes Green Building an implicit part of a smart, forward-thinking government: "I think what [the Senate] were trying to do was get educated on the various rating systems out there and the different approaches." Find out about GBI’s Green Globes rating system here. LISTEN (8 min)
Author Archives: William Craven
Ward Hubbell takes Green Building to Washington
- Wednesday, 16 May 2007 09:51
- Written by William Craven
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Frank O’Donnell on Bush’s slooow turn towards the light
- Wednesday, 16 May 2007 09:28
- Written by William Craven
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Clean Air Watch President (and EcoTalk favorite) Frank O’Donnell weighs in on the President Bush’s pledge to abide by the Clean Air Act (or at least mouth words to that effect). "I think that the president has come up with a strategy to stall off any kind of action, and essentially put the US EPA into a straitjacket of bureauracratic process," Frank tells Betsy. Does this have to be "a long process", as the President says? LISTEN (10 min)
The Fate of the Dead Sea
- Wednesday, 09 May 2007 19:08
- Written by William Craven
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As the Dead Sea shrinks three feet per year, can Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian territories find common ground in these common waters to build a more lasting peace? Oregon State professor and author of Hydropolitics along the Jordan River: the impact of scarce water resources on the Arab-Israeli conflict Aaron Wolf offers his thoughts on the solutions, and the political will necessary to save the Dead Sea. LISTEN (11 min)
Organic Agriculture & the World’s Poor
- Wednesday, 09 May 2007 18:58
- Written by William Craven
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Think only inorganic, GMO, pesticide-laden agriculture can feed the world’s poor, and that organic is merely an indugence of the elite? While certain parties have a vested interest in having us believe that, University of Michigan researcher Catherine Badgley tells Betsy about some new studies that suggest that organic agriculture can feed the world. LISTEN (7 min)
The Gentle Subversive: Rachel Carson, SIlent Spring, and the Rise of the Environmental Movement
- Wednesday, 09 May 2007 18:45
- Written by William Craven
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Brad College Environmental Studies Chair Mark H. Lytle checks in to discuss his new book The Gentle Subversive: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and the Rise of the Environmental Movement: "[Carson] really believed that the right to endure gave us a right to know. She felt that unless the public had the facts necessary to make an informed decision, they were going to be unwitting victims." We take such citizen advocacy for granted today, but as multinational coporations and the chemical revolution created a brave new world of potential dangers to human beings, Carson was one of the first people to stick her neck out for all of us. LISTEN (12 min)