Jane Kirkland joins Betsy to reminisce about attending Al Gore’s Climate Training Conference, and to tell the funny story of the accident that led to her writing an award-winning series of educational books designed to increase our children’s exposure and consciousness of the outdoors. LISTEN (9 min)
Author Archives: William Craven
Jane Kirkland & Take A Walk Books
- Monday, 12 February 2007 09:28
- Written by William Craven
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Climate Change Skeptic Chris Horner
- Saturday, 10 February 2007 18:45
- Written by William Craven
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Betsy’s climate change debate buddy Chris Horner (of the Competitive Enterprise Institute) pays a visit to EcoTalk to continue the conversation they had last week on Fox News’ Hannity & Colmes. The difference in Horner’s tone between his Fox and EcoTalk visits is striking, and underscores the ways in which he and like-minded cohorts continue to dangerously mislead the American people. Here Horner frequently hides behinds a dense wall of techno-babble that none of the scientists that we’ve had on our show have ever come close to touching. PART ONE (10 min)
In the second part of our talk with Chris Horner, New York Times climate reporter Andy Revkin (and author of The North Pole Was Here) checks in to fact-check some of Horner’s more erroneous points. PART TWO (8 min)
Patagonia:Change Your Clothes For Good
- Saturday, 10 February 2007 18:43
- Written by William Craven
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Jen Rapp of Patagonia tells Betsy about recycling both Patagonia and (because they won’t do it) their competitors’ clothes, and the numerous examples of how, since day one, Patagonia has put their money where their mouth is. For example, do you know of any other company that pays their employees full salary and benefits for two months while they work at environmental nonprofits? LISTEN (12 min)
Treehugger!
- Saturday, 10 February 2007 18:41
- Written by William Craven
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Treehugger Correspondent Simran Sethi brings us an ode to a melting North Pole, last week’s skeptic-slaying IPCC report, evidence of a climate science-suppressing US government, and Natural Capitalism–opining Hunter Lovins. LISTEN (8 min)
EPA Chief Steve Johnson testifies before Congress
- Thursday, 08 February 2007 21:09
- Written by William Craven
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With Clean Air Watch’s Frank O’Donnell watching from the congressional pews, Barbara Boxer’s Environment and Public Works Committee this week put EPA Chief Steve Johnson on the stand, and Senator Boxer took him to task: "You are accountable to the American people, not special interests." Also, as an extra treat: the latest bizarre statements from Senator James Inhofe.
PART ONE (11 min) PART TWO (7 min)