Marty Hayden, VP of Policy and Legislation at Earthjustice, offers a nuanced and insightful view of what the recent mid-terms will and will not bring our good green Earth. "I think we’ll see the President veto more than one bill, for starters." LISTEN (8 min)
Author Archives: William Craven
Earthjustice Elections Wrap-up
- Friday, 17 November 2006 18:00
- Written by William Craven
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Wells Fargo and Mountain Top Removal
- Thursday, 16 November 2006 18:52
- Written by William Craven
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Scott Parkin of Rainforest Action Network says that there is a bombing campaign right here in the United States, as the people of West Virginia lose their habitat and culture to mountaintop mining. Just one of the many things that may be wrong with Wells Fargo.
Larry Gibson: Keeper of the Mountains
- Thursday, 16 November 2006 18:50
- Written by William Craven
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West Virginia Activist and true hero Larry Gibson has seen mountains destroyed on every side of his home, but has repeatedly refused to sell off his land to destructive industry: "How do you walk away from your heritage and your past?" Gibson has endured violence and harrasment as he has refused to walk away, and has fought tooth and nail to protect his home and his people. LISTEN (7 min)
If you would like to visit Larry Gibson and see from a private airplane
the destruction wrought by mining companies purely for profit, call him
at 304-925-4978.
Charles Clover: The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World and What We Eat
- Thursday, 16 November 2006 18:48
- Written by William Craven
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Daily Telegraph Environmental Editor Charles Clover joins us from London to discuss his comprehensive new book The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World and What We Eat.
LISTEN (12 min)
Treehugger Thursday
- Thursday, 16 November 2006 18:37
- Written by William Craven
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This week Treehugger correspondent Simran Sethi has a roundup of green winnings and losses after last week’s elections, China’s dubious global warming mantle, new coal-powered plants in Kansas, one of the best inventions of 2006, and Organic Valley’s 100-mile Thanksgiving Challenge (no, silly, you don’t have to run 100 miles; it’s about eating). LISTEN (8 min)