Author Archives: William Craven

Joel Makower: Green Biz Getting Bigger

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Joel Makower, founder of GreenBiz.com, gives us a rundown of the ads, statements, and actions that add up to a new era of green business.
LISTEN (12 min)

Shana Weber: Fixing Up the Fixer-Upper, responsibly

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EcoTalk’s Science Advisor Shana Weber is fixing up her house, and everyone’s invited. Except the Carpenter Ants.
LISTEN (7:50 min)

Huge Budget Cuts for the EPA

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Internal memos
reveal that the Bush Administration plans huge budget cuts to EPA services and research. Before EPA staff scientist and Vice president of the National Treasury Employees Union Dr. Bill Hirzy filled us in, he had to close his door due to the sounds of the library being hauled off. LISTEN (11 min)

Call the head of the EPA Steve Johnson at 202-564-4700 or email a question to remind him that our health is not for sale, and our environment is not a line in a budget.

Schwarzenegger Signs Landmark Global Warming Bill

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As NRDC’s Daniel Hinerfeld reports, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday signed historic
global warming legislation
that will reduce the state’s greenhouse
gas emissions 25 percent by 2020.
LISTEN (7 min)

Bon Appétit: Eat Local Challenge

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On October 3rd, every Bon Appétit cafe, university, and company cafeteria in the nation will serve food grown entirely within 150 miles. Maisie Ganzler, director of communications at Bon Appétit and Dave Evans, farmer & owner of Marin Sun Farms tell us how the most delicious food, the most environmentally sound distribution, and the support of your local farmers are all within a few hundred miles of home. LISTEN

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