Here is a first hand report from the UN climate conference in Cancun where a gathering of national representatives from around the world is in its second week of discussions. Debi Barker, International Director of The Center For Food Safety, tells us how the talks are progressing and what we as consumers can do – in the absence of government leadership – to reduce our carbon footprints with our forks!
Category Archives: 2010
Debi Barker in Cancun: how to reduce our carbon footprint with our forks.
- Wednesday, 08 December 2010 14:26
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Erika Schreder: Hormone-disrupting Bisphenol A (BPA) on paper receipts and 95% of $20 bills.
- Wednesday, 08 December 2010 14:16
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Erika Schreder, staff scientist with the Washington Toxics Coalition is the author of new research (pdf format) which finds a controversial hormone disrupting chemical, Bisphenol A (BPA) is commonplace on our beloved cash, and receipts. She explains why the color of money is NOT green, thanks to BPA!
Tom Watson: EcoConsumer for Green Holidays
- Wednesday, 01 December 2010 14:46
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Tom Watson manages the EcoConsumer public education program for King County (WA) Solid Waste Division. Tom has been involved in a wide range of projects and research on waste prevention, packaging, junk mail reduction, natural gardening, reuse, toxics reduction, electronics recycling, greening the home and product stewardship. He also manages King County's Green Holidays program.
Randy Hayes from Cancun
- Wednesday, 01 December 2010 14:15
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Randy Hayes attends the UN conference on Climate Change in Cancun.
Hunter Lovins: green solutions create jobs and are highly profitable
- Wednesday, 24 November 2010 14:50
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Hunter Lovins explains how environmentalists have failed to frame their communication in an effective and attractive way. The green solutions she proposes create jobs and are highly profitable: they are the best (and only) way out of the present problems. Prosperity is on our side so let us not focus on doom and gloom that shuts down most people. She gives concrete examples in her upcoming (April 2011) book: Climate capitalism