As Michigan State Professor Harm de Blij tells Betsy in this fascinating interview, "Geography is the only science that combines analysis of natural environments in the context of human society." So why have Americans become so ignorant of Geography, just at the moment when the Earth and its problems are ever more inter-related? Professor de Blij’s new book, Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America: Climate Change, the Rise of China, and Global Terrorism, answers, and guides us forward. LISTEN (12 min)
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Harm de Blij: Why Geography Matters
- Wednesday, 07 March 2007 19:54
- Written by William Craven
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Stop Polluting Our Children
- Wednesday, 07 March 2007 19:51
- Written by William Craven
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PVC Campaign Coordinator for the Center for Health and Environmental Justice, Mike Schade returns to tell us how states are acting to protect their little citizens from toys, bottles and pacifiers that contain toxic chemicals Phthalates and Bisphenol A. But state legislatures need your public support to pass laws against these chemicals, which amount to, as Mike says, "toxic lollipops." LISTEN (8 min)
Best of EcoTalk
- Tuesday, 06 March 2007 09:11
- Written by Philippe Boucher
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This is a rerun of our February 12 program:
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders PART ONE (11 min) PART TWO (7 min)
Gary Shinner & Mighty Leaf Tea LISTEN (11 min)
Jane Kirkland & Take A Walk Books LISTEN (9 min)
Best of Ecotalk
- Monday, 05 March 2007 18:18
- Written by Philippe Boucher
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This is a rerun of our January 19 program: step it up!
Bill McKibben: Step It Up 2007 PART 1 (11 min) PART 2 (7 min)
Solar + Business= Debate
- Friday, 02 March 2007 18:48
- Written by William Craven
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Today’s EcoTalk featured a compelling debate on long and short term viability of Solar Power. Severin Bornstein, Director of the University of California Energy Institute, says that although solar shows long-term promise , it requires more research and development before it’s ready for prime time. On the other hand, JP Ross, Policy Director for the Vote Solar Initiative, takes the egg to Bornstein’s chicken, citing increased use and demand as the engines that will drive technological innovation. But these two explain everything better than I can.
Listen for yourself! PART ONE (11 min) PART TWO (7 min)