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Myra Goodman and Earthbound Farm

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Earthbound Farm
co-founder Myra Goodman tells Betsy about being Big and Organic, she and her husband’s innocent business ‘instincts’, her new cookbook that takes advantage of the organic world we’re all living in, and how, no matter what happened during the E.Coli scare, we should feel utterly safe eating Earthbound Farm products. LISTEN (10 min)

Heidi Kuhn: Roots of Peace and Landmines as an Environmental Issue

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Heidi Kuhn’s life’s work has been the replacement of "mines with vines" through her organization Roots of Peace. Whether in the Balkans, Vietnam, or Afghanistan (where Roots of Peace has an office), landmines are an environmental issue, as land cursed with the mines of wars past cannot provide its people with sustenance or work. One cannot have a healthy relationship with the Earth if one is afraid to walk upon it. PART ONE (11 min)  PART TWO (7 min)

The Campus Climate Challenge at Cornell

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Cornell Sophomore Carlos Rymer tells Betsy about his school’s contribution to the Campus Climate Challenge taking place all over North America, including a discussion between students and the administration about how higher learning can embrace true sustainability, and build a world where its graduates can thrive. LISTEN (9 min)

Williams College Makes the Grade

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Stephanie Boyd of Williams College talks about their top grade on a recent campus sustainability report card, and how, true to its reputation, Williams is modest but unsatisfied: last week the college pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to 10 percent below 1991 levels by 2020. LISTEN (11 min)

The Future of EcoTalk

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Betsy and her producer Will Craven chat about EcoTalk’s uncertain future, its value to them, and the letters from listeners that make it so worthwhile, if not exactly sustainable. LISTEN (8 min)

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