Sunday, May 30, 2010

Chevron and the Sierra Club talk about a green economy

David O'Reilly
On June 10th, 2009, in this corner is David O'Reilly of Chevron and in the other corner is Carl Pope of the Sierra Club. Let's have a fair fight! Both see renewable fuels as a growing part of our future. Yet as the world transitions to a low-carbon economy, they have different views on how that change should occur and who should bear the costs.
Carl Pope
In their first-ever public conversation, O'Reilly and Pope discuss balancing energy and the environment in the 21st century. This is about 1 hour.
Source: Chevron + Sierra Club: Drilling for Common Ground












Laurie David & Al Gore
From the book "Down-to-Earth Guide To Global Warming" by Laurie David and Cambria Gordon for kids of all ages with music by Phillip Glass.








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Sunday, May 23, 2010

Bill McKibben explains morals and climate change

Krista Tippett interviews Bill McKibben on December 10, 2009

A conversation about climate change and moral imagination with a leading environmentalist and writer, Bill McKibben. The interview explores his evolving perspective on human responsibility in a changing natural world. This is about 50 minutes.
Source: The Moral Math of Climate Change

From United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark on Dec. 18, 2009, President Barack Obama. President Barack Obama addresses world leaders at COP15. This is about 11 minutes.
Source: Pres. Obama Pushes for Unity and Accountability at COP15

An excerpt from "Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change" by Elizabeth Kolbert






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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Michael Scheuer speaks out on the Muslim countries

Scott Horton Interviews Michael Scheuer from January 07, 2010

Nationalist Michael Scheuer discusses why he thinks the al-Qaeda threat will continue to grow while the U.S. occupies Muslim countries, and how U.S. disengagement from the Middle East will allow Muslims to concentrate on their own considerable internal problems.
Source: Scott Horton Interviews Michael Scheuer

Scott Horton Interviews Jeff Huber from November 26, 2009

Commander Jeff Huber, U.S. Navy (Retired) discusses the folly of sending additional troops to support the corrupt Karzai government.
Source: Scott Horton Interviews Jeff Huber

An excerpt from "Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change" by Elizabeth Kolbert






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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Can civilization be saved?

Terrence McNally Interviewed Lester Brown on October 20, 2009

In Lester Brown's new book, PLAN B 4.0: MOBILIZING TO SAVE CIVILIZATION, Brown lays out the symptoms, the diagnosis, and the cure. Its four overriding goals are to stabilize climate, stabilize population, eradicate poverty, and restore the earth's damaged ecosystems. Lester Brown founded the Worldwatch and Earth Policy Institute. This is about 51 minutes. Download Plan B 4.0 PDF 1.1 MB
Source: PLAN B 4.0: MOBILIZING TO SAVE CIVILIZATION




Angela Keaton Interviewed Jonathan Williams on January 24, 2010

Jonathan Williams, coordinator of the Student Peace Action Network, discusses his anti-recruitment presentations that focus on educating kids on the realities of - and alternatives to - military service. This about 12 minutes
Source: Scott Horton Interviews Jonathan Williams

An excerpt from "Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change" by Elizabeth Kolbert






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