Sunday, July 18, 2010

James Lovelock talks about Gaia and life on Earth

From Sept. 13, 2006, Michael Krasny discusses the effect of greenhouse emissions with scientist James Lovelock.

James Lovelock is a Chemistry and Earth science researcher and member of the Royal Society of Fellows and author of "Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth" and, most recently, "The Revenge of Gaia: Earth's Climate Crisis & The Fate of Humanity". This is about 52 minutes
Source: James Lovelock and "The Revenge of Gaia"


Scott Horton Interviews Eric Margolis on January 11, 2010

Internationally syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses the infighting between intelligence agencies trying to deflect blame for the Detroit "underwear bomber," and the number of innocent civilians killed in predator drone missile strikes. This is about 18 minutes.
Source: Scott Horton Interviews Eric Margolis

An excerpt from the Weathermakers by Tim Flannery

Tim Flannery is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist. Flannery was named Australian of the Year in 2007. "The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change" received critical acclaim, and won the major prize at the 2006 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. This except is 19 min.





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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Krista Tippett interviews Ed Husain on Islamist ideals and much more

Reflections of a Former Islamist Extremist from January 14, 2010

Krista Tippett interviews Ed Husain. British activist, Ed Husain was a revolutionary Islamist, at the age of 16. He changed and is now a member of a counter-extremism organization. This about 52 minutes.
Source: Reflections of a former Islamist Extremist

From May 26, 2009 an interview of Jim Hansen
Jim Hansen has been at the center of the climate change debate since the early Eighties as both a prominent scientist and spokesman alerting the public to the threats and uncertainties of global climate change.

The head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. He is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. This about 17 minutes.
Source: Scientist Jim Hansen Talks Climate Change

Angela Keaton Interviews Gene Jones from January 27, 2010
Gene Jones, president of Florida Veterans for Common Sense, talks about his organization's resolution opposing the Afghan War escalation, the (literally) incalculable cost of national defense, and the ridiculous plan to have 100,000 troops in Afghanistan to fight 100 members of al-Qaeda. This is about 13 minutes.
Source: Scott Horton Interviews Gene Jones

From December 10, 2009, climate change explained in four minutes by Bill McKibben. He's been an environmentalist writer for more than 20 years. He founded 350.org, which raises awareness about climate change around the world.
Source: Climate Change Explained in Four Minutes






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Sunday, July 4, 2010

Dr. Suzuki's Speech launches the movie "The Age of Stupid"

Dr. Suzuki's Speech at the launch of "The Age of Stupid" from Nov. 24, 2009

The Age of Stupid is a 2009 British film. It is a drama-documentary-animation hybrid in which a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, is watching archive footage from the mid-to-late 2000s and asking "Why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?"

David Suzuki is a science broadcaster and environmental activist. He is best known as host of the popular and long-running Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Television science magazine, The Nature of Things, seen in syndication in over forty nations. this is about an hour.
Source: DR. SUZUKI Speech at launch of "Age of Stupid"



Laurie David & Al Gore
An excerpt 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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