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1/24/10

Ben Cowan is co-chairman for the “Carbon Trading Task Force”, based in Houston. They anticipate most major companies to be part of the carbon
trading industry with the coming legislation, and they are gearing up to manage this “gold rush” and are working on establishing Houston at the center of the carbon trading economy levitra.

Paul Pearson is an electric car conversion expert and is the President of the Santa Monica, California-based "Gas To Electric Inc." Paul has recently delivered the very first gas-to-electric vehicle for use in the city of Santa Monica’s fleet.

Tim Pope is a member and the former president of “The American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association”. The association was founded in 1994 and involves about 500 professionals interested in rainwater harvesting. We'll hear how the practice is catching on across the country.

1/17/10

Laurie Mazur is the director of the Population Justice Project, she’s an independent writer and consultant specializing in population, environment, and sexual and reproductive health and rights issues. Her book, “A Pivotal Moment” connects climate change and other environmental issues to population growth. www.popjustice.org

Frederick Boltz is one of the authors of “The Wealth of Nature”. The book contains 20 essays from some of the world's most respected scientists along
with hundreds of stunning photographs. Frederick is Senior VP for Global Strategies at Conservation International and their Climate Change lead. A
natural resource economist with a Ph.D. from the University of Florida, Fred has over 20 years of experience specializing in tropical forest management, protected area management, ecological economics and policy. www.conservation.org

The future success of ski resorts is undeniably tied to the natural environment, and unchecked global warming poses a real threat to their ability to continue to draw large crowds of snow sports enthusiasts each season. Here to talk about what some ski resort managements are doing is Paul Joyce, he is the “ski area research director” for Colorado Wild and will talk to us about the “Ski area citizen coalition”. www.skiareacitizens.com

1/10/10

Jeffrey Smith is a leading spokesperson and researcher on Genetically Modified Organisms or GMO’s. We’ll hear about recent studies on GMO foods, what we should avoid and why. Jeffrey's books "Seeds of deception" and "Genetic Roulette" have opened the awareness to GMO's everywhere. This web site will ease confusion when shopping for groceries: www.nongmoshoppingguide.com

Brett Jenks is the President and CEO of “RARE”. The non-profit conservation organization has projects going on around the world and seeks to preserve rare and unusual creatures, the habitats that sustain them, and the people who live amidst them. www.rareconservation.org


From B-lab we have Susan Hollingshead, the VP of Community Development. From Sun Light & Power we have Gary Gerber. Our two guests will talk to us about "B-corporations", who could be one and why you would want to be a "B-corporation". www.bcorporation.net www.sunlightandpower.com

1/03/10

Yva Momatiuk along with her husband have been documenting the wilderness for the last 30 years, bringing them to remote areas of the planet. Their work for the National Geographic and other publications has earned them several awards. Yva is joining us to talk about penguins and their changing habitat. Their new children’s book “Face to Face with Penguins” is a great educational piece and popular amongst youth.

Joshua Buswell-Charkow works with Forest Ethics. Their efforts have transformed the environmental practices of Fortune 500 companies including
Dell, Staples, Office Depot, Victoria’s Secret, Williams-Sonoma, and many others. Their goal is to protect Endangered Forests, wild places, wildlife,
and human wellbeing. www.forestethics.org

Jim Motavalli is a writer and senior editor for E the Environmental magazine, he also writes and blogs for other major publications. Today we talk to Jim about green cars, what does the near future market for green cars look like?

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