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.
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
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.netwww.sunlightandpower.com
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?
