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?
Warren Karlenzig, is the president of
Common Current, an international consultancy company helping
out with urban sustainability strategy. www.sustainablecitiescollective.com
The subject of Raw Milk has seen controversy with the
increased popularity from consumers, David Gumpert
will talk to us about this local food movement. www.davidgumpert.com
The climate crisis is a hot topic and has been on many
peoples radar the last few weeks because of Copenhagen.
With us is the US Policy, operations and head of global
partnerships for an organizations called 350.org - May
Boeve will talk to us about the organization
making many things happen. www.350.org
Doug Woodring is an environmental and
technology entrepreneur. Doug is the chairman of the Environmental
Committee at the American Chamber in Hong Kong, and has
lived in Asia for many years. Doug will talk to us to
about Project Kaisei; a non-profit organization established
to increase the understanding and the scale of marine
debris, its impact on our ocean environment, and how we
can introduce solutions for both prevention and clean-up.
www.projectkaisei.org
Many Americans participate in volunteer activities at
least once a year, but many more express a willingness
to contribute but don’t take action. Here to talk
about a book that could get readers started on this journey
is Peter Samuelson. Peter founded the
Starlight Children's Foundation, an international charity
providing services to 2.4 million seriously ill children
annually. He also founded EDAR, "Everyone Deserves
A Roof" Inc. Peter has been awarded many honors including
a Caring Award in the U.S. Senate. www.spiritofservice365.com/thebook.php
From the company that published Al Gore's An Inconvenient
Truth, comes this timely guide to all things green. Packaged
with more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations, made
with 100 percent post-consumer waste materials, perfect
for those who care about the future of the planet; The
Whole Green Catalogue. The contributor author, Renee
Loux joins us, she’s also the TV host of
“Easy being green” and has a green blog. www.reneeloux.com
