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Podcast title EarthBeat Radio
Website URL http://www.earthbeatradio.org/...
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Updated Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:39:06 -0600
Category News & Politics
Science & Medicine
Society & Culture
Health
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Episodes

1. A Changing Congress Changing Climate Change
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Description: How the big changes in Congress will affect climate change. In the House, a progressive California Congressman won an unusually public battle over a Detroit legislator for key committee spot. In the Senate, a coal-fired relic steps down after...

2. Greening the Economic Bailout
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Description: Could the economic bailouts that seem to pour endlessly out of Washington become clean, green stimulus for our nation's economy? Host Mike Tidwell discusses how these economic stimulus packages could put us on a path to fight global warming...

3. Gore's Carbon Free Energy Plan
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Description: Al Gore's ambitious energy goal for America may now become national policy. In this encore edition of Earthbeat, we review Gore's plan for the United States to produce all of its electricity from carbon-free, renewable energy sources within 10...

4. The Dawning of a New Day
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Description: What can climate activists can expect from an Obama Administration? We're taking the nose-to-tail approach - looking at everything from how the economic crisis may affect climate change plans -- to specific executive orders that could come as early...

5. Climate Censorship & Health Effects
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Description: The climate censorship practiced under the Bush Administration will likely continue into the next administration - no matter who wins on Election Day. That's according to Celia Wexler of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Rick Piltz of Climate...

6. Protecting the Amazon from Corporations & Carbon Sinks
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Description: The world's governments are hoping to fight climate change by preserving the world's rainforests - because they act almost as a 'sink' for carbon - acting as the world's lungs and holding and storing carbon. But in many instances,...

7. The Danger of Nuclear Power
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Description: This week's show features a recent lecture by renowned anti-nuclear activist Doctor Helen Caldecott. The Smithsonian Institute named Dr. Caldecott one of the most influential women of the 20th century and she's been a nominee for the Nobel Prize....

8. A New Green Economy
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Description: Looking for a silver lining. Given the massive world-wide economic downturn thatis occurring, Earthbeat host Mike Tidwell speaks to Lester Brown, one of the world's greatest environmental minds. Brown is the head of the Earth Policy Institute and the...

9. VP Energy Debate & Links Between Palin's Pipeline & Tar Sands
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Description: Republican candidate Sarah Palin says that one of her duties as Vice President would be to oversee America's energy policy. Both Palin, the Republican VP candidate, and Senator Joe Biden, the Democratic VP candidate, both seem to advocate increased...

10. The Candidates & a New Green Economy
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Description: In the face of the worst economic disaster in American history since the Great Depression -- both Barack Obama and John McCain cite their energy policies in their solutions for solving the crisis. Host Mike Tidwell dives into the...

11. Washington's Bailout of Wall Street & McCain's Nuclear Connection
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Description: How Washington's bailout of Wall Street helps - and hurts - the fight against climate change. President Bush wants more than $700 (B) billion dollars to shore up the nation's financial giants, but what if that money went toward...

12. Arctic Sea Ice
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Description: Arctic ice is hitting its second lowest level in the last 100 years. The lead scientist for the National Snow and Ice Data Center - Ted Scambos - discusses how and why the North Pole is melting away. Joining...

13. VP Palin and Presidential Influences
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Description: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin seemed a surprise choice for Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain -- but it turns out she may be a triple boon to his ticket: packing oil money, support from the religious right, and anti-environmental...

14. Hurricanes Hitting the Gulf
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Description: Today on Earthbeat we'll investigate the links between climate change, offshore oil drilling -- and hurricanes in the Gulf Coast. Joining host Mike Tidwell in our studios is Joe Romm from the Center for American Progress and Greg Jenkins,...

15. Tar Sands
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Description: With the price of oil continuing to hover around $100 dollars a barrel -- the world's thirst for oil is driving exploration into sources that previously were too dirty, too difficult, or too expensive -- A perfect example of...