Environment/Climate

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Cities Out in Front on Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2015 at 12:00am
Al Weinrub has  worked indefatigably to move the Bay Area and the world to a renewable-energy system that will stave off the dangers of global climate change. Here he talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about what cities can do and have done to reduce their carbon output. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 23, 2015

Airs at: Tue, 02/24/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Iven Hale hosts this episode and plays music by Leslie and the LYs. We also hear these segments: Bill Resnick talks with Craig Morris about renewable energy in Germany Joe Clement reads about seeking a green economy Movie Moles review the vampire film A Girl Walks Home Alo... Read more

Jerry Mander on Capitalism and the movement for a better economic system

Airs at: Tue, 02/24/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Host Paul Roland speaks with author and activist Jerry Mander about corporations, capitalism and the movement for a new economy. His newest book is The Capitalism Papers-Fatal Flaws of an Obsolete System (2013). Mander is one of the plenary speakers at the Economics of Hap... Read more

Green Economy in a black and white world

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement reads from Black, White, and Green: Farmers Markets, Race, and the Green Economy by Alison Hope Alkon, and plays a song from the Lorax. Read more

Craig Morris on Germany's Green Energy

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Craig Morris about Renewables International and the example of Germany. They discuss the Energiewende--Germany's aim to transition to a renewable energy economy and leave nuclear and fossil energy behind--as well as the problems of subsidies for lar... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 16, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode dealing with climate change, the movement for polyamory, and legal maneuvers by anti-abortionists. To hear the whole show, use the play button below. To hear individual segments, follow these links: 1.Christian Parenti and Bill Resnick discuss... Read more

A Techno-fix for Climate Change?

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker reads from Zoë Carpenter's article in The Nation, "We Cannot Geoengineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis." Carpenter argues that attempts by humans to change the climate (such as shooting a huge amount of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere to deflect sunligh... Read more

Climate Change and Social Dislocation

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Christian Parenti talks with Bill Resnick about his latest book Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence.  It traces ·       the collapse of many countries under the pressures of neo-colonialism and neo-liberalism that extract resources and   keep t... Read more

NW fossil fuel corridor & climate change: citizens fight back against proposed gas export terminals

Airs at: Wed, 02/04/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Continuing our coverage of accelerating climate change and the Fossil Fuel industries' attempt to transform the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada into a massive export colony for the global economy.  Guests will include: Pembina Propane terminal in Portland: Jasmine Zi... Read more

Kim Howe from Dooda Fracking on Human Beings with 5 Fingers

Airs at: Fri, 01/23/2015 at 12:00am
We interviewed Kim Howe from Dooda Fracking, an organization raising awareness about fracking on the Dine' (Navajo) reservation. She joined with the Journey for Existence walk around Dine'tah (People's land). They are now on the eastern side where most of the fracking is ha... Read more