EarthBeat Radio

Just in time for a Saturday night celebration of Earth Day -- bars and nightclubs are showcasing organic beer, wine and Liquor. Co-host Mike Tidwell talks to Remy C about the rise of these libations and finds out whether or not they're really healthier. To visit Remy C's 'Cocktail Organico' website click here.
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Surrounding Earth Day is a number of events. Joining co-host Mike Tidwell in the studio is John Campagna of Baltimore Green Week.
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He's baaaccckkk. Al Gore has been touring the country with, of all things, a slide show presentation about Global Warming. Now it's been turned into a movie that wowed audiences at the Sundance independent film festival. But is Gore really committed to the cause? One environmentalist who's unconvinced is John St. Clair, the co-author of the 2000 book, 'Al Gore: An Owner's Manual.'

View the trailer for "An Inconvenient Truth."
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The Anacostia River flows through the Maryland suburbs and right through the heart of the nation's capital. Often the Potomac gets all the glory the Anacostia became a dumping ground for polluters. A new film, "The Anacostia: Restoring the People's River" will air on Maryland Public Television on April 25th. DC-area film maker Todd Clark and the film's composer, Pili Greenfield, joins Mike Tidwell in the WPFW studios.
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Music for this week's show came from The Hypnotic Panties, one of the many musical acts at Baltimore Green Week, and from In Process..., the Washington, DC group featured in the movie "The Anacostia: Restoring the People's River."

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