Political Climate Change
This week, Earthbeat focuses on political climate change. Rumors are swirling that the Bush administration is about to make some kind of decision on climate change -- while Al Gore has entered 'phase two' of his global warming agenda.
But while national politicians talk, California and other states have woken up and realized they can't wait for Washington. Joining host Mike Tidwell to discuss California's groundbreaking global warming plans is Julie Soderlund, press secretary for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Rico Mastrodonato, the Northern California Director of that state's League of Conservation Voters.
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Two people who were caught up in the rumor that the Bush Administration would be changing their tune on climate change is David Roberts, a staff writer for the on-line environmental magazine Grist, and Ben Dunham, a staff attorney for the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG). Both join host Mike Tidwell to discuss the national political agenda on global warming.
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And finally, Mike speaks to an EPA scientist who's been studying sea level rise since the 1980s. James Titus gives his perspective on what it's like to work under four different White House Administrations.
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