EarthBeat Radio

Today, Earthbeat rides the wave of the new Democratic Congress. They're bringing in a greener view of legislation and host Daphne Wysham speaks to incoming Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Southern Arizona's 8th District about how she expects to bring renewable energy, environmental protection and global warming to the Capitol.
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According to exit polls voters rated concern over the environment among their top ten issues -- Daphne talks to pollster Mike Bocian of the firm, Greenberg, Quinlin and Rosner about the environmental message voters sent to politicians.

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Two policy directors of leading environmental groups discuss their priorities for the new Congressional session, Betsy Loyless, Senior Vice President for Policy at Audubon in Washington, DC and Anna Arullio the Washington DC office director for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, PIRG.
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One of the biggest successes for environmental groups was the defeat of California Senator James Inhofe, Daphne speaks to the president of the group leading the charge against Inhofe, Rodger Schlickeisen of the Defenders of Wildlife.
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Finally Daphne speaks to Aaron Murphy, a spokesman from incoming Senator Jon Tester of Montana.

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