Changing the World, One Step at a Time
Earthbeat host Mike Tidwell speaks to author and activist Bill McKibben about his recent book "Deep Economy." McKibben challenges economists and us to realize that growth is not always good. He suggests a radical change in measuring economic success, and put forward a simple step-by-step way to achieve economic and environmental harmony. McKibben is leading the charge with the Step-It-Up campaign, a series of hundreds of local global warming protests that will occur on April 14th.
One way people are stepping it up is by demanding their governments take clear, serious action on climate change. Tidwell discusses how states across the country are following in California's footsteps in crafting meaningful legislation with Josh Tulkin of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and Rob Sargent of the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
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