Power Plans
In this rebroadcast, Earthbeat host Daphne Wysham talks to two groups who are planning for America's powerful future.
The United States could eliminate almost all of its carbon dioxide emissions by the year 2050, without using nuclear power -- that's the conclusion of a groundbreaking new report. Author Dr. Arjun Makhijani says that recent technological breakthroughs mean that it won't cost an arm and a leg to eliminate both carbon dioxide emissions and nuclear power. Makhijani is the president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research. His report, Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for US Energy Policy is a joint project of IEER and the Nuclear Policy Research Institute.
One way to refocus America's energy policies is to take the project on with the verve and committment the nation gave to the war effort in the 1940s. In their new report 'Rosie Revisited,' David Merrill, executive director of GlobalWarmingSolution.org and Dr. Charles Hall, of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry, provide a way for America to lead the battle against global warming.
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Image used courtesy of Mikael Albrecht, Finland.
Music used in this edition of Earthbeat: Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) and Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) by Arcade Fire.
Our theme music is Baladi by Tony Anka, Bellydance Superstars vol. 2.