EarthBeat Radio

A Federal judge in California says the Bush Administration has to decide on the fate of our polar bears this week.

The feds have been dragging their feet and coming up with every excuse to keep from listing the polar bear as an
endangered species. On this edition of Earthbeat we'll get the latest on the status of polar bears in with wild - and in Washington. We'll also hear about the oil companies' plans to undermine polar bear protections even AFTER they're listed as endangered. Joining host Mike Tidwell is Mike Daulton, Director of Conservation for the National Audubon Society and Doug Inkley, senior scientist with the National Wildlife Federation.

Plus, Joe Romm will join us to discuss the latest climate news, including the emergence of 'Grolar Bears.' Romm is the voice behind the website Climate Progress.

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Our theme music is Baladi by Tony Anka, Bellydance Superstars vol. 2.

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Getting to ZERO carbon dioxide emissions - without going nuclear; and the connections between climate change and the world food crisis.

Host Daphne Wysham speaks to Arjun Makhijani and his colleagues at the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research on their plan for cutting greenhouse gases without turning to nuclear power.

A discussion on the connections between climate change and the world food crisis. Joining us from locations around the world are: Walden Bello with Focus on the Global South; Debbie Barker with the International Forum on Globalization; and Anuradha Mittal of The Oakland Institute.

In our final segment - we get an on-the-site report from the border of Burma and Thailand on the thousands of people killed and injured during the recent devastating cyclone. (The military government of Burma have renamed the country - Myanmar.)

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Music for this edition of Earthbeat is "World Looking In" by Morcheeba and "Lebanese Blonde" by Theivery Corporation. Our theme music is Baladi by Tony Anka, Bellydance Superstars vol. 2.

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