Cap-and-Cash, Black Carbon & Blow, Baby, Blow
April 14th, 2009
New legislation that could cap carbon dioxide emissions and put cash in the hands of every man, woman, and child in America. Cap-and-Cash heads to Congress. We hear from the author of the Cap and Dividend Act of 2009, Congressman Chris Van Hollen, a democrat representing Maryland’s Eighth District, and from Michael Noble, the executive director of Fresh Energy, an energy policy organization in Minneapolis – St. Paul.
‘Black carbon’ makes up 50 percent of the non-carbon dioxide global warming pollution in our atmosphere. Joining host Mike Tidwell to discuss black carbon is Durwood Zaelke, the president and founder of the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development.
Then we’ll discuss how the Obama Administration may be turning ‘drill-baby-drill’ into ‘blow-baby-blow.’ We’ll hear from LA Times/Chicago Tribune reporter Jim Tankersley on a new form of offshore energy – deep-water wind.
Music from this edition of Earthbeat is by Barrett Strong.
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Our theme music is Baladi by Tony Anka, Bellydance Superstars vol. 2.
