Obama MIA on Climate; Black Carbon & TED Talks
July 7th, 2009
Today on Earthbeat, host Mike Tidwell discusses how President Obama is missing in action when it comes to climate leadership.
‘Black carbon’ makes up 50 percent of the non-carbon dioxide global warming pollution in our atmosphere. In this rebroadcast of an April 2009 interview, we speak to Durwood Zaelke, the president and founder of the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development.
The TED talks are renown for bringing together some of Silicon Valley’s leading thinkers and innovators. John Doerr is a partner in the famed venture capitalism firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers and known for investing in Amazon, Google and others before they were household names. John is now focusing his efforts, and his fortune on green technology.
Alex Steffen is the founder of the website Instructables and is the cofounder and executive editor of the website WorldChanging. He speaks about how innovation will help us create a sustainable future.
Music for this edition of Earthbeat comes from the album Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar by Matthew Montfort.
Our theme music is Baladi by Tony Anka, Bellydance Superstars vol. 2.
Image used with permission by DJ Xavior via Flickr.
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August 7th, 2009 at 6:23 am
Don’t knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while