Earthbeat Radio

Today on Earthbeat — Robbing Peter — to pay Paul. Insurance companies in the United States use one hand to deny policies to Americans living on the East Coast — while using the other hand to invest billions of dollars in coal-fired power plants and other polluting industries.

In this encore edition of Earthbeat, host Mike Tidwell discusses the surprisingly fascinating business of insurance and climate change with Joel Gordes of Environmental Energy Solutions. Joel follows the industry from his offices near the insurance capital of the world – Hartford, Connecticut.

Florida is often called a ‘worst case scenario come true’ when it comes to insurance. Randy Diamond reports on insurance and writes the blog ‘Gotcha Covered’ for Florida’s Palm Beach Post. Amy Bach is the co-founder of a consumer rights group in California – United Policyholders.

And then we hear from the insurance industry itself. David Snyder is a lawyer for the lobbying group, the American Insurance Association. Joining him is Andrew Logan, the director of insurance programs for Ceres, a coalition of investors and environmental groups that encourage environmentally sound business decisions.

Music for this edition of Earthbeat is by Groove Armada’s Back To Mine remix of Barry White’s “Playing Your Game Baby” and “I Should’ve Known Better” by Mica Paris.

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

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Image used courtesy of Digital Howie via Flickr.