Tag Archives: Clean Tech

Protesting Coal

March 4, 2009Sea Change BlogBill McKibben, Clean Tech, Climate Change, global warming, Green Jobs, News Analysis, Renewable Energy, sustainability institute, Sustainable InnovationBill Baue

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mttompowerplant Peaceful protesters gathered at the Mount Tom Power Plant in Holyoke, Massachusetts, on March 1, a chilly Sunday. They were demonstrating against coal, the fossil fuel that spews global warming carbon dioxide and toxins such as mercury into the air. They were piggy-backing on the Capitol Climate Action coal protests happening the next day in Washington, DC. Sea Change Radio spoke last week with that event’s organizer Bill McKibben. Read the show transcript

Bill McKibben Urges Civil Disobedience Against Coal

February 25, 2009Full ShowAl Gore, Bill McKibben, Clean Tech, Climate Change, clinton global initiative, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Innovation, wendell berryBill Baue

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Sea Change Radio speaks with Bill McKibben about the Capitol Climate Action protest against coal in Washington, DC. And Caroline Rees of the Harvard team behind UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights John Ruggie talks about BASESwiki, a new wiki to help human rights abuse victims resolve grievances with companies — outside the courtroom. The Sea Change ViewPoint comes from Arvind Ganesan of Human Rights Watch on the Employee Free Choice Act.

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Making the Case for a Green Stimulus

February 18, 2009Full ShowClean Tech, Climate Change, EPA, global warming, Green Building, Green Jobs, Green Living, Renewable Energy, stimulus, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Innovation, Sustainable Public PolicyBill Baue

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alexbowen greenstimulus Alex Bowen, a Principal Research Fellow at The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment of the London School of Economics, discusses An Outline of the Case for a ‘Green’ Stimulus, a report he co-authored with Lord Nicholas Stern, the man behind the 2006 Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change. And in the ViewPoint, Donald Bartlett of the investigative journalism team Bartlett and Steele advances the idea of a Federal Reserve for health care.Read the show transcript

Envisioning a Green Economy

February 11, 2009Full ShowClean Tech, Climate Change, economic security, Green Building, green business, green economy, Green Jobs, Green Living, greenbiz, joel makower, john harrington, Obama, Renewable Energy, Social Entrepreneurs, Sustainable Business, sustainable economy, Sustainable Innovation, Sustainable Public Policy, troubled asset relief programBill Baue

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This week, green business guru Joel Makower encourages us to envision success in creating a clean, sustainable economy that averts climate catastrophe and improves our environment, communities, and lives. And shareholder activist John Harrington urges banks bailed out with Troubled Asset Relief Program funding to make sure they stabilize US economic security.

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After Capitalism: PROUT as a Sustainable, Democratic Economic Model

January 28, 2009Full ShowAlternative Economic Models, Clean Tech, Climate Change, climate policy, Climate Progress, Community Economic Engagement, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, EPA, greenhouse gas emissions, joe romm, Lisa Woll, Local Living Economies, Obama, progressive utilization theory, Renewable Energy, Social Entrepreneurs, stimulus package, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Business, Sustainable InnovationBill Baue

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[amazon-product align=”right”]1877762067[/amazon-product]Today, Dada Maheshvarananda meditates on the alternative economic model of Progressive Utilization Theory, or PROUT. Joe Romm of Climate Progress analyzes the climate resolve of the Obama Administration. Lisa Woll of the Social Investment Forum proposes an Office for Innovation in Corporate Social Responsibility to the Obama Administration. And auto and environment expert Jim Motavalli comments on the significance of President Obama’s executive order directing the EPA to reconsider its refusal to grant California a waiver allowing it to regulate greenhouse gases from autos.

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Lisa Woll Proposes Federal Office of CSR Innovation

January 28, 2009Sea Change BlogClean Tech, Climate Change, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, human rights, Lisa Woll, News Analysis, Obama, Renewable Energy, Shareholder Engagement, shareholders, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Innovation, Sustainable Public PolicyBill Baue

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The Social Investment Forum (SIF) submitted a letter to President Obama listing a series of policy proposals, from proxy access allowing shareholders to nominate board candidates to “say on pay” giving investors a vote on executive compensation. SIF also urges the Obama Administration to establish an Office for Innovation in Corporate Social Responsibility or CSR. This idea dates back to the early 2000s, propounded first by Susan Aaronson at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, and supported by a Government Accountability Office report finding major lack of coordination on federal CSR initiatives. SIF CEO Lisa Woll explains the rationale behind the recommendations, and how they will promote advancement toward sustainability.

ViewPoint: Jim Motavalli on Cars and Carbon

January 28, 2009Sea Change BlogClean Tech, Climate Change, environmental protection agency, EPA, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, new york times, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Innovation, View PointBill Baue

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Jim Motavalli blogs on green matters for The Daily Green and Mother Nature Network and he blogs about cars in the New York Times “Automobiles” section. He was also a long-time editor for E–the Environmental Magazine, where he continues as a contributing writer. Motavalli combines his passion for autos and environment in his book, [amazon-product text=”FORWARD DRIVE: The Race To Build Clean Cars for the Future” type=”text”]1578050723[/amazon-product]. He thinks its time for the auto industry to wake up and smell the coffee. In his Sea Change ViewPoint commentary, he discusses the significance of President Barack Obama’s executive order directing the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its refusal to grant California a waiver allowing it to regulate greenhouse gases from cars and trucks.

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Joe Romm on Obama’s Climate Resolve

January 28, 2009Sea Change Blogcenter for american progress, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Climate Progress, joe romm, News Analysis, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Innovation, Sustainable Public PolicyBill Baue

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[amazon-product align=”right”]006117212X[/amazon-product]In his first week in office, President Obama seemed to hit the ground running on climate change policy and support for a greener economy. But some say that while his efforts are a good first step, they’ll have to be followed up with much stronger measures to really do the job. We caught up with Joe Romm of the blog Climate Progress for some perspective on Obama’s first week. In addition to giving an overview, Romm also talked about an important–and frightening–new study from the NOAA that underscores the urgency of Obama’s moves.

Joe Romm worked on environmental policy under the Clinton Administration and is the author of [amazon-product text=”HELL AND HIGH WATER: Global Warming, the Solution and the Politics” type=”text”]006117212X[/amazon-product]. His blog Climate Progess is a project of the Center for American Progress.

Clean Energy Connections

January 21, 2009Full ShowClean Tech, Climate Change, Community Economic Engagement, elizabeth kolbert, Green Building, green for all, Green Jobs, Renewable Energy, RGGI, Sustainable Innovation, Sustainable Public PolicyBill Baue

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kevindoyle At the Clean Energy Connections Conference in November 2008, Sea Change Radio Co-Host Francesca Rheannon spoke with Massachusetts Commissioner of Energy Resources Phil Guidice about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and state-level clean energy initiatives. She also interviewed Kevin Doyle, co-chair of the workforce development group of the New England Clean Energy Council, about the importance for low income people to have a voice at the table in developing the clean energy economy. For the News Analysis, Rheannon and Co-Host Bill Baue speak with Elizabeth Kolbert about her New Yorker profile of Green for All Founding President Van Jones entitled “Greening the Ghetto.” And Francesca brings us a modest proposal for funding energy efficiency in this week’s ViewPoint.Read the show transcript

Elizabeth Kolbert on Greening the Ghetto

January 21, 2009Sea Change BlogAlternative Economic Models, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Community Economic Engagement, elizabeth kolbert, Green Building, Green Jobs, Green Living, News Analysis, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Innovation, Sustainable Public PolicyBill Baue

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“Greening the Ghetto” is the title of Elizabeth Kolbert’s profile of Van Jones in a recent New Yorker. The piece traces Van Jones’ development from a civil rights activist to a green collar jobs guru. Kolbert quotes Jones saying “Sometimes a breakdown can lead to a breakthrough.” She tells the story of how this resonates on a personal level for him. And, he’s also referring to this moment in history when an economic breakdown could lead to an environmental and economic breakthrough.