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A discussion with the co-founders of Bright Card, Professor Jon Isham (of Middlebury College), Andrew Rossmeissl and Jake Whitcomb, about their plans to develop a credit card that combats global warming.

The “Bright Card” will essentially neutralize a consumer’s carbon footprint by automatically investing in “carbon offsets” every time he/she uses the card. We discuss the unique role this idea will play in the broader context of earth-friendly innovation, as well as the importance of youth movements and practical solutions to environmental problems.

Related Links:
What Works
Project Bio Bus
Native Energy

MP3:
Bright Card.mp3 (8.5MB)

We had just said goodbye to Nicco at the Green Festival in D.C. and were headed for our car to drive back to New York. We were admiring a veggie oil schoolbus (isn't that what you think of when you think french fry oil powered vehicle?) when a friendly guy stepped up and offered to show us his ride.

Ben never told us his last name when the recorder was on, but he did give us a great tour of his recently-modified 2002 VW Jetta. I had been obsessed with biodiesel, SVO, and WVO for just a few weeks at that point. I knew it was pretty simple to refit any diesel engine, but Ben made it clear.

It's not just for hippie buses any more.

Greasecar Vegetable Fuel Systems
Wikipedia - Biodiesel, Straight vegetable oil

Michael Silberman and Nathan Qazi speak with Japhet Els about the Rainforest Action Network, online organizing, and environmentalism today.

Sign RAN's Freedom From Oil Declaration.

Music: Band of Bees

Photo: 00rini hartman on Flickr

Michael Silberman talks with David Merrill, executive director of the National Global Warming Coalition about his—and his coalition members'—work battling one of the greatest threats to our civilization.

Billions of us around the world understand that global warming represents a crisis, but David and his team are among a minority of people in the United States working towards a solution. Listen to the podcast to hear about the 3 R's of a global warming solution.

Soundtrack: Afu-Ra, Bjork

Photo via hasensaft on flickr

David K. Cohen talks with Bill Garrett of Cleanpeace about record high oil prices, the global peak oil crisis, and the opportunity to use current, undepleteable hydrogen technologies to stave off major global shifts in diplomatic, military, political, and cultural power.

Soundtrack: The Herbaliser, Boards of Canada

Photo via vectormonkey on flickr.