EchoRadio - Environmentalism

Some things are priceless: Bright Card

2006-06-30T05:37:29Z

Description:
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)

Greasecar Ben shows his Veggie Diesel VW

2005-11-02T08:50:09Z

Description:
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

MP3:
echoradio_dailyglyph_greasecar_ben.mp3 (3.92 MB)

Episode Thirty Nine: Rainforest Action Network

2005-08-11T07:52:42Z

Description:

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

MP3:
Echoradio 39- Rainforest Action Network.mp3 (5.75 MB)

Episode Thirty Four: Global Warming

2005-08-11T07:58:24Z

Description:

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

MP3:
echoradio-34.mp3 (10.26 MB)

Episode Twenty Eight: Clean Peace

2005-08-11T07:44:16Z

Description:

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.