August 23, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Richard Conlin, President of Seattle's City Council, on Seattle's new initiative to charge for disposable bags in supermarkets 2) Josie Garthwaite from Sierra Magazine talks about their second annual "Cool Schools" issue 3) Mary Logan Barmeyer from National Geographic's Green Guide, on greening her summer roadtrip 4) Green cuisine tips from Annie Somerville, Executive Chef of Greens Restaurant.

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August 16, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) The Mayor of Salt Lake City, Ralph Becker, talks about the city's new green initiatives; 2) Logan Green, co-founder of Zimride.org, a new carpool-matching website; 3) Louise Gava from St. Lawrence University gives tips for a green back-to-school shopping list; 4) Michael Degnan on the Bush Administration's attempt to gut the Endangered Species Act.

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August 09, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Will Craven from Forest Ethics on what junk mail has to do with global warming; 2) Wendy Abrams, founder of an art exhibit called Cool Globes; 3) Michael Watts, editor of Curse of the Black Gold: Fifty Years of Oil in the Niger Delta; 4) Political commentary from Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope.

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August 02, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1)Gary Nabhan talks about endangered foods and his new book, Renewing America's Food Traditions; 2) Lyndsay Moseley on the Sierra Club's first-ever report on environmental engagement in communities of faith; 3) Michael d'Estries, one of the founders of ecorazzi.com, the site for green celebrity news; 4) Rusty Gates on a victory for anglers in Michigan; 5) Green cuisine tips from Annie Somerville, Executive Chef of Greens Restaurant.

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July 26, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens on why he thinks we should be investing in renewable energy 2) Brittany McKee on a project that is helping send kids from military families to outdoor summer camps 3) Greg Karras from Communities for a Better Environment on Chevron's bid to process dirtier crude oil in Richmond 4) Hilary Kaplan on an upcoming kayak trip on the Los Angeles River to make a statement about clean water 5) Political commentary from Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope.

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July 19, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Rob Walker on his new book, Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are 2) Joe Gebbia, founder of Ecolect.net, a new site for sustainable design 3) Athan Manuel on why offshore drilling won't lower gas prices 4) Annie Somerville, Executive Chef of Greens Restaurant, shares quick summer recipes 5) Political commentary from Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope.

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July 12, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and Sierra Club Bay Chapter Political Director John Rizzo talk about bringing solar power to San Francisco 2) Paul Rauber, Senior Editor of Sierra Magazine, on his recent article, "Life in Abundance: Ethiopia, the Cradle of Humanity, Faces up to Family Planning" 3) Jim Malusa, author of a new book called Into Thick Air: Biking to the Bellybutton of Six Continents.

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July 05, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) John McHale, Executive Vice President of Major League Baseball, on how the All-Star Game is going green 2) Deborah Lapidus from Corporate Accountability International on a victory to get U.S. Mayors to reject bottled water 3) Jonathan Ullman on a great new step to protect the Everglades 4) Sierra Club Legal Director Pat Gallagher on why a recent judge's decision in Georgisa will help transition from dirty coal to renewable energy.

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June 28, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Christopher Gavigan, author of Healthy Child, Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home 2) Cullen Murphy, Vanity Fair editor and author of a new book called Are We Rome? The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America 3) Ask Mr. Green 4) Will Allen talks about his book, The War on Bugs.

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June 21, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: Sierra Club Radio broadcasts from San Francisco's Commonwealth Club, in a special half-hour conversation with Lincoln Hall, the Australian mountain climber who was left for dead at the top of Mount Everest - and survived. Hall is the author of a new book called Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest.

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June 14, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) John Perkins, bestselling author of The Secret History of the American Empire and Confessions of an Economic Hit-Man 2) Annie Sartor from Rainforest Action Network on their recent victory to stop logging on Grassy Narrow indigenous territory in Canada 3) Natalie Foster on a new grassroots campaign called "Lightbulbs to Leadership" 4) Political commentary from Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope.

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June 07, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Elizabeth Royte, author of Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It 2) Bob Gillespie, founder of the Green Grand Prix 3) Natalie Angier, science writer for the New York Times, on the amazing world of the walrus -- and why global warming is putting walruses at risk 4) Thomas Morton on his voyage to find the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an island of plastic in the middle of the ocean.

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May 31, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Bruce Barcott, author of The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw: One Woman's Fight to Save the World's Most Beautiful Bird 2) Reverend Janet Parker talks about a faith-based initiative to stop dirty coal plants 3) Adam Bozell, owner of Portland's all-green gym 4) Ann DeLaVergne, founder of Eco-Envelopes 5) Carl Pope on the two faces of John McCain.

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May 24, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Whale expert and naturalist Doug Chadwick on his book, The Grandest of Lives: Eye to Eye with Whales 2) Andrea and Steve Bossio, whose family was featured on Dateline NBC when they were tested to see how many chemicals really end up in our bodies 3) Steve Mills, director of Sierra Club's International Programs, talks about India's green future.

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May 17, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Yung Chang, the director of a new film called Up the Yangtze 2) Jason Mark, author of Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grassroots 3) Debra Erenberg from Rainforest Action Network on how the palm oil in your junk food contributes to global warming 4) Pollster Sergio Bendixen on the first-ever national poll on Latinos and the environment.

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May 10, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Famous polar explorer Sir Robert Swan, on being the first man to walk to both the North and South Pole, and his new efforts to raise awareness about global warming 2) Tierra Del Forte, the founder of Del Forte Denim, an organic cotton jeans company, talks with us about the green fashion scene 3) Samantha King, author of Pink Ribbon, Inc: Breast Cancer and the Politics of Philanthropy.

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May 03, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor and author of Supercapitalism, talks about the emerging green economy 2) John Javna on his new updated version of the 1990s bestseller, 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth 3) Becky Herbert from Eating with the Seasons talks about Community Supported Agriculture programs and how you can make a difference 4) Green cuisine tips from Chef Annie Somerville.

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April 26, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) The Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, on new energy legislation and greening the Capitol 2) We speak with two winners of this year's Goldman Environmental Award 3) Renée Loux, host  of It's Easy Being Green.

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April 19, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom talks with us about the sustainable future of San Francisco 2) Michael Adams, the son of the celebrated photographer and Sierra Club member Ansel Adams, remembers his father.

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April 12, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Australian pop star Missy Higgins talks with us about cutting back on carbon 2) Mr. Green on his new book, Hey Mr. Green: Sierra Magazine's Answer Guy Tackles Your Toughest Green Living Questions! 3) Emily Rusch from CALPIRG on the possibility of building high-speed rail on the west coast 4) Green cuisine tips from Chef Annie Somerville.

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April 05, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) April is National Poetry Month, and we're honored to speak with Robert Hass, U.S. Poet Laureate from 1995-1997, environmental advocate, and author of a new book of poetry called Time and Materials 2) Political commentary from Carl Pope, Sierra Club Executive Director 3) Andrew Nazdin from the Sierra Student Coalition talks about Fossil Fools Day 4) Green cuisine tips from Chef Annie Somerville

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March 29, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) The Governor of Florida, Republican Charlie Crist, talks with us about his opposition to dirty coal, why the environment is not a partisan issue, and how we can harness renewable energy for Florida 2) Jennifer Hattam gives tips for green living 3) Evelina Alarcon on the movement to create a national Cesar Chavez Day on March 31st, the legendary organizer's birthday 4) Leslie Aun on why you should turn out your lights for Earth Hour around the world 5)"Green Cuisine" tips from Chef Annie Somerville.

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March 22, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: We have a special show in honor of World Water Day, March 22nd. 1) Robert F. Kennedy Jr, one of America's great defenders of clean water, talks with us about his new upcoming film, Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk 2) Carl Pope, Sierra Club's Executive Director, shares a political commentary 3) Maude Barlow, author of Blue Covenant, and one of the world's leading activists against water privatization.

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March 15, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) The Governor of Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius, talks with us about her green energy vision for Kansas 2) Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope with a political commentary on John McCain 3) Green living tips from Jennifer Hattam  4) Dr. Anila Jacob, from Environmental Working Group, on the safety of our drinking water 5) Andy Szasz, author of a new book called Shopping Our Way to Safety 6) Green cuisine tips from chef Annie Somerville.

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March 08, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: March 8th is International Women's Day, and we have a special show featuring in-depth interviews with two women heroes: 1) Lois Gibbs, the hero from Love Canal who fought for justice in her contaminated community and helped launch the national movement to clean up toxic waste. 2) Arianna Huffington, political commentator, founder of The Huffington Post, campaigner for better fuel-economy, and author of a new book called On Becoming Fearless.

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March 01, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Carole King, Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter, on her efforts to help protect wilderness in Idaho 2) Arctic explorer and adventurer Will Steger shares his firsthand account of global warming's effects at the North Pole 3) Green living tips from Jennifer Hattam 4) Becky Gillette reports from the Gulf Coast about the fight to clean up the toxic FEMA trailers for Katrina families.

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February 23, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Eric Weiner, author of the new bestseller, The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World 2) Green living tips from Jennifer Hattam 3) Dune Lankard, the activist leading the fight to get Exxon to pay what they still owe for the Exxon Valdez oil spill 18 years ago 4) New Zealand's ambassador to the U.S.,  Roy Ferguson, joins us in our studio to talk about New Zealand's ambitious new sustainability plan.

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February 16, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Alice Waters, renowned chef and founder of Chez Panisse, on her new book, The Art of Simple Food 2) Carl Pope shares commentary on Alaska, oil drilling, and polar bears 3) Bee Moorhead on how the Methodist churches in Texas are banding together to buy renewable energy 4) Green living tips from Jennifer Hattam 5) Glenn Hurowitz, author of a new book called Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party.

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February 09, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Michael Kodas on his new book, High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed 2) Jen Hattam gives tips for green car dealerships 3) Political commentary from Carl Pope: What can we learn from "Super Tuesday" presidential primaries? 4) Gerald Prohlman, CEO of Organic Bouquet, on organic roses for Valentine's Day. 5) Jacques Leslie, author of a recent Mother Jones cover story, on whether the world can survive China's rush to emulate the American way of life.

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February 02, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Bestselling author Michael Pollan talks about his new book, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto  2) Green Valentine's Day tips from Jennifer Hattam 3) Political commentary from Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope 4) Adventurer Jeff Evans and his traveling partner Bill Barkeley, who climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro even though he is blind and  partially deaf. 

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January 26, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Renowned social critic Naomi Wolf on her new book, The End of America: Letters to a Young Patriot   2) Political update from Carl Pope 3) Jennifer Hattam gives green tips on how to know which beauty products are actually safe 4) David Ferris from the Asian Elephant Art and Conservation Product talks about how elephants can actually paint -- yes, paint -- and how their art is making a difference 5) Author Les Leopold on his new biography of Tony Mazzocchi, who spent his life uniting labor and environmentalists.

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January 19, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Van Jones, President of Green For All, on the emerging green economy and the opportunity to transcend racial inequalities 2) Carl Pope reflects on his experience at the UN Climate Summit in Bali 3) Jennifer Hattam gives tips on green car maintenance 4) Pastor Brian McLaren, named by Time Magazine as one of America's most influential evangelical leaders, discusses faith and the environment.

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January 12, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Mark Schapiro, author of Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products 2) Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope on the presidential race and global warming 3) Ari Derfel, a Bay Area resident who recently made headlines for saving all of his trash for an entire year 4) Mark Obenhaus, director of a new film about about adventure skiing, called STEEP. Also joining him is Andrew McLean, one of the top adventure skiiers in the world.

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January 05, 2008

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Arlene Blum, the first woman to climb Mt. Everest 2) Mark Winne on the future of farmers markets and local food 3) Green cuisine winter recipes from Annie Sommerville.

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December 29, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: Our broadcast turns 1! And in honor of our first anniversary, we're replaying some of our favorite interviews. This week's show brings back our Earth Day special, with an interview of Tom Friedman from the New York Times.

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December 22, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Journalist Virginia Sole-Smith talks about her recent article on toxic nail-salons 2) Jennifer Hattam gives tips for green New Year’s resolutions 3) Rob Ehrlichman from Sunlight Electric on helping Napa Valley wineries go solar 4) Green cuisine tips from Annie Sommerville.

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December 15, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Bestselling author Naomi Klein talks about her new book, The Shock Doctrine 2) Jen Hattam gives more tips for greening your holiday season 3) Dan Reicher from Google.org talks about Google's plan to make renewables cheaper than coal 4) A political update from Carl Pope 5) Green cuisine tips from Annie Sommerville, executive chef at Greens restaurant.

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December 08, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: Singer/activist Bonnie Raitt and NukeFree.org's Harvey Wasserman on their campaign to stop new nuclear power plants from being built 2) Jennifer Hattam shares more green Christmas tips 3) Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope reports from the UN Climate Summit in Bali 4) Congresswoman Hilda Solis on her new bill to ban toxic pthalates in plastic toys.

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December 01, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Ken Weiss from The Los Angeles Times talks about his Pulitzer-winning series, "Altered Oceans" 2) Jen Hattam gives tips for greening your Christmas tree 3) Political update from Sierra Club Executive Director, Carl Pope 4) Melinda Pierce on the upcoming federal Energy Bill 5) Is soy destroying the rainforest? Pat Joseph reports from the Brazilian Amazon.

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November 24, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Paul Krugman, renowned New York Times columnist and author of a new book, The Conscience of a Liberal. 2) Jen Hattam gives green tips for heating water in your home without wasting energy. 3) A political update from Carl Pope, the Sierra Club's Executive Director. 4) Cindy Kang, Associate Director for Green Corps, the field school for environmental organizing 5) Fran Pavley, the woman behind the landmark legislation to reduce global-warming emissions from cars.

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November 17, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Hollywood moms Soleil Moon Frye and Paige Goldberg Tolmach on "The Little Seed," their new eco-boutique for babies 2) Jennifer Hattam gives tips for a green Thanksgiving 3) Why Chevron-Texaco should be called Chevron-Toxico: Dan Firger talks about Chevron's illegal waste dumping in the Amazon 5) Emily Utter on San Francisco's upcoming plastic-bag ban 6) Ask Mr. Green

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November 10, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) King Corn filmmakers Curt Ellis and Aaron Wolf chat about their new documentary 2) Jen Hattam gives tips for green home heating this winter 3) Political update: Election victories from around the country 4) Acclaimed author Alan Weisman talks about his new bestseller, The World Without Us  5) Green cuisine tips from Annie Sommerville, Executive Chef at Greens Restaurant 6) Ask Mr. Green

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November 02, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: Special show on Youth & the Environment! Featuring: 1) 17-year-old activists Q' Orianka Kilcher and Erica Fernandez, winners of this year's Brower Youth Award 2) Jennifer Hattam shares Sierra Magazine's list of Top 10 "green" colleges and universities 3) Kim Teplitzky from Power Shift, the largest-ever student enviro conference, this weekend in Washington, DC 4) Tom Swetnam, fire ecologist from the University of Arizona, on the Southern California fires and global warming

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October 29, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Rob Stewart, director of a new documentary called Sharkwater 2) Jen Hattam gives some tips for saving energy while cooking 3) Political commentary from Sierra Club's Executive Director, Carl Pope 4) Pauli Ojea from Breast Cancer Action on why you should "Think before you pink" 5) Anthony Marek from TransFair USA on the growth of fair trade products 6) Ask Mr. Green

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October 20, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Journalist Charles Fishman talks about his Fast Company article, "Bottled Water: $15 Billion Down the Drain" 2) Jen Hattam gives tips for sustainable fireplaces this winter 3) Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope talks about the crisis of toxic lead in kids' toys 4) Erin Carlson from Yahoo.com talks about launching Yahoo!Green 5) Green cuisine tips and recipes from Annie Sommerville, Executive Chef of Greens Restaurant

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October 13, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Will Wynn, the Mayor of Austin, on why he walks to work, and how his city is the greenest in America 2) Jen Hattam gives tips for having a green Halloween 3) Carl Pope on a huge victory for clean air 4) Brian Scott from Lights Out San Francisco 5) Helene York from Bon Appetit talks about how cafes around the country are going local.

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October 06, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Tom Jackson, director of a new documentary called Out of Balance: ExxonMobil's Impact on Climate Change 2) Jen Hattam shares green-living tips about organic wine 3) Andy Thornley of the San Francisco Bike Coalition on new programs that might change the way we commute 4) John Hocevar from Greenpeace's Oceans Campaign talks about his recent trip in a one-person submarine, 2,000 feet below the ocean's surface.

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October 01, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) U.S. Congressman Jay Inslee gives the inside scoop on energy policy in D.C. and talks about his new book, Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy 2) Jen Hattam shares green living tips for insulating your home for winter 3) San Francisco arts collective REBAR on their recent global event to turn parking spaces into parks -- and claim public space for people, not cars 4) Google Earth's Rebecca Moore on how activists are using Google's new tool in remarkable ways.

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September 22, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Sally Jewell, the CEO of REI 2) Jennifer Hattam gives tips for green office supplies 3) The Greywater Guerrillas talk about subversively retrofitting your home to save water 4) Renowned environmental artist Wyland on being an "artivist."

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September 15, 2007

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Nicholas Kristof, opinion columnist for the New York Times, on why global warming is a human rights issue 2) Katherine Mieszkowski, from Salon.com, reveals the truth about plastic bags 3) Vanessa Pierce, Executive Director of Heal Utah, talks with us about why nuclear energy is not really a green option.

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