January 28, 2012

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) 1) Rich Gelfond, the CEO of IMAX, on why he's helping raise awareness about mercury poisoning 2) Avital Binshtock from Sierra Magazine shares tips on "green" microwavable products 3) Chris Paine, filmmaker of the new documentary Revenge of the Electric Car.

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January 21, 2012

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Screenwriter/Director Joe Carnahan and actor Frank Grillo join us to talk about a new film, The Grey 2) Green living tips from Avital Binshtock 3) Green cuisine ideas from Annie Somerville, Executive Chef at Greens Restaurant.

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January 14, 2012

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Mary Anne Hitt from the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign talks with us about a big victory to protect the public from toxic mercury 2) Joshua Houdek from the Northstar chapter in Minnesota on their "Complete Streets" project 3) Kennedy Warne talks with us about his book Let Them Eat Shrimp: The Tragic Disappearance of the Rainforests of the Sea.

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December 31, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: We reprise a popular show from October 2011. 1) David Montgomery, author of a book called King of Fish: The Thousand Year Run of Salmon 2) Sarah Parsons from Change.org on a campaign to ban shark finning in California 3) Avital Binstock from Sierra Magazine shares tips to green your breakfast.

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December 24, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: We reprise a popular show from October 2011. 1) The Mayor of Philadelphia, Mayor Michael Nutter, talks about his vision for making Philadelphia the greenest city in the country 2) 17-year-old activist Alec Loorz, on why he started a group called Kids vs. Global Warming.

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December 17, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Adventurer and environmentalist David de Rothschild on his recent trip to the Amazon to discover the impact of the proposed Belo Monte dam project 2) Scott Bernstein, President of the Center for Neighborhood Technology, on the unseen costs of driving 3) Sara Ost, Editor in Chief of EcoSalon.

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December 10, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Susan MacLaury, Executive Producer of The Harvest, a new documentary about child migrant farmworkers 2) Avital Binshtock from Sierra Magazine gives more green holiday gift ideas 3) Green cuisine tips from Chef Annie Somerville.

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December 03, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Rich Gelfond, the CEO of IMAX, on why he's helping raise awareness about mercury poisoning 2) Avital Binshtock from Sierra Magazine shares unusual green gift ideas for the holidays 3) Chris Paine, filmmaker of the new documentary Revenge of the Electric Car.

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November 26, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Hollywood star Alicia Silverstone talks with us about her vegan cookbook The Kind Diet 2) Rebecca Hoffman talks about the Sierra Club's "Sponsor a Wild Place" program for green holiday gifts 3) Green cuisine tip from chef Annie Somerville 4) Entomologist Gil Waldbauer on his book Fireflies, Honey, and Silk 5) Ask Mr Green.

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November 19, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Jim Motavalli talks with us about his new book High Voltage: The Fast Track to Plug In the Auto Industry 2) Avital Binshtock from Sierra Magazine gives tips for a green Thanksgiving 3) Michael Marx, Director of the Sierra Club's Beyond Oil campaign, on a big victory to stop the dirty Keystone XL oil pipeline.

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November 12, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Captain Charlie Moore, author of Plastic Ocean: How a Sea Captain's Chance Discovery Launched a Determined Quest to Save the Oceans 2) Sierra Club activist Lynn Henning, fighting pollution in Michigan 3) Green living tips from Avital Binshtock at Sierra Magazine 4) Green cuisine tips from chef Annie Somerville.

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November 05, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Christine Jahnke, author of The Well-Spoken Woman: Your Guide to Looking and Sounding Your Best 2) Richard Mahler, author of The Jaguar's Shadow: Searching for a Mythic Cat 3) Green cuisine tips with chef Annie Somerville.

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October 29, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Mark Obmascik, author of the book The Big Year 2) Kim Teplitsky and Lauren Castner from the Sierra Student Coalition talk about clean energy on campus 3) Green cuisine tips with chef Annie Somerville.

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October 22, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) The Mayor of Philadelphia, Mayor Michael Nutter, talks about his vision for making Philadelphia the greenest city in the country 2) 17-year-old activist Alec Loorz, on why he started a group called Kids vs. Global Warming

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October 15, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Nick Rosen talks with us about his book Off the Grid 2) Avital Binshtock from Sierra Magazine gives tips for greening your Halloween 3) Barbara Bennett on her book Soul of a Lion: One Woman's Quest to Rescue Africa's Wildlife Refugees.

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October 08, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Richard Bell, co-author of a book called Nukespeak 2) Avital Binshtock from Sierra Magazine shares tips on how to green your office 3) Cris Costello talks with us about "red tide" in Florida and how the widespread use of fertilizers are affecting our oceans.

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October 01, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) David Montgomery, author of a book called King of Fish: The Thousand Year Run of Salmon 2) Sarah Parsons from Change.org on a campaign to ban shark finning in California 3) Avital Binstock from Sierra Magazine shares tips to green your breakfast.

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September 24, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Rob Forbes, founder of Design Within Reach, talks about his new company PUBLIC Bikes 2) Kim Wasserman from Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, and a mother of two kids with asthma, on why it's time to retire Chicago's coal plants. 3) Avital Binshtock from Sierra Magazine shares tips on how to go green with microwaveable food.

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September 17, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Christian Parenti talks with us about his book, Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence; 2) Rachel Butler on the upcoming "Moving Planet" international day of action; 3) Mary Anne Hitt shares updates from the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign, and an inspiring victory in Virginia; 4) Lyndon Rive, CEO of Solar City, on a campaign to help install solar panels on the homes of U.S. veterans and military families.

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September 10, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) talks about being an environmentalist in today's Congress 2) The Sierra Club's Michael Grenetz talks about coal pollution in your life 3) Sierra Magazine's Avital Binshtock talks about green films 4) Green cuisine tips from chef Annie Somerville.

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September 03, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: Rich Horan, author of Seeds: One man's serendipitous journey to find the trees that inspired famous American writers from Faulker to Kerouac, Welty to Wharton 2) Darlene Snow, Executive Director of the Wind Energy Foundation, on wind industry growth in the U.S. 3) Susan Troller, co-author of Cluck: From Jungle Fowl to City Chick.

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August 27, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Peter Byck, Filmmaker of Carbon Nation. 2) Sarah Matsumoto and Juliette Beck on how clearcutting in the Sierra Nevada is ruining water and putting endangered salmon at risk. 3) Avital Binshtock gives tips on greening your cell phone. 4) Green cuisine tips from Annie Somerville, Executive Chef at Greens Restaurant in San Francisco.

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August 20, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1)Avital Binshtock on Sierra Magazine's annual "Cool Schools" issue -- ranking the greenest colleges and universities in the country. 2) Lester Brown talks with us about his book World on the Edge and his film Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization. 3) Kokei Otosi on her summer with "The Best Internship on Earth."

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August 13, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Bruce Nilles talks about the Sierra Club's new partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to move the nation beyond coal, and why the EPA should create stronger safeguards to protect families from air pollution. 2) Avital Binshtock, Green Living Editor at Sierra Magazine, on the question of which is greener - books or e-readers? 3) Ann Mesnikoff on the Obama Administration's announcement of new mileage standards for trucks.

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August 06, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio:  1) Environmental hero Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. talks with us about the new film The Last Mountain, and the devastation that mountaintop removal mining has caused in Appalachia 2) Bill Price from the Sierra Club in West Viriginia on the recent March to save Blair Mountain and why 800 people marched for days in the summer heat to save this historic place.

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July 30, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: We reprise a popular show from earlier this summer. 1) Actor and Director Harry Shearer on his documentary The Big Uneasy, on the real story of why New Orleans flooded during Hurricane Katrina 2) Kate Harrison, CEO of GreenBrideGuide.com, talks about trends in green weddings and a new green gift registry.

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July 23, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Dan Sugar, CEO of Solaria, a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar panels 2) Andrew Revkin of the New York Times' Dot Earth blog.

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July 16, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) talks about being an environmentalist in today's Congress 2) The Sierra Club's Michael Grenetz talks about coal pollution in your life 3) Sierra Magazine's Avital Binshtock talks about green films for the summer.

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July 09, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Mary Hughes, Founder and Director of The 2012 Project, on efforts to elect more women into public office 2) Tips for eco-friendly ice cream from Avital Binshtock at Sierra Magazine 3) Anne Morkill, Wildlife Refuge Manager in the Florida Keys, on the effects climate change is already having there.

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July 02, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Environmental journalist Juliet Eilperin talks about her new book Demon Fish: Travels Through The Hidden World of Sharks 2) Tips for greening your 4th of July bbq from Avital Binshtock at Sierra Magazine 3) Mary Anne Hitt, Director of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign, on the connection between coal and asthma.

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June 24, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Environmental hero Robert F. Kennedy Jr talks with us about the new film The Last Mountain, and the devastation that mountaintop removal mining has caused in Appalachia 2) Bill Price from the Sierra Club in West Viriginia on the recent March to Save Blair Mountain and why 800 people marched for days in the summer heat to save this historic place.

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June 18, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Environmental hero Robert F. Kennedy Jr talks with us about the new film The Last Mountain, and the devastation that mountaintop removal mining has caused in Appalachia 2) Bill Price from the Sierra Club in West Viriginia on the recent March to Save Blair Mountain and why 800 people marched for days in the summer heat to save this historic place.

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June 11, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: We devote a full show to the future of water, interviewing author Charles Fishman on his new book The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water.

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June 04, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Actor and Director Harry Shearer on his documentary The Big Uneasy, on the real story of why New Orleans flooded during Hurricane Katrina 2) Kate Harrison, CEO of GreenBrideGuide.com, talks about trends in green weddings and a new green gift registry.

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May 28, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Laurel Whitney of The Yes Men about a recent prank 2) Edyta Sitko of Greenpeace USA 3) Mr. Green, the Sierra Club's lovable and acerbic eco-genius.

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May 21, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Donovan Hohn, author of Moby Duck 2) Mary Anne Hitt, Director of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign 3) Avital Binshtock talks with us about green liquor.

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May 14, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Garvin Jabusch, cofounder of Green Alpha Investors, talks with us about green investing 2) Diana Beresford-Kroeger on her book The Global Forest 3) Green cuisine tips from Annie Somerville, Executive Chef at Greens Restaurant.

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May 07, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Dan Shugar, the CEO of Solaria, talks with us about the future of solar energy 2) Environmental journalist Andy Revkin, who writes the New York Times' Dot Earth blog, on our growing population - which is soon to hit 7 billion people.

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April 30, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Jessica Speart, the author of a new book called Winged Obsession, which delves into the scandalous rise and fall of the world's most notorious butterfly smuggler. 2) Jason Kibbey, the CEO and co-founder of PACT, an organic cotton, fair-trade underwear company, on creative new tactics to use PACT underwear as a way to raise awareness about moving beyond coal.

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April 23, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) For Earth Day, a special interview with national EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. 2) One year after the BP oil disaster, Frank Jackalone talks with us about how Gulf Coast communities are still recovering from the devastating affects of the oil spill. 3) Kim Teplitzky from the Sierra Student Coalition on the big success of Power Shift, a conference that brought together over 10,000 students from around the country to mobilize for clean energy in Washington DC this week.

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April 15, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Hilton Kelley and Dmitry Lisitsyn, two of the winners of this year's Goldman Prize, the world's largest prize honoring grassroots environmentalists 2) Catherine Tatge on her new film, John Muir in the New World, which airs as part of the PBS American Masters series 3) Avital Binshtock talks with us about the Sierra Club's Earth Day sweepstakes.

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April 09, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: This week, we reprise a popular show from earlier in the year: 1) Hollywood Actress Eva Mendes talks about why environmental issues are important to her, and what she does to go green 2) Tierra Del Forte from Fair Trade USA on green Fair Trade fashion 3) Green cuisine tips from Annie Somerville, Executive Chef of Greens Restaurant.

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April 02, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) David Kirby, author of a book called Animal Factory, talks with us about factory farming 2) Avital Binshtock from Sierra Magazine gives us tips for green cleaning products 3) Dr. Paul Epstein on his new book Changing Planet, Changing Health: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Our Health, and What We Can Do about It 4) Green cuisine tips from chef Annie Somerville.

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March 26, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Forrest North and Armen Petrosian, founders of a new iPhone app called PlugShare, which helps electric vehicle owners find places they can plug in anywhere in the country 2) Taggart Siegel and Jon Betz, filmmakers of a new documentary about bees called Queen of the Sun 3) Jody Farnham, author of The Joy of Cheesemaking 4) Green cuisine tips from chef Annie Somerville.

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March 19, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Lyndsay Moseley talks with us about new protections from toxic mercury 2) Rosalind Creasy on her book Edible Landscaping: Now You Can Have Your Gorgeous Garden and Eat It Too! 3) Kim Teplitzky from the Sierra Student Coalition tells us about a big upcoming student conference, Power Shift.

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March 12, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: We reprise a popular show from 2010. Guests include: 1) Jeff Biggers, author of Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland 2) Paul Raffaele gives us a glimpse into the lives of orangutans, gorillas, and chimpanzees, from his new book Among the Great Apes 3) Sharon Freeman and Charito Kruvant, editors of Hispanics Living Green.

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March 05, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Donovan Hohn, author of Moby Duck -- a new book based on the true story of 28,800 plastic bath toys that were lost at sea -- talks with us about the impact of plastic on our oceans. 2) Mary Anne Hitt, Director of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign, on mercury pollution and what we can do about it 3) Avital Binstock, Green Lifestyle Editor for Sierra Magazine, talks with us about green liquor.

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February 26, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Garvin Jabusch, cofounder of Green Alpha Investors, talks with us about green investing 2) Diana Beresford-Kroeger on her book, The Global Forest 3) Green cuisine tips from Annie Somerville, Executive Chef at Greens Restaurant.

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February 19, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Mary Anne Hitt, Director of Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign, on a big victory to block over 150 new coal-fired power plants 2) Amy Stewart, author of The Earth Moved: On the Completely Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms 3) Avital Binshtock on a new program called "The Best Internship on Earth" 4) Green cuisine tips from Annie Somerville, Executive Chef at Greens Restaurant.

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February 12, 2011

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Gina Coplon-Newfield talks with us about all the new electric cars coming out on the market this year 2) Journalist Mark Hertsgaard on his new book Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth 3) Avital Binshtock gives tips for a green Valentine's Day 4) Recipe ideas from Annie Somerville, Executive Chef at Greens Restaurant.

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