This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Hollywood star Alicia Silverstone talks with us about her new book on healthy eating, The Kind Diet 2) Rebecca Hoffman on Sierra Club's "Sponsor a Wild Place" program 3) Annie Somerville, Chef at Greens Restaurant, gives us ideas for organic Thanksgiving side dishes 4) Political Commentary from Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope 5) Entomologist Gil Waldbauer talks with us about his new book Fireflies, Honey, and Silk.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Actor Ed Begley Jr. talks with us about going green in Hollywood, and the third season of his green TV show Living with Ed 2) Spotlight on campus activism: We talk with Kim Teplitzky, Jeremy Pivor, and Lydia Courtright about efforts to move college campuses away from coal 3) Laurie Mazur on her new book A Pivotal Moment, about population and the environment.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Filmmaker Mari-Lynn Evans, talks about her new documentary, Coal Country 2) Martha Honey from the Center for Responsible Travel on her book, Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise? 3) Political Commentary from Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Doug Wildman from Friends of the Urban Forest talks with us about urban trees 2) Allison Forbes on weatherizing homes to save energy this winter 3) Political commentary from Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope 4) Tim Dee, author of A Year on the Wing: Four Seasons in a Life with Birds.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Lisa Bennett from the Center for Ecoliteracy talks with us about greening our schools and the Center's new book, Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability 2) Commentary from Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope 3) Amanda Little, author of Power Trip: From Oil Wells to Solar Cells -- Our Ride to the Renewable Future.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Senator Barbara Boxer talks with us about the new climate bill and why we need to take action to stop global warming; 2) Kim Teplitsky and Holly Jones from the Sierra Student Coalition on a new campaign to kick dirty coal off college campuses; 3) John Muir scholar Bonnie Gisel talks with us about the life of the conservation hero, and her new book Nature's Beloved Son: Rediscovering John Muir's Botanical Legacy

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Andy Bichlbaum from The Yes Men talks about their new movie, The Yes Men Fix the World; 2) Chef Annie Somerville gives green cuisine tips; 3) Jennifer Miller talks with us about building energy efficient homes and buildings.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Tristram Stuart, author of Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal 2) Sarah Hodgdon talks with us about her role as the Sierra Club's new Conservation Director 3) Cassie Gardener tells us about a recent international outreach trip in Guatemala and Belize.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: Part 2 of our National Parks Special! 1) Yosemite Park Ranger Shelton Johnson talks about his just-published historical novel, Gloryland, about a Buffalo Soldier in Yosemite at the turn of the last century 2) Leonard Zax, one of the grassroots activists who helped create our newest national park in Paterson, New Jersey 3) Political commentary from Sierra Club Executive Director, Carl Pope.

This week on Sierra Club Radio:  1) Josh Tickell on his new documentary film Fuel: Uncovering America's Dirty Little Secret 2) Commentary from Carl Pope, Sierra Club Executive Director 3) Elizabeth Marshall Thomas talks with us about her new book, The Hidden Life of Deer 4) Clean cars expert Ann Mesnikoff on the White House's recent announcement for better gas mileage standards 5) Green cuisine tips from Annie Somerville, Executive Chef of Greens Restaurant.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: Our National Parks special! 1) Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns talks with us about his new documentary series, The National Parks: America's Best Idea 2) Journalist Joan Hamilton on her recent article, Parks as Arks: In a warming world, national parks become labs where species learn to survive.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) The Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, talks with us about his pledge for a coal-free Los Angeles, and his vision for making L.A. the greenest city in the country 2) Eric Simons on his new book, Darwin Slept Here: Discovery, Adventure, and Swimming Iguanas in Charles Darwin's South America 3) Annie Somerville, Executive Chef at Greens Restaurant in San Francisco, gives green cuisine tips.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert Stone talks about his new documentary, Earth Days 2) Vice Admiral Lee Gunn, President of the American Security Project, on how climate change impacts our national security 3) Darryl Malek-Wiley talks about the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and how New Orleans is rebuilding green 4) Green Cuisine tips for summer from Annie Somerville, Executive Chef at Greens Restaurant.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Jesse Jacobs, founder of Samovar Tea Lounge, talks with us about organic and fair-trade tea; 2) Avital Binshtock on Sierra Magazine's list of "Cool Schools," the top 20 greenest colleges and universities in the country; 3) Journalist Ari LeVeaux on how companies like Silk Soymilk are now sourcing their soy beans from China, and what that means for organic farmers in the United States; 4)Mark Walters talks about his experiences volunteering with Sierra Club's Inner City Outings program, and how you can get involved.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Christopher Cokinos, author of The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars 2) Susan Coss from the Eat Real Fest 3) Matt Golden, president and founder of Sustainable Spaces, talks about energy audits and how to save energy at home 4) Annie Somerville, Executive Chef of Greens Restaurant in San Francisco, gives green cuisine tips for summer.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Louie Psihoyos, director of a new environmental film called The Cove 2) David Willett from the Sierra Club's Washington DC office talks about the coal industry lobbyists' recent dirty tricks 3) Chef Annie Somerville gives green cuisine tips for summer 4) Erik Fink from The Giving Tree Band on eco-friendly music production and making a "green" album.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Award-winning chef Dan Barber from Blue Hill talks about organic cooking 2) Casson Trenor from Greenpeace on their new campaign to get Trader Joe's to stop selling unsustainable seafood 3) John Hutchison from the John Muir Trust on preserving land in the U.K.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Mayim Bialik, star of the 90s sitcom 'Blossom,' talks about getting a PhD in neuroscience and her work with the Holistic Moms Network 2) Bruce Nilles talks with us about a huge victory against dirty coal 3) Sean Gray from the Environmental Working Group on their Sunscreen Consumer Guide.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Lisa Hamilton, author of Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness 2) Jenny Coyle talks about Sierra Club Trails, a new hiking website for sharing trails and tips 3) Mary Anne Hitt on the risks of coal ash spills, and how to find out if one of these at-risk sites is in your area 4) Matt Leonard from Greenpeace USA, on their recent banner dropped from the top of Mt. Rushmore calling for action on global warming.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Filmmaker and author Dayton Duncan talks about his recent article for Sierra magazine, "Collect 'em all: How one man's quest to visit every national park sparked Ken Burns' latest documentary" 2) Green living tips from Avital Binshtock, Sierra magazine's Green Lifestyle Editor 3) Novella Carpenter on her new book Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Melissa Hardy from the Biofuel Oasis on how french-fry grease can fuel our cars 2) Green living tips from Avital Binshtock, Sierra magazine's Lifestyle Editor 3) Elizabeth Kolbert from The New Yorker on her recent article about mass extinctions of species.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Robert Kenner, the director of a new documentary called Food, Inc. 2) Pat Gallagher talks with us about the problems with toxic tar sands and what can be done about it 3) Mark Obmascik on his book Halfway to Heaven: My White-Knuckled - and Knuckleheaded - Quest for the Rocky Mountain High.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Andy Thornley from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition talks about how two-wheeled travel is changing cities around the country; 2) Jesse Danzig tells us how text messaging can help save the world; 3) Linda Buzzell and Craig Chalquist, the co-editors of Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind

This week on Sierra Club Radio: In this special edition of Sierra Club Radio, we bring you a debate between Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope and the CEO of Chevron, Dave O'Reilly. This event was moderated by Alan Murray from the Wall Street Journal and was sponsored by Climate One and the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco. Extra: Hear the entire 60-minute debate here.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Folk icon Pete Seeger talks with us about music and social change, his 40-year fight to clean up the Hudson River, performing at President Obama's inauguration, and more 2) Green cuisine tips from Chef Annie Somerville 3) Matthew Luxon tells us about his rubbish-free year, in which he and his wife pledged to not create any trash for 12 months.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Richard Wiese talks about his new book Born to Explore: How to Be a Backyard Adventurer 2) San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mar joins Sierra Club's John Rizzo to talk about a new plan to build the largest municipal solar power project in the United States 3) Regan Ranoa on a new green online community, Climate Crossroads.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Gordon Hempton, author of One Square Inch of Silence: One Man's Search for Natural Silence in a Noisy World 2) Daniel Wallach talks about the green rebuilding of the area devastated by tornadoes in Greensboro, Kansas 3) Green cuisine tips from chef Annie Somerville.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Seth Goldman, CEO and Founder of Honest Tea, the organic fair-trade iced tea company 2) Larry Fahn, Executive Director of As You Sow, on how shareholder campaigns can hold corporations accountable 3) Rashani Dantis from Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice talks about green job training programs 4) Green living tips from Avital Binshtock at Sierra Magazine.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Renowned primatologist Birute Galdikas, talks about four decades of studying orangutans in Borneo 2) Filmmaker Joe Berlinger on his new documentary, Crude, about the lawsuit against Chevron for their contamination of the Ecuadorian Amazon.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: Our 125th show! 1) Hockey legend and former N.Y. Ranger Mike Richter on his new career as an environmentalist; 2) Nick Ellis from the search firm Bright Green Talent on the emerging green job market; 3) Rebecca Hoffman on green gifts for Mother's Day; 4) Chef Annie Somerville gives organic cuisine tips for spring.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Maria Gunnoe and Yuyun Ismawati, two of the winners of this year's Goldman Prize, the premier international award for environmental activism 2) Filmmaker Curt Ellis on his new documentary, The Greening of Southie, about Boston's first residential green building.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Scott Hamilton Kennedy, director of the Academy-Award nominated documentary The Garden 2) Phil Radford, the new Executive Director of Greenpeace USA 3) Annelli Rufus and Kristan Lawson, authors of a new book called The Scavengers' Manifesto 4) Debbie Sease gives tips for green gardening.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) In honor of National Poetry Month, we bring back our interview with Pulitzer-prize winning poet Robert Hass 2) Jennifer Schwab talks about a new website called Sierra Club Green Home 3) Green cuisine tips from Annie Somerville, Executive Chef of Greens Restaurant.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Michael O'Gorman of the Farmer-Veteran Coalition 2) Lindsay Allen from Greenpeace on how your tissues may be made from endangered forests, and what you can do about it 3) Kirsten James from Heal the Bay tells us about a new bill to reduce disposable plastic bags 4) Myke Bybee from the Sierra Club's Washington, D.C. office tells us about a new wilderness bill that will protect over 2 million acres of wilderness across the country.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Actress Ashley Judd on her work to stop mountaintop removal coal mining 2) Photographer James Balog on his project to show the melting of our glaciers 3) Chef Annie Somerville gives green cuisine tips for spring.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Rachel Louise Snyder, author of Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade 2) This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, so we bring back an earlier interview with Ricki Ott, author of Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 3) Andrew Levi from Skipstone Ranch talks about organic vineyards and greening the wine industry.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Cooking guru Mark Bittman on his new book Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating 2) Dickson Despommier from Columbia University talks about vertical farming 3) Sierra Magazine's Avital Binshtock gives tips for green living 4) Green cuisine ideas from Annie Somerville, Executive Chef at Greens Restaurant in San Francisco.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Nicolette Hahn Niman, author of Righteous Porkchop: Finding a Life and Food Beyond Factory Farms 2) Green lifestyle tips from Avital Binshtock, editor at Sierra Magazine 3) Sharon Freeman, editor of a new book called Blacks Living Green 4) Shankar Vedantam, reporter for the Washington Post, on his recent article on eco-migration.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Claire Hope Cummings, author of Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds 2) Green tips from Robyn Griggs Lawrence, editor-in-chief of Natural Home magazine 3) Ed Humes, author of Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers, and Millionaires Who Are Saving Our Planet.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Jonathan Rosen, author of the bestseller The Life of the Skies: Birding at the End of Nature 2) Green living tips from Avital Binshtock, Sierra Magazine's lifestyle editor 3) David Willett gives us the update on the Economic Recovery Act and what it means for building the green economy 4) Inventor Jock Brandis on how a simple peanut-sheller invention is changing sustainable agriculture in the developing world.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) David Wilcove, the author of No Way Home: The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations 2) Mary Anne Hitt from the Sierra Club's coal campaign talks about a bad week for coal 3) Avital Binshtock, green lifestyle editor for Sierra Magazine, gives tips for saving paper 4) Darlene Wolnick from Market Umbrella talks about a new study that shows the positive impacts of farmers' markets.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Arlene Blum, Director of the Green Science Policy Institute, on the dangers of toxic chemicals in household furniture - and what you can do about it 2) Filmmakers Howard and Michelle Hall on the making of their new IMAX 3D film Under the Sea 3) Dominique Hazzard from the Sierra Student Coalition on Power Shift 2009, their upcoming student conference in Washington, D.C. 4) Anthony Marek from Transfair USA talks with us about fair-trade labeling and how it helps small farmers.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Dr. Jane Hightower, author of Diagnosis: Mercury 2) Donald Kennedy, President Emeritus of Stanford University and former editor-in-chief of Science magazine 3) Leila Salazar-Lopez of the Rainforest Action Network.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Ann Vileisis, author of Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowlege of Where Food Comes From, and Why We Need to Get it Back 2) Political commentary from Carl Pope 3) Sven Thessen from Better Place on how we can make electric vehicle infrastructure a reality.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Kate Harrison, author of The Green Bride Guide: How to Create an Earth-Friendly Wedding on Any Budget 2) Margrete Strand on the upcoming Good Jobs/Green Jobs conference 3) Political commentary from Carl Pope 4) Michael Grunwald, senior correspondent for Time magazine, on his recent cover story about energy efficiency.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Irene Pepperberg, author of Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Uncovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence -- and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process 2) Commentary from Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope 3) Lyndsay Moseley on the enormous toxic coal-ash spill in Tennessee 4) Mary Anne Hitt on the Sierra Club's Clean Slate campaign.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: A 'best of' show, featuring: 1) Arlene Blum, the first woman to climb Mt. Everest 2) The Sierra Club's Mr. Green opines on CFLs 3) Mark Winne on the future of farmers' markets and local food 4) Green cuisine winter recipes from chef Annie Sommerville.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Steven Rinella on his new book, American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon 2) Xavier Helgesen, co-founder of Better World Books, which has kept millions of books out of landfills 3) Carl Pope on President-elect Obama's picks for key environmental positions.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Stacey O'Brien, biologist and author of Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and his Girl 2) Zahava Stroud, president of iHollywood Forum, talks about how Hollywood is going green 3) Carl Pope, Sierra Club's Executive Director, on the auto bailout.

This week on Sierra Club Radio: 1) Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for the Rolling Stones, on his new environmental project, the Mother Nature Network 2) Ricki Ott, author of a new book called Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill 3) Nicole Rowell Ryan, daughter of the late renowned nature photographer Galen Rowell, on her father's life and work.