http://www.cchange.net Covering the transformations to social, environment and economic sustainability Wed, 23 May 2012 18:27:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Sea Change Radio covers the transformations to social, environmental, and economic sustainability. Change is accelerating in positive and negative directions: the clock is ticking in the race to see which will tip first—the problems or the solutions. Join Sea Change's Host, Alex Wise, as he provides in-depth analysis to help our audience understand possible remedies and potential pitfalls. Sea Change interviews sustainability experts including Paul Hawken, Stewart Brand, Bill McKibben, Lester Brown, and many others. Sea Change airs on over 30 radio stations around the country. Alex Wise no awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) Copyright 2010 Sea Change Media Making Connections for Sustainability Sustainability,Climate,Change,Human,Rights,Environment,Corporate,Responsibility,Socially,Responsible,Investing,Accountability,Stakeholders,Clean,Tech,Renewable,Energy,Green,Jobs,Wealth,Divide http://www.cchange.net/http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/cwr-images-archive/SeaChange_square144.jpg Weekly Copyright 2010 Sea Change MediaSustainability,Climate,Change,Human,Rights,Environment,Corporate,Responsibility,Socially,Responsible,Investing,Accountability,Stakeholders,Clean,Tech,Renewable,Energy,Green,Jobs,Wealth,DivideBusinessNews & PoliticsSociety & Cultureawise@cchange.netAlex WiseSeaChangeMediahttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/hsxsZQOearI/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/05/22/the-new-arctic-a-thawed-diamond/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 03:13:48 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4405 Author David Fairhall talks about his new book on the Arctic <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ECkX4mEgh4eY61tYR8ujVoKXkac/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ECkX4mEgh4eY61tYR8ujVoKXkac/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ECkX4mEgh4eY61tYR8ujVoKXkac/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ECkX4mEgh4eY61tYR8ujVoKXkac/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=hsxsZQOearI:8f3LHakV3XM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/hsxsZQOearI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/05/22/the-new-arctic-a-thawed-diamond/feed/ 0 alex wise,Climate Change,cold front,david fairhall,global warming,polar ice cap,sea change radio Author David Fairhall talks about his new book on the Arctic (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DavidFairhall-e1337742380603.jpg)This week on Sea Change Radio we begin a two-part series on the Arctic. If you're looking for present-day observable impacts of global warming, head North, where the melting of the polar ice cap has opened up oil reserves, shipping lanes, and many other opportunities for trade and transport. If you're looking for a preview of the unanticipated consequences of climate change, including new sorts of geopolitical conflict over territory and commerce, the Arctic is also a good place to watch that unfold. Our guest this week is author David Fairhall, whose book Cold Front: Conflict Ahead in Arctic Waters (http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Front-Conflict-Arctic-Waters/dp/1582437602) explores these very issues. Fairhall and host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) talk about the environmental, economic, and political ramifications of a new, thawed Arctic, and discuss whether the last best hope for ecological preservation in the Arctic lies in the hands of the scientific community. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/05/22/the-new-arctic-a-thawed-diamond/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/tveDQr2YDeE/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/05/15/low-carbon-living-sweating-the-right-stuff/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 03:00:49 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4393 Brenda Ekwurzel speaks about her book "Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps For Low-Carbon Living" <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dnArMk4IUbhQ5gJejFKbjfp0vko/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dnArMk4IUbhQ5gJejFKbjfp0vko/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dnArMk4IUbhQ5gJejFKbjfp0vko/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dnArMk4IUbhQ5gJejFKbjfp0vko/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=tveDQr2YDeE:A6ySq0LWLDc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/tveDQr2YDeE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/05/15/low-carbon-living-sweating-the-right-stuff/feed/ 0 alex wise,brenda ekwurzel,carbon footprint,sea change radio,union of concerned scientists Brenda Ekwurzel speaks about her book "Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps For Low-Carbon Living" (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BrendaEkwurzel-e1337136839607.jpg)Are you the kind of person who calculates your carbon footprint the way some folks count calories? And if you aren't should you be? This week's guest on Sea Change Radio, Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel, and her colleagues from the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org/) have written a guide that makes it easier to reduce your carbon footprint by 20% - without sweating the small stuff. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/05/15/low-carbon-living-sweating-the-right-stuff/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/6YrekECiivE/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/05/08/fair-is-fair-rodney-north-evan-gillespie/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 00:28:34 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4381 Rodney North of Equal Exchange talks about the controversies around fair trade labeling of good and the Sierra Club's Evan Gillespie talks about his organization's My Generation campaign <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UfjlQlYu2AOaySFt5AUTHnHuLxw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UfjlQlYu2AOaySFt5AUTHnHuLxw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UfjlQlYu2AOaySFt5AUTHnHuLxw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UfjlQlYu2AOaySFt5AUTHnHuLxw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=6YrekECiivE:UqCxQC7TKoE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/6YrekECiivE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/05/08/fair-is-fair-rodney-north-evan-gillespie/feed/ 0 alex wise,california,energy reform,equal exchange,evan gillespie,Fair Trade,Rodney North,sea change radio,sierra club,solar Rodney North of Equal Exchange talks about the controversies around fair trade labeling of good and the Sierra Club's Evan Gillespie talks about his organization's My Generation campaign (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/Rodney-North-150x150.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/EvanGillespie-e1336523070619-150x150.jpg)Advocates for environmental sustainability would all agree that long-term solutions are going to require changes in consumer behavior. But even the most conscientious consumers sometimes find themselves stumped by confusing labeling and policies that get in the way. Our two guests this week on Sea Change Radio are each trying to make it easier to be a responsible consumer. First we will hear from Rodney North of Equal Exchange (http://www.equalexchange.coop/), the first organization that promoted socially responsible goods as “fair trade.” He provides the background and discusses some of the controversies around fair trade labeling of goods. Next, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) talks with the Sierra Club's Evan Gillespie, who's leading a campaign (http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=237624.0&dlv_id=0) to push for energy reform in California, including a solar bill of rights (http://www.solarliving.org/resources/solar-bill-of-rights/). Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/05/08/fair-is-fair-rodney-north-evan-gillespie/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/3gn1cVUif9g/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/05/01/in-the-shadow-of-the-smokestacks-part-ii-richmond-ca/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 05:01:03 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4369 In the second part of our two part series on the Chevron Richmond Refinery, we hear from Roger Kim, the Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network and Greg Karras, a scientist from Communities for a Better Environment, <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lNPHq34PT7GblYjboJE2J_ZJEbg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lNPHq34PT7GblYjboJE2J_ZJEbg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lNPHq34PT7GblYjboJE2J_ZJEbg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lNPHq34PT7GblYjboJE2J_ZJEbg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=3gn1cVUif9g:DbrZQK3dLVs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/3gn1cVUif9g" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/05/01/in-the-shadow-of-the-smokestacks-part-ii-richmond-ca/feed/ 0 apen,chevron,chevron refinery,communities for a better environment,greg karras,peak oil,richmond california,roger kim,sea change radio In the second part of our two part series on the Chevron Richmond Refinery, we hear from Roger Kim, the Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network and Greg Karras, a scientist from Communities for a Better Environment, (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RogerKim-150x150.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/GregKarras.jpg)Last week on Sea Change Radio, we discussed the Chevron Refinery in Richmond, California, and the social movement that's pushing back against one of the world's largest corporations there. This week, we hear from Roger Kim, the Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (http://www.apen4ej.org/), a non-profit that enables disenfranchised communities to fight for social justice. Then, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) talks with Greg Karras, a scientist from Communities for a Better Environment (http://www.cbecal.org/), about the adaptations oil refineries are making as we hit and pass peak oil and how these changes will affect the health of the planet. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/05/01/in-the-shadow-of-the-smokestacks-part-ii-richmond-ca/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/LcGUeE_XG9I/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/04/24/in-the-shadow-of-the-smokestacks-part-i-richmond-california/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:45:54 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4350 Host Alex Wise speaks with Greg Karras, a senior scientist at Communities for a Better Environment about the Chevron Richmond Refinery, <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hba68CMZGTv0iSrekuSSxReRfLA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hba68CMZGTv0iSrekuSSxReRfLA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hba68CMZGTv0iSrekuSSxReRfLA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hba68CMZGTv0iSrekuSSxReRfLA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=LcGUeE_XG9I:boVw1ejBxxc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/LcGUeE_XG9I" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/04/24/in-the-shadow-of-the-smokestacks-part-i-richmond-california/feed/ 0 alex wise,chevron,chevron richmond refinery,communities for a better environment,greg karras,richmond california,sea change radio,standard oil Host Alex Wise speaks with Greg Karras, a senior scientist at Communities for a Better Environment about the Chevron Richmond Refinery, (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/GregKarras.jpg)Richmond, California is one of the many communities in America where economic and environmental injustice intersect. A waterfront city in the San Francisco Bay Area, you might expect it to be dominated by affluence and comfort, but you’d be mistaken. (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chevron-refinery-300x206.jpg)Back in 1901 Standard Oil moved in, and built what  currently operates as the Chevron Richmond Refinery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_Richmond_Refinery), and since then, the city of Richmond has literally grown up in the shadow of the smokestacks. Chevron has not been the most responsible of neighbors, and those of us who have lived in the Bay Area for a while can’t help but associate Richmond with chemical leaks and warnings for residents not to leave their homes. But this week's guest on Sea Change Radio has an inspiring story of a community coming together to blow back at the smokestack. Host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) speaks with Greg Karras, a senior scientist at Communities for a Better Environment (http://www.cbecal.org/), an organization that advocates for working-class communities like Richmond that don’t have the money or political influence to fight Big Oil by themselves. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/04/24/in-the-shadow-of-the-smokestacks-part-i-richmond-california/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/2OBZZavNyvo/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/04/17/chris-mooney-inside-the-republican-brain-and-climate-denialism/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:22:38 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4332 Our guest this week is Chris Mooney, whose book "The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science -- and Reality" explores why so many Republicans refuse to accept things that most experts identify as factual. We talk about the book, what he posits, and the research that backs him up. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LSIYbVR6mvSFF9pR0NmZgu6MGzc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LSIYbVR6mvSFF9pR0NmZgu6MGzc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LSIYbVR6mvSFF9pR0NmZgu6MGzc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LSIYbVR6mvSFF9pR0NmZgu6MGzc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=2OBZZavNyvo:-b7Mjgpk5Ps:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/2OBZZavNyvo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/04/17/chris-mooney-inside-the-republican-brain-and-climate-denialism/feed/ 1 alex wise,chris mooney,Climate Change,republicans,sea change radio Our guest this week is Chris Mooney, whose book "The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science -- and Reality" explores why so many Republicans refuse to accept things that most experts identify as factual. We talk about the book, (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ChrisMooney.jpg)If you’re listening to this show, chances are you believe that climate change is real, that it’s a problem, and that human actions have brought us to where we are today. Some Sea Change Radio listeners are Democrats, some are Republicans, and a large number may not identify with either party – but all are probably pretty concerned about responsible environmental stewardship, irrespective of their specific political party affiliation. There is one political party here in the United States, however, whose official position is to deny the threat of climate change and block any and all attempts to slow environmental degradation, in spite of the large body of scientific research that contradicts that position. Our guest this week on Sea Change Radio is Chris Mooney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Mooney_(journalist)), whose book The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science -- and Reality explores why so many Republicans refuse to accept things that most experts identify as factual. Mooney talks with host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) about the book, what he posits, and the research that backs him up. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/04/17/chris-mooney-inside-the-republican-brain-and-climate-denialism/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/xaHyx12UFH8/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/04/10/winds-of-change-the-deepcwind-consortium/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:25:37 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4313 Dr. Habib Dagher talks about the DeepCWind Consortium, a floating wind turbine project which is scheduled to launch off the coast of Maine in the summer of 2013 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZbAheHwZDuy-Dk-qAmJihC3r4ic/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZbAheHwZDuy-Dk-qAmJihC3r4ic/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZbAheHwZDuy-Dk-qAmJihC3r4ic/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZbAheHwZDuy-Dk-qAmJihC3r4ic/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=xaHyx12UFH8:4tzzCRBAabo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/xaHyx12UFH8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/04/10/winds-of-change-the-deepcwind-consortium/feed/ 0 alex wise,habib dagher,maine,offshore wind,offshore wind farm,sea change radio,wind,wind industry,wind power,wind turbine Dr. Habib Dagher talks about the DeepCWind Consortium, a floating wind turbine project which is scheduled to launch off the coast of Maine in the summer of 2013 (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/HabibDagher.jpg)You probably remember the Cape Wind (http://www.capewind.org/index.php) project. It is America's first offshore wind farm, located in Nantucket Sound, but coastal residents who considered it an eyesore have been anything but breezy, costing the project dearly in delays and dollars. This week's guest on Sea Change Radio has a model for offshore wind power that can bypass the objections of the "not-in-my-beachview" crowd.(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Hywind-150x150.jpg) Host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) talks with Dr. Habib Dagher (http://www2.umaine.edu/aewc/content/view/25/34/) who manages the DeepCWind Consortium (http://deepcwind.org/), a floating wind turbine project which is scheduled to launch off the coast of Maine in the summer of 2013. Unlike the Cape Wind project, this offshore wind project is floating, and it’s far enough away from land that it can’t be seen from the coast. Dr. Dagher talks about the exciting solution that floating turbines could offer, the magnitude of this technology’s capacity for energy capture, and some of the challenges facing the offshore wind industry on the whole. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/04/10/winds-of-change-the-deepcwind-consortium/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/-3pFq6_Evu0/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/04/03/designer-genes-without-labels-the-fight-for-gmo-transparency/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:09:07 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4300 This week's guest on Sea Change Radio is Charles Margulis, Communications and Food Program Director at the Center for Environmental Health <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I9NT4pawVq6p-nk23d0T0lFQ9Nk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I9NT4pawVq6p-nk23d0T0lFQ9Nk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I9NT4pawVq6p-nk23d0T0lFQ9Nk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I9NT4pawVq6p-nk23d0T0lFQ9Nk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=-3pFq6_Evu0:lJVXH-VQdpg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/-3pFq6_Evu0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/04/03/designer-genes-without-labels-the-fight-for-gmo-transparency/feed/ 0 alex wise,center For Environmental Health,charles margulis,designer genes,genetically modified organisms,gmo,Greenpeace,sea change radio This week's guest on Sea Change Radio is Charles Margulis, Communications and Food Program Director at the Center for Environmental Health (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CharlesMargulis.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gmofork-350-150x150.jpg)Have you ever tasted a strawberry whose DNA was altered to include fish genes? In the United States, genetically modified foods are not generally labeled as such.  This week's guest on Sea Change Radio is Charles Margulis, Communications and Food Program Director at the Center for Environmental Health (http://www.ceh.org/) and former lead for Greenpeace’s Genetic Engineering Campaign. Margulis believes that American consumers have the right to know when they are eating genetically modified organisms, or, as he calls them, unlabeled experimental foods. Listen as he speaks with host Alex Wise about the rise of the GMO, the movement pushing for more regulation of GMOs, and the substantial resistance that proponents of GMO labeling have encountered.   Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/04/03/designer-genes-without-labels-the-fight-for-gmo-transparency/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/nQCkvd3Ay4I/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/03/27/from-vine-to-cork-sustainable-wine-making-practices/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:04:18 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4287 You are planning a nice dinner party and you want to buy a bottle of wine. How do you stay true to your environmental commitment when choosing a wine? Do you need to buy organic wine, or are there other factors that are more significant? And what about the cork? Does it matter what stops [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SJe3xHwzCHMJa_S47LFp0D06gnc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SJe3xHwzCHMJa_S47LFp0D06gnc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SJe3xHwzCHMJa_S47LFp0D06gnc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SJe3xHwzCHMJa_S47LFp0D06gnc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=nQCkvd3Ay4I:7R6gNaGh8VI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/nQCkvd3Ay4I" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/03/27/from-vine-to-cork-sustainable-wine-making-practices/feed/ 0 alex wise,andrew revkin,cork,organic wine,sea change radio,tasting wine,white rock vineyards You are planning a nice dinner party and you want to buy a bottle of wine. How do you stay true to your environmental commitment when choosing a wine? Do you need to buy organic wine, or are there other factors that are more significant? (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ChristopherVandendriessche.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Andrew-Revkin-150x150.jpg)You are planning a nice dinner party and you want to buy a bottle of wine. How do you stay true to your environmental commitment when choosing a wine? Do you need to buy organic wine, or are there other factors that are more significant? And what about the cork? Does it matter what stops the bottle up? Today on Sea Change Radio we explore wine – what goes in the bottle and what seals it. First, we hear from winemaker Christopher Vandendriessche who discusses practices in the industry that do and do not promote sustainability, and how his small family-run winery, White Rock Vineyards (http://whiterockvineyards.com/), works to conserve natural resources while producing excellent-tasting wine. Next, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) speaks to environmental journalist and educator Andrew Revkin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Revkin), who has been leading a documentary filmmaking project on the sustainability of cork. They talk about cork and the movement toward synthetic corks and aluminum screw-tops. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/03/27/from-vine-to-cork-sustainable-wine-making-practices/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/KQ2ZrqBb_3Y/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/03/20/bill-mckibben/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:30:54 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4264 Noted environmentalist Bill McKibben talks about his organization's efforts to stop the construction of the Keystone Pipeline <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8-_coj-1ZXxE7Z_YpS5cbflJ0k4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8-_coj-1ZXxE7Z_YpS5cbflJ0k4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8-_coj-1ZXxE7Z_YpS5cbflJ0k4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8-_coj-1ZXxE7Z_YpS5cbflJ0k4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=KQ2ZrqBb_3Y:l3pYCtFcTOc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/KQ2ZrqBb_3Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/03/20/bill-mckibben/feed/ 0 350.org,alex wise,Bill McKibben,citizens united,global warming,keystone,pipeline,sea change radio Noted environmentalist Bill McKibben talks about his organization's efforts to stop the construction of the Keystone Pipeline (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BillMckibben-e1332285913613.jpg)Bill McKibben (http://www.billmckibben.com/) is one of the world’s leading environmentalists. In addition to his recent success leading a coalition to stop the construction against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline), McKibben heads 350.org (http://www.350.org/), an international organization dedicated to raising awareness of global warming. (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/350-org-bill-mckibben-e1332286133733.jpg)This week on Sea Change Radio, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) talks with McKibben about the struggle to stop the pipeline, the impact of the Citizens United (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission) ruling on the environmental movement and what is on the horizon for him and his fellow green advocates. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/03/20/bill-mckibben/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/gPg36EzNo0o/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/03/13/the-new-capitalism/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:57:37 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4243 Publisher Bryan Welch and green home builder Steve Glenn <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pab_likY4LG2hfKMz-hO2CXw3-0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pab_likY4LG2hfKMz-hO2CXw3-0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pab_likY4LG2hfKMz-hO2CXw3-0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pab_likY4LG2hfKMz-hO2CXw3-0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=gPg36EzNo0o:68hDgfOVETQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/gPg36EzNo0o" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/03/13/the-new-capitalism/feed/ 0 alex wise,bryan welch,environmental movement,living homes,mother earth news,sea change radio,steve glenn,utne reader Publisher Bryan Welch and green home builder Steve Glenn (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/SteveGlenn.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BryanWelch.jpg)Both of this week’s guests on Sea Change Radio are entrepreneurs who have tapped into a new eco-conscious consumer class. First, we hear from Bryan Welch (http://www.ogdenpubs.com/About-Us/Executive-Bios/Bryan-Welch.aspx), a Kansas organic farmer, writer and publisher (http://www.ogdenpubs.com/) of Mother Earth News (http://www.motherearthnews.com/) and the Utne Reader (http://www.utne.com/). We discuss Welch’s belief that environmental messaging driven by a positive vision is more effective than the fear-based messaging that is so common in the environmental movement. Next, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) talks with Steve Glenn, the CEO of Living Homes (http://www.livinghomes.net), a green, pre-fab construction company that takes a unique, more efficient approach to the home building process. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/03/13/the-new-capitalism/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/ntEYKP0JMB8/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/03/06/shopping-more-responsibly-with-good-guide-re-broadcast/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:02:37 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4232 Good Guide is a web-based index that scores products from food and beverage to apparel and appliances on their health, environmental and societal impacts, allowing consumers to be truly informed. Good Guide also has a mobile app, so you can literally scan the barcode of the product that interests you, see how it rates, and be [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rbnCF2kMg9Pe63I-1_HAufgZf-k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rbnCF2kMg9Pe63I-1_HAufgZf-k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rbnCF2kMg9Pe63I-1_HAufgZf-k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rbnCF2kMg9Pe63I-1_HAufgZf-k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=ntEYKP0JMB8:paozwayw6no:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/ntEYKP0JMB8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/03/06/shopping-more-responsibly-with-good-guide-re-broadcast/feed/ 0 Good Guide is a web-based index that scores products from food and beverage to apparel and appliances on their health, environmental and societal impacts, allowing consumers to be truly informed. Good Guide also has a mobile app, (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/DaraOrourke.jpg)Good Guide (http://www.goodguide.com/) is a web-based index that scores products from food and beverage to apparel and appliances on their health, environmental and societal impacts, allowing consumers to be truly informed. (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/GoodGuide1.jpg)Good Guide also has a mobile app, so you can literally scan the barcode of the product that interests you, see how it rates, and be directed to products in that category with the highest ratings. This week on Sea Change Radio, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) speaks with Dara O’Rourke (http://nature.berkeley.edu/orourke/), co-founder and chief sustainability officer of Good Guide. Alex Wise clean Sustainability,Climate,Change,Human,Rights,Environment,Corporate,Responsibility,Socially,Responsible,Investing,Accountability,Stakeholders,Clean,Tech,Renewable,Energy,Green,Jobs,Wealth,Dividehttp://www.cchange.net/2012/03/06/shopping-more-responsibly-with-good-guide-re-broadcast/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/mBvvTjkEbME/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/02/28/chris-martenson-on-the-reality-of-peak-oil/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:51:01 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4212 Futurist Chris Martenson talks about rising oil prices and the danger of ignoring the realities of peak oil. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/95__kpZlbBTOCjLTjZF3-R22z-s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/95__kpZlbBTOCjLTjZF3-R22z-s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/95__kpZlbBTOCjLTjZF3-R22z-s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/95__kpZlbBTOCjLTjZF3-R22z-s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=mBvvTjkEbME:1b_2AlypIeA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/mBvvTjkEbME" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/02/28/chris-martenson-on-the-reality-of-peak-oil/feed/ 0 alex wise,chris martenson,Clean energy,energy future,peak oil,rising oil prices,sea change radio Futurist Chris Martenson talks about rising oil prices and the danger of ignoring the realities of peak oil. (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ChrisMartenson-150x150.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/peak_oil3-230x300.jpg)Author, economic analyst, scientist and futurist Chris Martenson (http://www.chrismartenson.com/) has written and spoken extensively on key issues surrounding our energy-based economy. He appeared on this show four years ago – when high oil prices were making headlines. Those headlines have returned and we check back with Martenson today to get his take on how things have progressed or regressed in the fight for a clean energy future. A fellow at the post-Carbon institute, Martenson shares his thoughts with host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) on rising oil prices and the danger (http://www.chrismartenson.com/blog/dangerous-ideas/71666) of ignoring the realities of peak oil. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/02/28/chris-martenson-on-the-reality-of-peak-oil/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/O0sqK20uJQo/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/02/21/the-state-of-socially-responsible-investing-in-the-states/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:35:40 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4197 Aaron Winer of Milestone Advice and Jerome Dodson of Parnassus Investments discuss socially responsible investing issues <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V6Y7yzOpQJvS_GCKvvuypmQiWf0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V6Y7yzOpQJvS_GCKvvuypmQiWf0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V6Y7yzOpQJvS_GCKvvuypmQiWf0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V6Y7yzOpQJvS_GCKvvuypmQiWf0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=O0sqK20uJQo:Q3w5paJ7a9g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/O0sqK20uJQo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/02/21/the-state-of-socially-responsible-investing-in-the-states/feed/ 0 aaron winer,alex wise,citizens united,graham sinclair,jerome dodson,Milestone Advice,parnassus investments,responsible investing,responsible investment,sea change radio,sri,working assets Aaron Winer of Milestone Advice and Jerome Dodson of Parnassus Investments discuss socially responsible investing issues (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/AaronWiner.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/JeromeDodson.jpg)A couple of months ago here at Sea Change Radio we discussed socially responsible investing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socially_responsible_investing), or SRI, from a global perspective with South African financial expert Graham Sinclair (http://www.cchange.net/2011/12/27/stewards-of-other-peoples-money-and-the-planet/). This week, we take a look at the American SRI movement. Host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) speaks with industry pioneer Jerome Dodson (http://www.parnassus.com/parnassus-mutual-funds/small-cap/PortfolioManagers.aspx) the founder of both Parnassus Investments (http://www.parnassus.com/) and Working Assets (http://www.workingassets.com/) along with Aaron Winer (http://www.milestoneadvice.com/), a Bay Area investment advisor who specializes in finding his clients socially responsible investment vehicles. We discuss the roots of the SRI industry, some of the innovations taking place today and how the new political reality of American democracy in the Citizens United (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission) era is changing how we all should view the companies we invest in and support. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/02/21/the-state-of-socially-responsible-investing-in-the-states/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/Dp0G_KLvv5s/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/02/14/tom-vanderbilt-on-transit-traffic/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:20:18 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4178 Author and journalist Tom Vanderbilt discusses mass transit issues and his book "Traffic" <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5VfMUSckwbholKVHe3cmc8DXA-0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5VfMUSckwbholKVHe3cmc8DXA-0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5VfMUSckwbholKVHe3cmc8DXA-0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5VfMUSckwbholKVHe3cmc8DXA-0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=Dp0G_KLvv5s:kj6S43olekg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/Dp0G_KLvv5s" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/02/14/tom-vanderbilt-on-transit-traffic/feed/ 0 alex wise,mass transit,new york times,public transportation,sea change radio,tom vanderbilt,traffic Author and journalist Tom Vanderbilt discusses mass transit issues and his book "Traffic" (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/TomVanderbilt.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/FLine-150x139.jpg)Has this ever happened to you: you’re sitting in your car, engine idling, watching the cars in front of you and behind you move only inches at a time, and you find yourself wishing you had opted for public transportation? So why didn’t you? Were you deterred by the time you imagined it would take? Did the transport system’s notorious unreliability make you nervous? Or perhaps the prospect of sitting on a dingy seat next to a smelly stranger kept you behind the wheel of your own car, where you know you’re in control? Then again, how "in control" can you be - you’ve only moved a foot in the last five minutes, haven’t you? This week on Sea Change Radio our guest is Tom Vanderbilt (http://www.tomvanderbilt.com/). Vanderbilt is the author of Traffic, one of the New York Times’ Most Notable Books of 2008 and he recently wrote an article for Slate exploring the “Best Way To Get Users To Embrace Mass Transit (http://www.slate.com/articles/life/transport/2012/01/jarrett_walker_s_human_transit_are_we_thinking_about_urban_planning_all_wrong_.html).” Vanderbilt and host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) chat about the marvels and the miseries of both public transportation and driving, and muse over what it takes to get us out of our cars and onto the train. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/02/14/tom-vanderbilt-on-transit-traffic/ Alex WisenonadultMaking Connections for Sustainability