http://www.cchange.net Covering the transformations to social, environment and economic sustainability Tue, 21 May 2013 20:40:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 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/CLuDGCb_MbI/ http://www.cchange.net/2013/05/21/david-mackay-michael-kyes-sustainable-policy-great-and-small/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 20:36:24 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=5408 David MacKay, the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Energy and Climate Change in the U.K.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=CLuDGCb_MbI:YY3zII9F0AM: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/CLuDGCb_MbI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2013/05/21/david-mackay-michael-kyes-sustainable-policy-great-and-small/feed/ 0 alex wise,Climate Change,david mackay,department of energy,great britain,michael kyes,Renewable Energy,sea change radio,sebastopol,solar David MacKay, the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Energy and Climate Change in the U.K. (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DavidMackay-150x150.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/MichaelKyes-150x150.jpg)Is living sustainably a plausible proposition? That's the crucial question today's first guest on Sea Change Radio, David MacKay (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._C._MacKay), is trying to answer. MacKay, the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Energy and Climate Change in Great Britain and the author of the seminal work, "Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air (http://www.withouthotair.com/)," is one of the most important figures in the environmental policy field. A physicist and information theorist, MacKay is a master of breaking down the numbers for us all to better assess the planet's renewable energy options. He discusses his pro-nuclear stance and his advocacy for the development of carbon capture and storage technology, which remains unpopular in many environmental circles. Next, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) speaks with the Mayor of Sebastopol, California (http://ci.sebastopol.ca.us/), Michael Kyes, who has advanced environmental policy in his own way - the small  town recently passed an ordinance (http://www.mnn.com/your-home/at-home/blogs/sebastopol-is-second-californian-city-requiring-solar-on-new-homes)requiring all new homes to be solar-equipped. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2013/05/21/david-mackay-michael-kyes-sustainable-policy-great-and-small/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/1EdMyHK6uL4/ http://www.cchange.net/2013/05/14/get-the-lead-out-kevin-drum-sarah-hess-re-broadcast/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 16:49:21 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=5399 Mother Jones writer Kevin Drum talks about the possible link between lead levels and crime<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=1EdMyHK6uL4:SZ50uBCmn_8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/1EdMyHK6uL4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2013/05/14/get-the-lead-out-kevin-drum-sarah-hess-re-broadcast/feed/ 0 alex wise,crime,crime rate,dupont,GM,kevin drum,lead,lead poisoning,mother jones,new orleans,playground,sarah hess Mother Jones writer Kevin Drum talks about the possible link between lead levels and crime (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/KevinDrum-150x150.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/SarahHess-150x150.jpg)The policy decisions we make today will have an impact on the next hundred years and beyond. It kind of makes you think, what policy decisions from the last century are we dealing with today? This week on Sea Change Radio, we focus on lead, a heavy metal whose regulation was slow to follow the discovery that it was highly toxic. The lag time meant the widespread use of this hazardous element as an ingredient in everyday substances like gasoline and house paint, and a toxic legacy that is still being felt. First, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) speaks to Mother Jones (http://www.motherjones.com/) political writer Kevin Drum (http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum), who's recently published a set of high-profile articles (http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/01/lead-and-crime-linkfest) suggesting a link between lead levels in our environment and crime rates. Then, we hear from Alex's sister, Sarah Hess, who shares her personal story of lead exposure and how it inspired her to become a community advocate for safe and lead-free playgrounds (http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/apexchange/2012/05/29/la-xgr--lead-contamination.html). Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2013/05/14/get-the-lead-out-kevin-drum-sarah-hess-re-broadcast/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/Wk8oPX8XncY/ http://www.cchange.net/2013/05/07/fighting-power-gridlock-pges-ezra-garrett/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 02:27:51 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=5381 PG&#038;E Chief Sustainability Officer Ezra Garrett<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=Wk8oPX8XncY:yO9xNLFDrRI: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/Wk8oPX8XncY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2013/05/07/fighting-power-gridlock-pges-ezra-garrett/feed/ 0 alex wise,california,ezra garrett,pacific gas and electric,pg e,pg&e,private utility,public utilities,sea change radio PG&E Chief Sustainability Officer Ezra Garrett (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/EzraGarrett-150x150.jpg)How do we advance sustainable practices in a world driven by the profit motive? Public policy that mandates the use of renewables by private companies is one way. Not surprisingly, though, this sort of approach is often blockaded by those private interests. This week on Sea Change Radio, host Alex Wise (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) talks with Ezra Garrett (http://pgecorporationfoundation.org/whoweare/directors/), the Chief Sustainability Officer from Pacific Gas and Electric, or PG&E (http://www.pge.com/), a private company that appears to be getting out of the way of sustainability advocates. (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PGE-e1367967766629-300x123.jpg)This is no small matter, given that PG&E has a veritable monopoly in California, the nation’s most populous state. We hear from Mr. Garrett about PG&E’s track record on sustainability, what they are doing to get to the mandated threshold of 33% renewables within the next seven years, and whether they feel more comfortable backing policy or backing off from politics altogether. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2013/05/07/fighting-power-gridlock-pges-ezra-garrett/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/Phu0a8czoeo/ http://www.cchange.net/2013/04/30/hot-on-the-carbon-trail-bill-baue-james-leaton/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:05:03 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=5361 Tracking Carbon: Bill Baue &#038; James Leaton<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=Phu0a8czoeo:F1m8iPdHMfU: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/Phu0a8czoeo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2013/04/30/hot-on-the-carbon-trail-bill-baue-james-leaton/feed/ 1 alex wise,Bill Baue,Bill McKibben,carbon disclosure project,carbon tracker initiative,james leaton,rolling stone,sea change radio Tracking Carbon: Bill Baue & James Leaton (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BillBaueNew-150x150.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/JamesLeaton-150x150.jpg)The Carbon Tracker Initiative (http://www.carbontracker.org/) and the Carbon Disclosure Project (https://www.cdproject.net/en-US/Pages/HomePage.aspx) are two ongoing, vital efforts to help us better understand how much fossil fuels and greenhouse gasses companies are emitting. First, host Alex Wise (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) speaks to Sea Change Radio co-founder Bill Baue (http://www.cchange.net/about/bill-baue/) who explains how the projects work (http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/new_metrics/crossing-thresholds-fossil-fuel-divestment-sustainable-investment)and what needs to happen (http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/sustainable-investing-assessing-companies) to act on the findings of these organizations. Next, we hear from the Research Director of the Carbon Tracker Initiative (http://www.carbontracker.org/), James Leaton (http://www.carbontracker.org/about-us/team), to discuss the methodology, impact and real-world application of his team's work. *Here's a link to Bill McKibben's Rolling Stone (http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-20120719) piece that was inspired by Leaton's research. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2013/04/30/hot-on-the-carbon-trail-bill-baue-james-leaton/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/QNdWj81OHG8/ http://www.cchange.net/2013/04/23/ceres-conference-preview-lester-snow-and-bennett-freeman/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:39:33 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=5300 Ceres Conference Preview: Lester Snow and Bennett Freeman<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=QNdWj81OHG8:Pg2XM9DWyzU: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/QNdWj81OHG8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2013/04/23/ceres-conference-preview-lester-snow-and-bennett-freeman/feed/ 0 alex wise,Bennett Freeman,california water foundation,calvert,Ceres,ceres conference,lester snow,responsible investment,sea change radio,water Ceres Conference Preview: Lester Snow and Bennett Freeman (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BennettFreeman-150x150.png)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/LesterSnow.jpg)The Ceres Conference (http://www.ceres.org/conferences) is an annual gathering where organizations as different as the Sierra Club and Shell come together to discuss ways to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world. On the eve of the conference which takes place May 1st and 2nd in San Francisco this year, we thought it would be worthwhile to get a sneak peek at some of the Ceres speakers. This week on Sea Change Radio, we hear from two Ceres speakers. First, we are joined by Lester Snow (http://www.resourceslawgroup.com/d1.html), the executive director of the California Water Foundation (http://www.californiawaterfoundation.org/). He gives us an overview of some compelling water issues concerning the American West. Then, host Alex Wise (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) speaks to Bennett Freeman of Calvert Investments (http://www.calvert.com/), an investment company that has been on the forefront of the socially responsible investment movement since the 1980s. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2013/04/23/ceres-conference-preview-lester-snow-and-bennett-freeman/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/NpB5MhN4rC8/ http://www.cchange.net/2013/04/16/securing-the-foodshed-philip-ackerman-leist/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:00:03 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=5287 Philip Ackerman-Leist is an author, educator and farmer - he and Alex Wise discuss food security issues<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=NpB5MhN4rC8:QUvLQLkgI5s: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/NpB5MhN4rC8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2013/04/16/securing-the-foodshed-philip-ackerman-leist/feed/ 0 agriculture,alex wise,food,food security,foodshed,philip ackerman-leist,sea change radio,Sustainable Agriculture Philip Ackerman-Leist is an author, educator and farmer - he and Alex Wise discuss food security issues (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/PhilipAckerman-e1366138541787-150x150.jpg)There is little disagreement that urban farming translates into increased access to local, sustainable, and healthy food, and that this is a very good thing. But how is it done? What are the success stories of urban farming? And what exactly is a "foodshed?" Our guest this week on Sea Change Radio is Philip Ackerman-Leist (http://www.greenmtn.edu/ackermanleistp.aspx), an author, educator and farmer. We learn about foodsheds (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foodshed) and discuss how urban farming has proliferated in cities like Cleveland, Detroit and Oakland. He also tells host Alex Wise (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) about how today's global menu and palate are creating a carbon-intensive food transport problem, and shares some of his best thinking on the ways to get a new generation of Americans engaged in helping ensure our food security future. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2013/04/16/securing-the-foodshed-philip-ackerman-leist/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/g3mRSwGFMUk/ http://www.cchange.net/2013/04/09/down-the-line-steven-mufson-on-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:31:29 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=5277 Author Steven Mufson discusses his new book about the Keystone XL Pipeline<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=g3mRSwGFMUk:KtVJPPeIL2M: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/g3mRSwGFMUk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2013/04/09/down-the-line-steven-mufson-on-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/feed/ 0 alberta tar sands,alex wise,keystone,pipeline,saudi arabia,sea change radio,steven mufson,tar sands,washington post Author Steven Mufson discusses his new book about the Keystone XL Pipeline (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/SteveMufson-150x150.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Cover-150x150.jpg)Are you interested in knowing the facts about the Keystone XL pipeline? Well, depending on the source, the “facts” vary wildly. Proponents tout the Alberta tar sands as the new Saudi Arabia, claim that the Keystone pipeline will bring 100,000 jobs and help get the US off of foreign oil. Critics, on the other hand, say the jobs are more like under 50, that all the oil will be exported, that tar sands crude is highly prone to spills, and that this project would endanger pristine wildlife habitats. So who is right? This week on Sea Change Radio we hear from longtime Washington Post energy correspondent Steven Mufson (http://www.washingtonpost.com/steven-mufson/2011/03/09/ABX9PoP_page.html) who has recently completed a book (http://www.amazon.com/Keystone-XL-Kindle-Single-ebook/dp/B00C0YZKHC)on the topic. Based on meticulous, hands-on research, Mufson's work reminds us that when two competing interests have conflicting sets of facts, someone's facts are fiction. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2013/04/09/down-the-line-steven-mufson-on-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/zIne2Sxx0Cw/ http://www.cchange.net/2013/04/02/michael-skelly-on-wind-energy-blowing-over-barriers/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:22:13 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=5249 Michael Skelly of Clean Line Energy Partners talks about wind energy transmission lines<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=zIne2Sxx0Cw:wHPin7-RaNU: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/zIne2Sxx0Cw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2013/04/02/michael-skelly-on-wind-energy-blowing-over-barriers/feed/ 0 clean line energy partners,high voltage direct current transmission,michael skelly,sea change radio,transmission lines,wind energy,wind power Michael Skelly of Clean Line Energy Partners talks about wind energy transmission lines (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/MichaelSkelly-e1364939155171-150x150.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/WindTransmission-150x150.jpg)Promoters and detractors of wind power have one point of agreement - both see the transmission lines that carry wind energy as inefficient and very expensive to build. If wind power is going to fulfill its potential as the natural, pristine and infinitely renewable energy source that it could be, this obstacle will have to be overcome. This week's guest on Sea Change Radio, Michael Skelly (http://www.cleanlineenergy.com/team/detail/michael-skelly), has a solution that he thinks will move us past the transmission obstacle and into an era of efficient wind power use and transfer. His company, Clean Line Energy Partners (http://www.cleanlineenergy.com/), believes it has a better way to transport wind energy, using a new technology based on the old standard direct current (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_current)electricity: high voltage direct current (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current) transmission lines. Listen now as Skelly describes to host Alex Wise (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) how a 19th century technology may be the answer to the 21st century energy question. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2013/04/02/michael-skelly-on-wind-energy-blowing-over-barriers/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/9OFccuroYik/ http://www.cchange.net/2013/03/26/sustainability-adventurers/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:40:36 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=5237 Jem Bendell, Kate Rawles and Ed Gillespie talk about sustainability and adventure<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=9OFccuroYik:ONLVPL-xm88:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/9OFccuroYik" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2013/03/26/sustainability-adventurers/feed/ 0 alex wise,Climate Change,ed gillespie,futerra,jem bendell,kate rawles,sea change,sea change radio Jem Bendell, Kate Rawles and Ed Gillespie talk about sustainability and adventure (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/KateRawles-e1364339311482-150x150.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/EdGillespie-150x150.jpg)Can a spirit of adventure lead us toward more sustainable living? This week on Sea Change Radio, we try to answer that question. First, host Alex Wise (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) speaks with Jem Bendell (http://www.lifeworth.com), a sustainability professor who has organized the upcoming Adventures in Sustainability Conference (http://www.lifeworth.com/sustainabilityadventures/organisers/) taking place in London May 28th. Next, we hear from Kate Rawles (http://www.tworavenspress.com/TRP_The_Carbon_Cycle.html), an environmental travel writer who rode her bike from Texas to Alaska to raise awareness about climate change. Then, Alex talks to Ed Gillespie (http://www.futerra.co.uk/), a sustainability communications consultant who circumnavigated the globe without flying. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2013/03/26/sustainability-adventurers/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/2j8PnEOKs58/ http://www.cchange.net/2013/03/19/here-comes-the-sun-adam-browning-and-matt-wasson/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:53:02 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=5221 Part II of our discussion with Vote Solar's Adam Browning + Matt Wasson talks all things coal<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=2j8PnEOKs58:3EIC-pQffJw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/2j8PnEOKs58" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2013/03/19/here-comes-the-sun-adam-browning-and-matt-wasson/feed/ 0 adam browning,alex wise,appalachian voices,coal,matt wasson,sea change,sea change radio,solar power,vote solar Part II of our discussion with Vote Solar's Adam Browning + Matt Wasson talks all things coal (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/MattWasson-150x150.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/AdamBrowning2-e1363733700553-150x150.jpg)Last week on Sea Change Radio host Alex Wise (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) spoke to Adam Browning, the executive director of Vote Solar (http://votesolar.org/), a non-profit organization that advocates for solar power adoption. This week, the second part of his discussion with Browning. We discuss the lessons we can learn from success stories like the German solar industry as well as high-profile flops like Solyndra. Then, we dig into the Sea Change Radio archives to hear from Matt Wasson, whose non-profit Appalachian Voices (http://appvoices.org/) works to reduce the impact of coal on the Appalachian region. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2013/03/19/here-comes-the-sun-adam-browning-and-matt-wasson/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/eju5n1etDK8/ http://www.cchange.net/2013/03/12/vote-solars-adam-browning-a-shining-example/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:00:57 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=5198 Our guest this week is Adam Browning, the executive director of non-profit Vote Solar.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=eju5n1etDK8:xFn3-OmxH8U: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/eju5n1etDK8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2013/03/12/vote-solars-adam-browning-a-shining-example/feed/ 0 adam browning,alex wise,california,energy policy,policy advocacy,renewable power,san francisco,sea change radio,solar,solar power,vote solar Our guest this week is Adam Browning, the executive director of non-profit Vote Solar. (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Vote4Solar-150x150.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/AdamBrowning-150x150.jpg)Listening to the national dialogue on energy policy can be a little discouraging. Not only does it feel like progress is not happening fast enough, it often feels like as a regular person you’re just not going to have any way to influence energy policy. Enter Vote Solar (http://votesolar.org/). Vote Solar is a grassroots solar policy advocacy organization that reminds us that all politics is local and that tremendous progress can be made by focusing on local regulatory roadblocks. Our guest this week on Sea Change Radio is Adam Browning (http://votesolar.org/who-we-are/about/), the executive director of Vote Solar. Driven by a vision of affordable and widespread renewable power, Browning co-founded the organization after a successful campaign in San Francisco for a bond measure that would enable more residents to adopt solar power. While they now have national reach, Vote Solar does not concentrate its efforts on a national front - as Browning likes to say, “If your plan involves congress, it's a bad plan.” Listen now as Browning describes to host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) how solar initiatives are being advanced from deep blue California to scarlet Georgia, on the basis of simple economic sense. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2013/03/12/vote-solars-adam-browning-a-shining-example/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/fxixwb87EKU/ http://www.cchange.net/2013/03/05/not-business-as-usual-bill-reed-rob-deitz/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:39:23 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=5174 Estancia Beef CEO Bill Reed and co-author of "Enough Is Enough," Rob Dietz<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=fxixwb87EKU:8kLe2I4t4lE: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/fxixwb87EKU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2013/03/05/not-business-as-usual-bill-reed-rob-deitz/feed/ 0 alex wise,argentina,bill reed,consumerism,enough is enough,grass fed beef,rob deitz,sea change radio Estancia Beef CEO Bill Reed and co-author of "Enough Is Enough," Rob Dietz (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/RobDietz-150x150.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/BillReed-150x150.jpg)"A person who knows that enough is enough will always have enough" - Lao Tzu (6th Century B.C.E.) Like it or not, we are all consumers to some degree. But when is enough enough exactly? This week on Sea Change Radio, we dive into two very different ends of the consumerism pool. First, we speak to the co-founder and CEO of Estancia Beef (http://www.estanciabeef.com/), Bill Reed, whose company is making inroads in the very competitive US market by importing grass-fed beef from Argentina. We'll learn how his company can compete in both price and sustainability. Next, we hear from author Rob Dietz to discuss his thought-provoking new book "Enough Is Enough (http://www.amazon.com/Enough-Is-Building-Sustainable-Resources/dp/160994805X)," which sounds the alarm on the need to change the current internationally accepted standards for economic success. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2013/03/05/not-business-as-usual-bill-reed-rob-deitz/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/6v4XyPfqbvE/ http://www.cchange.net/2013/02/26/gone-fishin-aquaculture-with-josh-goldman/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:18:05 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=5156 Australis Aquaculture CEO Josh Goldman<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=6v4XyPfqbvE:SCWHO1Ms3YY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/6v4XyPfqbvE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2013/02/26/gone-fishin-aquaculture-with-josh-goldman/feed/ 0 alex wise,aquaculture,australis aquaculture,barramundi,fish farming,japanese seafood,josh goldman,sea change radio,seafood industry,tuna Australis Aquaculture CEO Josh Goldman (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/JoshGoldman-150x150.gif)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/aquaculture-150x150.jpg)Making responsible choices as a seafood consumer has never been more complicated. An average fish-eater might be aware that tuna is high in mercury, or that Chilean sea bass is over-fished, but even the most devoted environmentalists usually have to refer to their pocket Seafood Watch (http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspx) guide when perusing the fish counter at their local grocery store to make sure they're choosing something that is a) sustainable, b) not filled with toxins, and c) something they know how to cook. One of the developments in the 21st Century seafood industry, for better or for worse, is the growing market share that farmed fish represents. But are farmed fish sustainable? What makes one farmed fish a more responsible choice than another, or than a wild caught fish? Our guest today on Sea Change Radio is Josh Goldman, the CEO of Australis Aquaculture (http://www.thebetterfish.com/), the world's largest producer of Barramundi, or what the company calls "sustainable sea bass." Goldman walks us through innovations in aquaculture and tells us everything we've always wondered about fish farming - from why there aren't any tuna farms to whether the all-powerful Japanese seafood industry is finally coming around to more responsible production practices. To close the show, Sea Change Radio host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) reads an excerpt (http://e360.yale.edu/feature/will_fish-loving_japan_embrace_sustainable_seafood/2553/) from Yale Environment 360 about the ongoing struggle to transform the Japanese seafood industry. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2013/02/26/gone-fishin-aquaculture-with-josh-goldman/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/mOM9FshGld8/ http://www.cchange.net/2013/02/19/rock-droll-chuck-leavell-and-rep-jack-kimble/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:29:47 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=5141 Rock &#038; roll legend and environmentalist, Chuck Leavell, and conservative "Rep." Jack Kimble<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=mOM9FshGld8:fE9CsxcCGiw: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/mOM9FshGld8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2013/02/19/rock-droll-chuck-leavell-and-rep-jack-kimble/feed/ 0 alex wise,allman brothers,allman brothers band,black crowes,chuck leavell,conservationist,eric clapton,jack kimble,kimble,rock and roll,rolling stones,sea change radio Rock & roll legend and environmentalist, Chuck Leavell, and conservative "Rep." Jack Kimble (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ChuckLeavell-e1361314808785-150x150.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/JackKimble-150x150.jpg)This week on Sea Change Radio we hear from two very different guests. First, it’s rock and roll legend, conservationist and environmental author, Chuck Leavell (http://www.chuckleavell.com). He has played keyboards for the Rolling Stones since 1985 and is also known for his work with artists ranging from The Allman Brothers Band to Eric Clapton to The Black Crowes. Leavell talks to host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) about the ins and outs of his stellar career as a musician, his founding of the Mother Nature Network (http://www.mnn.com/), his tireless work for sustainable forestry, and whether or not Alex's favorite children's story has a pro-environment message. Next, Sea Change Radio takes a sharp right turn into the mythical 54th Congressional District of California with ersatz "Representative" Jack Kimble (http://kimbleforcongress.blogspot.com/). Like some other members of Congress, Kimble does not let his abject ignorance stand in the way of strong opinion. You may find the interview puts you in mind of Lord Byron’s quote, “Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.” Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2013/02/19/rock-droll-chuck-leavell-and-rep-jack-kimble/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/0QvF0VSzdG8/ http://www.cchange.net/2013/02/12/robert-boyd-on-the-hydrogen-economy/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:40:20 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=5123 One of the most alluring answers to the climate change conundrum is a transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a hydrogen-based economy. As hydrogen power technology continues to evolve, it certainly seems like a promising way to decarbonize our energy system &#8211; but what are the practical considerations? Unlike carbon-based energy sources, there are [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=0QvF0VSzdG8:SMmfTmVtENU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/0QvF0VSzdG8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2013/02/12/robert-boyd-on-the-hydrogen-economy/feed/ 2 alex wise,Climate Change,fuel technology,hydrogen economy,hydrogen power,natural gas,robert boyd,sea change radio,vehicle fuel One of the most alluring answers to the climate change conundrum is a transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a hydrogen-based economy. As hydrogen power technology continues to evolve, it certainly seems like a promising way to decarbonize our ... (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_6189-150x150.jpg)One of the most alluring answers to the climate change conundrum is a transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a hydrogen-based economy. As hydrogen power technology continues to evolve, it certainly seems like a promising way to decarbonize our energy system - but what are the practical considerations? Unlike carbon-based energy sources, there are no natural reservoirs of hydrogen on the planet; moreover, it must be bound to a carrier like natural gas or water. (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Hydrogen-150x150.jpg)This week's guest on Sea Change Radio is hydrogen vehicle fuel technology expert, Robert Boyd. Boyd and host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) discuss this relatively clean and plentiful resource, and what he and others are doing to help get us over the production and distribution hurdles that stand between us and a shift to a hydrogen-based economy. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2013/02/12/robert-boyd-on-the-hydrogen-economy/ Alex WisenonadultMaking Connections for Sustainability