Washington DC Clean Energy Plan Leads the Way
The Clean Energy DC plan aims to reduce energy use 50% by 2032 while increasing renewables to supply 50% of Washington, DC’s needs in that same period.
Ethan Goffman
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Benjamin Schreiber of Friends of the Earth Talks Strategy Against Trump
What worries Ben Schreiber of Friends of the Earth most right now is Trump’s roll-back of the environmental protections set in motion by Barack Obama…
Dominique Browning on Ditching Scott Pruitt, Holding Trump Accountable
Dominique Browning of Moms Clean Air Force discusses ditching Scott Pruitt as EPA Head and holding President Trump accountable on clean air, climate and other environmental issues…
Drew Caputo Talks Litigating Against Trump’s Anti-Environment Moves
Drew Caputo, VP of Litigation for Lands, Wildlife and Oceans at the non-profit environmental law firm EarthJustice, discusses how his organization and the environmental community at large is responding to the anti-environmental threats of the incoming Trump administration.
Will Standing Rock Sioux Victory Hold Up Under Trump?
Jan Hasselman of EarthJustice weighs in on whether the Standing Rock Sioux victory in stopping the DAPL pipeline from threatening their water supply will hold up once Trump takes the White House…
Juliet Schor On Whether the Sharing Economy Really Adds Up
In this edition of EarthTalk Radio, Boston College sociologist Juliet Schor discusses how the so-called sharing economy is taking over the world, one Uber ride at a time, and what the implications are for the environment…
Interview: Howard Fox of Earthjustice on the Clean Power Plan
Earthjustice attorney Howard Fox discusses threats to President Obama’s Clean Power Plan which forces coal-fired power plants to clean up their act…
Virginians Join Sierra Club’s “Ready for 100” Campaign
Arlington County and Alexandria, Virginia recently joined 16 other U.S. cities in the Sierra Club’s “Ready for 100 Campaign” whereby cities commit to 100% clean, renewable energy within the next two decades.
Interview: Clean Vehicles Expert Jeremy Martin
Jeremy Martin is a Senior Scientist for the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Clean Vehicles Program, in charge of evaluating biofuels and policy. EarthTalk’s Ethan Goffman interviewed him in Rockville, Maryland, where their discussion ranged from the impact of automobiles to surprising findings regarding corn ethanol to the transportation system of the future…
Gathering of Tribes Mobilizes to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline
Thousands of protestors at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota are trying to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline slated to cross land adjacent to sacred tribal territory.