March, 2007

• OnEarth PODCAST

  A Conversation with Bill McKibben, Founder of 'Step It Up' Global Warming Campaign

  By Bill McKibben

  Frustrated by political gridlock in Washington, writer Bill McKibben and some fellow Vermonters decided they had to do something to draw attention to the shrinking window of opportunity we have to curb global warming. So they began a seat-of-the-pants campaign that has caught fire and is now expected to produce, on April 14, 2007, the largest global warming demonstrations ever seen. OnEarth's George Black talks with him about how Step It Up 2007 is building a mass movement -- fast.

  Related:
  » Global Warning: Get Up! Stand Up! from OnEarth's Spring 2007 issue
  » Step It Up 2007

  Solve Global Warming!
  » NRDC: Beat the Heat

  Tags

  Bill McKibben | global warming | Step It Up campaign
  Comments (0)  |  March 6, 2007  |  permalink
• OnEarth PODCAST

  Deadly Sonar: The U.S. Navy's Assault on Whales and Science

  By Daniel Hinerfeld

  Sonar, which protects U.S. warships from enemy submarines, also kills whales and other marine mammals. Scientists are trying to figure out why, but the navy, which funds most of their research, seems to have other ideas. Daniel Hinerfeld tells the story, and talks with policy analyst Michael Jasny about scientific integrity.

  » Read Peter Canby's feature Deadly Sonar, from OnEarth's Spring 2007 issue 

  Tags

  Navy sonar | whales
  Comments (0)  |  March 1, 2007  |  permalink