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December, 2008
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Why Birds Sing: Talking with Interspecies Musician David Rothenberg
Listen above or download. Running time: 5 minutes, 32 seconds.
Musician and author David Rothenberg talks with Emily Voigt about jamming with birds.
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Protecting the Journalists Who Protect the Earth
Listen above or download. Running time: 6 minutes, 10 seconds.
Joel Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, talks with Emily Voigt about the dangers of environmental reporting and our global stake in a free press.
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» Listen to or read Simon's contribution to OnEarth's Winter 2009 issue, "Why the Planet Needs a Free Press" -
Why the Planet Needs a Free Press
Listen above or download. Running time: 5 minutes, 15 seconds.
Joel Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, reads his essay from OnEarth's Winter 2009 issue, "Why the Planet Needs a Free Press."
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A Worm's Eye View of Global Warming: Talking with Poet Elton Glaser
Listen above or download. Running time: 9 minutes, 42 seconds.
Poet Elton Glaser recites his poem, "Ozone Alert," and talks with Zachary Sussman about strange weather in Ohio, mourning his hometown of New Orleans, and shaping tragedy into art.
Ozone Alert
The last of June burns to the third degree,
Sun swelling like a blister on the sky.
For once, I'd rather be breathing out
Little clots of cold from a thin winter.
Robins fan themselves with their hot wings
And worms slink deeper for some dark relief.
From the bossy radio, warnings not to gas a tank
Or blaze a barbecue with forbidden fuel.
Good citizen that I am, I won't mow the lawn
Or let asthmatic joggers run their noonday routes.
I won’t open a hydrant in the street, even though
Every pore on me opens like a spout.
Wherever the wind's gone, I want to go, too.
Leaves hang like the tongues of tired dogs.
Others may shade themselves in the cool of movies
Or float over the chlorine ripples of a pool.
Should I shut the windows tight and turn
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What Makes an Eco-Town Green: Rethinking Main Street with NRDC Smart Growth Director Kaid Benfield
Listen above or download. Running time: 6 minutes, 53 seconds.
Kaid Benfield, Director of NRDC's Smart Growth Program, talks with Emily Voigt about taking a cue from historic districts and the imminent death of American sprawl.
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» Read "Britain's Elusive Eco-Town Dream," from OnEarth's Winter 2009 issue -
A Farmer's Quest for a Truly Local Brew
Listen above or download. Running time: 6 minutes, 12 seconds.
Farmer Rick Pedersen talks with Emily Voigt about bringing hops back to New York state, and the challenges of producing a truly local beer.
Related:
» Read "In Search of a Homegrown Beer," from OnEarth's Winter 2009 issue
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