FORA.tv Environment Today (Short-Length Video Version)
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FORA.tv's bi-weekly video podcast on energy and the environment. This podcast is also available in a feature-length audio version. Visit http://FORA.tv to view full-length video of any program featured in this podcast. For more topics on the environment, visit http://fora.tv/topic/green.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoKen Calderia - Climate Fix: Is Geoengineering Our Only Hope? | Atmospheric scientist Ken Caldeira asserts that geoengineering may be the only way to prevent global temperatures from rising over the next century. | 3/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoBill Gates Backs Genetically Modified Food Research | Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates explains why his philanthropic foundation helps fund genetically modified food research. | 3/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoMeet the 'Vortex of Despair': Four Predictions for Earth's Future | Dr. Chris Luebkeman outlines four different "plausible futures" for the planet – the selfish bubble, carbon is crime, ecological age, and vortex of despair. | 2/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoSander van der Leeuw - Can We Adapt Our Way Through Climate Change? | Archaeologist Sander van der Leeuw explores the theory that humans will adapt when faced with an changing climate. | 2/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoJonathan Safran Foer - The Truth About 'Free-Range' Eggs | Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Eating Animals, claims agribusiness is guilty of "the worst kind of manipulation." | 1/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoTom Friedman Slams Climate Skeptics at COP15 | FORA.tv's Stuart Schulzke interviews author and New York Times Op-Ed columnist Thomas Friedman at the COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. | 1/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoNaomi Klein Slams Corporate Climate Lobbyists at COP15 | Journalist Naomi Klein is joined by activists Paul de Clerk and Dorothy Guerrero in a discussion on the effects of corporate lobbying on the global climate debate. | 12/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoScott Harrison - Water As Luxury | chaity: water founder Scott Harrison presents his story at LuxuryLab's 2009 Innovation Forum. | 12/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoStewart Brand - Too Much Controversy over Genetically Modified Foods? | Genetically engineered foods are "only unnatural if you don't know the biology," says author and futurist Stewart Brand. "There is no good reason for genetically engineered food crops to be controversial." | 11/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoAlicia Silverstone Not 'Clueless' About Vegan Health | Actress and environmental activist Alicia Silverstone shares her experience adopting veganism. She claims the change in diet brought her more energy, clearer skin, and allergy-related health benefits. | 11/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoRichard Swanson - Are Photovoltaics the Future of Energy Production? | Dr. Richard Swanson draws from a recent incentive program in Spain to argue that the scalability of photovoltaics makes the technology uniquely adaptable to energy production. | 10/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoBernie Krause - Do Animals Grieve for the Dead? | Dr. Bernie Krause, creator of Wild Sanctuary, demonstrates that animal's may posses a degree of emotional depth by playing a sorrowful call from a male beaver after its entire family was killed by humans. | 10/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoWillie Smits - How to Replenish a Rainforest | Rainforest conservationist Willie Smits addresses the 2009 Tides: Momentum Conference in San Francisco, CA. | 9/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoElectric Cars: A Dual Plan for Recharged Driving | Better Place CEO Shai Agassi discusses his ideas for mass public adoption of electric cars. | 9/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoFire and Ice: Permafrost Melt Spews Combustible Methane | Environmentalist Dan Miller discusses a possible environmental threat from methane gas contained within melting permafrost. | 8/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoPartha Dasgupta - Climate Protection May Cost Less Than You Think | Economist Partha Dasgupta claims that predictions of the high cost of fixing the climate change problem, when put into perspective, would not result in a significant decrease in global wealth and living standard. | 8/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoNovella Carpenter - The Ethics of Raising 'Edible Pets' | Michael Pollan questions Novella Carpenter on how she is able to slaughter the animals she raises on her urban farm. "I don't think there's anything wrong with loving them, feeding them, and gently killing them with love," says Carpenter. | 7/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoEnergy Reform: Nuclear Power and Carbon Caps | John Podesta, Karen Harbert and Christine Todd Whitman debate the setbacks and advantages to nuclear power and carbon pricing. | 7/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoJane Hightower - FDA Inactive on Toxic Mercury Levels? | Dr. Jane Hightower, author of Diagnosis Mercury: Money, Politics and Poison, examines the FDA response to reporter Sue Kwon, who documented a significant increase of mercury in her blood after twenty days of eating tuna. | 7/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoSierra Club's Carl Pope: 'Congress Doesn't Get It' on Global Warming | Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope and Chevron CEO Dave O'Reilly debate the future of energy policy. | 6/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoThe Feedback Loop: Ecological Damage Soon Beyond Control | Deep Economy author Bill McKibben, co-founder and director of 350.org, argues that the consequences of climate change that may already be beyond repair. | 6/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoMichael Pollan - Open Source Food and Genetic Engineering | "The real key to genetic engineering is control of intellectual property of the food crops that we depend on," says author Michael Pollan of companies like Monsanto. He advocates an open source GE model. | 5/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoCan Wind and Solar Replace America's Coal Plants? | Panelists hotly debate Google's proposed plan to phase out all coal plants by 2030 and replace them with alternative energy plants. | 5/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoGavin Newsom: Can Electric Car Makers Learn from Cell Phone Innovations? | San Francisco Mayor (and 2010 California gubernatorial candidate) Gavin Newsom describes innovative ways of thinking about electric cars. | 4/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoLeslie Hoffman - Finding Joy in Sustainable Living | Earth Pledge president Leslie Hoffman argues that modern life discourages thinking about the origins or effects of everyday consumption. | 4/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoAimee Christensen - Wal-Mart's Interest in Going Green | Environmental policy expert Aimee Christensen explains why many large corporations like Wal-Mart are beginning to show a greater interest in "greening" their company models. | 3/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoRobert Hefner Slams Coal Energy, Advocates Natural Gas | Natural gas pioneer Robert Hefner blames laws restricting the use of natural gas in the U.S. for the continued use of coal worldwide. | 3/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoVan Jones - The Green Collar Economy | Van Jones, author of The Green Collar Economy, highlights specific ways to create jobs for Americans while also making moves to help green the planet. | 2/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoSaul Griffith on Energy Efficiency: Is 100 MPG Ambitious Enough? | Inventor Saul Griffith explores methods to conserve energy consumption and better our quality of life, including a dramatically reduced speed limit. | 2/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | VideoScrap the Tofu: Mark Bittman on Less-Meatatarianism | In order to quell the "globesity epidemic" and lessen the environmental impact of the meat industry, cookbook author Mark Bittman prescribes reducing meat consumption by practicing a "less-meatarian" diet. | 1/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | VideoAmory Lovins Advocates for a Cleaner, Safer Energy Future | Amory Lovins, Chairman and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute, explores halting climate change, reducing oil dependence and using micropower instead of nuclear. | 1/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | VideoObama Energy Secretary Steven Chu - The Ultimate Fuel Technology | Steven Chu describes the "ultimate" development in fuel technology: an "artificial plant" that would be able to generate energy in a manner similar to photosynthesis. | 12/31/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | VideoJerry Mander - Is This the End for America's "Era of Growth?" | Activist Jerry Mander describes America's current economic model as "unsustainable," and argues that a full return to pre-crisis levels of economic prosperity may not be possible "in our lifetimes." | 12/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | VideoDan Burden on Beating the Street: Designs for Walkability | Dan Burden explains how designing city streets to facilitate pedestrian traffic can improve community businesses, driver behavior, and health. | 12/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | VideoNewt Gingrich on Global Warming: Man-Made, or Nature-Made? | Newt Gingrich expresses his doubts that global warming is caused by human activity; however, he also argues that conservatives should endorse a prudent approach to climate change, regardless of its causes. | 12/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoYe Weijia - China on the Edge of Environmental Disaster | Ye Weijia, head of New Ventures China, examines the negative effects of rapid economic growth on China's environment. | 11/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | VideoSustainable Farming: Turning Manure into Energy (aka "Poop to Power") | Albert Straus, proprietor of the Straus Family Creamery, details the process by which his farm converts cow manure into electricity. | 11/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | VideoThomas Deichmann - Is Recycling a Waste of Time? | German journalist and commentator Thomas Deichmann argues that most modern recycling methods are a waste of time and money. | 11/5/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | VideoEric Schmidt - Green Energy Technologies to Watch | Google CEO Eric Schmidt discusses new approaches to solar and wind power generation, central to the company's plan for clean energy reform. | 10/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 40 | VideoJeffrey Sachs - Water Shortage and Global Crisis | Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs links water shortages to many violent crisis areas around the globe, including those in Darfur and Afghanistan. | 10/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | VideoTom Friedman - Carbon-Copy Americans and the Global Environment | Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist Tom Friedman discusses the increasing trend of developing nations to aspire to U.S. levels of economic consumption. | 10/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 42 | VideoT. Boone Pickens - Offshore Drilling Won't Help Energy Independence | Billionaire investor, philanthropist and energy reform activst T. Boone Pickens warns against expectations that domestic oil drilling can ever contribute significantly to American energy independence | 10/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 43 | VideoAnna Lappe - Can Organic Farming Fix the Food Crisis? | Author and sustainable food advocate Anna Lappe rejects claims that organic food and agriculture will never be able to produce enough food to satisfy global demand. | 10/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 44 | VideoCarl Pope and Brian Keane - Economic Benefits to Going Green | Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope and SmartPower President Brian Keane argue that living in an environmentally friendly can be economically beneficial. | 9/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 45 | VideoPaul Ehrlich - The Toxification of Planet Earth | Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich argues that widespread pollution of the environment by toxic, manmade chemicals may have major effects for the future of humanity. | 9/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 46 | VideoGary Hirshberg - Can a "Green" Business Also be a Profitable One? | Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg argues that environmentally sustainable business practices can lead to financial benefits in the long run. | 9/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 47 | VideoSkip Bowman - Is Nuclear Power Worth the Environmental Cost? | Admiral Frank "Skip" Bowman, President and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute, argues that nuclear waste management is a less severe problem than many believe. | 9/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 47 Episodes |
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