Episodes
Thursday Jul 28, 2016
Solartopia Green Power and Wellness Hour – 07.28.16
Thursday Jul 28, 2016
Thursday Jul 28, 2016
HILLARY v. TRUMP & the CARBON TAX ROAD TO SOLARTOPIA
Our superb guest is the great CHARLIE KOMANOFF, pioneer of the carbon tax and one of the world’s leading experts on the realities of our energy system.
We start with an in-depth look at strategies and pitfalls in the presidential campaign. Did Bernie really win the primaries? Can Hillary beat Trump? Is it actually a fight between “Mussolini and Margaret Thatcher”? Did the Dems steal it fro Bernie, and will the GOP now steal it from Hillary?
We then go deep on the German transition from King CONG (Coal, Oil Nukes & Gas) to Solartopia. Charlie shows that taxing carbon is at the core of our survival. And that the German decision to shut nukes and move away from fossil fuels has actually CUT carbon emissions rather than raise them, as industry apologists are trying to say.
We further talk about the amazing success of bicycle use in New York and other cities where bike activism has had a huge positive impact, a movement Charlie helped create.
Charlie is a brilliant, cogent and important guest. Don’t miss this show!!!
Thursday Jul 07, 2016
Solartopia Green Power and Wellness Hour – 07.07.16
Thursday Jul 07, 2016
Thursday Jul 07, 2016
INDIAN POINT and DIABLO CANYON are two nuclear reactor names that strike fear in the hearts of anyone who knows about atomic power. We discuss the two reactors north of New York City with MANNA JO GREEN (Clearwater), GARY SHAW (IPSEC) and KEVIN KAMPS (Beyond Nuclear). These long-term activists and experts are dedicated to shutting the two nukes irradiating the Hudson River. They outline the critical deterioration threatening the future of these aging, uneconomical reactors.
We are then joined by ROCHELLE BECKER of California’s Alliance 4 Nuclear Responsibility who describes the landmark new deal cut between PG&E, the unions and environmental groups to shut the two nukes at Diablo Canyon by 2025. This complex multi-faceted agreement calls for a 100% conversion to renewable energy, a “retain and retrain” program for the plant’s workers, and a definitive death date in 9 years. A wide range of issues have arisen amongst those of us demanding an immediate shutdown of these decayed, deteriorating and deadly reactors. Lets figure out how to get them down...
Thursday Jun 30, 2016
Solartopia Green Power and Wellness Hour – 06.30.16
Thursday Jun 30, 2016
Thursday Jun 30, 2016
Smart Alec and Diablo Canyon are with us today in Solartopia.
We begin with Matthew Cardinale who has formed a new progressive campaign for human legislation aimed at countering the horrific Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council. The Koch’s ALEC has polluted our government since the 1970s with a heavily funded flood of bad bills aimed at enthroning the rich and powerful. They have now issued a “cease and desist” letter to Cardinale demanding his Smart Alec stop trying to pass legislation that might actually serve democracy. This is a fun and informative conversation.
We’re then joined by Linda Seeley and Myla Reson to talk about the horrific decision by California’s State Lands Commission to not require an Environmental Impact Report at Diablo Canyon. The report is required under the California Environmental Quality Act. Myla and Linda are long-time activists devoted to shutting this horrendous atomic reactor complex upwind of Los Angeles. On Tuesday, June 28, the Lands Commission hearing resulted in a unanimous vote taken as a kick in the teeth by those wanting Diablo shut ASAP. Myla and Linda give us the inside story.