RadioActive 12/6/12

Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco

Issue: Environmental and Social Justice

Program Topic: Ocean Acidification

Key Discussion Points:
a) As the United Nations climate talks conclude this week, we look at another serious consequence of carbon dioxide emissions : ocean acidification. The world’s oceans absorb 25-30% of the global CO2 outputs, resulting in lowering pH. This acidification is corrosive to shellfish and other calicifiers.
b) This week, Washington state became the first state to adopt a policy to address ocean acidification and its effect on shellfish fisheries.
c) This weekend, an event organized by community organizations and the University of Maine at Machais will look at ocean acidification and its effect on Down East fisheries.

Guests:
A) Bill Rucelshaus, co-chair of Washington State Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification
www.ecy.wa.gov/water/marine/oceanacidification.html
www.ecy.wa.gov/water/marine/oa/2012report_summary.pdf
fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/publications/1201015.pdf
B) Sven Huseby, producer of film “A Sea Change”. www.aseachange.net
C) Andy Burt, environmental justice consultant for the Maine Council of Churches, [email protected] or 380-5387

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 12/6/12

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Let’s do some catch up with recent developments of topics we’ve looked at recently: Pentagon directives on killing using robots and drones; a Supreme Court ruling regarding the freedom to videotape police in public places; an update on the “six strikes” process that ISPs will be using when a customer supposedly shares copyrighted materials without authorization; and, for the holiday season, an E-Book Privacy Chart, courtesy of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, to help us understand what kind of information about us and our reading habits e-book readers and books collect. You can find it at www.eff.org/pages/reader-privacy-chart-2012.

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Healthy Options 12/5/12

Host/Producer: Rhonda Feiman, L.Ac
Co-producer: Petra Hall
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: “Staying healthy and strong during Winter”

Key Discussion Points:
From the perspective of East Asian medicine:
How do seasonal transitions affect the body, mind and spirit?
What are some specific things we can do to strengthen ourselves so we can maintain our health and not get sick this winter?
How does extra sleep and exercise help us maintain our health during seasonal transitions?
What is the impact of our emotions on our overall health?

Guest:
Zoe Brenner, acupuncturist (Lic. Ac., B.Ac., M.Ac.), Chinese herbalist, author and teacher
zoebrenner.net

Call In Program: No

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