RadioActive 6/5/14

Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco

Program Topic: Analysis of Obama Administration New Rules on Carbon Pollution

Key Discussion Points:
a) Earlier this week, the Obama administration announced proposed carbon pollution standards, they say, will cut national emissions by 30%, from 2005 levels, by 2030. Rules would be finalized in June 2015.
b) Janet Redman, director of the Climate Policy Program at the Institute for Policy Studies, gives analysis on the discrepancy in individual state reduction requirements, the allowance of cap and trade, offsets and other controversial means to meet requirements and the lack of federal oversight.
c) Redman also speaks to these rules in the context of international climate negotiations at the IPCCC, and on the climate meeting UN Secretary General Ban KI-moon is convening in NYC in September.

Guest:
Janet Redman, director of the Climate Policy Program, at the Institute for Policy Studies

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Electronic Cottage 6/5/14

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Change is happening so fast in our world that we hardly know what we will need to succeed next year ourselves, let alone what kind of minds our kids and grandkids will need in a farther away future. One person who has some interesting ideas on that subject is Howard Gardner, and he set them down in a book called “Five Minds.” Here’s a short look at what kind of minds he sees as necessary tomorrow – and tomorrows hence.

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Healthy Options 6/4/14

Host and Producer: Rhonda Feiman
Co-Producer: Petra Hall
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Biodynamic Gardening with Deb Soule of Avena Botanicals
She is the author of The Woman’s Handbook of Healing Herbs, and the new book,
How To Move Like A Gardener: Planting and Preparing Medicines from Plants.

Key Discussion Points:
a) What is biodynamic gardening?
b)How has Avena Botanicals incorporated these practices in the production of herbal medicinals?
c)What techniques are used to support the soil during the 4 seasons of the year?
d)What is the method of application for the biodynamic formulas?
e) How do you prepare biodynamic formulas?
g) How do you prepare the soil and compost to receive the application of the biodynamic formulas?

Guest:
DEB SOULE, herbalist,
biodynamic gardener and teacher.

websites:
www.biodynamics.com
www.avenabotanicals.com

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