http://www.cchange.net Covering the transformations to social, environment and economic sustainability Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:56:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Sea Change Radio covers the transformations to social, environmental, and economic sustainability. Change is accelerating in positive and negative directions: the clock is ticking in the race to see which will tip first—the problems or the solutions. Join Sea Change's Host, Alex Wise, as he provides in-depth analysis to help our audience understand possible remedies and potential pitfalls. Sea Change interviews sustainability experts including Paul Hawken, Stewart Brand, Bill McKibben, Lester Brown, and many others. Sea Change airs on over 30 radio stations around the country. Alex Wise no awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) Copyright 2010 Sea Change Media Making Connections for Sustainability Sustainability,Climate,Change,Human,Rights,Environment,Corporate,Responsibility,Socially,Responsible,Investing,Accountability,Stakeholders,Clean,Tech,Renewable,Energy,Green,Jobs,Wealth,Divide http://www.cchange.net/http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/cwr-images-archive/SeaChange_square144.jpg Weekly Copyright 2010 Sea Change MediaSustainability,Climate,Change,Human,Rights,Environment,Corporate,Responsibility,Socially,Responsible,Investing,Accountability,Stakeholders,Clean,Tech,Renewable,Energy,Green,Jobs,Wealth,DivideBusinessNews & PoliticsSociety & Cultureawise@cchange.netAlex WiseSeaChangeMediahttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/4rc_tm5V7cg/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/01/24/electric-vehicle-pioneer-dave-cloud/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:56:44 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4123 Electric vehicle expert Dave Cloud discusses his innovations with host Alex Wise <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/alevSkfKQtJCfQIHcnHhAQBJGNU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/alevSkfKQtJCfQIHcnHhAQBJGNU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/alevSkfKQtJCfQIHcnHhAQBJGNU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/alevSkfKQtJCfQIHcnHhAQBJGNU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=4rc_tm5V7cg:RraOh80-yfU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/4rc_tm5V7cg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/01/24/electric-vehicle-pioneer-dave-cloud/feed/ 0 alex wise. chevy volt,combustion engine,dave cloud,dolphin,electric vehicles,ev,geo metro,sea change radio Electric vehicle expert Dave Cloud discusses his innovations with host Alex Wise (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/DaveCloud_ev-150x123.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/DaveClouds_dolphin-150x111.jpg)Battery operated cars. No longer the exclusive domain of little kids huddled around a remote control, electric vehicles are beginning to emerge as a real alternative to petroleum-powered vehicles. Most of us have heard of the Nissan Leaf, the Chevy Volt, and even the more exclusive Tesla models. But most listeners probably have not heard of the Dolphin (http://www.evalbum.com/3242). The Dolphin is the most recent creation from electric vehicle enthusiast Dave Cloud, who has converted over 45 combustion-engine boats and cars to run on electricity. He assembled the Dolphin from a 1997 Geo Metro, a set of used lead batteries, $3,000 and a vision. Dave Cloud has wowed the electric vehicle community with this aerodynamic design; now listen as he sits with Sea Change Radio host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) to talk about the Dolphin and give us all a primer on electric vehicles. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/01/24/electric-vehicle-pioneer-dave-cloud/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/kDX_rBexfFU/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/01/17/the-u-s-chamber-of-commerce-the-nation%e2%80%99s-highest-regarded-pollution-advocacy-group/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:38:41 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4112 Philip Cafaro and Shaun Goho talk about the anti-environmental track record of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JgbCgVPRABTstIOYKVfw5VGgL34/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JgbCgVPRABTstIOYKVfw5VGgL34/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JgbCgVPRABTstIOYKVfw5VGgL34/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JgbCgVPRABTstIOYKVfw5VGgL34/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=kDX_rBexfFU:1GSeUDrSS3E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/kDX_rBexfFU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/01/17/the-u-s-chamber-of-commerce-the-nation%e2%80%99s-highest-regarded-pollution-advocacy-group/feed/ 0 alex wise,chamber of commerce,phil cafaro,philip cafaro,sea change radio,shaun goho,us chamber of commerce Philip Cafaro and Shaun Goho talk about the anti-environmental track record of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/PhilCafaro.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ShaunGoho.gif)What is the United States Chamber of Commerce (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Chamber_of_Commerce)? Many Americans hold the misconception that it’s a government agency. It is not. It is the most significant lobbying group in the United States. And, as our guests today on Sea Change Radio explain, it’s a formidable foe of environmental protections and could easily be called an organized group for pollution-advocacy.  This week, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) talks with environmental ethicist Philip Cafaro (http://www.philipcafaro.com/), who explains the role that the US Chamber of Commerce plays in promoting constant growth, and how that premise inherently contradicts environmental sustainability. Next, Shaun Goho, lawyer and lecturer at Harvard Law School, dissects the US Chamber of Commerce’s own statement on environmental issues and demonstrates how its current policies diverge drastically from the Chamber’s 19th Century roots (http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2246). Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/01/17/the-u-s-chamber-of-commerce-the-nation%e2%80%99s-highest-regarded-pollution-advocacy-group/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/_OtTbU7tUrU/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/01/10/ecologist-eric-berlow-simplicity-on-the-other-side-of-complexity/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:03:53 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4081 Ecologist Eric Berlow discusses how he uses complexity theory to map spheres of influence and find solutions to any number of problems <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sL4FCa2GBcVxJ5GHuqid9D8rfNY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sL4FCa2GBcVxJ5GHuqid9D8rfNY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sL4FCa2GBcVxJ5GHuqid9D8rfNY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sL4FCa2GBcVxJ5GHuqid9D8rfNY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=_OtTbU7tUrU:cWUoYdjnKkw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/_OtTbU7tUrU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/01/10/ecologist-eric-berlow-simplicity-on-the-other-side-of-complexity/feed/ 0 alex wise,complexity theory,eric berlow,keystone,sea change radio,ted conference,tru north labs,trunorthlabs.org,yellow legged frog Ecologist Eric Berlow discusses how he uses complexity theory to map spheres of influence and find solutions to any number of problems (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/EricBerlow-150x150.jpg)Trained as an ecologist, our guest this week on Sea Change Radio uses complexity theory to map spheres of influence and find solutions to any number of problems. Eric Berlow (http://www.trunorthlabs.org/) has applied this systems perspective to solve a diverse array of riddles, from stopping the disappearance of the yellow-legged frog in the Sierra Nevada to distilling the core issues in the US Counter-Insurgency strategy in Afghanistan.(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SpaghettiDiagram1.jpg) Listen now as this tireless optimist explains to host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) how embracing the true complexity of a problem reveals its simplest solution, and why a starfish, or a fly, or a toad can be the keystone to our ecology’s health. -Here's a link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB2iYzKeej8) to a video of Eric's 2010 TED conference talk Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/01/10/ecologist-eric-berlow-simplicity-on-the-other-side-of-complexity/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/Z3B0LotRdJo/ http://www.cchange.net/2012/01/03/kitt-doucette-from-the-frontlines-of-the-plastic-bag-wars-re-broadcast/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:23:00 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4070 In this encore presentation of Sea Change Radio, Alex Wise speaks to Kitt Doucette, a journalist for Rolling Stone who recently wrote about the war over plastic bags <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LiR1z6ctDy8gtpGKUMt-V6D65EY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LiR1z6ctDy8gtpGKUMt-V6D65EY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LiR1z6ctDy8gtpGKUMt-V6D65EY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LiR1z6ctDy8gtpGKUMt-V6D65EY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=Z3B0LotRdJo:xGTjEOgpo7Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/Z3B0LotRdJo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2012/01/03/kitt-doucette-from-the-frontlines-of-the-plastic-bag-wars-re-broadcast/feed/ 0 alex wise,kitt doucette,kittdoucette.com,plastic bag wars,plastic bags,rolling stone,sea change radio In this encore presentation of Sea Change Radio, Alex Wise speaks to Kitt Doucette, a journalist for Rolling Stone who recently wrote about the war over plastic bags (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/KittDoucette1.jpg)In just a couple of decades the plastic bag has become ubiquitous on this planet – these “disposable” items don’t biodegrade, however, so they’ve been collecting in our oceans, killing wildlife, and eventually inspiring a movement to push back against their environmental blight. Some cities, counties and even countries have instituted bans and others have put in place policies that charge consumers a few cents per bag in order to dissuade use. But eventually the producers of plastic caught on that there was a growing trend to limit the consumption of an item that’s usually only used for a few minutes, but stays on earth indefinitely. They’ve launched their own offensive, and the fight is starting to look like an all-out war.(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/KittDoucette2.jpg) In this Sea Change Radio encore presentation, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) speaks with Kitt Doucette (http://kittdoucette.com/), a journalist for Rolling Stone who recently wrote about this war over plastic bags (http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-plastic-bag-wars-20110725). Doucette talks about the history of the conflict, some of the fronts on which this battle is being waged, and what we can all do to fight back against the corporate bullies gaining ground everyday in this struggle for the earth’s well-being. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2012/01/03/kitt-doucette-from-the-frontlines-of-the-plastic-bag-wars-re-broadcast/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/TPZxGk-xRfM/ http://www.cchange.net/2011/12/27/stewards-of-other-peoples-money-and-the-planet/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:07:19 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4055 This week's guest is South African sustainable investment consultant Graham Sinclair <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GIOANXmATAsohMiG6xUPsWNAM-8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GIOANXmATAsohMiG6xUPsWNAM-8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GIOANXmATAsohMiG6xUPsWNAM-8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GIOANXmATAsohMiG6xUPsWNAM-8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=TPZxGk-xRfM:VRcG1gjTSE8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/TPZxGk-xRfM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2011/12/27/stewards-of-other-peoples-money-and-the-planet/feed/ 0 africa,africasif.org,alex wise,developing countries,esg,graham sinclair,responsible investment,sea change radio,sri This week's guest is South African sustainable investment consultant Graham Sinclair (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/GrahamSinclair-150x150.jpg)Socially responsible capitalism – is this an oxymoron? Not according to this week’s guest on Sea Change Radio. Graham Sinclair is a South African sustainable investment consultant (http://www.sincosinco.com/) and the President of the Africa Sustainable Investment Forum (http://www.africasif.org/). Money managers like him attract conscientious investors, using the tools of capitalism to pressure corporations to be more socially responsible. Today, Sinclair talks about the past and future of sustainable investing, and what it means for corporations, investors and consumers. Host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) also discusses with Sinclair the particular importance of socially responsible investment strategies in developing countries. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2011/12/27/stewards-of-other-peoples-money-and-the-planet/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/r7--GTtxLXY/ http://www.cchange.net/2011/12/20/the-peaks-valleys-of-clean-energy-innovation/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:51:34 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4033 Jesse Jenkins of the Breakthrough Institute and host Alex Wise discuss Jenkins' recent white paper titled "Bridging the Clean Energy Valleys of Death" <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W_aE6MUyC4izpCuSFOkYGkWMoSY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W_aE6MUyC4izpCuSFOkYGkWMoSY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W_aE6MUyC4izpCuSFOkYGkWMoSY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W_aE6MUyC4izpCuSFOkYGkWMoSY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=r7--GTtxLXY:T69E-Z4Kljg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/r7--GTtxLXY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2011/12/20/the-peaks-valleys-of-clean-energy-innovation/feed/ 0 alex wise,breakthrough Institute,Bridging the Clean Energy Valleys of Death,Clean energy,jesse jenkins,sea change radio,solyndra Jesse Jenkins of the Breakthrough Institute and host Alex Wise discuss Jenkins' recent white paper titled "Bridging the Clean Energy Valleys of Death" (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Jesse-Jenkins2.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Bridging_the_Valleys_Of_Death_Cover-thumb-250x321-237x300.jpg)The bankruptcy of solar startup, Solyndra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solyndra), earlier this year had the clean energy naysayers up-in-arms, saying that Solyndra’s demise proved that governments shouldn’t be wasting taxpayer money on businesses that could fail. We all know that startup businesses are inherently risky and in the clean energy space, they can be quite expensive but who’s better suited to foot the bill and assume the risk, private companies or government-backed efforts? This week on Sea Change Radio, we welcome back to the show, Jesse Jenkins (http://thebreakthrough.org/staff.shtml), the Director of Energy and Climate Policy at the Breakthrough Institute (http://thebreakthrough.org), a leading progressive public policy think tank. Jenkins and host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) discuss his white paper titled "Bridging the Clean Energy Valleys of Death (http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2011/11/bridging_the_clean_energy_vall.shtml)" which gives an overview of the challenges facing clean energy commercialization and outlines proposals that may allow green technologies and entrepreneurs to better compete with their fossil fuel-based brethren. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2011/12/20/the-peaks-valleys-of-clean-energy-innovation/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/12M3iMoE8MA/ http://www.cchange.net/2011/12/13/an-eco-literate-conversation-with-richard-heinberg/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:08:04 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4017 Author Richard Heinberg gives us his thoughts on how to promote eco-literacy, why empowering women is good for the planet, and what environmentalists can learn from the Occupy Movement. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0_WXk4A_ClHFA7u7tKUq6WgCWrY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0_WXk4A_ClHFA7u7tKUq6WgCWrY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0_WXk4A_ClHFA7u7tKUq6WgCWrY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0_WXk4A_ClHFA7u7tKUq6WgCWrY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=12M3iMoE8MA:kSO3k9j-9MM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/12M3iMoE8MA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2011/12/13/an-eco-literate-conversation-with-richard-heinberg/feed/ 1 alex wise,alexwise.com,end of growth,peak oil,post carbon,Richard Heinberg,richardheinberg.com,sea change radio,what we are for Author Richard Heinberg gives us his thoughts on how to promote eco-literacy, why empowering women is good for the planet, and what environmentalists can learn from the Occupy Movement. (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/richard-heinberg-150x150.jpg)This week on Sea Change Radio, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) talks with Richard Heinberg (http://richardheinberg.com/), author and senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute who’s written extensively on energy, economic, and ecological issues. The last time he was a guest on this program, he described some of the fundamental problems surrounding our carbon-based economy outlined in his book, The End of Growth (http://www.amazon.com/End-Growth-Adapting-Economic-Reality/dp/0865716951).  This week we welcome Mr. Heinberg back to the show as we discuss his latest article published in Energy Bulletin titled, What We Are For (http://www.energybulletin.net/stories/2011-11-18/what-we-are). In the next half hour, listen as Richard Heinberg gives us his thoughts on how to promote eco-literacy, why empowering women is good for the planet, and what environmentalists can learn from the Occupy Movement. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2011/12/13/an-eco-literate-conversation-with-richard-heinberg/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/nHtIzDTyMjE/ http://www.cchange.net/2011/12/06/busting-convention-with-the-combustion-engine/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:27:11 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=4004 Profiles of two cutting-edge combustion engine start-ups, Pinnacle Engines and Achates Power <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ul5PVswyXRrQ4VWlS6-mnwkeLww/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ul5PVswyXRrQ4VWlS6-mnwkeLww/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ul5PVswyXRrQ4VWlS6-mnwkeLww/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ul5PVswyXRrQ4VWlS6-mnwkeLww/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=nHtIzDTyMjE:PGZAgJwNouQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/nHtIzDTyMjE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2011/12/06/busting-convention-with-the-combustion-engine/feed/ 1 achates power,alex wise,combustion engine,david johnson,diesel engine,pinnacle engines,ron hoge,sea change radio Profiles of two cutting-edge combustion engine start-ups, Pinnacle Engines and Achates Power (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/DavidJohnson-150x150.jpg)Do you ever try to envision a world where all the cars are electric - quiet, clean and carbon-neutral? Sounds great, but the truth is that the shift to a fossil-free fleet of vehicles on this planet is likely to be a slow cumbersome process that unfolds over several decades. In the meantime, however, there are some bright, inventive minds trying to ease the pain associated with the dirty, carbon-intensive status quo.(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/RonHoge-150x150.jpg) This week on Sea Change Radio, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) speaks to two men whose start-up companies are reworking the old-fashioned combustion engine into cleaner, greener machines – a seemingly simple solution whose time should have come long ago. First, we hear from David Johnson (http://www.achatespower.com/leadership.php), the CEO of Achates Power (http://www.achatespower.com/), whose new version of the diesel engine promises to significantly upgrade transport and hauling. Then, Alex talks to Ron Hoge (http://pinnacle-engines.com/leadership.html), whose company, Pinnacle Engines (http://pinnacle-engines.com/), is building car motors that are more efficient but can be dropped right into existing automotive assembly-lines with minimal modifications. This week on Sea Change Radio, a practical interim solution to the carbon-free utopia we all dream of. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2011/12/06/busting-convention-with-the-combustion-engine/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/wTbGRcqNylk/ http://www.cchange.net/2011/11/29/solar-power-to-the-people/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:31:16 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=3981 This week we hear from Erica Mackie, the co-founder of Grid Alternatives, a non-profit solar installer that focuses on getting solar electricity to low income families and Jeanine Cotter, the CEO of Luminalt, a San Francisco-based solar installer that hires much of its workforce through local community based organizations. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qIb-JCGd9dwcyY8-tGD4LoQomeE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qIb-JCGd9dwcyY8-tGD4LoQomeE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qIb-JCGd9dwcyY8-tGD4LoQomeE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qIb-JCGd9dwcyY8-tGD4LoQomeE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=wTbGRcqNylk:cLLPwbW4W8Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/wTbGRcqNylk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2011/11/29/solar-power-to-the-people/feed/ 0 alex wise,erica mackie,green technology,grid alternatives,jeanine cotter,luminalt,non-profit,sea change radio,solar,solar power This week we hear from Erica Mackie, the co-founder of Grid Alternatives, a non-profit solar installer that focuses on getting solar electricity to low income families and Jeanine Cotter, the CEO of Luminalt, (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/JeanineCotter-150x150.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/EricaMackie-150x150.jpg)Solar power is an essential part of the green technology revolution, a movement that has the potential to create jobs that are good for the community and the environment. But when we think about who’s actually benefitting from solar right now, it tends to be mid-to-upper income individuals and households. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to two women whose organizations are creating templates to make solar power an equitable component of a carbon-free tomorrow. First, we hear from Erica Mackie (http://www.gridalternatives.org/erica-mackie-and-tim-sears), the co-founder of GRID Alternatives (http://www.gridalternatives.org/), a non-profit solar installer that focuses on getting solar electricity to low income families. Then, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) speaks with Jeanine Cotter (http://www.luminalt.com/meet-luminalt/leadership-team), the CEO of Luminalt (http://www.luminalt.com/), a San Francisco-based solar installer that hires much of its workforce through local community based organizations. Both women envision a solar industry that benefits a wider swath of the community and offers working people a fair living wage. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2011/11/29/solar-power-to-the-people/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/6OXZy13p1kI/ http://www.cchange.net/2011/11/22/future-food-production-the-sky%e2%80%99s-the-limit/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:29:17 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=3967 Dr. Dickson Despommier talks about the potential of vertical farming <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8bEfxS_S97wvBJhKDMhCky6jBN0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8bEfxS_S97wvBJhKDMhCky6jBN0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8bEfxS_S97wvBJhKDMhCky6jBN0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8bEfxS_S97wvBJhKDMhCky6jBN0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=6OXZy13p1kI:RgC9jNrON60:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/6OXZy13p1kI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2011/11/22/future-food-production-the-sky%e2%80%99s-the-limit/feed/ 0 alex wise,dickson despommier,sea change radio,vertical farming,verticalfarm.com Dr. Dickson Despommier talks about the potential of vertical farming (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/DicksonDespommier-150x150.jpg)We often hear about vertical economic growth and vertical integration in business but the idea of growing our food vertically sounds fantastical. Our guest this week on Sea Change Radio is Dr. Dickson Despommier (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickson_Despommier), a microbiologist and ecologist who’s a leading proponent of vertical farming (http://www.verticalfarm.com/), a concept that argues the viability of cultivating plant or animal life within skyscrapers. Host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_wise) talks to him about some of the problems with traditional agricultural methods and why he believes that vertical farming would conserve water and fossil fuels. When it comes to meeting the challenge of feeding an exploding global population, perhaps the sky is the limit. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2011/11/22/future-food-production-the-sky%e2%80%99s-the-limit/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/TjDsmrAtuD0/ http://www.cchange.net/2011/11/15/rainmakers-and-water-misers/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:01:22 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=3947 Kathryn Flagg, whose recent article in Orion Magazine discusses the practice of cloud seeding and later in the show we hear from Peter Williams, CTO for IBM’s Big Green Innovations Unit talks about smarter water meters. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/peo8cWoCt4ambs3AJfbKeO04v4k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/peo8cWoCt4ambs3AJfbKeO04v4k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/peo8cWoCt4ambs3AJfbKeO04v4k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/peo8cWoCt4ambs3AJfbKeO04v4k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=TjDsmrAtuD0:Wtxfz938Fsw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/TjDsmrAtuD0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2011/11/15/rainmakers-and-water-misers/feed/ 1 alex wise,big green innovations,china,fresh water,IBM,kathryn flagg,orion magazine,peter williams,sea change radio,water meters,water use Kathryn Flagg, whose recent article in Orion Magazine discusses the practice of cloud seeding and later in the show we hear from Peter Williams, CTO for IBM’s Big Green Innovations Unit talks about smarter water meters. (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/KathrynFlagg-150x150.jpg)Remember when Lex Luthor designed a weather-controlling machine? Superman, of course, foiled his sinister plans…or did he? Using technology to control the weather sounds like the exclusive domain of comic books and science fiction, but it’s happening in reality, both in the US and in China.(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/PeterWilliams-138x150.jpg) This week on Sea Change Radio, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) talks with Kathryn Flagg, whose recent article in Orion Magazine (http://www.orionmagazine.org/) discusses the practice of cloud seeding, including its history, how it helps, and how it may harm. As the projected impact of climate change includes widespread fresh water shortages, people are searching for answers. Of equal importance, though, are our practices around water use and conservation. A little later in the show we hear from Peter Williams, the Chief Technology Officer for IBM’s Big Green Innovations Unit (www.ibm.com/green). He tells us about how a smarter design in our water meters can help advance more conscientious consumption of the earth’s most precious resource. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2011/11/15/rainmakers-and-water-misers/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/CKVguKremkw/ http://www.cchange.net/2011/11/08/power-easy-as-riding-a-bike/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:57:55 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=3918 Alex Wise speaks with Adam Boesel, whose Green Micro Gym in Portland, Oregon is raising awareness alongside pulses. Then, we hear from Paul Freedman, the founder of Rock The Bike, a San Francisco organization that puts on pedal-powered concerts and other events. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DworY3HvP3HiVmGunremAcVsSyo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DworY3HvP3HiVmGunremAcVsSyo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DworY3HvP3HiVmGunremAcVsSyo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DworY3HvP3HiVmGunremAcVsSyo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=CKVguKremkw:p3VTJbQoYgw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/CKVguKremkw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2011/11/08/power-easy-as-riding-a-bike/feed/ 0 adam boesel,center for american progress,electricity generation,green micro gym,kate gordon,paul freedman,rock the bike,rockthebike.com,sea change radio Alex Wise speaks with Adam Boesel, whose Green Micro Gym in Portland, Oregon is raising awareness alongside pulses. Then, we hear from Paul Freedman, the founder of Rock The Bike, a San Francisco organization that puts on pedal-powered concerts and oth... (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/AdamBoesel1-150x150.jpg)Since man’s romance with fossil fuels and electricity began, bicycles have mostly been viewed as an obsolete technology. But pedaling remains one of the most efficient mechanisms to harvest human energy. While it falls short of a panacea, increasing our use of pedaling beyond traditional transportation is on the rise – and it shows what's possible. The simple, healthy act of pedaling is replacing fossil fuels for a growing list of innovative projects.(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/RockTheBike-150x150.jpg) Around the world, bicycle-based systems are powering boats and snowplows, school busses, water lifting machines in farming villages that have no electricity, gyms and rec centers, and even music concerts. And with gas-powered generators in New York’s Zucchotti Park being banned, the protestors at Occupy Wall Street have turned to pedal power for alternative electricity generation as well. From obesity to climate change, solving some of our most seemingly intractable problems start with the simplest of steps, or in this case, pedals. This week on Sea Change Radio, we talk pedal power with two evangelists for the technology. First, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) speaks with Adam Boesel, whose Green Micro Gym (http://thegreenmicrogym.com) in Portland, Oregon is raising awareness alongside pulses. Then, we hear from Paul Freedman, the founder of Rock The Bike (http://rockthebike.com), a San Francisco organization that puts on pedal-powered concerts and other events. Later in the show, Wise reads excerpts of "Power For The People (http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/11/energy_99_percent.html)" by Kate Gordon at the Center for American Progress. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2011/11/08/power-easy-as-riding-a-bike/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/OcCwdlw7I00/ http://www.cchange.net/2011/11/01/urban-environmental-pioneers-hunters-point-family/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:16:45 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=3900 This week's guests are Lena Miller and Takai Tyler, co-executive directors of Hunters Point Family, a community-based organization located in the heart of San Francisco's Bayview Hunters Point that fosters environmental entrepreneurship <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_1u-8Ib1Mz9SYcExIDeVfgFBPUI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_1u-8Ib1Mz9SYcExIDeVfgFBPUI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_1u-8Ib1Mz9SYcExIDeVfgFBPUI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_1u-8Ib1Mz9SYcExIDeVfgFBPUI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=OcCwdlw7I00:kiqPzoL6kK0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/OcCwdlw7I00" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2011/11/01/urban-environmental-pioneers-hunters-point-family/feed/ 0 alex wise,bayview hunters point,environmental racism,hunters point family,hunterspointfamily.org,lena miller,san francisco,sea change radio,takai tyler This week's guests are Lena Miller and Takai Tyler, co-executive directors of Hunters Point Family, a community-based organization located in the heart of San Francisco's Bayview Hunters Point that fosters environmental entrepreneurship (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/TakaiTyler-150x150.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/LenaMiller2.jpg)If you drew a map of San Francisco and plotted all the spots where there was environmental blight, then plotted the city’s population by race, you’d find an alarming overlap between where chemical waste and other hazards are located and the highest concentration of the city’s African American community. Namely, you’d find the Bayview-Hunters Point area. This week on Sea Change Radio our topic is environmental racism, and our guests are Lena Miller (http://www.hunterspointfamily.org/lena_miller.html) and Takai Tyler (http://www.hunterspointfamily.org/takai_tyler.html), co-executive directors of Hunters Point Family (http://www.hunterspointfamily.org), a community-based organization located in the heart of San Francisco's Bayview Hunters Point. These women are driven by a vision to empower at-risk youth. They tell host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) how they realize that vision by giving inner-city young people the tools to become the environmental entrepreneurs and green job pioneers of tomorrow. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2011/11/01/urban-environmental-pioneers-hunters-point-family/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/bkFFk2rZ-Aw/ http://www.cchange.net/2011/10/25/tapping-into-geothermal-energy/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:42:35 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=3880 Karl Gawell, Executive Director of the Geothermal Energy Association, explains how geothermal works, tells us who the major players are in the industry, and talks about what needs to happen to move the United States toward fully embracing this ancient but largely untapped resource. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ta40uWrBbxV-dpZv3uC3a4FeJYg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ta40uWrBbxV-dpZv3uC3a4FeJYg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ta40uWrBbxV-dpZv3uC3a4FeJYg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ta40uWrBbxV-dpZv3uC3a4FeJYg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=bkFFk2rZ-Aw:1H2vf6WusdY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/bkFFk2rZ-Aw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2011/10/25/tapping-into-geothermal-energy/feed/ 0 alex wise,geothermal,geothermal energy association,karl gawell,sea change radio Karl Gawell, Executive Director of the Geothermal Energy Association, explains how geothermal works, tells us who the major players are in the industry, and talks about what needs to happen to move the United States toward fully embracing this ancient ... (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/KarlGawell.jpg)Humans have been capturing and using geothermal heat from the earth for a very long time. Geothermal energy was being used in China back in the 3rd Century BC and the Ancient Romans, of course, used it(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/geothermal_energy3-200x300.jpg) to heat their baths and their buildings. Now, in the 21st Century, geothermal power comprises a significant portion of the energy grid in countries ranging from the Philippines to Nicaragua. This week on Sea Change Radio, host Alex Wise (http://www.cchange.net/about/alex-wise/) talks with Karl Gawell, Executive Director of the Geothermal Energy Association (http://www.geo-energy.org/), an organization that advocates for the expansion of geothermal for electricity production. He explains how geothermal works, tells us who the major players are in the industry, and talks about what needs to happen to move the United States toward fully embracing this ancient but largely untapped resource. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2011/10/25/tapping-into-geothermal-energy/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~3/_xWrpFunmNw/ http://www.cchange.net/2011/10/18/shopping-more-responsibly-with-good-guide/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:42:44 +0000 awise@cchange.net (Alex Wise) http://www.cchange.net/?p=3861 Dara O’Rourke, co-founder and chief sustainability officer of Good Guide, a web-based index that scores products from food and beverage to apparel and appliances on their health, environmental and societal impacts. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2rkuf-t4olWmsmGM1TuDVlzHEj0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2rkuf-t4olWmsmGM1TuDVlzHEj0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2rkuf-t4olWmsmGM1TuDVlzHEj0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2rkuf-t4olWmsmGM1TuDVlzHEj0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?a=_xWrpFunmNw:2qzgat99ON0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaChangeMedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaChangeMedia/~4/_xWrpFunmNw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.cchange.net/2011/10/18/shopping-more-responsibly-with-good-guide/feed/ 0 alex wise,csr,dara o'rourke,good guide,goodguide.com,sea change radio Dara O’Rourke, co-founder and chief sustainability officer of Good Guide, a web-based index that scores products from food and beverage to apparel and appliances on their health, environmental and societal impacts. (http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/DaraOrourke.jpg)(http://www.cchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/GoodGuide1-150x100.jpg)Good Guide (http://www.goodguide.com/) is a web-based index that scores products from food and beverage to apparel and appliances on their health, environmental and societal impacts, allowing consumers to be truly informed. Good Guide also has a mobile app, so you can literally scan the barcode of the product that interests you, see how it rates, and be directed to products in that category with the highest ratings. This week on Sea Change Radio, host Alex Wise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wise) speaks with Dara O’Rourke (http://nature.berkeley.edu/orourke/), co-founder and chief sustainability officer of Good Guide. Alex Wise clean http://www.cchange.net/2011/10/18/shopping-more-responsibly-with-good-guide/ Alex WisenonadultMaking Connections for Sustainability