http://www.treehugger.com/feeds/radio/TreeHugger Radio is a weekly program of green news, eco-lifestyle coverage, and extended interviews with some of the world's brightest green luminaries.en-usCopyright (c) 2020, TreeHuggerMon, 14 May 2012 11:26:14 -0400TreeHugger Radio is a weekly program of green news, eco-lifestyle coverage, and extended interviews with some of the world's brightest green luminaries.Jacob GordonTreeHugger Radio is a weekly program of green news, eco-lifestyle coverage, and extended interviews with some of the world's brightest green luminaries.noJacob Gordonhttp://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2011/10/th_itunes_300x300.jpghttps://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/treehugger-radio-final-episode-and-nine-our-favorite-moments-podcast.htmlIn this final installment we step back through time into some of our favorite conversations.<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:26:14 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/treehugger-radio-final-episode-and-nine-our-favorite-moments-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioIn this final installment we step back through time into some of our favorite conversations.https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/treehugger-radio-205.htmlJacob and Brian look at SolarCity going public, pollution that cools the country, clever sewage sensors, and plenty more.<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 03 May 2012 11:42:48 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/treehugger-radio-205.htmlTreeHugger RadioJacob and Brian look at SolarCity going public, pollution that cools the country, clever sewage sensors, and plenty more.https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/treehugger-radio-204-bp-engineer-arrested-obama-acts-serious-energy-and-discovery-skates-over-science.htmlBrian and Jacob talk about floating wind turbines, a kindler, gentler Burger King, and what the Discovery Channel left out of Frozen Planet.<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:26:23 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/treehugger-radio-204-bp-engineer-arrested-obama-acts-serious-energy-and-discovery-skates-over-science.htmlTreeHugger RadioBrian and Jacob talk about floating wind turbines, a kindler, gentler Burger King, and what the Discovery Channel left out of Frozen Planet.https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/treehugger-radio-203.htmlJacob and Brian look at the top green news from the pages of TreeHugger.<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:41:44 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/treehugger-radio-203.htmlTreeHugger RadioJacob and Brian look at the top green news from the pages of TreeHugger.https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/treehugger-radio-202.htmlJacob and Brian look at chicken pre-marinated with Prozak, the blackest solar cell ever, and Poland and Vermont's fight against Monsanto.<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:30:18 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/treehugger-radio-202.htmlTreeHugger RadioJacob and Brian look at chicken pre-marinated with Prozak, the blackest solar cell ever, and Poland and Vermont's fight against Monsanto.https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/treehugger-radio-201.htmlThis week, Jacob and Brian talk about a greener Apple Inc., crazy-ass weather, Obama's oil and gas issues, and a dating site for the doomsday crowd.<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:22:43 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/treehugger-radio-201.htmlTreeHugger RadioThis week, Jacob and Brian talk about a greener Apple Inc., crazy-ass weather, Obama's oil and gas issues, and a dating site for the doomsday crowd.https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/treehugger-radio-200-pipeline-wont-die-helium-shortages-franken-legos-and-more.htmlJacob and Brian dig into the pipeline that won't die, helium shortages, franken-Legos, laser recycling, and more.<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:05:37 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/treehugger-radio-200-pipeline-wont-die-helium-shortages-franken-legos-and-more.htmlTreeHugger RadioJacob and Brian dig into the pipeline that won't die, helium shortages, franken-Legos, laser recycling, and more.https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/gus-speth-america-the-possible-podcast.htmlJames Gustave Speth, founder of the World Resources Institute, discusses his new book and the political reform America so dearly needs.<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:36:09 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/gus-speth-america-the-possible-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioJames Gustave Speth, founder of the World Resources Institute, discusses his new book and the political reform America so dearly needs.https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/rajendra-pachauri-chairman-of-the-intergovernmental-panel-on-climate-change-treehugger-radio.htmlRajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses objectivity, climate deniers, and bringing solar technology to developing nations.<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:36:48 -0500https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/rajendra-pachauri-chairman-of-the-intergovernmental-panel-on-climate-change-treehugger-radio.htmlTreeHugger RadioRajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses objectivity, climate deniers, and bringing solar technology to developing nations.https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/jeffrey-sachs-treehugger-radio-podcast.htmlAuthor and economist Jeff Sachs discusses politics, Occupy, Keystone XL, the need for nuclear, and lots more.<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:05:00 -0500https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/jeffrey-sachs-treehugger-radio-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioAuthor and economist Jeff Sachs discusses politics, Occupy, Keystone XL, the need for nuclear, and lots more.https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/george-monbiot-on-junk-science-rational-thought-and-the-tragedy-of-giving-up-nuclear-podcast.htmlThe Guardian's George Monbiot talks about climate deniers, junk science, and the need for nuclear.<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:29:00 -0500https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/george-monbiot-on-junk-science-rational-thought-and-the-tragedy-of-giving-up-nuclear-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioThe Guardian's George Monbiot talks about climate deniers, junk science, and the need for nuclear.https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/alan-rabinowitz-podcast.html In a tireless career, Alan Rabinowitz has accomplished more than most people can even dream, establishing some of the largest animal reserves in the world from South America to Asia. <![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:15:42 -0500https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/alan-rabinowitz-podcast.htmlTreeHugger Radio In a tireless career, Alan Rabinowitz has accomplished more than most people can even dream, establishing some of the largest animal reserves in the world from South America to Asia. https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/elizabeth-kolbert-podcast.htmlThe New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert on global warming science and Republican climate denial. <![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:32:50 -0500https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/elizabeth-kolbert-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioThe New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert on global warming science and Republican climate denial. https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/william-mcdonough-podcast.htmlArchitect and author of Cradle to Cradle talks about green products, his new buildings, and what happened in China.<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:28:43 -0500https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/william-mcdonough-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioArchitect and author of Cradle to Cradle talks about green products, his new buildings, and what happened in China.https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/josh-fox-director-gasland-podcast.htmlJosh Fox, the writer and director of Gasland, discusses the ravages of hydrofracking and the fight against it .<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:41:54 -0500https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/josh-fox-director-gasland-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioJosh Fox, the writer and director of Gasland, discusses the ravages of hydrofracking and the fight against it .https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/frances-moore-lappe-escaping-thought-traps-and-creating-democracy-small-planet-podcast.htmlThe author of Diet for a Small Planet discusses democracy, psychology, Occupy Wall Street, and her new book, EcoMind. <![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:44:18 -0500https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/frances-moore-lappe-escaping-thought-traps-and-creating-democracy-small-planet-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioThe author of Diet for a Small Planet discusses democracy, psychology, Occupy Wall Street, and her new book, EcoMind. https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/dickson-despommier-podcast.htmlScience of science fiction? Dickson Despommier, the father of vertical farming, discusses what the future of agriculture might look like.<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:43:08 -0500https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/dickson-despommier-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioScience of science fiction? Dickson Despommier, the father of vertical farming, discusses what the future of agriculture might look like.https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/richard-heinberg-podcast.htmlRichard Heinberg (author of The Party's Over and Peak Everything) talks about his new book, The End of Growth, and explains why you can't have unlimited growth on a finite planet.<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:58:11 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/richard-heinberg-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioRichard Heinberg (author of The Party's Over and Peak Everything) talks about his new book, The End of Growth, and explains why you can't have unlimited growth on a finite planet.https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/gernot-wagner-on-the-futility-of-going-green-and-the-economics-of-what-really-matters-podcast.htmlIf bringing your canvas bags to the grocery store, carpooling, and forgoing double cheeseburgers makes you feel good about yourself, terrific. But don't expect the planet to notice. What the world needs, says Environmental Defense Fund economist Gernot<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:16:35 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/gernot-wagner-on-the-futility-of-going-green-and-the-economics-of-what-really-matters-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioIf bringing your canvas bags to the grocery store, carpooling, and forgoing double cheeseburgers makes you feel good about yourself, terrific. But don't expect the planet to notice. What the world needs, says Environmental Defense Fund economist Gernothttps://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/zem-joaquin-founder-of-ecofabulouscom-podcast.htmlEven if the label of "maven" is painfully over-applied, there are people who still deserve it. Zem Joaquin, the stylish polymath behind Ecofabulous.com, is one of those few. Zem has been on the editorial side of mags like House and Garden, Domino, and<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:32:45 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/zem-joaquin-founder-of-ecofabulouscom-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioEven if the label of "maven" is painfully over-applied, there are people who still deserve it. Zem Joaquin, the stylish polymath behind Ecofabulous.com, is one of those few. Zem has been on the editorial side of mags like House and Garden, Domino, andhttps://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/rebecca-tarbotton-on-pressuring-and-inspiring-the-opposition-podcast.htmlThe Rainforest Action Network tackles a whole lot more than rainforests, and Executive Director Rebecca Tarbotton is leading her organization to the front in a slew of fights. Her preferred tactic: "equal parts pressure and inspiration." To sway the<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:06:15 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/rebecca-tarbotton-on-pressuring-and-inspiring-the-opposition-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioThe Rainforest Action Network tackles a whole lot more than rainforests, and Executive Director Rebecca Tarbotton is leading her organization to the front in a slew of fights. Her preferred tactic: "equal parts pressure and inspiration." To sway thehttps://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/dr-michel-gelobter-on-nukes-republicans-tech-and-the-future-of-energy-podcast.htmlAfter seven years in government, seven years in non-profits, and seven years in business, Michel Gelobter jokes that he's headed for the clergy next. And why not? He's led Redefining Progress, been a professor at Rutgers, and run environmental quality<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:45:01 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/dr-michel-gelobter-on-nukes-republicans-tech-and-the-future-of-energy-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioAfter seven years in government, seven years in non-profits, and seven years in business, Michel Gelobter jokes that he's headed for the clergy next. And why not? He's led Redefining Progress, been a professor at Rutgers, and run environmental qualityhttps://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/bill-mckibben-versus-the-terrifying-tar-sands-podcast.htmlWhen renowned NASA climatologist James Hansen came on the podcast recently, he said some chilling words: if we burn the oil in the Canadian tar sands "it's essentially game over for the climate." The murky oil sands of Canada are the largest known<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:45:00 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/bill-mckibben-versus-the-terrifying-tar-sands-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioWhen renowned NASA climatologist James Hansen came on the podcast recently, he said some chilling words: if we burn the oil in the Canadian tar sands "it's essentially game over for the climate." The murky oil sands of Canada are the largest knownhttps://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/allison-arieff-on-prefab-going-local-and-why-the-suburbs-arent-so-bad-podcast.htmlOne can't spend years as the editor in chief of Dwell magazine and not be something of a sage on sustainable design. What's more, Allison Arieff literally wrote the book on prefab architecture and now shares her explorations in the pages of the New York<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:26:26 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/allison-arieff-on-prefab-going-local-and-why-the-suburbs-arent-so-bad-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioOne can't spend years as the editor in chief of Dwell magazine and not be something of a sage on sustainable design. What's more, Allison Arieff literally wrote the book on prefab architecture and now shares her explorations in the pages of the New Yorkhttps://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/lawrence-bender-producer-of-an-inconvenient-truth-podcast.htmlInglorious Bastards. Good Will Hunting. Pulp Fiction. Kill Bill. An Inconvenient Truth. With a roster of iconic films and a whole shelf of gold statues, Lawrence Bender is one of America's most acclaimed producers. Since the release of Al Gore's<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:09:37 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/lawrence-bender-producer-of-an-inconvenient-truth-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioInglorious Bastards. Good Will Hunting. Pulp Fiction. Kill Bill. An Inconvenient Truth. With a roster of iconic films and a whole shelf of gold statues, Lawrence Bender is one of America's most acclaimed producers. Since the release of Al Gore'shttps://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/seth-fletcher-on-superbatteries-electric-cars-and-the-new-lithium-economy-podcast.htmlWhat makes lithium, the lightest metal on earth, our best bet for beating oil? If the world is turning to electric cars with lithium-based batteries, will Bolivia (and its massive deposits of the metal), become the next Saudi Arabia? Why has the Chevy<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:35:24 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/seth-fletcher-on-superbatteries-electric-cars-and-the-new-lithium-economy-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioWhat makes lithium, the lightest metal on earth, our best bet for beating oil? If the world is turning to electric cars with lithium-based batteries, will Bolivia (and its massive deposits of the metal), become the next Saudi Arabia? Why has the Chevyhttps://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/nasas-james-hansen-on-climate-change-and-intergenerational-justice-podcast.htmlOne of the most venerated scientists of our time, James Hansen is the head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, a position he's held for three decades. Long before climate change was a household term, Hansen was one of the first to talk about<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:06:04 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/nasas-james-hansen-on-climate-change-and-intergenerational-justice-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioOne of the most venerated scientists of our time, James Hansen is the head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, a position he's held for three decades. Long before climate change was a household term, Hansen was one of the first to talk abouthttps://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/musician-ben-sollee-on-the-ravages-of-coal-and-the-wonders-of-the-bicycle-podcast.htmlAmong music festivals, Bonnaroo is the juggernaut, and this year is was bigger than ever with 80,000 people descending on Manchester, Tennessee. One of the innumerable artists to preside over the festival's many stages (which included sitting in with My<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:33:19 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/musician-ben-sollee-on-the-ravages-of-coal-and-the-wonders-of-the-bicycle-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioAmong music festivals, Bonnaroo is the juggernaut, and this year is was bigger than ever with 80,000 people descending on Manchester, Tennessee. One of the innumerable artists to preside over the festival's many stages (which included sitting in with Myhttps://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/sarah-rich-on-local-food-and-disruptive-technology-podcast.htmlSarah Rich is a former senior editor at Dwell magazine, the creator of Longshot Magazine, and the co-author of the WorldChanging book. Sarah's journalistic obsession pivots around design, urban agriculture, technology, and new media. She tells<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:50:48 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/sarah-rich-on-local-food-and-disruptive-technology-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioSarah Rich is a former senior editor at Dwell magazine, the creator of Longshot Magazine, and the co-author of the WorldChanging book. Sarah's journalistic obsession pivots around design, urban agriculture, technology, and new media. She tellshttps://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/alexis-madrigal-on-powering-the-dream-podcast.htmlWind turbines, solar cells, wave power. If you think these are newfangled technologies, think again. They were fangled long ago, and their story is the meat of Alexis Madrigal's new book, Powering the Dream. Madrigal (a senior editor at The Atlantic and<![CDATA[Jacob Gordon]]>Thu, 26 May 2011 12:30:31 -0400https://www.treehugger.com/treehugger-radio/alexis-madrigal-on-powering-the-dream-podcast.htmlTreeHugger RadioWind turbines, solar cells, wave power. If you think these are newfangled technologies, think again. They were fangled long ago, and their story is the meat of Alexis Madrigal's new book, Powering the Dream. Madrigal (a senior editor at The Atlantic and