Earth & Industry http://earthandindustry.com Sustainability, Green Business and CSR News Sun, 19 May 2013 16:39:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Earth & Industry’s “Gang of Four”: Tim Hurst, Maria Surma Manka, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg and David Wescott discuss the issues surrounding sustainable business and environmental policy. Earth & Industry no earthandindustry.com admin@loakmedia.com admin@loakmedia.com (earthandindustry.com) Earth & Industry’s “Gang of Four”: Tim Hurst, Maria Surma Manka, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg and David Wescott discuss the issues surrounding sustainable business and environmental policy. green,business,environment,alternative,energy,energy,policy,sustainability,CSR Earth & Industry http://earthandindustry.earthable.org/wp-content/themes/loak_v1/images/logo.gif http://earthandindustry.com green,business,environment,alternative,energy,energy,policy,sustainability,CSRBusiness The Debt Ceiling Deal and The Environment – Gang of Four http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earthandindustryradio/~3/7EuTs3WLWCw/ http://earthandindustry.com/2011/08/the-debt-ceiling-deal-and-the-environment-gang-of-four-podcast/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:26:26 +0000 Earth & Industry http://earthandindustry.com/?p=14862 It's been a long time, but Earth & Industry Radio's "Gang of Four" - Tim Hurst, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg, Maria Surma Manka, and me, David Wescott - got together for a Skype chat / podcast to discuss the political deal that everyone in DC is talking about.

Congress and the Administration finally agreed on a deal that raises the country's debt limit and significantly cuts government spending.  The Washington Post provided the best explanation I could find on the overall deal here and POLITICO gave some details on the deal's impact on energy programs here.

We wanted to focus on the deal's implications for environmental policy and then on what environmental advocates could do to ensure their priorities are met moving forward.  It's not a long podcast - about 12:25 - and we hope you enjoy.

]]> http://earthandindustry.com/2011/08/the-debt-ceiling-deal-and-the-environment-gang-of-four-podcast/feed/ 7 debt ceiling,debt deal,environment,environmental movement,politics Earth and Industry Radio's "Gang of Four" reunited to talk about the impact of the federal debt ceiling deal on the environment. (http://earthandindustry.com/files/2011/08/dome-300x225.jpg)It's been a long time, but Earth & Industry Radio's "Gang of Four" - Tim Hurst, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg, Maria Surma Manka, and me, David Wescott - got together for a Skype chat / podcast to discuss the political deal that everyone in DC is talking about. Congress and the Administration finally agreed on a deal that raises the country's debt limit and significantly cuts government spending.  The Washington Post provided the best explanation I could find on the overall deal here (http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-tandem-reducing-the-deficit-to-raise-debt-ceiling/2011/08/02/gIQAgCSeqI_graphic.html?hpid=z1) and POLITICO gave some details on the deal's impact on energy programs here (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/60399.html). We wanted to focus on the deal's implications for environmental policy and then on what environmental advocates could do to ensure their priorities are met moving forward.  It's not a long podcast - about 12:25 - and we hope you enjoy. earthandindustry.com clean 12:25 http://earthandindustry.com/2011/08/the-debt-ceiling-deal-and-the-environment-gang-of-four-podcast/http://ia700700.us.archive.org/7/items/GangOfFourTheDebtCeilingDealAndTheEnvironment/GangOfFour-DebtCeiling080211.mp3 Oil Leak Capped and Framing Battle Rages On [Gang of Four Podcast] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earthandindustryradio/~3/Owl2E8cJZpY/ http://earthandindustry.com/2010/07/oil-leak-capped-and-framing-battle-rages-on-gang-of-four-podcast/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:39:53 +0000 Earth & Industry http://earthandindustry.com/?p=8776 Just as the the oil gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico was being capped, Earth & Industry's "gang of four" got together to discuss the ongoing drama and what to expect in the near future.

While we're all pleased there seems to finally be some progress, we hope America doesn't lose interest in the story - as Jeff mentions, the people who live on the Gulf Coast and depend on the Gulf for their livelihoods will be living with this for years to come.

Podcast length is a quick 12:07 - enjoy (link below)

Links from podcast:

Maria Surma Manka is @mariaenergia on twitter and writes at Maria Energia
Jeff McIntire-Strassburg is @sustainablog on twitter and writes at Sustainablog
David Wescott is @dwescott1 on twitter and writes at It's Not a Lecture
Tim Hurst is @ecopolitologist on twitter and writes at Ecopolitology

Subscribe to this podcast here or subscribe to Earth & Industry Radio on iTunes

Photo: U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley; cover image by Mike Licht at Notion's Capital

]]> http://earthandindustry.com/2010/07/oil-leak-capped-and-framing-battle-rages-on-gang-of-four-podcast/feed/ 1 bp oil spill,earth & industry radio,Energy,gang of four,media,oil,oil leak,oil spill,podcast,politics Just as the the oil gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico was being capped, Earth & Industry's "gang of four" got together to discuss the ongoing drama and what to expect in the near future. (http://earthandindustry.com/files/2010/07/oil-spill-flaring-232x350.jpg)Just as the the oil gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico was being capped, Earth & Industry's "gang of four" got together to discuss the ongoing drama and what to expect in the near future. While we're all pleased there seems to finally be some progress, we hope America doesn't lose interest in the story - as Jeff mentions, the people who live on the Gulf Coast and depend on the Gulf for their livelihoods will be living with this for years to come. Podcast length is a quick 12:07 - enjoy (link below) Links from podcast: * What should we call the oil spill? (http://ecopolitology.org/2010/07/15/what-should-we-call-the-oil-spill-poll/) * Crawfisherman Drew Landry breaks into song at the Gulf Oil Spill Commission hearings (http://ecopolitology.org/2010/07/15/crawfisherman-breaks-into-song-at-oil-spill-hearings/) Maria Surma Manka is @mariaenergia (http://twitter.com/mariaenergia) on twitter and writes at Maria Energia (http://www.mariaenergia.com/) Jeff McIntire-Strassburg is @sustainablog (http://twitter.com/sustainablog) on twitter and writes at Sustainablog (http://sustainablog.org/) David Wescott is @dwescott1 (http://twitter.com/dwescott1) on twitter and writes at It's Not a Lecture (http://itsnotalecture.blogspot.com/) Tim Hurst is @ecopolitologist (http://twitter.com/ecopolitologist) on twitter and writes at Ecopolitology (http://ecopolitology.org/) Subscribe to this podcast here (http://feeds.feedburner.com/earthandindustryradio) or subscribe to Earth & Industry Radio on iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=349762989) Photo: U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley; cover image by Mike Licht at Notion's Capital (http://www.flickr.com/photos/notionscapital/) earthandindustry.com clean 12:07 http://earthandindustry.com/2010/07/oil-leak-capped-and-framing-battle-rages-on-gang-of-four-podcast/http://ia360706.us.archive.org/10/items/GangOfFourDeepwaterHorizonContinues/G4Deepwater.mp3 Gang of Four Takes on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (Podcast) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earthandindustryradio/~3/9iBZrPjr1Y8/ http://earthandindustry.com/2010/06/gang-of-four-takes-on-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-podcast/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:40:31 +0000 Earth & Industry http://earthandindustry.com/?p=8324 The oil spill from spaceTim Hurst, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg and I got together for our latest chat (Maria Surma Manka was unable to join us) and the topic isn't surprising: The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. We discussed the spill from our different perspectives: Jeff grew up in Southern Louisiana and knows the area quite well; Tim is well versed in the political theory and substance; and I focused on communications and information flow.

A couple of quick links referenced in the podcast: Jeff mentioned some links to sites where people who want to help address the spill can get involved. His post is here. He gave special mention to Geoff Livingston's post on Mashable here. (Geoff is a good guy.)

I also specifically mentioned the issue of censoring scientists:  I wrote about it here and I found posts about it on Huffington Post and Rachel Maddow's blog.

Podcast time is 16:45.

]]> http://earthandindustry.com/2010/06/gang-of-four-takes-on-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-podcast/feed/ 0 BP,Energy,energy policy,gang of four,obama,oil,oil spill,podcast Our reactions to the gulf oil spill and some of the issues you may be missing in the mainstream coverage. (http://earthandindustry.com/files/2010/06/gulf-spill-300x161.jpg)Tim Hurst, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg and I got together for our latest chat (Maria Surma Manka was unable to join us) and the topic isn't surprising: The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. We discussed the spill from our different perspectives: Jeff grew up in Southern Louisiana and knows the area quite well; Tim is well versed in the political theory and substance; and I focused on communications and information flow. A couple of quick links referenced in the podcast: Jeff mentioned some links to sites where people who want to help address the spill can get involved. His post is here (http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2010/06/green-tech-finds-6310/). He gave special mention to Geoff Livingston's post on Mashable (http://mashable.com/2010/06/02/social-media-gulf-oil-spill/) here. (Geoff is a good guy.) I also specifically mentioned the issue of censoring scientists:  I wrote about it here (http://itsnotalecture.blogspot.com/2010/06/science-politics-pr-and-social-media.html) and I found posts about it on Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/02/noaa-director-toes-bp-lin_n_598461.html) and Rachel Maddow's (http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/06/02/4452546-scientist-fears-government-muzzle-on-deepwater-horizon-data) blog. Podcast time is 16:45. earthandindustry.com clean 16:45 http://earthandindustry.com/2010/06/gang-of-four-takes-on-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-podcast/http://ia360703.us.archive.org/12/items/GangOfFourReactionToDeepwaterHorizon/G4OilSpill.mp3 Taking Earth Day Back (Podcast) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earthandindustryradio/~3/hloSi1PtpU4/ http://earthandindustry.com/2010/04/taking-earth-day-back-podcast/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:01:56 +0000 Earth & Industry http://earthandindustry.com/?p=7582 Forty years ago Earth Day was modeled after the "teach ins" that people used to protest the war in Vietnam.    Today it seems more like an overbearing marketing campaign.    In our latest podcast, Earth and Industry's "Gang of Four" - Tim Hurst, Maria Surma Manka, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg, and me, David Wescott - discuss how environmentalists can take Earth Day back from the pitch men.

And it's worth noting that in the less than 15 minutes it took to record this podcast, Jeff got two email pitches from marketing / PR types - and a third as we were wrapping up.   No lie.

]]> http://earthandindustry.com/2010/04/taking-earth-day-back-podcast/feed/ 2 earth & industry radio,earth day,podcast Madison Avenue stole Earth Day from the environmentalists. We're stealing it back. Forty years ago Earth Day was modeled after the "teach ins" that people used to protest the war in Vietnam.    Today it seems more like an overbearing marketing campaign.    In our latest podcast, Earth and Industry's "Gang of Four" - Tim Hurst, Maria Surma Manka, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg, and me, David Wescott - discuss how environmentalists can take Earth Day back from the pitch men. And it's worth noting that in the less than 15 minutes it took to record this podcast, Jeff got two email pitches from marketing / PR types - and a third as we were wrapping up.   No lie. earthandindustry.com clean 13:48 http://earthandindustry.com/2010/04/taking-earth-day-back-podcast/http://ia331211.us.archive.org/3/items/TakingEarthDayBack/G4EarthDay.mp3 How to Regain Momentum [Gang of Four Podcast] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earthandindustryradio/~3/RWr9hdtCGUA/ http://earthandindustry.com/2010/02/how-to-regain-momentum-gang-of-four-podcast/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:01:02 +0000 Earth & Industry http://earthandindustry.earthable.org/?p=2434 Consider new policy alternatives.  Make the economic case for green technology.  Embrace a more positive messaging approach.  Build new partnerships.   These are some of the ideas we talked about in this week's Gang of Four podcast on Earth & Industry Radio.

Last week's podcast was a bit depressing, and we thought it made sense to point out that all isn't lost.  We went a little longer than usual this time, but only because we had lots of good stuff to say, right?  We'd love to hear your feedback on our ideas - leave a comment here, or you can find any one of the Gang of Four at their other gigs:

Maria Surma Manka is @mariaenergia on twitter and writes at Maria Energia
Jeff McIntire-Strassburg is @sustainablog on twitter and writes at Sustainablog and the Sundance Channel's SUNfiltered blog
David Wescott is @dwescott1 on twitter and writes at It's Not a Lecture
Tim Hurst is @ecopolitologist on twitter and writes at Ecopolitology

Subscribe to this podcast here or subscribe to Earth & Industry Radio on iTunes

]]> http://earthandindustry.com/2010/02/how-to-regain-momentum-gang-of-four-podcast/feed/ 0 communications,environment,gang of four,podcast,politics,science Earth and Industry Radio's Gang of Four talks about how environmentalists can win back political momentum and popular opinion on climate change issues. Consider new policy alternatives.  Make the economic case for green technology.  Embrace a more positive messaging approach.  Build new partnerships.   These are some of the ideas we talked about in this week's Gang of Four podcast on Earth & Industry Radio. Last week's podcast was a bit depressing, and we thought it made sense to point out that all isn't lost.  We went a little longer than usual this time, but only because we had lots of good stuff to say, right?  We'd love to hear your feedback on our ideas - leave a comment here, or you can find any one of the Gang of Four at their other gigs: Maria Surma Manka is @mariaenergia (http://twitter.com/mariaenergia) on twitter and writes at Maria Energia (http://www.mariaenergia.com) Jeff McIntire-Strassburg is @sustainablog (http://twitter.com/sustainablog) on twitter and writes at Sustainablog (http://sustainablog.org) and the Sundance Channel's SUNfiltered (http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/author/jeffmcintirestrasburg/) blog David Wescott is @dwescott1 (http://twitter.com/dwescott1) on twitter and writes at It's Not a Lecture (http://itsnotalecture.blogspot.com) Tim Hurst is @ecopolitologist (http://twitter.com/ecopolitologist) on twitter and writes at Ecopolitology (http://ecopolitology.org/) Subscribe to this podcast here (http://feeds.feedburner.com/earthandindustryradio) or subscribe to Earth & Industry Radio on iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=349762989) earthandindustry.com clean 27:30 http://earthandindustry.com/2010/02/how-to-regain-momentum-gang-of-four-podcast/http://ia341308.us.archive.org/2/items/GangOfFourRegainingMomentum/G4Momentum.mp3 Is the Sky Falling in 2010? Environmental Politics Predictions From the Gang of Four [Podcast] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earthandindustryradio/~3/R8s7WwnLYZo/ http://earthandindustry.com/2010/01/is-the-sky-falling-in-2010-environmental-politics-predictions-from-the-gang-of-four-podcast/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:19:57 +0000 Earth & Industry http://earthandindustry.earthable.org/?p=2246 earth_and_industry_2010 predictionsWhat a difference a year makes.  LiveOAK Executive Editor Tim Hurst and contributors Maria Surma Manka, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg and I got together for another "Gang of Four" podcast on Earth & Industry Radio. While Jeff seems the most upbeat of all of us - he says 2010 will be the year of Green Jobs - I have to say none of us are terribly positive about what's going to happen this year in environmental policy and communications.  We're focusing on some of the serious challenges environmentalists (and the PR flacks who love them) face in a difficult political and economic climate. Hey, blame Tim - predictions were his idea.

The good news is we'll be back soon with a (hopefully) upbeat discussion about what our side can do to recapture the political and communications momentum from a few years ago.  Stay tuned for more by subscribing to this podcast.

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]]> http://earthandindustry.com/2010/01/is-the-sky-falling-in-2010-environmental-politics-predictions-from-the-gang-of-four-podcast/feed/ 0 environment,podcast,politics Earth and Industry Radio's Gang of Four got together to speculate on what the new year will bring in environmental policy and communications. It isn't pretty. Sit down, take a deep breath, and listen. (http://earthandindustry.com/files/2010/01/earth_and_industry_2010-predictions.jpg)What a difference a year makes.  LiveOAK Executive Editor Tim Hurst and contributors Maria Surma Manka, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg and I got together for another "Gang of Four" podcast on Earth & Industry Radio. While Jeff seems the most upbeat of all of us - he says 2010 will be the year of Green Jobs - I have to say none of us are terribly positive about what's going to happen this year in environmental policy and communications.  We're focusing on some of the serious challenges environmentalists (and the PR flacks who love them) face in a difficult political and economic climate. Hey, blame Tim - predictions were his idea. The good news is we'll be back soon with a (hopefully) upbeat discussion about what our side can do to recapture the political and communications momentum from a few years ago.  Stay tuned for more by subscribing to this podcast (http://feeds.feedburner.com/earthandindustryradio). Subscribe to Earth & Industry Radio on iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=349762989) earthandindustry.com clean 13:19 http://earthandindustry.com/2010/01/is-the-sky-falling-in-2010-environmental-politics-predictions-from-the-gang-of-four-podcast/http://ia311529.us.archive.org/2/items/GangOfFourPredictionsFor2010/G42010Predictions.mp3 Earth & Industry Reactions to Copenhagen Climate Summit (Podcast) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earthandindustryradio/~3/byZunNmHLtA/ http://earthandindustry.com/2009/12/earth-industry-reactions-to-copenhagen-climate-summit-podcast/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:05:31 +0000 Earth & Industry http://earthandindustry.com/?p=1945 COP15

COP15

Earth & Industry's "Gang of Four" - Tim Hurst, Maria Surma Manka, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg and David Wescott - recorded a podcast to share their thoughts on the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, and to discuss where we go from here.

Overall, opinions range from "skeptical but hopeful" to "just mad." (Runtime: 00:25)

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]]> http://earthandindustry.com/2009/12/earth-industry-reactions-to-copenhagen-climate-summit-podcast/feed/ 0 Climate Change,copenhagen,environment,podcast Earth & Industry's "Gang of Four" -- Tim Hurst, Maria Surma Manka, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg and David Wescott -- share their thoughts on the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen and discuss where we go from here. Earth & Industry's "Gang of Four" - Tim Hurst, Maria Surma Manka, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg and David Wescott - recorded a podcast to share their thoughts on the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, and to discuss where we go from here. Overall, opinions range from "skeptical but hopeful" to "just mad." (Runtime: 00:25) Subscribe to this podcast (http://feeds.feedburner.com/earthandindustryradio) earthandindustry.com clean 24:49 http://earthandindustry.com/2009/12/earth-industry-reactions-to-copenhagen-climate-summit-podcast/http://ia341333.us.archive.org/1/items/EarthIndustrysGangOfFourReactionsToCop15/GangOfFour-Cop15.mp3 Earth & IndustrynonadultEarth & Industry’s “Gang of Four”: Tim Hurst, Maria Surma Manka, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg and David Wescott discuss the issues surrounding sustainable business and environmental policy.