"Acid Test" on NY Radio; Copenhagen, China, and Climate Change Negotiations; Transmission Lines and Water Policy out West
Posted November 23, 2009 in The Media and the Environment
Sigourney Weaver and Lisa Suatoni appeared on WNYC's The Leonard Leopate Show to discuss the NRDC documentary Acid Test... As part of Yale Environment 360's debate on the upcoming climate negotiations in Copenhagen, Frances Beinecke stressed that the summit was an encouraging step forward in a long journey... Barbara Finamore also spoke about expectations for the upcoming climate summit and the potential role of the United States at Copenhagen on KCRW's To the Point...
In the Chicago Tribune Jake Schmidt emphasized that an agreement reached in Copenhagen would encourage Congress to finalize a domestic climate agreement by demonstrating that the United States is not working alone... The Charleston Gazette highlighted an upcoming debate between Dave Hawkins and Patrick Michaels of the Cato Institute; Dave explained that climate legislation should be seen as an opportunity for economic growth in West Virginia... Johanna Wald explained to the Desert Sun the benefits of establishing a new transmission line in California along an already developed route in order to minimize impacts on wildlife and natural resources... The Modesto Bee ran an Op-Ed by Barry Nelson in which he explained the elements and politics of the recently passed California water policy package...
