Tuesday, July 3, 2007: Carbon offset credits

George Hoguy of highly rated Native Energy speaks about reducing our carbon footprint through purchase of carbon offset credits.

"With NativeEnergy, you can help finance and build new clean and renewable energy projects that help Native Americans and Alaska Natives create sustainable economic benefits, and that help America’s family farmers compete with agribusiness.  These projects will displace electricity from fossil fuels and reduce other greenhouse gas emissions on your behalf, making up for the CO2 emissions you can't avoid."

Tuesday, July 31, 2007: Homeowners insurance and mold issues

Melinda Ballard of the consumer advocate website, www.policyholdersofAmerica.org, will update us on what's happening with homeowners insurance and mold. Melinda and her husband, Ron Allison, won the first huge settlement (later drastically reduced on appeal) against their homeowners insurance for mold contamination due to alleged negligence.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007: The Ethics of Climate Change

Don Brown, newly appointed to the first interdisciplinary chair on the ethics of climate change (at Penn State University), will be interviewed on "The Ethics of Climate Change," how those who contributed the least will suffer the most. For example, the head of the UN speaks of Sudan as being one of the first casualties of Climate Change, where pervasive draught in the southern part of Sudan led to population migration. Don told me that at one of the international Climate Change conferences he attended, one of the South American government officials asked him regarding our disinterested government: "Have they no shame?"

Tuesday, August 30, 2007: Levels of Strontium 90 in Baby Teeth from Areas Near Nuclear Reactors