Green Steps

How can we learn the most crucial information that can bring us success in the world of tomorrow? What's the best Christmas gift we could possibly give each other, or ourselves? And in our financially uncertain world, how can we pay for it? (No, the title’s not a typo, I also talk about ads.)

This year’s massive oil spill in the gulf of Mexico quickly dropped off our radar once a cap was announced, but its impact will be felt in the region for decades. What happened? What can we learn from it? Most importantly, what does it mean in the larger context of our oil addiction?

I had an on air encounter with a talk radio denialist on Earth day, which led me to condense my defence of the science and public awareness information into as compact a form as I could. I hope these analogies help you in spreading the word everywhere it needs hearing. Here then, is everything you need to know about our destabilizing climate in 5 minutes or less.

Recycling teaches us that the time to think about the planet is when we're ready to throw something away.  Is the green focus on recycling doing us more harm than good? What might the Rs look like if we thought about conservation before we bought things?

We’re drowning in green lists and surrounded by green advertising. Is it really making a difference? In this first Green Steps podcast I list only six things that will genuinely make a profound impact on your carbon footprint in a way that cloth shopping bags never will.