Changing Climate Change

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December 06, 2009

Remember Kyoto? Now it's Copenhagen. The UN's current climate treaty, the Kyoto Protocol, was never ratified by the US. And now, we're in the hot seat. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we'll talk with Gaia theorist James Lovelock and Whole Earth Catalogue founder Stewart Brand. Also, "The Yes Men Fix the World"… coming to a theater near you.

Stewart Brand on "Whole Earth Discipline"

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Stewart Brand, founder of the Whole Earth Catalogue, says it's time to get pragmatic about managing climate change.

Paxus Calta on Anti-Nuclear Activism

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Many in the environmental movement disagree with Brand. Paxus Calta is one. He's been an anti-nuclear activist for over 30 years. He gives his reasons for his position.

James Lovelock on "The Vanishing Face of Gaia"

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James Lovelock believes that our planet is a self-regulating system that will carry on without people and that it is too late to reverse global warming.

Margaret Atwood on "The Year of the Flood"

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Novelist Margaret Atwood talks about her latest book, "The Year of the Flood," with Steve Paulson. The book posits a new religion formed after most life on Earth has been obliterated.

Andy Bichlbaum on "The Yes Men Fix the World"

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Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno are The Yes Men. They pose as the World Trade Organization or major corporate entities to pull off pranks as political action.

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December 06, 2009
September 19, 2010
Guests: 

Stewart Brand

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Paxus Calta

Ecologist

James Lovelock

Author
Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood

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Andy Bichlbaum

Commentator
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August 02, 2024