More evidence that nuclear power is not an environmentally friendly way to go came to light today. Six underground tanks holding radioactive waste are leaking at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in eastern Washington. (See this New York Times article, February 23, 2013)Hanford was built in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb. As a primary … [Read more...]
Reconciling Economics and Ecology
It is common to believe that economic and environmental considerations run counter to each other --- that actions taken to help the environment always take away from economic gains, and vice versa. But when experts from these two fields work together, both economics and environment can benefit. The Property and Economics Research Center (PERC) of Bozeman, MT. held a workshop … [Read more...]
Renegade Naturalist Radio #6: Charles Beveridge, Expert on Urban Parks & Frederick Law Olmsted
This episode of Renegade Naturalist Radio features Charles Beveridge, widely considered the foremost authority on the life and work of Frederick Law Olmsted.Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) was the visionary urban planner and landscape architect behind dozens of important U.S. city parks in the late 1900s. Starting in 1857 with the design of Central Park in New York City, … [Read more...]
Radio Interview – For Your Ears Only
On January 26, 2013, veteran radio host David Alpern interviewed Dr. Botkin on Radio America's For Your Ears Only. They discussed President Obama’s Inaugural Address and Dr. Botkin’s action items for the president. President Obama surprised many in his Second Inaugural Address by highlighting global climate change and the need to address it, devoting eight sentences of his … [Read more...]
Jim Bohannon Show Interview
Dr. Botkin was interviewed on the Jim Bohannon Show, discussing President Obama's options on climate change and clean energy. It was a bit of a surprise to hear President Obama talk about climate change in his inaugural address, given that the issue didn't really come up during the Presidential campaign. Still, putting it in the speech certainly gives the issue higher … [Read more...]
EMagazine Article
In a recently published article in EMagazine, Dr. Botkin writes: Although Hurricane Sandy left much of lower Manhattan dark, cold and without electricity, some 5,000 residents of the Chelsea area’s Penn South Cooperative had power, lights, heating, elevators, Internet and television. That’s because Penn South has its own cogenerating electric power plant, connected to the … [Read more...]
Renegade Naturalist Radio #5: Interview with Charles C. Mann, Bestselling Author of 1491 and 1493
This episode of Renegade Naturalist Radio features journalist and bestselling author Charles C. Mann, author of 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, followed in 2011 by 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created (audio player above.)In addition to his immensely popular and highly readable books, Mann is also a correspondent and contributing editor for … [Read more...]
New York Nightly News Interview
Dr. Botkin was recently interviewed at WNBC, New York, about topics in his new book The Moon In a Nautilus Shell.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FJTlsyCBjw … [Read more...]