Green politics
Green wave in EU elections illustrates a desire for urgent action on climate
Every five years, citizens of the European Union elect new representatives for the EU Parliament. In the elections that wrapped up on May 26, voters gave a clear signal that the environment was high on their list of priorities.
German Greens Going Mainstream
Twenty years in to making strides, the Green Party stands poised to enter the German government. On Sunday, September 27th, German voters go to the polls in what’s expected to be a close election. If Chancellor Helmut Kohl’s Christian Democratic Union does not win enough support, Mr. Kohl will step down, and The Greens could […]
Headwaters Land Swap
The Clinton administration is hailing its land deal with the Maxxam Corporation to save 7,500 acres of redwood forest in northern California. But some environmentalists say it’s a raw deal for the public. Steve talks with Cecelia Landman, project director of the Environmental Protection Information Center which has spent the last decade fighting to prevent […]
From the Living on Earth Profile Series #8: Wendell Berry: Philosophical Farmer
Farmer-philosopher Wendell Berry has written some thirty books. Most of them deal with issues firmly rooted in Berry’s native rural Kentucky. John Gregory of member station KFPL in Kentucky spent some time with Berry and has this profile.
Earth Day at 25 Years: A Retrospective of the Environmental Movement
The first Earth Day in1970 brought environmentalism into the mainstream with an unprecedented ground swell of participation. Reporter Terry FitzPatrick examines the events that shaped the movement, and talks to some of its founders about what they believe it has yet to achieve.