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Planet Forward
By Frank Sesno
Planet Forward episodes
- When Politics Thwarts Climate Policy (Webisode 127)At what point does the debate on climate change policy get so watered down that it becomes detrimental to progress? Environmental leaders Dr. Daniel Lashof (Natural Resources Defense Council), James Connaughton (Constellation Energy), Dr. Ana Unruh Cohen (Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming), and Kate Sheppard (Mother Jones) discuss the future of the climate bill.15 min
- Gulf Oil Slick makes Climate Negotiations Slippery says Utility Exec. (Webisode 126)John Pemberton of Southern Company thinks the oil spill disaster in the Gulf may muddy the waters of Congress's environmental debate. Tell us what you think in the comments section below.3 min
- What do you think of the oil spill?In light of President Obama's Oval Office address about the oil spill in the Gulf and the spills' 60 day anniversary, Planet Forward asks people around DC how they are feeling about, and reacting to, the environmental crisis.2 min
- 20M Plug-In Hybrids on the Roads in 5 Years (Webisode 124)Planet Forward host Frank Sesno talks with Commissioner Mark Spitzer, of the Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission about how the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may finally lead to commercialization of plug-in hybrids.5 min
- Webisode 123 - DC's BYOB PushThe D.C. Bag Tax went into effect on January 1, 2010 with a portion of all revenues going to the Anacostia River Clean-Up Fund.4 min
- Roping the Wind (Webisode 122)At our April 20 event, Planet Forward host, Frank Sesno, screened a video for the audience and our panel, and then we asked our panel what they thought of the ideas brought forward in the video. See the video and then watch their response...which may surprise you. Panelists (in the order they speak): -Dr. Dan Lashoff (NRDC) -Kate Sheppard (Mother Jones) -Ana Unruh-Cohen (Select Committee on Energy Independence & Global Warming -Jim Connaughton (Constellation Energy) Video produced by Nacho Corbella for "Powering a Nation" University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill9 min
- Off Shore or Off Oil? (Webisode 121)George Washington University students, Ryder Haske and Elizabeth Cherneff, talked to American Petroleum Institute’s Rayola Dougher just days before BP's Deepwater oil spill. Hear what she says about the risks and what activists and other experts think about the event.5 min
- National Wildlife Federation's Miles Grant Reports on the Gulf Oil SpillPlanet Forward host, Frank Sesno, interviews Miles Grant, of the National Wildlife Federation, on the economic and environmental impacts he witnessed on his recent trip to visit the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.9 min
- EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Live Interview (4 of 4) (Webisode 119)EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson talks live to Planet Forward host, Frank Sesno, about her agenda to tackle the extreme prevalence of unregulated chemicals in our daily lives, about what initially drew her to the environmental movement and about what college students today can do to get involved and make a difference to their environment.9 min
- EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Live Interview (3 of 4) (Webisode 118)EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson talks live to Planet Forward host, Frank Sesno, about the need to listen as well as speak when engaging in the environmental debate.7 min
About Planet Forward
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Planet Forward is an innovative web-to-television-to-web experience anchored on user-generated ideas and content about energy, climate change and sustainability. Planet Forward is at the very…
intersection of the green movement and the new media revolution. We proudly stand with other environmentally-conscious, public media outlets such as Earthbeat Radio, Green TV, NPR Environment Podcast, Planet Green, The Environment Report, Treehugger Radio, Time Greencast, PBS’s NewsHour, Moyers, Now, and Washington Week. We encourage you to subscribe to our program along with all the rest of these and find yourself tapped in to the cutting edge media arm of the most important movement in human history. Guests on Planet Forward include: The New York Times’ Thomas Friedman, US EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, directors Robert Kenner and Robert Stone. Hosted by Frank Sesno. Planet Forward is a project of the Center for Innovative Media at The George Washington University.