Providing ideas to help make the world a better place for this and future generations
Muralistas, green education and community all come together to create a more sustainable Williamsburg, and a more sustainable planet. This week’s guest, Anusha Venkataraman, is the Acting Director of El Puente’s Green Light District intiative. Anusha gives us insight into the programs and initiatives of El Puente, which moves to build community involvement and awareness of culture and the environment.
Look out for a gas pipeline coming to a neighborhood near you, brought to you by Spectra Energy. It will run through Brooklyn in the areas of Kings Plaza, Flatbush Avenue and Floyd Bennett Field. Does gas really heat best? It may seem like a cheap, clean alternative to oil, but don’t be fooled by corporate propaganda. Get the lowdown on the status of the Spectra Pipeline from Clare Donohue, founder of the Sane Energy Project.
#1229: All Things Sane: From Gas Pipelines to Boiler Conversions to Radon
Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger eats, sleeps and breathes all things Brooklyn. Did you know that Williamsburg used to be spelled with an H until the mid 1800s? Find out why it was dropped, and how the letter H now defines the new demographic associated with W’Burg. Can you say ‘Hipster’? Tune in and find out stuff you didn’t know about the many sides of Brooklyn, as it transformed through the centuries from barns to beer to bars! Green gossip included.
Activist Alice Slater talks about the social and environmental issues surrounding nuclear proliferation, and her role at the United Nations representing the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.
#1227: UN Rep. Alice Slater of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Phil and Mitch Margo of The Tokens — Brooklyn Boys — who are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the hit song The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Both Phil and Mitch are experienced writers, performers, producers and activists who deeply care about the planet.
#1226: Activists and Musicians Phil and Mitch Margo of the Tokens
Hear how Vokashi is changing the way people compost, by using ancient fermenting methods.
Features Amanda Gentile, Director of Development and Communication of GROW NYC, a hands-on non-profit working to build sustainable communities through farming, education and community action.
Features Patrick Shane, Activist and member of the Occupy Wall Street press team.
Features David Braun, President and Co-Founder of United For Actionand the National Grassroots Coalition
Features Thelma Thomas, Artistic Director of Pearls of Wisdom, a program of Elders Share the Arts, based in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. She is also a founding member of the African Folks Heritage Circle and an extraordinary storyteller.
Features Ben Shuldiner, an educator, social activist, and founder and Principal of The Highschool for Public Service in Wingate, Brooklyn. The school serves as a flagship model for how sustainable practices interconnect with education in public school, and boasts a 10,000 sq. ft.vegetable farm on the front lawn in partnership with Green Guerillas and BK Farmyards.
Features Ken Gale, environmentalist, comic book afficionado and host of Eco-Logic on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City.
