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GRITtv: Tina Gerhardt: Reporting from Cancun
Though there is little hope for a binding international agreement from the current round of climate talks held by the United Nations in Cancun this week, there is something different about the conversation. Tina Gerhardt reports that countries who are in attendance at the talks aren't talking about future consequences of global climate change, but instead talking about the crises they are suffering right now. From drought to floods, weather patterns are shifting and across the world, people are feeling the pain. Tina is reporting from the Cancun talks this week for The Nation, and she joins us to give us an update on the situation, who's there, who's not, and what, if anything, we can hope for as a result of the talks. Distributed by Tubemogul.
Email this pageGRITtv: Climate Change: Local Leaders Ahead of the World
The Copenhagen climate conference this week focuses on creating a new global pact as a successor to the Kyoto Accord. But the U.S. never ratified the treaty, and Congress is still lagging behind on passing legislation to deal with global warming. We talk to some New Yorkers working for change in their own backyards. Miquela Craytor, executive director of Sustainable South Bronx, James Gennaro of the New York City Council and Dale Bryk of the Natural Resources Defense Council are all working in different ways to create sustainable jobs and fight climate change.
GRITtv: Dec. 7, 2009
Since U.S. presidents and Congress have dragged their heels on climate-change legislation, local activists and governments have often taken the lead in pushing for stronger regulations and innovations. Miquela Craytor, James Gennaro and Dale Bryk discuss working locally to create sustainable jobs and fight climate change. John Nichols of the Nation calls for the government to shift TARP money to create a jobs program. Mary Mcbride talks songwriting and being out of the closet as a musician with a very mixed audience. Finally, we revisit Honduras, where the recent election was boycotted by supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
