Moir's Environmental Dialogues, Ocean River Shields of Achilles

With the knowledge of Carson and the courage of Achilles, individuals are steadfastly going the distance to defend wildlife and ecosystems from assaults of environmental degradations and destructions. Join environmental studies scientist Dr. Rob Moir for lively dialogue and revealing narrative inquiry into how individuals are overcoming the obstacles turning forlorn hope into effective actions for oceans, rivers, watersheds, wildlife and ecosystems. Discover how listening to individuals, thinking locally, and acting in concert with others, you can act to save ecosystems. Act to bring about a greener and blue Planet Earth. Moir’s Environmental Dialogues is broadcast live every Wednesday at 9 AM Pacific Time on The Green Talk Network. For free iTunes podcast search "Moir's."

48. River Rafters to Cow Power, Wal-Mart’s Green Revolution

Ed Humes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. We’ll discuss his latest book: Force of Nature: The Unlikely Story of Wal-Mart's Green Revolution (Harper Collins, May 2011), is Rob’s guest on Moir’s Environmental Dialogues, Ocean River Shields of Achilles Internet talk radio. This is the tale of a giant “box store” discovering that taking going green, addressing one’s carbon footprint, saves no matter the product. Thinking holistically where “carbon equals energy equals money” saves Wal-Mart’s bottom line. Sustainability is good for business.

Discover Daisyville, learn about a visionary woman, cow power and the cow of the future. Pasteurization method is as much to blame for a cow’s carbon and methane footprint as is the cow. Grazing on grass helps; but it is only one of many steps diary farmers are now considering.

One company can only save the planet if it can inspire all companies to make ecosystem services a market force. Hear about first steps by corporations on the quest of sustainability for planet Earth.

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