Begins with "Occupy Wall St" music by Dissolv. Robert Walker of the Population Institute on his new report "From 6 Billion to 7 Billion". When we hit 6 billion people in 1999, the economy & hopes for climate action were much brighter. Educating and empowering women isanswer. Rest is a home energy workshop with Bill Kemp, author of "The Renewable Energy Handbook". How you can do it.
Music: "Battle of Wall St." by Dissolv (from You tube)
All interviews by Alex Smith, Radio Ecoshock
Also available as 2 29 minute segments to allow time for station ID/announcements. Posted below.
At the end of October 2011, the 7th billion person will be born on Earth. With over a billion humans already going to bed hungry every night, this may not be a blessed event.
Just twelve years after we hit the 6 billion mark in 1999, it's going to a be a lot harder to look after the new arrivals. The extra billion people will find an unstable climate, declining energy and resources, and a host of other challenges.
To help us sort out what it means, and what can be done, we are joined by Robert Walker, Executive Vice President of the Population Institute in Washington. He's the author of a new report "From 6 Billion to 7 Billion: How Population Growth is Changing and Challenging Our World."
William "Bill" Kemp has an updated version of his "Renewable Energy Handbook". He's tech-trained but went rural building a self-sufficient home and living laboratory for renewable energy.
This interview is stuffed with tips on installing your own solar and wind, plus cutting electricity needs to 10% of average house (saving $ and the climate at the same time).
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