Helen Caldicott, M.D., pediatrician and internationally recognized author and lecturer, hosts a weekly, one-hour radio program titled If You Love This Planet. Produced by Jasmin WIlliams and Scott Powell. Edited by Jasmin Williams.
This week, we hear a repeat of Dr. Caldicottâs October 2010 interview with Bill McKibben about global warming, alternative energy and the growing need for more localized economies. Author, educator and environmentalist McKibben was described in 2010 by the Boston Globe as âprobably the nationâs leading environmentalistâ and Time magazine described him as âthe worldâs best green journalist. McKibbenâs books include Eaarth: Making Life on a Tough New Planet, Deep Economy, Fight Global Warming Now and The End of Nature. In 2009 he led the organization of 350.org, which coordinated what Foreign Policy magazine called âthe largest ever global coordinated rally of any kind,â with 5,200 simultaneous demonstrations in 181 countries.