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Gavin Newsom visited our offices last week to participate in an interview with questions submitted and voted on by you.
It was our very first live streaming interview, and a pleasure to have San Francisco's Mayor Gavin Newsom in the office speaking out San Francisco's leadership role in sustainable policy.
I asked our community to submit questions and vote to determine which questions were used to interview Mayor Newsom. The top 6 questions were picked, and I reached out to a few of our green blogger colleagues to pick a few extra questions for the Mayor from the bunch that were submitted.
The topics ranged from national issues such as solar energy, wind and wave power, to local issues such as the raise in fares on Muni, San Francisco's new recycling and composting law, the potential closing of 220 California State Parks, and the High Speed Rail and public transporation on the I-5.
The remaining questions focused on how to get the green message out, Mayor Newsom said it was all about reaching the kids and starting environmental education early, new sustainable technologies and ended with a question about the one thing they he can transform from beginning to end if he were elected Governor
It was our first time doing anything like this, and I have to say, there is something thrilling about producing a live streaming show. It brings me back to my days in the theater when anything could happen. In the words of one our people here, "the show didn't suck." Hind sight being 20/20, if I could go back and do it again, I would have taken more time to understand the political thinking behind moving forward on desalination. When in Hawaii a few weeks ago, I actually had a chance to drink some of their desalinized water, but once I started looking into it, the equation doesn't add up: the process of gathering fish kills an already stressed population, and it has a highly acidic byproduct. It feels like we are avoiding the elephant in the room: over population and over consumption. So I'll keep that in mind for next time: or perhaps I'll dedicate an entire show to the subject matter. What say you?
While this was our first live streaming web show, it certainly isn't our last. We'll soon be launching a weekly web show on Current Green that involves your participation to help steer the discussion. So, stay tuned for more info. You know that I am looking forward to your comments and feedback.Gavin Newsom visited our offices last week to participate in an interview with... more
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The Copenhagen summit on climate change, expected in December, would be a historic opportunity to stop global warming, now that the United States under the Obama presidency have a much greater sensitivity than in previous years and even China seems ready to do something. The negotiations, however, proceed very slowly: in Barcelona have just finished the last preparatory meetings, with little results.
http://www.inaltreparole.net/en/nature/climatechange071109.htmlThe Copenhagen summit on climate change, expected in December, would be a historic... more
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