It’s Earth Day, 2010

Do You Know Where Your Green Movement Is?

Despite the environment being a rising tide issue that will not be going away, green issues are still a low priority at the national government level and slipping back to a marginal issue for the media, creating a less urgent status for the big eco challenges in the public’s mindset. And just after we’ve worked so hard to make our environment front page news! So where do we go from here? The green movement is very diverse, with many different approaches and opinions about the way forward—but one thing we can all agree on is that we’re quickly running out of time, species, and resources. Join us for a lively discussion!

	Betsy Rosenberg, Moderator, is a trailblazer in bringing green content to mainstream radio audiences. In 1997 Betsy launched TrashTalk minutes on KCBS and in 2004 began hosting EcoTalk on Air America, the nation’s first daily green interview program. In 2002, she founded the “Don’t Be Fueled!” campaign, and currently hosts Turn It Around with Betsy Rosenberg on the Progressive Radio Network.
	Carl Anthony is the co-founder of Breakthrough Communities. He was the founder and executive director of the Urban Habitat Program in the San Francisco Bay Area, and has served as the Acting Director of the Community and Resource Development Unit at the Ford Foundation. He was also a Fellow at the Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
	Paloma Pavel, PhD, is the other co-founder of Breakthrough Communities and the president of Earth House Center. She is the editor of the recent published Breakthrough Communities: Sustainability and Justice in the Next American Metropolis. She is a frequent lecturer and keynote presenter nationally and internationally on the theory of living systems and urban sustainability.
	Matt Golden is the co-founder and president of Recurve. Prior to founding the company in 2004, Matt worked as an Energy Consultant, helping homeowners and businesses develop solar power systems. Matt was recently recognized by the Building Performance Institute as the first-ever recipient of the Tony Woods Award for Excellence in Advancing the Home Performance Industry.
	Kimberly Pinkston, founder of the EcoMom Alliance, educates mothers about how to create a greener environment for their families and future. At over 10,000 women strong and growing, organizing earth mamas is an idea whose time has obviously come!
	Vinit Allen is the founder and director of Sustainable World Coalition, a project of Earth Island Institute. He is a sustainability educator and presents the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium for the Pachamama Alliance. He has recently published the 2010 Sustainable World SourceBook, a broad overview of major global issues and solutions and actions we can take to make a difference.