ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTIONS RADIO SERIES IN 2008

#1567A, January 6, 2008, Ted Nordhaus, Co-Author, Break Through, From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility; Chairman, The Breakthrough Institute; Managing Partner, American Environics--need for environmental organizations to refocus concerns

#1567B, January 6, 2008, Brian McClure, Founder, The Universal Flag; Author of eight children's books including The Raindrop; The Sun and the Moon; and The Birds and the Frogs--the universal flag and its symbols; universal consciousness that "we are one with all" and interdependent

#1568, January 13, 2008, Fred O'Regan, President and CEO, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW}--anti-commercial whaling; protecting elephants from the ivory trade; emergency rescue efforts for marine mammals; pet survival kit; IFAW's work for animal protection in forty countries with offices in 16 including Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia; Animal Action Week

#1569A, January 20, 2008, Mary Fegraus, Advisor and Former Executive Director, Laguna Canyon Foundation and Meg Jones, Executive Director, Laguna Canyon Foundation-6,600 acres of the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, part of the 20,000-acre coastal canyon wilderness system in Orange County, California; establishment of the James and Rosemary Nix Nature Center

#1569B, January 20, 2008, Jacque (Jackie) Tahuka Nunez, Storyteller and Culture Bearer for the Acjachemen; former elementary school teacher, Recipient of the distinguished award "Teacher Making A Difference" by the Orange County Department of Education; Educator, PBS children's program, Biggley Wiggley Adventures--the past and current culture of the Acjachcmcn Nation of indigenous people of Orange County, California (their music, costumes, crafts, beliefs, and lifestyle)

#1570A, January 27, 2008, Bruce Brand, Manager, Moaning Cavern, Sierra Nevada Recreation Corporation--unique features of Moaning Cavern in Calaveras County, California, and opportunities to repel down the main opening, travel a zip line; and crawl through the various sections

#1570B, January 27, 2008, Brandy Haught, Tour Guide, Mercers Cavern--the geologic and historic aspects of Mercers Cavern in Calaveras County, California; opportunities at the cavern

#1571A, February 3, 2008, Yvonne Savio, Program Manager, Common Ground Garden, University or California Cooperative Extension in Los Angeles County-community gardening, school gardening, food security, environmental justice and using gardens to solve this problem

#1571B, February 3, 2008, Thomas Savio, Rail Travel Writer; Editor, Top Traim of the World; Fellow, Lexington Group (Honorary Society of Transportation Writers);former Railway Station Agent and On-Board Sleeping Car Attendant--train experiences around the world; ecological advantages of train travel; unique experience"s on trains in Canada, Asia, and Europe

#1572A, February 10, 2008, Lisa Reynolds, Executive Director, Calaveras County Visitors Bureau-activities in Calaveras County, California area of the Sierra Neveda Mountains; the Jumping Frog Compctition, Big Trees State Park with its Sequoias, rivcr rafting, and gold mincs and caverns

#1572B, February 10, 2008, Arnie Klann, President, Bluefire Ethanol, Inc.-- Offsetting importing oil by creating American fuel sources; carbon sequestration; waste to fuels; biomass to ethanol

#1573A, February 17, 2008, Mark Kelleher, Managing Director, Roaring 60's; Member, Board of Directors, Australian Clean Energy Council--joint venture operations between Hydro Tasmania and China Light and Power Asia; wind development in Australia (Tasmania), China, and India

#1573B, February 17, 2008, Hon. Doug Parkinson, Member of the Legislative Council and Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council, Parliament of Tasmania, Australia; Labor Member for Wellington, Australia, and Member of the Cabinet--the innovative renewable energy development in Tasmania; the natural beauty of the island of Tasmania, Australia

#1574A, February 24, 2008, Ted Turner, Co-creator of Captain Planet; Founder of CNN-creating the Captain Planet cartoon series and other environmental programs for television; covering world news and producing documentaries on the ecological and population crisis

#1574B, February 24, 2008, Barbara Pyle, Television Producer, CNN; Award-winning Documentarian; Winner, Sasakawa Environment Lifetime Award; United Nations Global 500 Laureate--co-creating the Captain Planet cartoon series; producing environmental films around the world

#1574C, February 24, 2008, David Coburn, Actor; Activist; Painter, Teacher, Environmental Educational Consultant, Captain Planet Foundation--creating the voice of Captain Planet, cartoon super-hero that works to save the earth from ecological destruction

#1574D, February 24, 2008, Antoine Bonsorte, Photographer; Designer; Musician; Art Ambassador, Amazon Watch-creating the art film entitled "Breath of Light: A Liquid Mandala"; helping save the Amazon and indigenous people in Equador from polluting oil development

#1575A, March 2, 2008, Ben Evans & Mark Dixon, Co-Founders & Co-Producers, and Julie Evans, Member, YERT: Your Environmental Road Tri nvironmental sustainability; internet videos of road trips across the U. S. with one shoebox of garbage per month; skits and stunts on ecology

#1575B, March 2, 2008, Joe Cunningham, Sales Manager, Zurn Engineered Water Systems; Member, American Society of Plumbing Engineers in Los Angeles--Zurn's EcoVantage water conserving products such as dual handle flushes, low consumption urinals, hydro generator electronics for sensor faucets; low-flow shower heads; high efficiency toilets; "Stand Up For The Earth.org"

#1576A, March 9, 2008, Mitch Rofsky, President and CEO, Beller World Clu the nation's only environmentally-friendly auto club; roadside service for bicycles

#1576B, March 9, 2008, Titus Levi, Independent Consultant; Adjunct Professor, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California; Special Editor, The China Environment Yearbook: Crisis and Breakthrough of China's Environment and The China Environment Yearbook, Volume 2-China's environment including its economic development and resources, governance, land protection, water issues, toxics, dams, biodiversity and non-governmental organizations

#1577A, March 16, 2008, Martha Grimes, New York Times Bestselling Author, 21 Richard Jury mysteries; fiction including Belle Ruin, The End of the Pier, The train Now Departing, Old Wine Shades, Dust, Biting the Moon, and Hotel Paradise--animal cruelty issues in most recent book Dakota; factory farms and slaughterhouses; animal rights issues in novels

#1577B, March 16, 2008, Sabrina DrilL Ph. D., Natural Resources Advisor, Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County, Division of Agricultural and Natural Resources, University of California--watersheds and aquatic habitat conservation in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, California; Lake Malawa in Africa and its biodiversity conservation and community-based fisheries management

#1578, March 23, 2008, Jim Yost, Owner, Latigo Guest Ranch; Research Anthropologist--studies in the Amazon basin on cultural ecology and culture change; opportunities in Grand County at a ranch where in winter there is cross-country skiing and snowshoeing; understanding the modem cowboy culture and having an ecoLOurist resort in Colorado

#1579A, March 30, 2008, Jean Wall, President, Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks-parks and open space in Orange County, California; Orange County Green Vision Project; bird care center; upper Newport Bay and other wetlands; Santa Ana River

#1579B, March 30, 2008, Claire Schlotterbeck, Executive Director, Hills For Everyone; Honoree Chevron Conservation Award; California Honorary State Park Ranger; Recipient, California Department of Parks and Recreation DeWitt Award-Fuente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor (its 18,000 protected acres); threats to 6,000 acres from Shell/Exxon Mobil for a proposed housing development and a City of Industry reservoir proposal in the wildlife corridor

#1580A, April 6, 2008, Margo Eiser, Co-Founder, Save Montebello Hills Task Force, Angeles Chapter, Sierra Clu support for open space and park among oil drilling; using landfills for parks; saving open space in the City of Montebello, California

#1580B, April 6, 2008, Helen Higgins, Chair, Friends of Coyote Hills; Director, Friends of Harbors, Beaches, and Parks; Docent, Amigos de Bolsa Chica and Karen Lang-McNabb, Member, Friends of Coyote Hills Task Force, Angeles Chapter, Sierra Clu saving the last open space from Chevron in Fullerton, California., and northern Orange County, California; West Coyote Hills' at 600 feet with rare flora and fauna

#1581, April 13, 2008, Rev. Michael Dowd, Evolutionary Evangelist; Author, Thank Godfor Evolution!: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World; Former Pastor, United Church of Christ--sacred view of cosmic, biological, and human evolution; 14 billion year history of earth to offer guidance and inspiration

#1582A, April 20, 2008, Pete Van Nuys, Partner, Wild Heritage Planners; Spokesperson, Save Trestles; Founder, Abolish TCA.comngoing efforts to preserve San Mateo watershed and the San Onofre State Park following the California Coastal Commission's denial of the 241 South Toll Road; efforts to get rid of the Transportation Corridor Agency in Orange County, California

#1582B, April 20, 2008, Pete Jesse Marquez, Founder and Executive Director, Coalition for a Safe Environment; Co-Chairman, Harbor Vision Task Force, Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club--environmental justice issues for citizens of Wilmington, California; Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach's pollution and oil refineries; hydrogen power plants proposed in the City of Carson, California

#1583A, April 27, 2008, Jeffrey Hollender, President and Chief Inspired Protagonist, Seventh Generation-hundreds of ecological products for catalog sales; early marketer of green products

#1583B, April 27, 2008, Gabriel De Santino, Founder, Gabriel Cosmetics, Inc.--sustainable makeup; using cosmetics with new "green" fashions

#1583C, April 27, 2008, Matt Reynolds, President, Indigenous Fair Trade+Organic--sustainable products from native people worldwide; helping local communities through ecological materials

#1584, May 4, 2008, Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund; Founding Member, United States Climate Action Partnership; Author,Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming--innovative green energy sources; new energy solutions; economic incentives for renewables; personalities of creative energy problem-solvers

#1585A, May 11, 2008, BrendA Scott Royce, Director of Publications, Los Angeles Zoo; Magazine Editor, Zoo View; Author, Monkey Love and Monkey Star--using novels to examine use of animals in movies and for entertainment as well as having animals as helping aides to those with disabilities

#1585B, May 11, 2008, Clark Wilson, President and CEO, Green Builders-affordable mainstream residential housing and community development that is done in an ecologically-sound manner

#1586A, May 18, 2008, Doug Goodreau, Lab Manager, Senior Paleontological Preparator, and Field Crew Chief, Dinosaur Institute, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County-techniques of collecting and preparing dinosaur bones, especially T. Rex; field collection in Montana

#1586B, May 18, 2008, Dr. Luis Chiappe, Paleontologist; Director, Dinosaur Institute and Curator, Department of Venebrate Paleontology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County; Adjunct Professor, Earth Sciences, University of Southern California; Author, Glorified Dinosaurs--research on evolution of dinosaurs from Patagonia, South America, to the midwest of North America; collection of dinosaur bones in the museum's new exhibit; bones of "Thomas, the T. Rex" and its significance

#1587A, May 25, 2008, Dr. James Galloway, Professor, Environmental Sciences Department, University of Virginia; Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Fellow, American Geophysical Union; Recipient, 2008 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement --discoverer of the nitrogen cascade which describes the impact of fetilizer and fossil fuel byproducts; the link between molecules of reactive nitrogen on the environment of the land-atmosphere-ocean system; research on local and global biogeochemical processes as modified by humans

#1587B, May 25, 2008, Dr. Harold Mooney, Paul Achilles Professor of Environmental Biology, Stanford University; Recipient, 2008 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement; President, Diversitas; Author of over 480 anicles and reports--transforming ecology into a global discipline; integrating population and physiological studies and alening the international community to the environmental consequences of these modifications; quantitative characterization and detailing of biogeochemical cycles; research on physiological ecology of plants over broad geographic ranges

#1588A, June 1, 2008, Linda Loudermilk, CEO and Founder, Linda Loudermilk--eco-luxury fashion designs; utilizing sustainable fabrics

#1588B, June 1, 2008, Dr. Suzan Caroll, Clinical Psychologist; Marriage and Family Therapist; Author, Becoming One People & Planet: A Manual for Personal and Planetary Transformation--focusing on one's state of consciousness to live in an ecological manner; various dimensions of reality; having a healthy mental state to be able to actively work to save the earth

#1588C, June 1, 2008, Roy Leisure, California Landscape Architect; Consultant, AGC (Artifical Grass and Landscaping); Member, American Society of Landscape Architects--natural versus synthetic products for landscaping; artificial grass from polyurethane and rubber; xeroscaping; drought tolerant plantings; water storage systems; capture of rainwater; drip irrigation

#1589, June 8, 2008, Dr. Charles Pasternak, Founder and Director, Oxford International Biomedical Centre; Former Founder and Chairman, Department of Cellular and Molecular Sciences, University of London; Organizer, "What Makes Us Human" Conference; Founder and Editor, Bioscience Reports: Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Cell Surface; Member, Executive Committee for a UNESCO Initiative on Molecular and Cellular Biology--three traits that make us human (thumb, vocal cord, and brain neurons); curiosity as a unique human quality; understanding evolution

#1590A, June 15, 2008, Tim Palmer, Photographer and Author, Luminous Mountains: The Sierra Nevada of California; Rivers of America; Pacific High; Trees & Forests of America, and California Wild--thiny years of nature photography; 400 mile hike in the Sierras of California to document the area's beauty and enviromnental changes; unique flora and fauna and geologic features of the mountains and rivers of America

#1590B, June 15, 2008, Ann Vileisis, Enviromnental Historian and Writer; Author, Discovering the Unknown Landscape: A History of America's Wetlands and Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge Of Where Food Comes From And Why We Need To Get It Back--history offood in the American kitchen: purchasing it locally, early cookbooks, development of slaughterhouses; making safe canned products, home economics classes, advertising campaigns &; creation of modem organic choices

#1591, June 22, 2008, David Page, Freelance Writer; Author, Yosemite and The Southern Sierra Nevada: Including Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Death Valley and Mammoth Lakes; Writer for the Discovery Channel, New York Times, and Men's Journal--sight-seeing opponunities and historic and natural features in the Sierra Nevada Mountain region of California including Death Valley

#1592A, June 29, 2008, Viviana Araneda, Trade Commissioner, Pro Chile, Chilean Trade Commission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile-modem and traditional designs in indigenous handicrafts (jewelry, textiles, and woodcarving) from Chile in South America; crafts to preserve cultures

#1592B, June 29, 2008, Ted Reiff, President, The Reuse People-nationwide resale of deconstruction material (used building supplies); taking old items for reuse in new or renovated buildings

#1592C. June 29, 2008, Ricki Abney, Sr., President, Waste Crete Systems--inventing the "Envirowah Concrete Washout System"; concrete wastewater and recycling applications

#1593A, July 6, 2008, Cora Bailev, Founder, CLAW (Community Led Animal Welfare), project of the International Fund for Animal Welfare-{;ompanion animals and gardening in infonnal settlements in and around Johannesburg and Soweto in the country of South Africa

#1593B, July 6, 2008, Anil VenDa, President, Anil VenDa Associates, Inc.--architecture, urban design, engineering, and construction management in projects around the world; civic project managing including building sustainably at Trade Technical College in Los Angeles, California; city designs in Iran, India, Guam, and elsewhere; transit projects in California, Washington, and Puerto Rico; donations to Nitya Seva, a non-profit orphanage in Bhopal, India

#1594A, July 13, 2008, Donald Johanson. Ph.D., Paleoanthropologist; Founder and Director, Institute of Human Origins, Professor and Virginia M. Ullman Chair in Human Origins, Arizona State University; Host and Narrator, EMMY-nominated PBS Nova series /n Search of Human Origins; Author of over eight books including From Lucy to Language and Lucy's Legacy: A Fossil/con's Legacy in the Searchfor Human Origins; Honorary Member of the Board, Explorers Club; Fellow, Royal Geographical Society; Distinguished Member, Siena Academy of Sciences-his groundbreaking discoveries including the fossil find of the 20th century, the Lucy skeleton; field explorations in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and the Middle East; qualities that make people humans

#1594B, July 13, 2008, Ian Tattersall. Ph.D., Curator, Department of Anthropology and Hall of Human Origins, American Museum of Natural History; Author, Human Origim: What Bones and Genomes Tell Us About Ourselves; Extinct Humans; Becoming Human: Evolution and Human Uniqueness; and The Last Neanderthal: The Rise, Success and Mysterious Extinction of Our Closest Human Relatives-research analyzing the human fossil record and the study of the ecology and systematics of the lemurs of Madagascar; understanding four million years of humanity; life in Ice Age Europe

#1595, July 20, 2008, Stephen Cox, Vice-President, World Wildlife Fund-USA (WWF); Director, WWF's Mexico Marine Prograrn--conservation of the rare dolphin, Vaquite, in the Gulf of California; fisheries policies in the United States and Mexico; tourism and coastal development between Baja California and the mainland; the Isla San Pedro Martir Reserve

#1596A, July 27, 2008, John J. Shea. Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anthropology, Stony Brook University, New York and its Turkana Basin Institute; Expert Flintknapper; Author, Transitions in Prehistory and Before Genesis: Human Evolution in the Land of the Bible--excavation work for Stone Age sites in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and West Lake Turkana (Kenya); use of stone tools; behavioral differences between Neanderthals and early modem humans in the Near East; archaeological evidence found with the oldest-known Homo sapiens fossils at Omo Kibish, Ethiopia

#1596B, July 27, 2008, Thierry Bogliolo, PubJisher, Findhorn Press-editing The Findhorn Garden Story as told by the Findhorn Community in northeast ScotJand; developing a sustainable community from scratch and how' the plants helped the residenL identify with their environment

#1597A, Aug. 3, 2008, Troy Casey, Gold Ambassador, Amazon Herb Company; "The Certified Health Nut"--empowering tribes and saving the Amazon by using sustainable herbs such as Peru, Camu Camu, Sangre de Drago, Chanca Piedra, Una de Gato, Cacao, Maca, Suma, & Muira Puama

#1597B, Aug. 3, 2008, Stacy Malkan, Former Journalist and Newspaper Publisher, Co-founder, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics; Author, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry--economic and ecological problems with the cosmetic industry; the impacts of the toxic chemicals used in the manufacture of beauty care products both on health and the environment

#1598A, Aug. 10, 2008, Lionel Fridberg, Writer, Producer, Director, & Cinematographer, Zepra International, Inc.; Award winner for feature films and documentaries including Prime-time EMMY Award, American Association for the Advancement of Science Award for Television, and others; Producer for PBS, National Geographic, The Discovery Channel, and The History Channel--creating film for the Jewish Vegetarians of North America, A Sacred Duty: Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal the World; importance of changing our diets and life-styles to have less impact on the earth

#1598B, Aug. 10, 2008, Gene Baur, President and Co-founder, Farm Sanctuary; Author, Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food; leading animal rights activist--establishing and maintaining a sanctuary for farm animals and how those animals are selected; developing an ethic of caring for domestic animals and not eating them

#1599, Aug. 17, 2008, Leon Hesser, Former Foreign Service Officer, Agency for International Development, United States Department of State; Award-winning Author, The Man Who Fed the World: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Norman Borlaug and his Battle To End World Hunger-An Authorized Biography and Nurture the Heart, Feed the World: The Inspiring Life Journeys of Two Vagabonds-saving millions of lives in developing countries from starvation; the life of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and the father of the "Green Revolution" Norman Borlaug; averting starvation in South Asia in 1960; increasing food production in 20 nations of Asia, Africa, and tile former Soviet Union; agricultural research stations in Mexico, Asia, and Africa

#1600A, Aug. 24, 2008, Brian Bass, CEO, RideSearch.com--carpooling and advantages of sharing rides such as gas prices and safety; encouraging people to carpool through use of the internet

#1600B, Aug. 24, 2008, Allison Huke, President, BuyGreen.com, and Doug Farquhar, CEO, BuyGreen.com-green standards for products; over 700 consumer and commercial items: clothing, household cleaners, personal care products; biobags, office supplies; and food service; cradle to grave green manufacturing and sales

#1600C, Aug. 24, 2008, Tim Ballard, Principal, Osborn Architects-building sustainable design principles for educational facilities; the Artime Venice Charter High School receiving funding from the Coalition for High Performance Schools in the Office of Public School Construction in California; green building projects at the Los Angeles Community College District

#1601A, Aug. 31, 2008, Perry Hampton, Director, Animal Husbandry and Barbara Long, Vice President, Government Relations and Strategic Planning, Aquarium of the Pacific-35 fish species in the "Gulf of California" exhibit from 900 species in the Gulf; endangered species such as the Vaquita porpoise and turtles that are found in the Gulf; importance of educating the public about the diverse ecosystem along the 900 miles of the Gulf of California; loss of estuary due to the Colorado River Water diversion; maintaining animals in aquarium's exhibits

#160lB, Aug. 31, 2008, K. C. Golden, Policy Director, Climate Solutions; Co-author, Green Jobs: A Guide to Eco-Friendly Employment---climate policy; transition from fossil fuels to clean economy; economic opportunities in the "Green" economy; energy efficiency; transportation strategies

#1602A, Sept. 7, 2008, Maude Barlow, National Chairperson, Council of Canadians; Recipient, Right Livelihood Award; Founder, Blue Planet Project; Member, World Future Council; Member of the Board of Directors, Food & Water Watch and for the International Forum on Globalization; Author, Blue Covenant, The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water-the global water crisis; corporate control of water; desalinization; privatization of water; maintaining water supplies

#1602B, Sept. 7, 2008, Wenonah Halter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch-fighting corporate control of food, water and marine resources; water infrastructures; problems with the global flower industry and other operations polluting and taking water from Lake Navasha in Kenya

#1603A, Sept. 14, 2008, Robert Balmanno, Library Specialist; Author, September Snow: Part I, Blessing of Gaia Series-using the novel format to present problems of global wanning and climate change; futuristic fiction

#1603B, Sept. 14, 2008, Allen Riedel, Journalist; Photographer; English Teacher; Author, 100 Classic Hikes in Southern California and Best Hikes with Dogs in Southern California-easy to hard hikes in the southern California mountains to enjoy the various ecosystems, views, and historic sites; how to hike properly with dogs and the right places to take them

#1604, Sept. 21, 2008, Rebekah Hren, Solar Electrician, System Designer & Installer and Stephen Bren, Restoration Carpenter; Ecology Teacher, Duke Continuing Education; Member Bountiful Backyards Durham Edible Landscape Collective; Co-Authors, The Carbon-Free Home: 36 Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the Fossil-Fuel Habit-making renewable energy work at your home and office; creating a carbon-free home and the trade-offs required in design and location; providing useful suggestions and practical experiences in their book

#1605A, Sept. 28, 2008, Matt Vespa, Staff Attorney, Climate, Air & Energy Program, Center for Biological Diversity-legal cases regarding California's San Bernardino County's General Plan; looking at greenhouse gas emissions in relationship to growth; land use and climate change, the California Environmental Quality Act; importance of having the Center receive the 2007 Oin1ate & Energy & Land Use, Open Space and Smart Growth Achievement Award from Environment Now

#1605B, Sept. 28, 2008, Jonathan Evans, Staff Attorney, Climate, Air & Energy and Urban Wildlands Programs, Center for Biological Diversity-global warming and the planning process; management of wildfires; species in southern California that require protection under the Endangered Species Act; significance of-Environment Now's Top Achievement Award to the Center

#1606A, Oct. 5, 2008, Larry Smith, Executive Director, North East Trees-impact of the organization receiving an Honorable Mention by Environment Now for the 2007 Top Achievements of the Environmental Community in Southern California Awards; Los Angeles Riverrevitalization; urban "Green Streets," mini parks, and stormwater gardens in the urban setting

#1606B, Oct. 5, 2008, Ravi Bahal, CEO, Visual Dimensions-cold-cathode lighting providing 70% energy reduction; low energy, low maintenance lighting for lightboxes, bus shelters, display panels, menu boards and elsewhere; using less wattage for more light

#1607A, Oct. 12, 2008, Michael Aoun, Community Leader, Corona, California; Administrative Manager, County of Orange-destruction of grass on public parkways and street medians; planning issues of concern to residents of the city of Corona

#1607B, Oct. 12, 2008, Julie Johnson, Business Development Manager, New Leaf Paper-coated paper using 100% post-consumer waste: bleaching process; deinking, recycled paper; savings in waste & energy; greenhouse gases; mills in Denmark, Japan, and Italy

#1607C, Oct. 12, 2008, Patrick Dennis, Campaign Coordinator, Yes on Proposition 7, Californians for Solar and Clean Energy-California initiative regarding renewable energy

#1608A, Oct. 19, 2008, Gregory Paul Johnson, Director of Resources, Life.com; Technology Consultant, University of Iowa; Author,Put Your Life on a Diet: Lessons Learned From Living in 140 Square Feet-simplifying lifestyles; designing and building small houses

#1608B, Oct. 19, 2008, Susan Fries, President, Ecola Termite & Pest Services; Voted Best Green Exterminator, LA Magazine& Daily News Favorites; "Termite Lady"-non-chemical methods to control pests; alternative treatments to chemicals

#1609A, Oct. 26, 200S, Terry O'Day, Executive Director, Environment Now-Top Achievements of the Environmental Community in Southern California Report: Delta smelt protection in San Francisco Bay & Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta; cleanup of off-road diesel equipment; landuse planning; phase out of "once through cooling" for power plants; stopping fire "salvage logging"

#1609B, Oct. 26, 2008, Norma Brody, Literary Manager & Producer Representative; Author, Legacy: The Life of Nikola Tesla-3-time Nobel Prize recipient & inventor Nikola Tesla; Tesla coil electricity; robotics; refrigeration; AC electricity; Tesla's ownership of 110 patents

#1610A, Nov. 2, 200S, Brendan Brazier, Formulator, Sequel; Professional Ironman athlete; Entrepreneur, Author, The Thrive Diet; Creator, Vega whole foods nutrition products-plant-based foods, especially hemp and chlorella; ethical, environmentally friendly, and healthy life-styles

#1610B, Nov. 2, 2008, John Grosskopf, PE. BCEE, Engineer; Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Sustainability, TRC Companies; Adjunct Faculty, University of California, San Diego at La Jolla (UCSD), and University of California, Irvine Extension, (UCI); Member, Sustainability Advisory Committee, UCSD; Member, Sustainability Advisory Committee to Their New Sustainable Leadership Certificate e Program, UCI-sustainable planned community development management for light constrUction; green building standards; work with multiple Fortune 500 firms on advanced environmental management and sustainability

#16llA, Nov. 9, 2008, Martina Fuchs. M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Real Medicine Foundation-building medical clinics to focus on the person as a whole; providing medical assistance in areas of extreme poverty & disaster relief in Asia (Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Armenia, & Myanmar), Africa (Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, & Uganda), and in the United States, Peru, Germany and elsewhere

#16llB, Nov. 9, 2008, Megan Mayo, Communication Manager, Albuquerque Convention & Visitor Bureau-Albuquerque, New Mexico's visitor activities: museums, ballooning, & historic buildings

#16l2A, Nov. 16, 2008, Curt Ransom, West Coast Regional Program Manager, The Humane Society of the United States-Emergency planning for animals; emergency animal sheltering & training; animal welfare & control; taking care of animals during the Missouri floods; Hurricanes Hugo, Andrew, Katrina, and Charlie, Oklahoma Tornado, Los Angeles Earthquake, and San Diego, Santa Cruz, and Butte County fires

#16l2B, Nov. 16, 2008, Susan Keyes, President, Surf City Animal Response Team-educating the public on disaster preparedness for their families and pets; providing disaster response support; response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the Orange County and San Diego Counties' fires

#1613A, Nov. 23, 2008, Steven Starr, Co-founder, LA Indymedia; Former General Manager, KPFK; Producer, Flow-water crisis in United States and globally presented in the feature film, Flow; opposition to bottled water; corporate control of water supplies

#16l3B, Nov. 23, 2008, Susan LaSalle, Member of Board of Director, Corporate Accountability International; Independent Producer, Deadly Deception: 1991 Academy Award Best Short Winner--campaign "Think Outside the Bottle," in support of public water systems; tap water challenge

#1613C, Nov. 23, 2008, Neal Fraser, Chef/Owner, Grace Restaurant-restaurant certification for elimination of bottled water in restaurant and utilizing filtered water

#16l4A, Nov. 30, 2008, Ben Black, Owner/Manager, Blackhawk Tours-ATV and 4-wheel drive tours & rides through canyons, plateaus, mesas, mountains, rivers, streams, and natural arches in Southeastern Utah, Abajo Peak, and Manti La Sal National Park

#16l4B, Nov. 30, 2008, Susan Taylor, Project Manager, San Juan County Economic Development Department-Four Comers Region of the United States with its 4 National Park, Recreation Areas, and National Monuments, 2 State Parks, National Forest & BLM Managed lands; outdoor recreation: bicycling, ATVing, camping, river running on San Juan River, and hiking