ON TODAY'S RADIO SHOW: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20th

2007 Eco-Wrap Up

Lazy Environmentalist 2007 Highlights

Eco-Business:
Treehugger bought by Discovery Channel for 10 million dollars.

BurtsBees bought by Clorox for $925 million in Cash

Political Innovation:
Arnold Schwarzenegger promising to sue the EPA for not allowing California and 16 other states to create their own more rigorous automobile carbon emissions standards. The EPA has set a 35 mpg fleetwide standard for all cars by 2020 and Cali, NY, Pennsylvania, VA and 13 other states wanted 43 mpg for cars, 27 mpg for trucks by 2016 beginning in 2009.

May 22nd 2007, Van Jones speaks before Congress on behalf of a bill to allocate $120 million to “clean energy” vocational training programs, nationally to help 30,000 U.S. workers (and would-be workers) become “green-collar” workers in clean and green industries. Focusing on about $20 million to go specifically to help low-income people and those with barriers to employment.

On October 12th in Oslo Norway, Former Vice Prez Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize OSLO, Norway along with the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Celeb Green:
Roger Waters performs a dope version of Brick in the Wall with a kids choir, and rocks out the Live Earth Concert (only rivaled by Bon Jovi who OWNED Giants Stadium on 7.7.07)

Will Ferrell as President W Bush on Global Warming. Funniest Video EVER.

Larry David and Cheryl on stopping global warming. HYSTERICAL: "The bald are pioneers on water conservation".

Green Collar Jobs:
Gamesa - a company that is training ex-steel workers in Pennsylvania as green collar workers engaged in manufacturing, selling, installing, operating, and maintaining wind turbines.

Green Collar Vets - Our mission is to coordinate skill development, education and employment opportunities in emerging Green Industries for U.S. military veterans .

Hottest Lazy E Guests:
David de Rothschild - author and adventurer.
Rob Stewart - flimaker and shark aficianado.
Sarma - restauranteur and owner of Pure Food and Wine.
Cathy Zoi - heads up the Alliance for Climate Protection

Best Lazy E Moments:
The Lazy E goes on the Martha Stewart show and tells Ms Stewart that th G Diaper is his reason to have kids.

The Lazy E eats dog food on air with Anthony Zolezzi Author, Co-Founder of Pet Promises Dog Food, and loves it.

Our sound engineers Vin, Jon "MySpace", and Andrea all go green. Vin convinces The Lazy E he has a green back pack by virtue of its minimal zipper amount.

-- Margaret