On the Green Front - 02/12/14




On the Green Front show

Summary: Human-caused climate change will be calamitous for many--and extremely profitable for a few. McKenzie Funk's new book "Windfall" examines the interests that stand to cash in on the consequences of carbon; he joins us in our first segment. Next, as the world tunes in to the summery Winter Games at Sochi, author and skier Porter Fox discusses the threat climate chaos poses to the ski industry, winter sports, and even the Olympics themselves. Slushy conditions already affecting athletes results in Russia. From snow boarding to snow hoarding--what does it portend??