Ceasefire; Bolsa Chica; Plan B; How Business And Government Cooperate To Cope With Global Climate Change; Celebrating Mistakes
Ceasefire
Larry talks to Nick Blanford, correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, about the results of the latest fighting in Lebanon, and Thomas Casey, Deputy Spokesman for the US State Department, who reiterates the US position for establishing a ceasefire.
Bolsa Chica
Bulldozers are poised to smash through a wall of sand separating the Pacific from the Bolsa Chica wetlands in Huntington Beach, allowing millions of gallons of seawater to rush into the marsh for the first time in 107 years. Larry talks to Robert Hoffman, Acting Assistant Regional Administrator for Habitat Conservation for the National Marine Fisheries Service, about this project.
Plan B
The Federal Drug Administration reversed its position and announced today that it will consider making the morning-after pill available without a prescription to women over 18. Larry talks with activists on both sides of the debate including Mary-Jane Wagle, CEO Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, and Judy Brown, President, American Life League, as well as Susan Bro, Spokeswoman for the Food and Drug Administration.
How Business And Government Cooperate To Cope With Global Climate Change
Larry talks Steve Howard, CEO of the Climate Group, a company that develops strategies for businesses and governments to deal with global climate change. Their thinking is that reversing the trend of global warming doesn't have to be a financial burden -- in fact just the opposite. If companies can operate more efficiently, use less energy and alternate means of energy, then the environment benefits as well as their bottom line. Also joining Larry is Philip Verleger, Independent Economist specializing in petroleum and energy markets.
Celebrating Mistakes
For every great success in America's history there is an equally spectacular failure to match it. Larry talks with journalist and author, Martin Smith, about his new book, Oops: 20 Life Lessons from the Fiascoes that Shaped America (Collins) (Collins), which celebrates ridiculous moments in history including Jimi Hendrix opening for The Monkees and the cinematic technology known as Smell-O-Vision.