Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Environmental Bills; Nuclear Terrorism; FilmWeek
Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Environmental Bills
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed more than a dozen environmental bills on Thursday that will, among other things, extend smog checks, limit fishing, crack down on cruise ship pollution, create a conservancy to protect the Sierra and allow hybrid cars to drive on the HOV lanes. Larry Mantle talks with Michele St. Martin, Communications Director for the California EPA, and Craig Noble, Director of Communications for the Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco.
Nuclear Terrorism
Is nuclear terrorism a real threat to the United States? Graham Allison, Director of Harvard’s Belfer Center, believes it’s not just a possibility, but an inevitability, unless more is done to deny terrorists access to nuclear materials. Larry Mantle talks with Graham Allison about his critically acclaimed and eye-opening new book "Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe."
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times and Lael Loewenstein of Variety discuss this week's new film releases, including The Forgotten, The Last Shot, Shaun of the Dead, A Dirty Shame, Anatomy of Hell, Hollywood Buddha, The Yes Men, September Tapes, Distant, and The Motorcycle Diaries.