Earth Focus: Episode 5

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This episode of Earth Focus presents Link TV's  (more)This episode of Earth Focus presents Link TV's coverage of the 2006 Green Festival held in Washington, D.C., with interviews of activists and vendors, and excerpts from featured speakers; plus Miles Benson interviews author Dr. Lester Brown about the rush to turn food into fuel and China's role in the eco-economy. THE GREEN FESTIVAL GOES TO WASHINGTON, D.C. Recently, the Green Festival came to Washington, D.C., bringing together 100 speakers, 400 green businesses, and nearly 25,000 people for the world's largest green-living consumer show. A joint project of Global Exchange and CO-OP America, the Green Festival presents options in contemporary green-living and socially responsible shopping as well as presentations by prominent authors, activists, industry leaders, and journalists. Earth Focus attended the Green Festival to cover the mix, and brings you this selection of interviews and speeches from the exhibition floor, event rooms, and the Link TV interview booth. DR. LESTER BROWN TALKS ABOUT A PLAN B FOR PLANET EARTH Next, Miles Benson interviews Dr. Lester Brown, the well-known environmental thinker who serves as president of the Earth Policy Institute, and author of the new book "Plan B: Version 2.0, Rescuing A Planet Under a Stress and a Civilization in Trouble." They talk about Dr. Brown's new book, the rush to turn food into fuel and China's increasingly important role in the eco-economy. (less)

• Length: 27:23
• Category: Energy & Climate
• Genre: News
• Tags: 2006 green festival miles benson lester brown china eco-economy socially responsible planet earth earth policy institute