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...take a few deep breaths and relax - a little bit. Brown, one of the U.S.'s most respected environmentalists, has a plan - and it's called Plan B. (Hear Brown talk about Plan B 3.0 in this week's Greencast.) After detailing just how screwed our overpopulated, overconsuming world is - thanks to an economic system that rewards production without regard for environmental impact - Brown lays out an alternate path that could save us from the worst consequences of climate change. At the heart is a call to reduce global carbon dioxide emissions 80% by 2020 - far more aggressive than anything...
...lifeline. "This goes beyond simply having cars that will pollute less, like hybrids," says Duany, a voluble 58-year-old who grew up in Cuba before moving to the U.S. in 1960. "It means not having to drive." (Hear Duany talk about New Urbanism on this week's Greencast...
...truly win-win. "The value of a forest is not only carbon sequestration, but biodiversity, and the lives of those in the forests themselves," says Manuel Silva de Cunha, president of the National Council of Rubber Tappers in Brazil. (Listen to Silva de Cunha talk about avoided deforestation on Greencast.) "We can't just forget those principles." If the Bali process works, the world may follow a new - and better - set of principles...
...demands the same immediate, all-or-nothing commitment - starting with the White House. "There is no room for error and no room for mistakes," says Orr. "We have to get it right quick - or there'll be hell to pay." (Hear Orr talk about PCAP on this week's Greencast...
...ways of the past," says Begley, who will be giving a keynote address at the conference - a sign of his influence. "But there's still so much more we can do, on and off the set." (Listen to Begley talk about the summit and his environmental past on this Greencast...