Rev. Elston K. McCowan

What is the role of bottom-up decision making in creating an environmentally friendly economy? Elston McCowan of the Green Party of St. Louis and Fredric Raines, Washington University Professor Emeritus in Economics, join host Don Fitz. They discuss how a city can invest in its citizens. This Green Time (No. 317) includes footage of Mitchell Szczepanczyk speaking at the June 2008 Surviving Climate Change Roundtable. It is produced by the Gateway Greens in conjunction with KDHX. Call 314-727-8554 or contact fitzdonaol [dot] com for information.

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad. “The Story of Stuff,” shown in its entirety on Green Time, is a look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. Host Don Fitz and Elston K. McCowan, who is an organizer for Service Employees International Union, Baptist minister, and former Green Party candidate for mayor, discuss the attempt to use stuff to fill empty lives. This Green Time (No. 322) is produced by the Gateway Greens in conjunction with KDHX.

Host Don Fitz and guests Joyce McCowan and Rev. Elston K. McCowan compare lead problems in rural Missouri and inner cities. They look at corporations and governments which blame the victims of lead poisoning and how citizens are often not told of how dangerous an area can be. This Green Time (No. 327) includes the first part of Will Godar’s film “Unleaded.” It is produced by the Gateway Greens in conjunction with KDHX. Call 314-727-8554 or contact fitzdonaol [dot] com for info.

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8:30 p.m., Monday, November 9 & 16, 2009,