[NCH on the Street] Health Care and Climate Legislation: Will the Bills Pass?

29 10 2009

US-Congress

by Steven Davy |Michigan State University| School of Journalism

Science is at the heart of two major pieces of legislation moving through the U.S. Congress. All summer long the news media have placed health care reform above the fold. Endless reports of the vitriolic town hall meetings are evidence of passion felt by people on both sides of the isle.

Congress has also been working on a major climate bill that would curb U.S. carbon emissions. The bill, no less controversial, calls for a cap and trade system on emissions.

However, with all the coverage of the health care debate some environmental groups have raised concerns that the climate legislation was moving too slow. Now, after passing the House, Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) are expected to release global warming legislation.

What do you think? I went out on the street to find out.

Have your say, see poll after the video.

 
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Kalamazoo River US Docu-Musical Interview Featured on Great Lakes Echo

24 10 2009

Great-Lakes-Echo--Kalamazoo

by Steven Davy

An interview originally aired on the Nonchalant Café Hour with filmmaker Matt Dunstone has been featured on the Great Lakes Echo, an environmental news site with content produced by the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University.

Dunstone discusses the release of his documentary/musical Kalamazoo River:US which is premiering Oct. 24 at the Rave Theaters in downtown Kalamazoo.

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Arcadia Brewmaster Josh Davies Discusses Cereal Killer Gold Medal

19 10 2009

by Steven Davy

Cereal Killer On this week’s KalamaBrew podcast on the Nonchalant Café Hour, bloggers Josh Smith and Anne Holcomb broadcasted live from Arcadia Brewing Co. in Battle Creek, Mich.

The conversation features an interview with Arcadia brewmaster Josh Davies who discusses his Cereal Killer English-style barleywine.

The barrel aged beer recently was awarded a gold medal at the 2009 Great American Beer Festival in Madison, Wis.

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Local Politics and the New Media Paradigm

1 10 2009

MediaShift-3

 

by Steven Davy

Click on the image for my lastest piece at PBS MediaShift. The story explores the evolving use of social media technologies on the local political level in the wake of the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

 

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