Earth Policy Institute/Today's Show

We've been working to bring them on the show for awhile and, thanks to our Boston Co-host, Jack Gregg, we interviewed one of their key researchers, J. Mathew Roney.  We recorded the show and will broadcast it soon on WARL 1320 AM, and their great worldwide stream, http://1320warlradio.com/gs/.

Here's background on Matt and EPI



J Matthew Roney, Research Associate, graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2006 with a BS in Environmental Conservation, summa cum laude. Matt has been with Earth Policy Institute since 2007, working closely with the research team on many publications and scanning internet resources for relevant news clips and scientific studies. In 2012, Matt completed a master’s degree in environmental sciences and policy from Johns Hopkins University.

Earth Policy Institute is an independent non-profit environmental organization based in Washington DC in the United States. It was founded by Lester R. Brown in 2001 and functions as an environmental think-tank, providing research and analysis on environmental indicators and making policy and lifestyle recommendations aimed at promoting environmental and economic sustainability.

Cited by environmental advocates,^[1] as well as policymakers and journalists^[2] alike, the Institute is a nonprofit that provides articles, data resources, and select free downloads of their books on their website.

The Earth Policy Institute functions as a think-tank, providing policy research and recommendations on sustainable development and living, as well as on environmental issues.

EPI’s goals are (1) to provide a global plan for moving the world onto an environmentally and economically sustainable path, (2) to provide examples demonstrating how the plan would work, and (3) to keep the media, policymakers, academics, environmentalists, and other decision-makers focused on the process of building a Plan B economy.