Earth Month: Offshore and Cap and Trade

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 5, 2010

Earth Day turns forty this month, and The New York Times writer for the Dot Earth blog and author Andrew Revkin joins us every Thursday to discuss the environment.

Today's Topic: The Obama administration's decision to open up offshore drilling, the future of Cap and Trade, and the move to the Opinion Column of the Times.

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