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First, a conversation on the week's news in Canada from our correspondent, Vaughn Palmer of the Vancouver Sun. Then, around the Northwest people are trying to live in an eco friendly way, but there are a lot of nuances to recycling, composting and purchasing that can effect your environmental impact. How do you avoid excess packaging? Is there a way to be eco cool when it's hot? Do you have questions? Now is your chance. Tom Watson, King County's EcoConsumer, joins us. Call 800 289 KUOW or email Weekday. Tomorrow on Weekday: Offshore Oil Drilling

The King County Council tonight will host a public meeting on its effort to increase green collar jobs. County Councilman Larry Phillips recently proposed legislation to do just that. He spoke with KUOW's Derek Wang.

Senator John McCain is scheduled to appear at a fundraiser in Bellevue this hour (5:00 8:00 p.m.). Today (Tues) marks his first appearance in Washington State as the presumptive G.O.P. nominee for president. KUOW's Phyllis Fletcher has more.

Former Governor Dan Evans introduced Senator McCain and his roundtable discussion on the environment May 13, 2008 at the Seattle Public Utilities Cedar River Watershed Education Center in North Bend. McCain spoke with an Eagle Scout, an REI executive, a farmer, and others about emissions cap and trade and nuclear power. This was his first appearance in Washington since he became the presumptive GOP nominee for President.

John McCain is in North Bend Washington today to talk about the environment. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee wants a mandatory limit on greenhouse gas emissions. He also thinks nuclear power may help get us there. We'll take a closer look at McCain's proposals. Also today, is a politician's stage of life relevant? Is McCain too old? Is Obama too young? Airline pilots have to retire at age 65. Should there be a mandatory retirement age for presidents? There already is a mandatory minimum age. You can't run for president if you're under 35. Is that right? Call (206) 543 5869. Plus, the President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, Arjun Makhijani, explains how he thinks we can have an energy future that is carbon free without resorting to nuclear power. He'll explain.

It's Earth Day, time to consider the environment. Environmentalist Gus Speth was an adviser in the Carter White House. Today he says we're going to have to make basic changes in capitalism if there is any hope of avoiding environmental catastrophe. Also today, imagine your life without electricity and without oil. You'd be growing your own food to survive, walking everywhere and your media consumption would consist of conversation. James Howard Kunstler has been predicting this future in non fiction books. Now he imagines this world in the new novel World Made By Hand. He'll explain how he thinks we'll be living in the not so distant future and why we shouldn't necessarily fear it.

Should government require all new buildings to meet green building standards? Do biofuels actually increase greenhouse gases? When we've got questions about the environment, we bring in Denis Hayes, President of the Bullitt Foundation. Coordinator of the first Earth Day. Maybe you've got questions about the environment too. Bring 'em for Denis. Who lobbies the Seattle City Council for favors? We don't know. Lobbyists don't have to register. That may change this afternoon. Council President Nick Licata explains. We'll find out why the state legislature is close to overturning a voter passed ban on using dogs in cougar hunts? And, did yesterday's barista training at all Starbucks do any good? We'll ask Starbucks customers.

You make dinner. As you clean up afterwards, your friends ask which of your five trash containers the paper towels go into. You wonder: Where does all this stuff end up anyway? KUOW's Sara Lerner looks inside recycling. Is the effort worth it? Is it making a difference?

Ski areas are the canaries in the coalmine of global warming. Philip Mote is a research scientist for the Climate Impact Group at University of Washington. He compares the effects of climate change at Snoqualmie, Stevens and Mission Ridge Ski areas.

Experts agree: If we want to slow or reverse global warming, we've got to change the way we live. You can switch to compact fluorescent bulbs, or turn down your thermostat. But in the Seattle area, cars are the biggest source of greenhouse gases. Are you willing to stop driving to stop global warming? KUOW's Marcie Sillman reports.

Current discussions about climate change focus on the threats to the environment and what may happen in the future. But where some people see doom in global warming, others envision economic opportunities. KUOW's Ruby de Luna reports on regional efforts to create green collar jobs and what it would take to make them sustainable.

Some experts say electric cars are the wave of the future. If that's true, one Seattle company is poised to make sure your electric car is a cleaner, smarter, driving machine. KUOW's Marcie Sillman reports.