Mission
What if going green were as easy as listening to the radio?
Now or Never is a radio program on all things environmental that concern you: from environmental health, energy efficiency, and the immediate effects of climate change to clean technologies, financing the green economy, and city, state and federal policy.
We’ve answered the following questions on your behalf : Which old buildings are the best candidates for greening and how to do it? Is driving electric is worth your while? What’s hydrofracking and do we need it for energy independence? Are the fish we like eat endangered? Does the term “biodegradable” on plastics really let us off the hook? Who’s greener, Google or Microsoft? What can an ESCO do for me?
Now or Never talks with scientists, diplomats, fuel cell developers, sustainability executives, city officials, ornithologists, journalists, solar panel installers, investors, environmental lawyers, superintendents, trade associations, and watchdogs to answer your questions, crystallize what’s at stake and equip you to—with any luck—save the planet.
Now or Never is produced by Block Productions, Inc.
Team
Sarah Bacon Co-Founder, Co-Producer & Co-Host
Sarah Bacon is a D.C. native, an artworld deserter, and a serial problemsolver. She was chief media strategist for Creative Time, the derring-do presenter of public art commissions like Tribute in Light, the memorial to 9/11, and “Waiting for Godot” in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward. She opened the Bunker Museum of Contemporary Art with artist Cai Guo-Qiang on a former cold war military base in the Taiwanese Strait. She co-founded the SweetArt Katrina Fund, which raised $300,000 to administer grants to Gulf Coast artists for basic living needs, and was honored by the Contemporary Arts Center for her contribution to the city. From 2006-2009, Sarah designed progressive campaigns for environmental, humanitarian and cultural groups at Fenton, the national social change communications shop; she worked this past summer on flood resilience for New York City in the Department of City Planning and was trained in Education for Sustainability by the Cloud Institute. Sarah expects to finish her MS in Sustainability Management at Columbia University in December 2011. Sarah is on the board of Refugees International.
Ben Pomeroy Co-Founder, Co-Producer & Co-Host
Ben saw his first clear-cut forest when canoeing as a city kid. It made a dramatic impression, but not enough to thwart his love for cedar stripped hot tubs and wood stoves. After studying anthropology at Kenyon College, Ben received a grant to research coffee farming communities in Costa Rica. His love of storytelling and nature then led him to the American Museum of Natural History. Ben started in radio when he hosted a variety music and talk show on WKCO and he had so much fun doing it that he went on to work as a producer for Public Radio International’s “Fair Game with Faith Salie.” Ben has written for numerous music, academic and wilderness publications, produced a documentary film on Cuban music, voiced a walking tour of Central Park for Antenna Audio, and he is Founder and Executive Producer of gothamjazz productions and gothamjazz.com. Ben can often be found surfing in Queens or visiting hydroelectric plants in Northern Quebec. His essays, travelogues and photography can be found on his blog, www.lodgeporch.com.
Makeba Seargeant, Contributor
Makeba started contributing to Now or Never Radio in the summer of 2011. After a decade of teaching in private and public schools in her native New York City, she made the switch to radio journalism. In addition to writing and producing pieces for NNR, she is working on her own documentary audio pieces for her soon-to-go-live site, The Boehms. She earned a BA in History from Yale and an MFA in fiction from Brooklyn College, CUNY, where she won their 2007 Lainoff Fiction Award.
