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California Governor Jerry Brown has signed legislation to ban the sale, possession and trade of shark fins, hoping to slow the consumption of shark fins soup and slaughter of an estimated 73 million sharks per year. We'll savor that victory with Peter Knights, Executive Director of WildAid, one of the global organizations leading that legislative effort in California, and continuing around the world. Next we'll introduce Stephen Lacey, climate blogger at The Center for America Progress, who has written a slew of stories about the solar industry, Solyndra and clean energy progress - and obstacles. Meet the man behind many compelling stories on www.climateprogress.org