Recent Episodes
Turning Election Anxiety Into Action
September 13, 2024
This is a big year for elections. Citizens in more than 60 countries — about half of the world’s population — have already voted or will...
Cheaper, Faster, Better: Tom Steyer on Winning the Climate War
September 6, 2024
Tom Steyer rose to public prominence as the billionaire investor and climate organizer who ran for president in the 2020 election on a...
Military Power: Balancing Security and Climate Threats
August 30, 2024
The U.S. military is one of the largest armed forces in the world. Its physical footprint is huge — about 750 bases across 80 countries, plus...
What’s a Climate-Conscious Republican to Do?
August 23, 2024
The leaders at the top of the Republican party want the U.S. to double down on carbon-intensive oil and gas – and avoid reckoning with the...
What the FERC Is Going on With the Electric Grid
August 16, 2024
We need a better electric grid. And we need it now. For decades, we’ve known that the key to slowing down climate change is to use more...
Unions You Wouldn't Expect Bargaining for Climate Action
August 9, 2024
Last year was the hottest in recorded history, and this summer, much of the United States has already experienced record-shattering heat waves....
Thirst Trap: When Big Cities Run Dry
August 2, 2024
This week we take a trip to Mexico, a petro-state that just elected climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum as its next president. She’s also the...
Going for Green at the Paris Games
July 26, 2024
The Summer Olympic Games are here! That means more than 300 events, ten thousand athletes and millions of spectators coming to watch. And the...
What’s at Stake in November
July 19, 2024
There’s one tool nearly all of us have access to that can change the course of our climate future: voting.Political leaders control vast...
Local Climate Heroes with Project Drawdown
July 12, 2024
Project Drawdown is a leading resource for climate solutions. The organization’s central thesis is that no single idea is going to solve the...