Tech to the Rescue?

October 2, 2020

Does the technology to stop the worst of climate change already exist – and if doesn’t, can we afford to wait for it? 
“It's not very clear...

Erin Brockovich: Superman’s Not Coming

September 25, 2020

Twenty years ago, Julia Roberts won an Oscar for her portrayal of maverick environmental activist Erin Brockovich in the biopic of the same name....

Daniel Yergin: Energy, Markets and the Clash of Nations

September 18, 2020

The world economy is moving away from oil, and many world leaders think that transition needs to happen faster than the fossil fuel industry...

Living With Fire

September 11, 2020

“Wildfires have historically been a natural part of California's ecology,” says Wade Crowfoot, California’s Secretary of Natural Resources. ...

Polluting and Providing: The Dirty Energy Dilemma

September 4, 2020

Everyone uses fossil fuels every day. But for many communities of color, that industry is also a source of jobs, tax dollars, and cheap...

Climate Change Through the Artist's Eyes with Alonzo King

August 28, 2020

Can art help us process our changing climate? 
The story of climate change is typically told in the language of facts and figures, graphs and...

COVID-19 and Climate: Implications for our Food System

August 21, 2020

COVID-19 has disrupted every aspect of our lives and economy – perhaps none more than our food system.
“Slightly more than 50% of our food...

Flooding in America

August 14, 2020

“We had one of the snowiest winters on record in Lincoln and Omaha,” reports Martha Shulski of the Nebraska Climate Office. She’s describing...

Billion Dollar Burger

August 7, 2020

Long before the coronavirus began disrupting America’s trillion-dollar meat industry, climate-conscious eaters were looking for ways to reduce...

The Future Earth: Eric Holthaus and Katharine Wilkinson

July 31, 2020

Science has given us a realistic picture of what Earth will look like with unmitigated climate change: increased extreme weather events, crippled...

Billionaire Wilderness

July 24, 2020

What happens when wealth meets wilderness?
For many of us, the story of the American wilderness begins when Europeans arrived on these shores and...

John Kerry: The Global Dynamics Of Decarbonization

July 17, 2020

What will it take to get the world’s major economies off fossil fuels? In late 2019, former US senator and secretary of state John Kerry,...

The 2020 Election with Tiffany Cross, Rick Wilson and Rich Thau

July 10, 2020

The conventional wisdom on this fall’s election is that it once again will come down to a handful of voters in a handful of states.
“This is a...

Real Talk: Racism and Climate

June 11, 2020

This program was recorded via video on June 11, 2020
The national outrage sparked by the murder of George Floyd has cast a spotlight on systemic...

Reimagining Capitalism: Wealth, Power, and Patriarchy

June 26, 2020

With inequality booming and climate change looming, is it time to rethink capitalism?
“We've come to the point where making more stuff in order...

Empowering Women: The Climate Solution We Don’t Talk About

June 19, 2020

Could empowering women power up the climate movement?
We often talk about climate change and gender equality as separate issues. But the truth is...

Will Climate Matter in the Election?

June 12, 2020

With America in turmoil amid protests and a pandemic, is anyone still thinking about climate in this November’s election?
“There is a climate...