Electrify Everything
October 29, 2021
In the not-to-distant future, your entire home could be electric – from your stove to your water heater to the car you drive. And all of it might be…
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What’s on Tap at COP26 in Glasgow
October 22, 2021
Delegates from around the world are set to convene in Glasgow at the international climate summit known as COP26 – ideally to hammer out commitments…
Zen and Coping with Climate
October 15, 2021
More and more of us are seriously worrying about what we’ve done to the earth’s climate. But while climate predictions can be scary, Sister True…
Firefight: How to Live in the Pyrocene
October 8, 2021
We’ve experienced yet another summer of record wildfires in the western U.S., endangering lives, displacing communities, and sending unhealthy smoke…
Katharine Hayhoe on Hope and Healing
October 1, 2021
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres referred to the most recent IPCC report as a “code red for humanity.” But do we fully acknowledge the…
Preparing for Disasters We Don’t Want to Think About
September 24, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed structural weaknesses and inequities that existed long before 2020. Like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate disruption is…
Diet for a Threatened Planet
September 17, 2021
Diet for a Small Planet is celebrating 50 years this fall. It’s been a hugely influential book in the environmental movement and has inspired…
Water and Civilization: Resilience and Collapse
September 10, 2021
Water is essential for life, and throughout human history we have sought to control and make use of it. As Giulio Boccaletti explores in his new book…
The Fight Over Pipelines
September 3, 2021
Canadian company Enbridge is building an oil pipeline from the Alberta tar sands through Minnesota to the Wisconsin border. The new pipeline, which…
Should We Have Children in a Climate Emergency?
August 27, 2021
Listener Advisory: This episode contains some content related to a suicide. If you or someone you love is thinking about suicide, the National 24…
Which Way Are Swing Voters Swinging on Climate?
August 20, 2021
In early August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report unequivocally connecting global warming and extreme weather to human…
30x30: This Land Is Whose Land?
August 13, 2021
This episode was underwritten in part by Resources Legacy Fund. President Biden has set a goal of conserving 30% of the nation’s land and waters…
Jay Inslee, BP and Washington’s Climate Story
August 6, 2021
Earlier this year, Washington state passed a bill to put a price on carbon pollution across a huge swath of its economy. But it didn’t get there…
Vandana Shiva and the Hubris of Manipulating Nature
July 30, 2021
What are the limits on how much humans should meddle with the natural world? Vandana Shiva is an eco-feminist, activist, editor, and…
How a Manufactured Car Culture Blocks Transit
July 23, 2021
Unless you live in one of the few dense, urban parts of the country, you probably rely on a car to get around. That culture of car dependency feels…
REWIND: A Feminist Climate Renaissance
July 16, 2021
Can a feminist renaissance save the climate? A feminist approach to the climate conversation begins over a hundred and fifty years ago. That’s…
Mark Carney, Fatih Birol and the Narrow Path to Net Zero
July 9, 2021
Five years ago, most of the world’s nations entered into an agreement to dramatically ratchet down their carbon dioxide emissions with the goal of…
Clearing the Air on Carbon Offsets
July 2, 2021
For more than two decades, carbon offset programs have promised individuals and businesses that they can reduce their overall carbon footprint by…
Extreme Heat: The Silent Killer
June 25, 2021
Last week’s heat wave across the western United States busted more records – a trend that doesn’t seem to be going away. Despite the…
Shepard Fairey, Mystic and the Power of Art
June 17, 2021
Shepard Fairey is best known for creating the iconic Barack Obama “Hope” portrait during the 2008 presidential election. Fairey’s work is now…