Recent Episodes
The Stephen Schneider Award
December 6, 2011
The event is a moving tribute to the late Stanford University climatologist Stephen Schneider, as Richard Alley is honored as the inaugural winner...
Boom or Bust?
November 18, 2011
Climate change “is going to dominate our world in the next century. It’s a very big risk, but it’s also a tremendous opportunity, if we make...
Sun Up
November 18, 2011
In the wake of the collapse of solar panel maker Solyndra, the solar industry has received front-page treatment for the first time.Dan Shugar,...
The Great Disruption
November 8, 2011
Growth as we’ve known it is over, say Paul Gilding and Richard Heinberg. “The idea that we can keep on growing the economy up against the...
Energy Innovation
November 3, 2011
America’s innovation engine is the envy of the world, yet it struggles to deploy new technology at the scale commensurate with its economic...
Bill Ford: A World with Too Many Cars
October 28, 2011
It might sound strange coming from the scion of a family whose name is synonymous with cars, but Bill Ford is worried about a world with too many...
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley
October 26, 2011
America should wean itself from foreign oil and invest in clean energy technologies and infrastructure. Join us for a broad conversation about...
Beyond Petroleum: Lessons from the Gulf of Mexico
October 21, 2011
More than a year after oil stopped gushing into the Gulf, the co-chairs of the commission tasked with investigating the Deepwater Horizon oil...
Beyond Petroleum: Navy Seals Leading the Charge
October 21, 2011
The U.S. military has ambitious plans to reduce its dangerous dependence on oil and other fossil fuels. Can the buying power of the Pentagon drive...
Saltworks and Beyond
October 18, 2011
The debate over Saltworks, a proposal to build 12,000 homes on former salt ponds in Redwood City, is a harbinger of coming development fights in...