Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRerun: Identifying and Fixing Natural Gas Leaks in Cities, with Dr. Rob Jackson
Episode 159
Methane in the Atmosphere: A Serious Risk
Many of the solutions we often hear about when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions revolve around …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Rerun: Public Utilities Commissions, with EarthJustice’s Jill Tauber
Episode 164
What are public utility commissions (PUCs)?
In the transition to clean energy, state public utility commissions (PUCs), which regulate electric, gas,…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Rerun: How Native American Ecology Can Tackle Climate Anxiety, with Dr. Melinda Adams
Episode 156
Climate Change and Anxiety: Some Data
Climate or “eco” anxiety refers to people feeling distressed about climate change and its impacts on our ecosys…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Latino Climate Justice Framework, with Irene Burga
Episode 176
What is the LCFJ?
The Latino Climate Justice Framework (LCJF) prioritizes environmental justice while helping to protect disproportionately affected …
10 months ago
Rerun: Alleviating Urban Heat Traps, with Jeff Goodell
Episode 142
What Does Extreme Heat Do?
Since the pre-industrialized era, the global temperature has increased by about one degree Celsius. Although one degree may…
10 months, 1 week ago
Rerun: Calculating Threats from Rising Temperatures Using Heat Indexing, with Professor David Romps
Episode 135
Extreme Heat: More Dangerous Than We Think?
Extreme heat, one of the adverse consequences of climate change, exacerbates drought, damages agriculture,…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Rerun: Regenerating our Ecosystems with Good Fire, with Dr. Melinda Adams
Episode 155
Wildfires and climate change: a brief overview
North America is no stranger to wildfires. As of August 15, 2024, 29,917 fires this year have burned m…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Rerun: Eliminating Contrails to Increase Aircraft Sustainability, with Matteo Mirolo
Episode 152
The aviation industry and climate change: what are contrails?
A 2022 IPCC report found that direct GHG emissions from the transport sector accounted…
11 months ago
Rerun: COF 999 Carbon Capture, with Dr. Omar Yaghi
Episode 161
What is COF 999?
UC Berkeley chemistry professor Dr. Omar Yaghi recently led a study which has the potential to be revolutionary in reducing the quant…
11 months, 1 week ago
Rerun: Locating Methane Leaks with Satellites, with Dr. Timiebi Aganaba
Episode 151
What is methane?
Methane (CH4) (the primary component of “natural gas”) is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide.
Around 60% o…
11 months, 2 weeks ago