Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRerun: Local Textile Recycling with Material Return's Bobby Carswell
Episode 85
What is mechanical textile recycling?
Mechanical textile recycling is a process by which used textiles, particularly those made with natural fibers su…
1 year, 4 months ago
Rerun: Municipal Investment in Clean Energy Tech through Community Choice Aggregation, with Rob Shaw
Episode 101
What is Community Choice Aggregation?
Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) is a system that allows local governments to purchase power directly from an …
1 year, 4 months ago
Rerun: Adapting Ocean Governance for a World of Rising Seas with Dr. Nilufer Oral
Episode 70
Climate Change and the Law of the Sea
Sea level rise due to climate change will directly impact at least 70 countries, many of them small, low-lying i…
1 year, 4 months ago
Rerun: Optimizing Food Waste Recovery through Algorithms, with Maen Mahfoud
Episode 95
Food Waste is a Global Problem with a Big Carbon Footprint
One-third of all food produced is wasted every year – approximately 1.3 billion tons. The U…
1 year, 5 months ago
Rerun: Advancing Sustainable Steel Production, with Adam Rauwerdink
Episode 137
Steel Production
Globally, 1.9 billion metric tons of crude steel were produced in 2022. Over the past 15 years, the global demand for steel productio…
1 year, 5 months ago
Rerun: Sustainable Investing for a Climate-Proof Economy, with Kirsten Spalding
Episode 148
Mobilizing Investors to Build a More Sustainable Global Economy
As the effects of climate change rise in prevalence, all facets of the global economy …
1 year, 5 months ago
Carbon Capture Mineralization, with Dr. Rob Jackson
Episode 160
What is carbon mineralization?
As defined by the U.S. Geological Survey, “carbon mineralization is the process by which carbon dioxide becomes a solid…
1 year, 5 months ago
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 …
1 year, 6 months ago
Staying Safe in Extreme Heat, with Dr. David Sklar
Episode 158
Impacts of Heat Waves on Human Health
Across the United States, climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of heat waves. A heat wave is…
1 year, 6 months ago
Standardizing Energy Efficiency, with Mark Kresowik
Episode 157
The Current State of US Energy Consumption
The United States consumes vast amounts of energy and spends enormous amounts of money every year to fuel o…
1 year, 6 months ago