Podcast Episodes

Climate Risk from ‘Zombie’ Rules, Self-Immolation for the Climate, Mass Shooting and Eco-Fascism and more

The 6-3 conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to constrain climate action by the Environmental Protection Agency in a decision …

4 years, 2 months ago

Drought Threatens Hydropower, “SmartICE” Helps Inuit People Adapt, How to Save the Climate and more

With record low water levels that threaten hydropower generation, the federal government has decided to retain water in Lake Powell and release less …

4 years, 2 months ago

Whistleblowers Say EPA Endangers Public Health, No Mow May to Help Pollinators, The Hawk's Way Book, and more.

Whistleblowers say EPA endangers public health by being too cozy with industry and approving cancer-causing and other unsafe chemicals. 

Also, "No Mo…

4 years, 2 months ago

EV Sales Stuck in the Slow Lane, 150-Year-Old Mining Law Robs Public Lands Riches, and more

Electric vehicles are key to decarbonizing the transportation sector but most cars sold in the U.S. are still gas-powered. Even in Massachusetts, whe…

4 years, 3 months ago

The Way Forward For People And Our Planet: An Earth Day Special

Our Earth Day special examines this decisive moment for the human species and our challenging relationship with our planet.

We meet people who envisi…

4 years, 3 months ago

A New Telescope to Unlock Mysteries of the Universe, Massive Government Animal Culling, Climate Risk Disclosure Mandate and more

The new James Webb Space Telescope is by far the most powerful space telescope ever built, able to see up to a hundred galaxies at once and detect th…

4 years, 3 months ago

Shutdowns in the Solar Industry, Resilience Workers for Climate Disasters, Poetry for the Extinction Crisis and more

The U.S. solar installation business has been frozen suddenly in its tracks by a U.S. Department of Commerce investigation into whether China is evad…

4 years, 3 months ago

BPA Asthma Risk for Girls, Conflict Oil and Gas, The Quest for Climate Justice and more

Higher levels of BPA plastic exposure while in the womb is associated with increased risk of asthma and wheezing in school aged girls, a new study ha…

4 years, 4 months ago

Nuclear and Net Zero, Record Heat Wave in Antarctica, Trump's Zombie Border Wall, and more

European nations are taking a fresh look at nuclear power as a more secure and carbon-free source of energy than fossil fuels, compared to Russian oi…

4 years, 4 months ago

Heat Pumps for Peace, Aid and Empathy for Climate Refugees, The Comeback Monarchs and more

Europe has vowed to quickly wean itself off Russian gas. Electric heat pumps could help and activists say invoking the Defense Production Act, to rap…

4 years, 4 months ago