Podcast Episodes

How Activism Can Win Bigger and Faster with Kumi Naidoo

Kumi Naidoo is a world renowned activist and climate leader. Before going on to lead Greenpeace International then Amnesty International, Naidoo was a 15 year old anti-apartheid activist in South Afr…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

What More Can I Do?

If you’re a climate-conscious person, you likely already know some of the main ways you can reduce your contribution to greenhouse gasses: buy less, eat less meat, ride your bike.

But there are other…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Geothermal: So Hot Right Now

When most people hear the phrase renewable energy, they imagine fields full of solar panels or giant spinning wind turbines. But another source may be heating up: geothermal. Twenty years ago it was …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Let’s Talk Dirty to Clean Energy

As fossil fuels are phased out, shuttered coal plants, contaminated landfills, and abandoned mine lands across the U.S. are finding new life as renewable energy projects. More than 23 states have 100…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Busted: The Newest Emission Cheaters

A settlement for the largest civil penalty resulting from the Clean Air Act has just been reached. The EPA, DOJ and the State of California have agreed to a $1.7 billion fine for engine maker Cummins…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

REWIND: Jane Fonda: A Lifetime of Activism

Jane Fonda has spent the last several decades fighting for Indigenous peoples' rights, economic justice, LGBTQ rights, peace, gender equality and more. Now, she is devoting herself to the climate eme…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Indigenous Perspectives: What Makes a Just Transition?

We often talk about a “just transition” from dirty to clean energy as if the term means the same thing to everyone. Indigenous people have seen their resources extracted and exploited to further the …

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Wardrobe Malfunction: The Climate Impact of Clothing

What we wear defines us in so many ways. But in recent decades we’ve moved away from long-lasting, quality pieces in favor of disposable fast fashion, with major consequences for our climate and envi…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Pairing Scientists with Community Advocates

The climate crisis can feel distant — like it’s someone else’s problem — until your town is flooded, your home is damaged by storms, or you're struggling to pay electricity bills as the summers get h…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

REWIND: Youth Activists 15 Years Later

From the climate movement’s earliest days, young people have been at the forefront of activism. But the first major international climate conferences took place 30 years ago. The first cohort of yout…

Published on 2 years ago