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Climate Migration: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
The places that most people call home are coming under increasing threat from climate change. From rising seas and more frequent floods to stronger hurricanes and cyclones, to more devastating droughts and wildfires, the most habitable parts of our world are becoming far less so. Over time, our cities will be forced to transform — and hundreds of millions will have to move.
People who have the means are already starting to relocate to places that market themselves as climate-proof. But not everyone will be able to leave. And many won’t want to. How do we handle the next great waves of migration?
Guests:
Abrahm Lustgarten, author, “On the Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America”
Sonia Shah, author, “The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move”
This episode also features reported pieces by MPR reporter Dan Kraker on “Climate Proof Duluth” and KUOW Public Radio in Seattle reporter John Ryan on “How a Northwest tribe is escaping a rising ocean.”
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Talk Isn’t Cheap: The Power of Conversation
As heat waves, storms, droughts and wildfires continue to worsen, talking can seem like a seriously insufficient climate solution. It’s fair to ask: Are we just engaged in blah, blah, blah?
Too often, talking is one sided – more of a lecture aimed at conveying information or solely stating one's own point of view. And yet, when done right, real conversations and true listening can help us find common ground, which can then lead to collective action and change. So how do we make those conversations really count? In this week’s episode, we delve into some of our most insightful interviews, looking for the answer.
Guests:
Katharine Hayhoe, Chief Scientist, The Nature Conservancy
Meera Subramanian, Journalist
Faith Kearns, Scientist, California Institute for Water Resources; Author, “Getting to the Heart of Science Communications”
Anand Giridharadas, Author, “The Persuaders”
Chloe Maxmin, Co-Executive Director, Dirt Road Organizing
John Cook, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change
For show notes and related links, visit our website.
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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 Africa. The boycotts he organized led to him being a target of the Security Police. He fled South Africa and lived in exile in the UK.
As a climate activist, Naidoo has been arrested for scaling oil rigs, has negotiated with heads of state, and rubbed shoulders with the most powerful people at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Now he’s a visiting scholar at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, where he’s focusing on how activism can win bigger and faster.
Guests:
Kumi Naidoo, Human Rights and Environmental Justice Activist
Alex Ajose Nixon, Spoken Word Poet
Mystic, Hip Hop Artist and Educator
Dana R. Fisher, Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland
Tamara Toles O’Laughlin, President and CEO, Environmental Grantmakers Association
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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, less obvious methods we don’t always think of: voting, having climate conversations, engaging with your local government, changing where your money is invested. And while our role as individuals does matter, we’re more powerful when we work together in collective action.
Guests:
Jon Foley, Executive Director, Project Drawdown
Eliza Nemser, Executive Director, Climate Changemakers
This episode also features excerpts from Cory Booker, Anna Lappé, Frances Moore Lappé, Saul Griffith, Monique Figueiredo, Jonathan Chapman, Jennifer Anderson, Tanya Gulliver Garcia, Vernon Walker, Abrar Anwar, Slater Jewell-Kemker, Kyle Gracey and Alec Loorz.
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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 thought that geothermal could provide at most 10% of any given area’s electricity, and only in very limited regions. There were also environmental concerns about depleting groundwater.
But new technological advances may have unlocked the potential for scalable geothermal energy just about anywhere. And in a bit of irony, those technological advances came from the oil and gas industry.
Guests:
Amanda Kolker, Laboratory Program Manager for Geoscience and Geothermal Technologies, NREL
Jamie Beard, founder of Project InnerSpace
Lauren McLean, Mayor of Boise
Contributing Producer: David Condos
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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% clean energy goals, and in order to reach those goals, some states are starting to convert what was once considered “dirty” into “clean” energy generation.
But what happens to the infrastructure, workers, and community after a coal plant shuts down? And as billions are dispersed through policies like the Inflation Reduction Act, what is being done to ensure that the same communities who have been historically left behind are included in the energy transition?
Guests:
Mary Anne Hitt, Senior Director, Climate Imperative
Thomas Ramey, Commercial Home Evaluator, Solar Holler
Nick Mullins, Energy Systems Technology Instructor, Tri-County Technical Center and Former Coal Miner
Delmar Gillus, COO, Elevate
This episode also features a reported piece by Jordan Gass-Pooré from the "Hazard NJ" podcast, an investigative podcast and multimedia project from NJ Spotlight News.
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Customer Reviews
Geothermal episode is especially good
Impressive show overall. The tone of the show is nicely balanced. No fluff, no scolding, just good research and analysis. If you haven’t listened to any episodes yet, try the geothermal one.
I’m learning. Thank you
The range of this show is so good. Even though the time frame is desperate; you try to point out we still can pull it out of our…
Cool podcast
Found this as I was looking to have some background noise while working from home and ended up enjoying it. Great podcast :)