On this episode, we take a quick look at some of the messaging around the extreme cold that recently impacted the US (and Texas, in particular).
26 Jan 2021TRANSCRIPT
Some Notes on Buying Green
Companies now offer tons of products billed as environmentally friendly, or that promise to offset the dangerous environmental impacts of other activities. But the reality can be more complicated. On this episode, we consider some of the limitations of a consumer-first approach to the climate crisis.
10 Dec 2020TRANSCRIPT
On Indigenous Environmental Justice, with Dina Gilio-Whitaker
On this episode, scholar Dina Gilio-Whitaker joins us to talk about the question she poses in "As Long As Grass Grows," her latest book: what does environmental justice look like when Indigenous peoples are at the center?
20 Oct 2020
Fracturing the Future
Why is banning fracking so important? And why is this still so fiercely debated in 2020? On this episode: an overview of what fracking is, what support for it means, and why it's gotta go.
5 Oct 2020
A Song of Ice and (Coal) Fire
Fossil fuels helped humanity unlock its greatest potential - that's how one version of the story goes, anyway. But maybe things are a bit more complicated. In this episode, we look at the origins of the fossil fuel economy to try to understand its impacts today. Along the way, we consider whether or not Game of Thrones might really be all about climate change.
25 Aug 2020
Climate Talk at the DNC
In this episode, we take a quick look at the ways that climate change has been discussed in the last few DNC acceptance speeches. It turns out that there isn't a whole lot of material to work with.
13 Aug 2020
The Dubious Overpopulation Debate
Is overpopulation driving environmental collapse? Nope. But that hasn't stopped politicians, filmmakers, and comic book villains from making the claim. In this episode, we consider the real-world consequences of two centuries of overpopulation concerns, as well as the links between population control efforts and environmental politics.
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Cold and Climate
Published 4 Mar 2021 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And afterwards, the federal government issued a study that warned the state that its energy infrastructure was not sufficiently prepared to deal with extreme cold weather and that it should address this. In doing so, the government referred back to a previous bout of extreme cold that occurred in 1989. […]
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