When Sandro Lallas, James Fuller, and Karan Shetty met in grad school studying environmental science, they used humor and sarcasm to cope with the increasingly dire reality of climate change and ecological collapse. They started this podcast, Greenhouse Sass, in order to educate about environmental issues through honest, irreverent conversations on the latest environmental headlines. Now environmental scientists, analysts, and professionals, they aim to use their position as experts to continue these nuanced, but comedic, discussions.
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We're back, and checking in on how our oceans are doing with our good friend Gage Clawson, a data scientist at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) who almost literally quantifies the health of our oceans. This time, we're diving deep into some technical terms and even some dreaded math, as Gage explains the 2021 Global Ocean Health Index (OHI) and how one would even go about grading countries on the health of their coastlines. We also discuss marine aquaculture (mariculture) and the increasingly important role it will play in feeding the world's population despite potential sustainability pitfalls. Finally, Gage shares some hot takes on what species he believes is the true ruler of the Earth.
*We recorded this episode earlier in 2021, but waited to release it until Gage's paper (linked below) was published. We were still a little new to podcasting at the time, and as such you may hear some background noise, like some loud cars and a local dog who apparently had a lot to say.
Check out Gage's work here:
Ocean Health Index (https://oceanhealthindex.org/news/2021-scores/)
Clawson, G., et. al. (2022). Mapping the Spatial Distribution of Global Mariculture Production. Journal of Aquaculture. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738066 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738066)
Original music by Karan Shetty.
24 Aug 2022
BONUS EPISODE - The Inflation Reduction Act
At long last - some actual good news! Last week, President Biden signed the (confusingly-named) Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the largest investment into fighting climate change the U.S. has ever made. Although that's not a particularly high bar, considering we haven't really done anything to fight climate change before this. Nevertheless, the bill is a game-changer - it retains most of the climate provisions from the original Build Back Better plan, and sets the U.S. on track to slash greenhouse gas emissions 40% below 2005 levels in the next 8 years. In this episode, we kick back and discuss what's in this bill and what it means for our society moving forward.
Original music by Karan Shetty
Some more of Karan's thoughts on the Inflation Reduction Act and equity, based on his research: https://www.psehealthyenergy.org/news/blog/inflation-reduction-act-includes-key-strategies-to-align-climate-action-and-energy-equity/
3 Aug 2022
Gas Prices and the Future of Oil
Is the price of gas gouging your wallet? Well us too. We have some answers but they may not be the ones you're looking for. In this episode, we navigate the messy world of oil and gas, how we got to $6.00/gallon at the pump, and the environmental implications these volatile oil prices could have.
Original music by Karan Shetty
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