Breaking Through: A Year of Climate Conversations

December 4, 2020

In this special episode we look back at the climate stories of 2020 by listening to excerpts from a year of climate conversations, beginning with...

Last Call for Gasoline

November 27, 2020

Is this the end of the road for the internal combustion engine? 
In a bold move designed to drastically lower carbon emissions, California Governor...

REWIND: Racism and Climate / Climate Change Through the Artist’s Eyes

November 20, 2020

The national outrage sparked by the murder of George Floyd has cast a spotlight on systemic racism that has permeated this country for centuries....

Cropped Out: Land, Race and Climate

November 13, 2020

African-American farmers have been no strangers to land dispossession in the face of capitalism, based on extracting minerals and other resources...

The 2020 Election: Anxiety and Incrementalism

November 6, 2020

The 2020 campaign season has finally come to a close. And days after November 3rd has passed, the country is still reeling.
About seventy percent...

Power Shift: Jamie Margolin and Dorceta Taylor

October 30, 2020

How does power shape our climate and our future? For young activists, speaking climate truth to power can be daunting when climate change is here...

Steve Schmidt and Varshini Prakash on Disrupting Climate Politics

October 23, 2020

Can we break up the political logjam on climate? 
“The brokenness of our politics,” says Republican political strategist Stephen Schmidt, “is...

Climate Ambition with Gina McCarthy, Annie Leonard and Tamara Toles O’Laughlin

October 16, 2020

Will Joe Biden take bold action on climate if he becomes President? And what lessons can be drawn from the failure of Barack Obama and Joe Biden...

A Feminist Climate Renaissance

October 9, 2020

Can a feminist renaissance save the climate? 
A feminist approach to the climate conversation begins over a hundred and fifty years ago. That’s...

Tech to the Rescue?

October 2, 2020

Does the technology to stop the worst of climate change already exist – and if doesn’t, can we afford to wait for it? 
“It's not very clear...

Erin Brockovich: Superman’s Not Coming

September 25, 2020

Twenty years ago, Julia Roberts won an Oscar for her portrayal of maverick environmental activist Erin Brockovich in the biopic of the same name....

Daniel Yergin: Energy, Markets and the Clash of Nations

September 18, 2020

The world economy is moving away from oil, and many world leaders think that transition needs to happen faster than the fossil fuel industry...

Living With Fire

September 11, 2020

“Wildfires have historically been a natural part of California's ecology,” says Wade Crowfoot, California’s Secretary of Natural Resources. ...

Polluting and Providing: The Dirty Energy Dilemma

September 4, 2020

Everyone uses fossil fuels every day. But for many communities of color, that industry is also a source of jobs, tax dollars, and cheap...

Climate Change Through the Artist's Eyes with Alonzo King

August 28, 2020

Can art help us process our changing climate? 
The story of climate change is typically told in the language of facts and figures, graphs and...

COVID-19 and Climate: Implications for our Food System

August 21, 2020

COVID-19 has disrupted every aspect of our lives and economy – perhaps none more than our food system.
“Slightly more than 50% of our food...