The Big Climate Stories of 2019

December 27, 2019

2019 saw a number of significant events in the climate world. Wildfires, floods, wind and extreme weather continued to batter the nation from...

Blackout

December 20, 2019

The 2018 Camp Fire was one of the most destructive in California’s history, resulting in over eighty deaths and destroying the town of Paradise....

Rewind: Jonathan Safran Foer and David Wallace-Wells

December 13, 2019

In this week’s episode we revisit conversations with two writers who confronted the climate challenge with new books in 2019.
In his most recent...

High Risk, High Hopes: A Year of Climate Conversations

December 6, 2019

In this special episode, we look back at the climate stories of 2019 by listening to excerpts from a year of climate conversations:If You Won’t,...

Shadows to Spotlight: Climate in the Media

November 29, 2019

MSNBC host Chris Hayes tweeted in 2018 that every time he has covered climate it has been a “palpable ratings killer,” while This American...

Letters to The Boss: Help Fix Our Climate

November 22, 2019

When more than a thousand Amazon employees walked off the job last September, it wasn’t higher wages or better benefits they were...

John Browne: Engineering the Future

November 15, 2019

John Browne is a renowned figure in the energy industry and author of five books. He started working for British Petroleum as a college student in...

California’s Story: How Did It Get Here?

November 8, 2019

California has long been on the frontlines of environmental protection. These days, however, the state is also on the frontlines of a destabilized...

Libation Migration: Beer, Wine and Climate Change

November 1, 2019

Americans 21 and older drank 26 gallons of beer and cider per person in 2018. But extreme weather due to climate change has started to disrupt the...

Cities for the Future

October 25, 2019

When Ridley Scott envisioned the dystopian Los Angeles of 2019 in “Blade Runner,” he probably didn’t think about how much energy would be...

Law and Disorder: Climate Change in the Courts

October 18, 2019

Climate change is affecting every aspect of our lives - our environment, our health, our economy and our future. And now, it’s even creeping...

Scorched Earth: Culture and Climate Under Siege

October 11, 2019

This year has been one of record wildfires. From the Amazon to the Congo to California, forests are being decimated. And along with them, the...

Jonathan Safran Foer: We Are the Weather

October 4, 2019

Eating a climate friendly diet is one of the most powerful things a person can do to cut their personal carbon footprint.  But virtuous individual...

Heavy Weather: Balancing Joy and Despair

September 27, 2019

Can we still find happiness in our daily lives without ignoring the dark reality of climate chaos? Author and meditation teacher Mark Coleman...

My Climate Story: Terry Root

September 19, 2019

This special episode is part of the My Climate Story series, published in partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more...

A Tale of Two Cities: Miami and Detroit

September 20, 2019

Climate change is upending Miami’s real estate markets, turning one of its poorest neighborhoods into some of the most desirable real estate...

My Climate Story: Ben Santer

September 17, 2019

This special episode is part of the My Climate Story series, published in partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more...