2024 Archives
December 6, 2024 - Why Exxon Is Pro-Paris, Plastic Health Toll, Giraffes in Trouble and more.
Climate Action at the World Court / Why Exxon is Pro-Paris / Plastics Treaty Delayed / $250 Billion Yearly Economic Costs from Plastics / Giraffes in Trouble
November 29, 2024 - UN Climate Summit Falters, Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer’s Guide to the Universe and more.
UN Climate Summit Falters / Seal Island / Event Promo -- Susan Casey on the Deep Sea / Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe / Star Sounds
November 22, 2024 - Trump's Anti-Green Rollback Team, Biden Climate Cash in Jeopardy, Robin Wall Kimmerer on The Serviceberry, and more.
Trump's Anti-Green Rollback Team / Biden Climate Cash in Jeopardy / Shiitake Mushroom Harvest / Robin Wall Kimmerer on The Serviceberry / Earth Prayer
November 15, 2024 - 29th UN Climate COP Kicks Off, Earth’s Fever, A win for Indigenous Groups Protecting the Planet, Puerto Rico’s Solar Power Problem and more.
29th UN Climate COP Kicks Off / Earth’s Fever / A win for Indigenous Groups Protecting the Planet / BirdNote®: Great Tinamou / Puerto Rico’s Solar Power Problem
November 8, 2024 - Climate and Trump’s Re-election, Biodiversity Talks Unfinished, Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels and more.
Climate and Trump's Re-Election / Biodiversity Talks Unfinished / Coke and Pepsi Face Plastic Lawsuit / Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels
November 1, 2024 - Climate Goal in Trouble, EV Chargers Boost Businesses, Sy Montgomery on the Brains Behind the Cluck and more.
Climate Goal in Trouble / Facing the Biodiversity Crisis / EV Chargers Good for Business / Sy Montgomery on the Brains Behind the Cluck
October 25, 2024 - Huge Untapped Earth Energy, ‘Ecocide’ of Ukrainian River, The Greening of Antarctica and more.
Climate Disrupts Florida Politics / No Early Intervention of EPA Rule / 'Ecocide' of Ukrainian River / Huge Untapped Earth Energy / BirdNote®: Rivers of Birds / The Greening of Antarctica
October 18, 2024 - Climate and the PA Senate Race, Environmental Racism Case Appealed, Journey to a Melting Glacier in Antarctica and more.
Climate and the PA Senate Race / BirdNote®: A Bird in the Hand / Environmental Racism Case Appealed / Eagle! / Europa Clipper On Its Way / Journey to a Melting Glacier in Antarctica
October 11, 2024 - Hurricanes’ Hidden Toll, Loading the Hurricane Dice, Hiking on Wheels, and Conversations with Dogs.
Hurricanes’ Hidden Toll / Loading the Hurricane Dice / Hiking on Wheels / Conversations with Dogs
October 4, 2024 - Disastrous Climate Wake Up, Jill Stein for the Greens, Sudan's Climate and War Misery and more.
Disastrous Climate Wake Up / Birdnote®: Here Come the Merlins / Jill Stein for the Greens / Sudan's Climate and War Misery
September 27, 2024 - Exxon's Alleged Plastics ‘Deception,’ Three Mile Island to Power AI, Risks for Transgender Field Scientists and more.
Exxon's Alleged Plastics 'Deception' / World's Smallest Vertebrate: Note on Emerging Science / AI Gobbles Water and Energy / Three Mile Island to Power AI / BirdNote®: The Crows' Night Roost / Risks for Transgender Field Scientists / Tree Swallow Funnel
September 20, 2024 - Chaos in the Climate System, Oyster Trash to Treasure, The Wit and Wisdom of Peter Dykstra and more.
Ravaging Floods in Africa / Chaos in the Climate System / Oyster Trash to Treasure / The Wit and Wisdom of Peter Dykstra
September 13, 2024 - Brazil On Fire, Debate Sidesteps Climate Crisis, Uprooted By Climate and more
Brazil On Fire / Debate Sidesteps Climate Crisis / Flood Buyout Delays / Uprooted By Climate
September 6, 2024 - Bright Future for Western Solar, Tim Walz’s Climate Record, Poems for a “New Nature” with Ada Limón and more.
Bright Future for Western Solar / Tim Walz's Climate Record / Can the Planet Afford Gas in New Homes? / Poems for a "New Nature" with Ada Limón
August 30, 2024 - Virtual Power Plants, Hydrogen Fueled Future, Ducks: Two Years In the Oil Sands and more.
Virtual Power Plants / Hydrogen Fueled Future / Baby Oysters Listen for Safety / Science Note: Can Plants Hear? / Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
August 23, 2024 - Green Voter Energy, Kamala Harris on Climate and Environment, Young Conservatives, Sunrise Youth
Green Voter Energy / Kamala Harris on Climate and the Environment / Young Conservative Climate Voters / Sunrise Youth Want To Be Courted
August 16, 2024 - Land Back for the Yurok Tribe, Crochet Coral Reef, Wild Girls and more.
How to Make Your Home More Wildfire-Safe / Land Back for the Yurok Tribe / The Crochet Coral Reef / Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation
August 9, 2024 - Methane Tracking From Space, A Mars Testing Ground, 'Orbital': An Earth-Centric Novel Set in Space and more.
Methane Tracking From Space / Night / A Mars Testing Ground / Life on Europa? / Orbital: An Earth-Centric Novel Set in Space
August 2, 2024 - Steve Curwood
Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean / Why Fish Don’t Exist / Farewell to Peter Dykstra / “Earth, Sometimes I Try to Play It Casual” / Ross Gay's Book of (More) Delights
July 26, 2024 - Kamala and Trump on Earth, ‘The Light Eaters’ and more
Kamala on Earth / Trump on Earth / Listener Comments / Water! Falls! / The Light Eaters
July 19, 2024 - The Transformation of J.D. Vance, Climate Voter Power, GOP Rep. Bentz on Climate and more
The Transformation of J. D. Vance / Climate Voter Power / GOP Rep. Bentz on Climate
July 12, 2024 - Hawaiian Kids Win Climate Case, New Tech Finds More Cancer Risk, Environmental Justice Denial, and more.
Hawaiian Kids Win Climate Case / New Tech Finds More Cancer Risk / Environmental Justice Denial / Note on Emerging Science: Why Do Some Lizards and Snakes Have Horns? / From the History Books / Climate Action to Protect the Oceans
July 5, 2024 - SCOTUS Restricts Rule Making, A Vivid New View of Earth, STARBORN: How the Stars Made Us and more.
SCOTUS Restricts Rulemaking / From the History Books / A Vivid New View of Earth / Starborn: How the Stars Made Us
June 28, 2024 - Presidential Debate and the Climate, Stay Safe in Summer Heat, A Black-led Land Trust, and more.
Presidential Debate and the Climate / Stay Safe in Summer Heat / From the History Books / Listening on Earth: African Penguin Calls and Chicks / A Black-led Land Trust
June 21, 2024 - Juneteenth: An Urgent Call for Climate Solutions + Robert Smalls’ Heroic Escape from Slavery
An Urgent Juneteenth Call for Climate Solutions / Finding Climate Hope in the Black Vote / Black Courage Upon the Sea: Robert Smalls' Heroic Escape From Slavery / Robert Smalls' Legacy and Liberating Nature
June 14, 2024 - Beirut’s Deadly Air, Queer Brown Vegan, Roots of Black Hair Care
Beirut's Deadly Air / From the History Books / Queer Brown Vegan / Roots of Black Hair Care
June 7, 2024 - Alaska’s Rusting Rivers, ‘No Place to Hide’ from Climate Change in Pakistan, Mexico’s ‘Presidenta’ and Climate, and more.
Alaska's Rusting Rivers / 'No Place to Hide' In Pakistan / Mexico's 'Presidenta' and Climate / BIRDNOTE®: Resplendent Quetzal / From the History Books
May 31, 2024 - US-Mexico Water Crisis, Hot Battery Tech, Saving the Wild Coast of South Africa, and more
US-Mexico Water Treaty / Hot Battery Tech / BIRDNOTE®: Encounter the Cassowary / First Nations Stop Australian Coal Mine / From the History Books / Saving the Wild Coast of South Africa
May 24, 2024 - Vermont’s “Climate Superfund” Bill, A “Little Sea” With a Big Champion, The Sounds of Soil and more.
Vermont's "Climate Superfund" Bill / The "Little Sea" with a Big Champion / Uncovering the Truth About Beef and Deforestation / From the History Books / The Drowning South / Sounds of Soil
May 17, 2024 - Eco Grief Among Scientists, Phantom Carbon Credits, Animal Self-Medicating, Nature and the Beat, and more.
Eco Grief Among Scientists / Phantom Carbon Credits / From the History Books / Animal Self-Medication / Nature and the Beat
May 10, 2024 - New Power Plant Rules, Protecting India’s Forests, Fighting for Clean Air in California, and UN Plastics Treaty Talks and more.
New Power Plant Rules / Protecting India’s Forest / Fighting Pollution Linked to Online Shopping / From the History Books / Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks / Wake! Up!: Paper Wasp
May 3, 2024 - U.S. Funding Fossil Fuels Abroad, EPA Finally Bans Asbestos, New Era for Nuclear Power? and more.
U.S. Funding Fossil Fuels Abroad / EPA Finally Bans Asbestos / New Era for Nuclear Power / Coal Transition Bank
April 26, 2024 - Uncle Sam Wants YOU for Climate Corps, Pushback Against ‘Chemical Recycling’, Lithium from Deep Underground and more.
Uncle Sam Wants YOU for Climate Corps / Pushback Against 'Chemical Recycling' / Lake Erie Sickly Green / Lithium from Deep Underground / The "Green Flash"
April 19, 2024 - The Way Forward For People And Our Planet: An Earth Day Special
Greening the Economy / A Living Earth Called “Gaia” / Ecological Conversion and Solidarity
April 12, 2024 - Supercharged Hurricane Season, Big Cash for Clean Energy, Poetry in the Time of Climate Troubles and more.
Supercharged Hurricane Season / Big Cash for Clean Energy / From the History Books / The Solar Eclipse Takeaways / Poetry in the Time of Climate Troubles
April 5, 2024 - Ohio Senate Race and Climate, Land Back for the Yurok Tribe, Migrations: A Powerful Novel About a World Losing Life and more.
Ohio Senate Race and Climate / Land Back for the Yurok Tribe / The Little Gods of the Forest / From the History Books / Migrations: A Powerful Novel About A World Losing Life
March 29, 2024 - Charging Up U.S. EV Market, Sewage Sludge Danger, Black Hole Breakthrough and more.
Charging Up U.S. Electric Vehicle Markets / Sewage Sludge Danger / BIRDNOTE®: The Birds of Yoga / From the History Books / Black Hole Breakthrough / Star Sounds
March 22, 2024 - Personal Care Products and IVF Miscarriage, Investment Risks from Climate, Orbital: An Earth-Centric Novel Set in Space, and more.
Personal Care Products and IVF Miscarriage / Investment Risks from Climate / Beyond the Headlines / Orbital: An Earth-Centric Novel Set in Space
March 15, 2024 - Jenni Doering & Aynsley O'Neill
Methane Tracking From Space / Night / A Mars Testing Ground / Life on Europa? / Solar Eclipse Magic
March 8, 2024 - Vital Ocean Current Threatens Collapse, Plastic Bag Bans and Pushback, Ross Gay’s Book of (More) Delights and more.
Vital Ocean Current Threatens Collapse / Plastic Bag Bans and Pushback / Fracking Under Ohio State Parks / Beyond the Headlines / Ross Gay's Book of (More) Delights
March 1, 2024 - States Challenge the Good Neighbor Rule, Gina McCarthy on Particulates, and Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation.
States Challenge EPA "Good Neighbor" Rule / Beyond the Headlines / Gina McCarthy on Particulates / Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation
February 23, 2024 - Black History Special: Flooded Out By Racism, One Step Further: The Story of Katherine Johnson, and Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden.
Flooded Out by Racism / One Step Further: The Story of Katherine Johnson / Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden
February 16, 2024 - Toxins in Plastics and Your Health, Exxon Resists Climate Investors, The Crochet Coral Reef and more
$250 Billion Yearly Economic Costs from Plastics / Exxon Sues Climate Investors / Mann Bites Lapdogs (Beyond The Headlines) / The Crochet Coral Reef / Remembering Bob Edwards and Ross Gelbspan
February 9, 2024 - Green Cooling and Heating for Public Housing, Ice Skating on the Rideau Canal, Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean and more.
Green Cooling and Heating for Public Housing / Beyond the Headlines / Coming Cleaner on Fracking Chemicals / Ice Skating on the Rideau Canal / Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
February 2, 2024 - Biden Pumps Brakes on Gas Exports, Renewable Power Surge in China, Journey to a Melting Glacier in Antarctica and more
Biden Pumps Brakes on Gas Exports / Beyond the Headlines / Renewable Power Surge in China / Journey to a Melting Glacier in Antarctica
January 26, 2024 - Jenni Doering & Aynsley O'Neill
SCOTUS Could Strip Agency Power / Beyond the Headlines / The New Climate Denial / In Defense of Little Foxes / "Phoenix" Trees Rise from the Ashes
January 19, 2024 - Feds Power Up EVs, Climate Deception, and Joe Manchin, 3rd Party Candidate?
Feds Power Up Electric Cars / Beyond the Headlines / Climate Deception / Joe Manchin, 3rd Party Candidate?
January 12, 2024 - Nikki Haley on Climate, Electric Car Growing Pains, Fossil Fuel Deception, Wolverines at Risk and more.
Nikki Haley on Climate / Beyond the Headlines / Electric Car Growing Pains / Wolverines at Risk / Fossil Fuel Deception
January 5, 2024 - Steve Curwood and Jenni Doering
Climate is a Public Health Emergency / Key Court Cases of 2023 / Environmental Figures We Lost in 2023 / Our Fragile Moment
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