politics and environment

Nuclear Winter & Ozone Hole Recovery with Atmospheric Scientist Dr. Brian Toon-PW095

November 4, 2018 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/BrianToon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:00 — 49.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreNuclear Winter, first described by Drs. Brian Toon, Rich Turco, Tom Ackerman, James Pollack, and Carl Sagan (“TTAPS”) equates the plume of smoke from a comet impact that covered Earth causing • Read More »

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2018 -PW092

October 14, 2018 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/IPCC2018.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:00 — 49.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreThe UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2018 predicts far more dire and rapidly escalating consequences of Climate Change than any IPCC analysis thus far, and calls for a • Read More »

Agricultural Policy and Our Health: Crafting National Standards for Organic Farming-PW088

September 16, 2018 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/MarkLipson.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:00 — 49.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreOrganic farming policy pioneer Mark Lipson talks about crafting the national standard for organic farming, and how our federal agricultural policies impact our health and the health of our environment. • Read More »

What to do About the Human Predicament? A Conversation with Friends-PW081

July 29, 2018 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/ConversationWithFriends.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:00 — 49.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreFriends visit Planet Watch’s Joe Jordan for a free-ranging conversation on what an “everyday person” can do about the consequences of anthropogenic climate change, including our attitudes and actions when • Read More »

Saving American Democracy and the Planet -PW069

May 6, 2018 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/DavidOrrSavingAmericanDemocracy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 50:45 — 116.2MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreA conversation with David Orr, writer and professor emeritus of environmental studies and political science from Oberlin College about the future of American democracy. What do we do to repair • Read More »

Protecting America’s Coastline-PW057

February 11, 2018 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/ProtectingOurCoastsCharlesLesterCoastalCommission.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:49 — 98.6MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreIn this podcast we present an interview with former Director of the California Coastal Commission, Charles Lester. Lester presided over the most powerful regulatory body in the nation when it • Read More »

Saving American Democracy and the Planet-PW056

February 4, 2018 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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Citizens Climate Lobby & Live from Washington DC Climate March – PW016

April 30, 2017 | By planetwatch | 1 comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/CitizensClimateLobby015.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:13 — 73.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreLocal citizen Alex Yasbek discusses the work of Citizens Climate Lobby, a non-profit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change. Yasbeck explains the basics of the • Read More »

City Climate Action Coordinator: Tiffany Wise-West of Santa Cruz, California – PW012

April 2, 2017 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/TiffanyWise-WestClimateCoordinatorCitySantaCruz.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:42 — 49.2MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreClimate Action Coordinator for the city of Santa Cruz, California – Dr. Tiffany Wise-West discusses the city’s Climate Action Plan and the process of preparing for sea level rise. She • Read More »

California Assemblymember Fred Keeley, Environmental Champion – PW010

March 19, 2017 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/FredKeelyCAenviropolicy012.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:41 — 73.7MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreA visit with former California Assemblymember and environmental champion, Fred Keeley. Fred has been an advocate for the oceans and land for as long as he’s been in politics. He • Read More »