August 6, 2020
How screwed are we? When it comes to climate change, that’s the question on a lot of people’s minds. Alex and Ayana ask experts and regular folks about what worries them most and what we can do to avoid that future.
September 30, 2021
Presenting: Windfall
How to Save a Planet
Offshore wind’s potential in the United States — both as a renewable resource and as a job creation tool — is enormous. But the sector’s current reality is tiny. There are just seven wind turbines operating off the coast of the US. The few attempts to build large scale wind farms on par with those in Europe have run into long delays. And yet, now, after decades of political gridlock, the U.S. is p...
September 23, 2021
We Can’t Solve the Climate Crisis Without Gender Equality. We’ll Prove It To You.
Take a look at many of the spaces where climate related decisions are being made - from government, to business, to media - and you'll notice someone missing. Women. Despite being roughly half the people on the planet, women are often excluded from critical climate decision making spaces. This isn't just bad for women - it's bad for everyone. This week, we take a deep dive into the data to show how...
September 16, 2021
How We Got our Grid and How We Get a Better One
Wind and solar are now some of the cheapest ways to make electricity. So, what’s standing in the way of using more of these renewable energies? One of the biggest barriers is something all around us that we rarely notice – our electricity grid. Not just the wires and technology that make up the grid, but also the people and institutions that run it. In this episode we talk with anthropologist Gretc...
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