2024 Archives
December 20, 2024 - Aine Minogue Celebrates Hope In Celtic Holiday Traditions, Sparky and Rhonda Rucker Celebrate Hope in the Traditions of Slaves, Stories of Hope from Noa Baum
Aine Minogue Celebrates Hope In Celtic Holiday Traditions / Sparky and Rhonda Rucker Celebrate Hope in the Traditions of Slaves / Stories of Hope from Noa Baum
December 13, 2024 - LNG Carbon Bomb, Pope and Postal EVs, Sacred Indian River Polluted and more.
LNG Carbon Bomb / Clean, Green Swedish Steel / Pope and Postal EVs / BirdNote®: Bright Yellow Northern Cardinals / Sacred Indian River Polluted / The Wooden Sword / A Story of Peace
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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