The Planet Today
By Matt Norden and Nick Gennusa
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New episodes every Friday covering the latest in Wildlife Conservation, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Policy, including special guest interviews across the environmental/sustainability space.
Hosted by Matt Norden and produced/co-hosted by Nick Gennusa.
You can find us on TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram @PlanetTodayPod!
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COP29’s host country investing in fossil fuels, fossil fuels being banned in U.S. Federal buildings, & more!
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May 03, 2024 |
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A global plastic pollution treaty, Europe’s accelerated warming trend, & more!
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Guest Interview: Sam Schutte (Snythica Energy)
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Switzerland’s lack of fighting climate change, the EPA’s rules for chemical manufacturers, three rainforest updates, & more!
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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The secondhand clothing industry, climate change putting cheese at risk, & more!
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Fossil fuel subsidies, the first large off-shore wind farm in the U.S., & more!
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Guest Interview: Wendy Baker (Dynapower)
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Climate change impacting maple syrup, the earliest fossilized forest, & more!
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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More Nuclear Power in the U.S., Exxon’s CEO blames consumers for climate change, & more!
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Climate change’s impact on winter sports & protections for the Asian Elephant in Bangladesh!
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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The U.S. East Coast sinking, Medical Marijuana for animals, & more!
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Guest Interview: Matthew Krayton (Publitics)
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Category 6 hurricanes, John Podesta named U.S. Climate Envoy, & more!
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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IVF as a conservation tool, the benefits of sustainable food systems, & more!
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Fines for excess methane, a new Colombian national park, & more!
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Guest Interview: Jeffrey Rissman (Zero-Carbon Industry)
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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2024’s Biodiversity outlook, COP29’s President named & more!
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Best of 2023 - Part 2
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Best of 2023 - Part 1
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Real vs. Fake Christmas trees, protecting California’s kelp forest & more!
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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COP28 Review!
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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The hottest year on record (again), Climate Change impacting the US, & more!
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Climate Change and Human Health, “Adopt an Axolotl”, & more!
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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The State of The Planet Today (2023)
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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COP28 Preview: what you need to know before this year’s UN Climate Conference!
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Large herbivores helping the planet, Leishmaniasis found in the US, & more!
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Monday Mini-sode: U.S. Water Rights and this year’s World Energy Outlook!
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Hurricane Otis, Peak Fossil Fuel Demand, & more!
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Exxon and Chevron’s latest mergers, ice shelves in Antarctica, & more!
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Guest Interview: Tom Blue Wolf (EarthKeepers)
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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The cost of Climate Change, Climate Change’s impact on beer, & more!
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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The race to net-zero, some good climate news, & more!
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Monday Mini-sode: Recycled Lego bricks & more Americans understand climate change!
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Biden’s Climate Corps, Antarctica’s winter sea ice, the issue with fracking, & more!
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Guest Interview: Rod Matthews (Brevian Energy)
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Flooding in Libya, an Earthquake in Morocco, & more.
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Hurricane Idalia, a deforestation update for the Brazilian Amazon, more!
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Fukushima’s wastewater, clean-air zones in London, more!
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Wildfires in Maui, Greece, and Canada; Hurricane Hilary; & more!
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Guest Interview: Corey Tyree (Trillium Renewable Chemicals)
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Rising Ocean Temperatures, A New National Monument in the US, & more!
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Monday Mini-sode: El Niño and African wildlife conservation!
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Catching up on July: the hottest month on record & more!
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Guest Interview: Tucker Perkins (PERC)
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Guest Interview: Sean B. Carroll (Wild Hope)
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Guest Interview: Martha Hunt Handler (Wolf Conservation Center)
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Guest Interview: Doug Tallamy (Nature’s Best Hope)
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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A train derails in the Yellowstone River, the US air pollution satellite, & more!
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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2023 on pace to be one of the hottest years on record, a virgin crocodile birth, & more!
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Guest Interview: Beth McDaniel (Reactive Surfaces)
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Wildfire smoke in the US and Canada, Fungi vs. Climate Change, & more!
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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A settlement for Forever Chemicals, how meat and dairy impact deforestation, & more!
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Monday Mini-sode: Major decrease in electricity costs for Finland and title!
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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A United Nations report on Plastic Pollution, The Supreme Court weakening the Clean Water Act, & more!
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Enforcing Carbon Neutrality claims, an agreement to help the Colorado River, & more!
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May 26, 2023 |
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The EPA taking on power plant pollution, an Amazon deforestation update, & more!
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May 19, 2023 |
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Guest Interview: Carlton Ward, Jr. (National Geographic: Path of the Panther)
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May 15, 2023 |
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New York bans natural gas in new buildings, Shell’s Deer Park fire, & more!
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May 12, 2023 |
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Habitat loss for Asian Elephants, air pollution’s impact on the heart, & more!
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May 05, 2023 |
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Monday Mini-sode: The Big Cat Public Safety Act & Parrots video-chatting!
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May 01, 2023 |
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Protecting Old-Growth Forests, SpaceX’s rocket explodes, & more!
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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The Colorado River’s water allocation, Germany closed its last nuclear plant, & more!
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Guest Interview: Clare SantaColoma
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Two new rulings from the EPA, climate change’s effects on baseball, & more!
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Tornadoes in the US, oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico , & more!
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Monday Mini-sode: A deadly fungus spreading in the US and penguins given cataract surgery for the first time!
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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TPT150! President Biden’s first veto, DDT found off the Los Angeles coast, & more!
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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The EPA cracks down on PFAS, Earth will likely reach a critical climate threshold, & more!
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Guest Interview: Dr. Ruth Backstrom (Igniting A Bold New Democracy)
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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The Willow Project, a vaccine for honeybees, & more!
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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The UN Ocean Biodiversity Treaty, Antarctic Sea ice reaches record-low, & more!
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Monday Mini-sode: REI vs. forever chemicals and wind energy vs. misinformation!
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Amazon deforestation up in February, the early wildlife fallout from Norfolk Southern’s derailment, & more!
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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David Malpass resigns from World Bank, a third earthquake hits Turkey and Syria, & more!
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Guest Interview: James Leitner (Mission Clean Water)
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Ohio’s train derailment and environmental disaster, Turkey and Syria’s earthquake, & more!
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Record profits for Shell and Exxon, Monarch Butterfly population update, & more!
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Monday Mini-sode: Greener Playgrounds & Natural Gas in Texas!
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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The cost effectiveness of renewables, protections for the Tongass, & more!
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Indoor air pollution from gas stoves, agrivoltaics in Colorado, & more!
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Guest Interview: Graham Hill (The Carbonauts)
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Exxon is a supervillain, Helping developing nations transition to clean energy, & more!
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Guest Interview: Samantha Zwicker (Hoja Nueva)
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Good news for the Ozone layer, reducing soot emissions in the US, & more!
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Monday mini-sode: 2023’s top conservation issues & the positive health impacts of green spaces!
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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The 30x30 Plan, better water protections in the US, & more!
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Best of 2022’s Interviews Part 2!
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Best of 2022’s Interviews Part 1!
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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A major fusion breakthrough, solar cars, & more!
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Guest Interview: Graham Stewart (Fibre52)
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Keeping big polluters honest, short domestic flights banned in France, & more!
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Monday minisode: Demolishing dams for salmon runs & US FDA says lab-grown meat is safe!
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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How border walls impact global wildlife, renewable energy capacity soaring in the US, & more!
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Guest Interview: Marshall Conley (SLØ)
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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The Planet Today’s 2022 Recap and 2023 Preview
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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COP27 Recap!
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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COP27 mini-update, record high carbon emissions in 2022, & more!
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Guest Interview: Bahruz Mammadov (Berkm)
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Coal plants contaminating groundwater, life in prison for an ivory dealer, & more!
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Monday minisode: the EU’s gas-powered car ban by 2035 and proper disposal of fallen leaves!
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Brazil’s election, broken methane emissions in the EU, & more!
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Halloween’s Sustainability!
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Alaskan Snow Crabs, a massive Chinese offshore wind farm, & more!
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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The Building Sector: consumption, emissions, and recycling!
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Wildlife populations declining, drought updates for the Mississippi and Colorado Rivers, & more!
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Guest Interview: Anastasios Arima (IperionX)
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Greenwashing at COP27 (already), limiting our food waste with better labeling, & more!
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Big Oil’s climate denial started 63 years ago and cost the world $220 billion!
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Hurricane Ian, Boston’s turf bans for parks, & more!
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Monday Minisode: The Ozone layer is improving and Offshore Wind tax savings!
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Hurricane Fiona, The Kigali Amendment, & more!
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Patagonia vs. Climate Change!
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Sea level rise in New Zealand, Gray Wolves in Oregon, & more!
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Introducing: The Planet Today
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Guest Interview: Hal Harvey (Energy Innovation) and Justin Gillis (New York Times)
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Jackson’s water crisis, the Colorado River’s drought, & more!
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Guest Interview: Leif Cocks (International Tiger Project)
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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TPT100!! China's record-breaking heatwave, Hawaii says goodbye to coal, & more!
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Monday Minisode: Freya the Walrus & 16 Bison born in Banff National Park!
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Flooding in Pakistan, Greenland’s ice loss and sea level rise, & more!
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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California’s Upcoming Megastorm and America’s future “extreme heat belt”
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Fracking’s connection to Leukemia, more emissions reductions potentially on the way, & more!
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Guest Interview: Rob Rastovich (ThingLogix)
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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The rapidly warming Arctic, record coal profits, & more! Featuring CJ Bonifati
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Massive flooding in Kentucky, saving the mangroves in India, & more!
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Storm surge and sea level rise, Nevada’s anti-lawn law, & more!
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Guest Interview: @SustainablyMaija
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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A solar tower producing jet fuel, we’re less mad at Joe Manchin, & more!
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Monday Minisode: Solar Recycling & The IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress!
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Guest Interview: Tara Lordi and Bobby O’Shields (Weedoo Boats)
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Climate Change’s impact on armed conflict and refugees
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Energy Department’s support for clean energy tech, Joe Manchin still sucks, & more!
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Guest Interview: Charles Henry (Council on Library and Information Resources)
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Weedkiller ingredient found in human urine, a whiskey made from invasive crabs & more! Featuring Dan Walsh
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Plastic Policy, Drought in Italy, & more!
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Space Bubbles, Feeding Insects to Cows, & more!
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Monday Minisode: Fish leather & one mischievous beaver!
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Climate Change and Wildfires, Colombia’s new President’s promise to protect the Amazon, & more!
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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SCOTUS rules on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Salt Lake City’s dust problem
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Landfills as Solar Farms, Environmental Groups v. the Biden Administration, & more!
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Guest Interview: Nick Schalitz (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Flooding in Yellowstone National Park, The UK’s ivory trade ban, & more!
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Australia's new PM, a history of climate skepticism, and the Rupert Murdoch Problem!
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Wetlands vs. our changing climate, the USPS potentially increasing its electric truck fleet, & more!
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Monday Minisode: The European Union’s Russian Oil Embargo!
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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An ancient forest in China, a major heatwave in India and Pakistan, & more!
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Monday Minisode: “Carbon Bombs” and Fossil Fuels vs. Public Health!
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May 30, 2022 |
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More wind power in Europe, Amazon’s plastic problem, & more with Dan Walsh!
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May 27, 2022 |
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Guest Interview: James Leitner (Mission Clean Water)
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May 23, 2022 |
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The Lone Star Tick, canceled offshore oil drilling leases, & more!
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May 20, 2022 |
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Section 3 of the IPCC’s 2022 report: Mitigation of Climate Change!
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May 16, 2022 |
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Forever Chemicals in US cropland, beef and deforestation, & more!
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May 13, 2022 |
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Big Oil's role in plastic recycling misinformation
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May 09, 2022 |
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Banks financing Fossil Fuels, No Mow May, & more!
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May 06, 2022 |
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Monday Minisode: Solar Power in the United States!
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May 02, 2022 |
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Thawing permafrost, marine-life on offshore wind turbines, & more!
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Cryptocurrencies and Environmentalism featuring CJ Bonifati!
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Scientists protesting around the world over climate inaction, “Drill Baby Drill” in the U.S., & more!
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Guest Interview: Brian Alderman (IvyCo) and Nate Truitt (The American Forest Foundation)
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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The global renewable push, water as a human right & more!
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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A Spinosaurus update and a prehistoric conversation!
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Legal rights for animals, logging in Tongass National Forest, & more!
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Documentary Review: Kiss the Ground (Netflix)
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Microplastics in human blood, we still hate yachts, & more!
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Business and Climate Change, Widespread Coral Bleaching, Winston the Bongo, & more!
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Guest Interview: Dave Johnson
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Redlining and Air Pollution, Hope for Coral Reefs, & more!
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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The latest IPCC Report: Things are worse than we thought
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Deforestation emissions, ocean pollution vs. human health, and more! Featuring Dan Walsh
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Documentary Review: A Beautiful Planet (Hulu)
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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The Nairobi Plastic Summit, Road Salt + Waterways, a Massive Offshore Wind Deal, & more!
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Toxic lead exposure found in nearly half of U.S. Bald Eagles!
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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The Central Park Climate Lab, environmental justice in skiing, solar panel canopies, & more!
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Guest Interview: Sandy Gibson
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Koalas added to endangered species list, animal road crossings, & more!
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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The European Union called natural gas and nuclear "green investments" - is either one "green"?
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Glacial melt on Mount Everest, methane being spotted from space, gas-free homes in the Netherlands, & more!
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Documentary Review: National Geographic's The Last Ice (Disney+)
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Moose vs. a parasite, a Latin American Marine reserve, & more!
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Heat, emissions, ice, and oceans: The 2021 Climate Recap
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Biodiversity and pandemics, Japan's monkey queen smashing the patriarchy, & more!
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Guest interview: Ryan Godolphin
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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A volcanic eruption in Tonga, the largest fish breeding area in the world, Big Business’ deforestation issue, and more!
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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The International Energy Agency's Renewables 2021 Report
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Climate change and food prices, pine trees in Patagonia, the DiCaprio Tree, & more!
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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A plan to reduce livestock in the Netherlands, New York City's ban on gas in new buildings, & more!
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Boulder's Marshall Fire, a new Californian food waste law, & more!
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Greenhouse gas for vegetarians, mussels in New York City, what TPT has meant to Matt and Nick, & more!
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Solar on a blueberry farm, desertification in Brazil, Guest interview: Sophie Phillips, & more!
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Roundabouts, cutting methane through cow feed, Down to Earth with Zac Efron, & more!
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Quick update: What's next for TPT?
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Youth climate activists, COP26 recap, Guest interview: Keith Hutchings, & more!
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Bird collisions, the first week of COP26, Toyota's climate history, & more! Featuring Giselle Herrera
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Day 1 of COP26, Smoky Mountain Park Rangers, & more!
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Climate change + national security, tuskless elephants, the economics of deforestation, & more!
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Weather related deaths, California banning gas lawn equipment, Guest interview: Kelly Jacobs, & more!
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Bears Ears and Grand Stair-Escalante National Monuments, Climate misinformation, & more! Featuring Dan Walsh
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Wolves in Europe, Earth getting dimmer, Guest Interview: Eddy Badrina, & more!
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Goats and wildfires, My Octopus Teacher, & more!
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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White nose syndrome, the UN's warning about Paris Agreements, & more!
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Taco Bell's recycling, The Netherlands vs. Fossil Fuel, Guest Interview: Kristen Pruett, & more!
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Offshore wind and Green Hydrogen, Climate change + public health, & more!
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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IKEA's renewable energy, the Caldor Fire, After the Spill, & more!
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Wandering Chinese Elephants, e-waste, Tropical Storm Henri, & more!
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Guest Interview: Tyler Smith!
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Flooding risks, the billionaire space race, & more! Featuring CJ Bonifati
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Super polluters, whiskey waste as biofuel, Virunga, & more!
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Guest interview: Ryan Byrnes!
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Climate change's impact on wine, listener Q&A, & more!
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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The Giant Panda, heatwaves impacting salmon and mussels, fracking, & more!
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Planting trees to boost rainfall, a heatwave in Siberia, & more!
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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EcoAnxiety, Before The Flood, & more!
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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The drought in the US, salmon impacting climate change, & more! Featuring Dan Walsh
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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A global environmental crime tracker, Guest interview: Giselle Herrera, & more!
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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ExxonMobil's newest board members, Cryptocurrency's climate impacts, & more! Featuring CJ Bonifati
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Arctic Drilling, Manatees, National Parks, & more!
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Introducing: The Planet Today
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Mar 21, 2021 |