The Planet Today

The Planet Today

por Matt Norden and Nick Gennusa
NoticiasNaturaleza

Redlining and Air Pollution, Hope for Coral Reefs, & more!

Matt and Nick talk about a Coyote killing contest in Pennsylvania (34 Coyotes Killed For Cash & "Prizes" During Annual Killing Contest In Pennsylvania; Sign Lady Freethinker's Petition To End Appalling Event - World Animal News), The United States’ leader in nitrous oxide emissions (A Florida Chemical Plant Has Fallen Behind in Its Pledge to Cut Emissions of a Potent Greenhouse Gas - Inside Climate News), How environmental justice and racial justice go hand-in-hand (How Redlining Contributed to Air Pollution Across America - The New York Times (nytimes.com)), And how coral species are adapting to warmer oceans, providing hope for the future of reefs (Climate-resilient coral species offer hope for the world’s reefs (nationalgeographic.com))!
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18 mar 2022
28:06

The latest IPCC Report: Things are worse than we thought

Matt and Giselle talk about the second part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities. Part two of the report outlines adaptation strategies and climate resilience. Source material for today’s show: Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability | Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (ipcc.ch) IPCC report calls out misinformation as barrier to tackling climate crisis in the US | The Independent Climate change: Five things we've learned from the IPCC report - BBC News Climate Change Report: Cost-Benefit Analyses Are Pointless - Rolling Stone Science Alliance Update - IPCC Report - Protect Our Winters
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14 mar 2022
29:04

Deforestation emissions, ocean pollution vs. human health, and more! Featuring Dan Walsh

Matt is joined by Dan Walsh to talk about Brazil’s mangrove forest along its coast storing more carbon than the Amazon (A more potent CO2 sink than the Amazon, Brazil’s mangroves remain overlooked (mongabay.com)), Basking sharks to be protected in Ireland (Basking sharks to be granted 'protected wild animals' status (thejournal.ie)). Ocean pollution’s impact on human health (New Study Finds Ocean Pollution a Threat to Human Health (nih.gov)), Carbon emissions related to deforestation doubling over the last two decades - and are further accelerating (Deforestation emissions far higher than previously thought, study finds | Deforestation | The Guardian), New regulations for tailpipes from the EPA (E.P.A. Plans Tighter Tailpipe Rules for Trucks, Vans and Buses - The New York Times (nytimes.com)), And a national park road within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area closing occasionally to help animals breed easier (DE national park will close PA road so amphibians can breed | Miami Herald)!
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11 mar 2022
27:53

Documentary Review: A Beautiful Planet (Hulu)

Matt and Nick review the 2016 documentary A Beautiful Planet on Hulu. The documentary’s description says “A Beautiful Planet is a breathtaking portrait of Earth from space. Made in cooperation with NASA, the film features stunning footage of our magnificent blue planet -- and the effects humanity has had on it over time..” Matt and Nick read a summary of the documentary before discussing.
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7 mar 2022
28:51

The Nairobi Plastic Summit, Road Salt + Waterways, a Massive Offshore Wind Deal, & more!

Matt and Nick talk about saving money by cutting fossil fuels (Government climate advisers say cut fossil fuels to lower energy bills - BBC News), The Nairobi Plastic Summit (Plastic summit could be most important green deal since Paris accords, says UN | Environment | The Guardian) A massive offshore wind deal off the coast of New York and New Jersey (Offshore wind lease sale nets record $4.4B | TheHill), How road salt impacts waterways (Road salt triggering 'massive' harm to US lakes, contaminating drinking water, studies warn (yahoo.com)), And how Putin invading Ukraine impacts the future of energy policy and reliance on Russian oil (What Putin’s War Means For Energy Policy, Powering Community Solar Projects, And A Chat About Supply Chain Transparency (forbes.com)).
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4 mar 2022
29:26

Toxic lead exposure found in nearly half of U.S. Bald Eagles!

Matt and Nick discuss the latest news of lead exposure for Bald Eagles in the United States. The guys cover the history of Bald Eagles in the U.S., a previous conservation challenge turned conservation success story for the bird, what lead exposure can do to eagles, and how lead exposure impacts humans by briefly talking about the Flint Water Crisis! Sources for today’s episode: Nearly Half of Bald Eagles in the U.S. Suffer From Toxic Lead Exposure, Study Finds - EcoWatch How Did the Bald Eagle Become America’s National Bird? - HISTORY Delaware River Basin Commission|Living Resources: Bald Eagles (nj.gov) Lead (nih.gov)
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28 feb 2022
24:09

The Central Park Climate Lab, environmental justice in skiing, solar panel canopies, & more!

Matt and Nick talk about The Central Park Conservancy, the Yale School of the Environment, and New York City’s Natural Areas Conservancy teaming up to open the Central Park Climate Lab (Central Park Is Opening a Lab to Study Climate Change - Bloomberg), Solar panel canopies over canals in the U.S. (First-in-the-nation project will cover canals with solar panel canopies | TheHill), An update on the clean energy push in Illinois by 2045 (Illinois to shut all fossil fuel plants by 2045 and invest $580M a year in renewables (electrek.co)), How climate change will impact skiing by making it less diverse (Rising costs of climate change threaten to make skiing a less diverse, even more exclusive sport (theconversation.com)), And students from several universities pressuring their schools to divest from fossil fuels (Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT and Vanderbilt students take legal action to try to force fossil fuel divestment - The Washington Post)!
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25 feb 2022
27:23

Guest Interview: Sandy Gibson

Matt interviews Sandy Gibson, the founder of Better Place Forests to talk about BPF and the idea of a conservation memorial forest, leaving a legacy of environmentalism, and sustainable business. Check out www.betterplaceforests.com for more!
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21 feb 2022
37:31

Koalas added to endangered species list, animal road crossings, & more!

Matt and Nick discuss Gray wolves being protected in most of the U.S. again, aside from the northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming (Gray wolf federal protections removed by Trump restored across much of US | Endangered species | The Guardian), Some unfortunate news about Koalas conservation status coming out of Australia (Koalas are now officially endangered in Australia (zmescience.com)), A 14 year-legal battle over a golf resort resulting in restoration of the natural area on La Isla de Valdecañas in Spain (Spanish court orders demolition of entire golf resort built in protected area | CNN Travel), A new study revealing that human exposure to toxic pesticides is worse than many of us realized (One in three Americans have high levels of toxic weed-killing chemical in their bodies, new study finds | The Independent), And allocation of U.S. infrastructure funds could reduce animal-vehicle collisions by 97% (For the first time, the U.S. allocates big money for Animal Road Crossings : NPR)! You can check out a quick video about how these animal road crossings work here: Animal Road Crossings | TikTok
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18 feb 2022
22:56

The European Union called natural gas and nuclear "green investments" - is either one "green"?

Matt and Nick discuss the European Union’s decision to call Nuclear Energy and Natural Gas “green.” Is natural gas clean energy? Is natural gas even cleaner than coal? Should nuclear energy truly be considered “sustainable”? The guys talk about natural gas and then break down both sides of the nuclear debate. Source material for today’s episode if you want to read more: EU taxonomy: Commission presents Complementary Climate Delegated Act to accelerate decarbonisation | European Commission (europa.eu) Europe Labels Nuclear and Natural Gas As Sustainable Investments - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Climate change: EU moves to label nuclear and gas as sustainable despite internal row - BBC News Natural gas and the environment - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Nuclear power and the environment - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) What is nuclear energy and how is nuclear power produced? | EDF (edfenergy.com) Nuclear energy and climate change - World Nuclear Association (world-nuclear.org)
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14 feb 2022
22:40
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