The Planet Today

The Planet Today

por Matt Norden and Nick Gennusa

Noticias Naturaleza

Monday Mini-sode: U.S. Water Rights and this year’s World Energy Outlook!

Matt and Nick talk about how companies like Poland Springs influence water rights in the U.S. (Inside Poland Spring's Fight for Access to Freshwater Nationwide) And the World Energy Outlook 2023 report (World Energy Outlook 2023 – Analysis)! Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Kitcaster with a special offer for friends of our show to become guests on other podcasts.

Hurricane Otis, Peak Fossil Fuel Demand, & more!

Matt and Nick talk about Hurricane Otis and its fallout (Much of Acapulco Still Without Power as Hurricane Otis Death Toll Rises), Mountains in Nepal losing their ice (Nepal's mountains have lost one-third of their ice, UN chief say), Stronger lead protection in US drinking waters (EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including Flint), Energy price hikes in Wyoming (Critics make case against utility’s historic electric rate hike | Wyoming), England’s government not prioritizing species reintroduction (Reintroducing wildlife species 'not a priority'), Life inside Yellowstone’s Old Faithful (Old Faithful Is Boiling, Smelly and the Perfect Home for These Living Things), And demand for fossil fuels set to peak this decade (IEA: 'Unstoppable' energy transition means demand for oil, gas, and coal to peak by 2030)! Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta and use promo code “TPT” for 15% off.

Exxon and Chevron’s latest mergers, ice shelves in Antarctica, & more!

Matt and Nick talk about Exxon’s purchase of Pioneer and Chevron’s purchase of Hess (ExxonMobil agrees to buy shale rival Pioneer in $60 billion deal and Chevron to buy Hess Corp for $53 billion in all-stock deal),West Antarctica’s ice shelf melting (Sea-level rise: West Antarctic ice shelf melt 'unavoidable'),Clean Hydrogen Hubs in the US (Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7 Billion For America’s First Clean Hydrogen Hubs),California’s new shrub rules (California homeowners will face new rules for where they can plant shrubs),The EPA’s ban of trichloroethylene or TCE (Biden’s “Moonshot” To Fight Cancer Just Took A Big Step Forward By Moving To Ban This Chemical)Atlantic Hurricanes are getting more powerful due to climate change (More Atlantic Hurricanes Rapidly Increasing to Cat. 3, Study Finds),And global efforts to end deforestation by 2030 need to ramp up big time (World far off track on pledges to end deforestation by 2030)!Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta and use promo code “TPT” for 15% off.

Guest Interview: Tom Blue Wolf (EarthKeepers)

Matt interviews Tom Blue Wolf, the founder of Earthkeepers - a non-profit that promotes honoring tradition, preserving the earth, and fostering global peace. Earthkeepers and Company’s mission is to empower individuals to take daily environmental action through education on sustainable lifestyle choices and reconnection to the natural world, in order to promote a healthy relationship between humanity and the planet. Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Kitcaster with a special offer for friends of our show to become guests on other podcasts.

The cost of Climate Change, Climate Change’s impact on beer, & more!

Matt and Nick talk about gene editing to fight bird flu (Bird flu: Scientists see gene editing hope for immune chickens),How expensive the climate crisis has become (Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates)A ban on gas-powered cars in Stockholm’s city center (Stockholm to ban petrol, diesel cars from city centre),Cruise ships using shore power in New York (Cruise Ships Commit to Shore Power by 2028 — Promise Community Fund Amid Expansion Plans),A new report from UNICEF about children being displaced by climate change (Climate change: 20,000 children displaced every day by extreme weather, UNICEF report finds).And how climate change is impacting beer (Climate crisis will make Europe’s beer cost more and taste worse, say scientists)!Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta and use promo code “TPT” for 15% off.

The race to net-zero, some good climate news, & more!

Matt and Nick talk about the harmful impact of slowly transitioning to net-zero (Slow route to net zero will worsen global climate crisis, IPCC chief warns),Increased power bills over the summer (Survey: Over 70 percent of Americans paid higher power bill due to summer’s extreme heat),Arizona stopping its water leases to farms owned by Saudi Arabia (Arizona to End Water Leases to Saudi-Owned Alfalfa Farm),The US and Switzerland’s donation to Brazilian deforestation efforts (Switzerland, US donate $8 million to Brazil's fund to fight Amazon deforestation),A fine for space pollution (US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network),Some miners switching to renewable energy (Facing increasing pressure from customers, some miners are switching to renewable energy),And some climate solutions from NPR’s Climate Week (Good news about tackling climate change)!Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta and use promo code “TPT” for 15% off.

Monday Mini-sode: Recycled Lego bricks & more Americans understand climate change!

Matt and Nick talk about Lego abandoning its recycled brick plan (Lego axes plan to make bricks from recycled bottles) And more Americans view climate change as the cause for extreme weather (After summer’s extreme weather, more Americans see climate change as a culprit, poll shows)! Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Kitcaster with a special offer for friends of our show to become guests on other podcasts.

Biden’s Climate Corps, Antarctica’s winter sea ice, the issue with fracking, & more!

Matt and Nick talk about President Biden’s Climate Corps (Biden launches American Climate Corps to train the green workforce), Antarctic winter sea ice has hit a record low (Antarctic winter sea ice hits 'extreme' record low), President Biden’s climate pledge to Pacific Island Nations (Biden tells Pacific islands leaders he'll act on warnings about climate change), The UK delaying many of its climate goals until 2035 (Rishi Sunak: Cars, boilers and net zero - key takeaways from PM's speech), Emmanuel Macron’s 50 point plan to reduce GHG emissions in France (Macron launches ‘ecological plan’ to end France’s use of fossil fuels by 2030), The threat of fracking on American aquifers (Fracking For Oil and Gas Is Devouring American Groundwater), And Maine’s puffin population holding steady in the face of climate change(Maine's puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change)! Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta and use promo code “TPT” for 15% off.

Guest Interview: Rod Matthews (Brevian Energy)

Matt interviews Rod Matthews, the Co-Founder and CEO of Brevian Energy, a renewable energy technology company based in California. Rod is an experienced business technology consultant and Micro Grid Solution Provider with a background in aligning energy and technology initiatives with core business objectives. He is passionate about slowing down the impacts of climate change and believes the deployment of microgrids is a part of the solution. He's currently on a mission to educate business owners in manufacturing, technology, energy, sustainability and real estate developers who are considering how and when to add microgrids, or other renewable energy infrastructure to their projects. Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Kitcaster with a special offer for friends of our show to become guests on other podcasts.

Flooding in Libya, an Earthquake in Morocco, & more.

Matt and Nick talk about the tragic flooding in Libya (Libya floods: 10,000 people are missing and thousands are feared dead), A devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Morocco (Morocco earthquake updates: Rescuers dig for survivors with their hands), President Biden canceling arctic oil drilling leases (Biden cancels Arctic oil drilling leases issued under Trump. Why it matters for the environment — and the 2024 election), A massive lithium discovery in the US (Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found), The Supreme Court’s decision puts US wetlands in danger (New WOTUS rule leaves American wetlands vulnerable), How climate change is impacting olive oil (Olive oil is in trouble as extreme heat and drought pushes the industry into crisis), And NYU is divesting from fossil fuels (New York University will divest from fossil fuels in win for student activists)! Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta and use promo code “TPT” for 15% off.

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