The Planet Today

The Planet Today

di Matt Norden and Nick Gennusa

TPT100!! China's record-breaking heatwave, Hawaii says goodbye to coal, & more!

Matt and Nick talk about a South African court upholding a ban on Shell’s oil and gas exploration (South African court bans offshore oil and gas exploration by Shell | Marine life | The Guardian), The author of “Limits to Growth” discussing the impact on society and our climate caused by the world’s richest 10% (Report says rich must pay bill to avert social collapse | AP News), Going off the grid in Californian housing developments with less than 2,000 units (A Solar Firm Plans to Build Off-Grid Neighborhoods in California - The New York Times (nytimes.com)), China’s intense summer heatwave and its impact on global food availability (Extreme China heatwave could lead to global chaos and food shortages - NZ Herald), And Hawaii’s last coal-fired power plant has officially closed (Hawaii closes last coal-fired power plant as ban begins - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com))!

Monday Minisode: Freya the Walrus & 16 Bison born in Banff National Park!

Matt and Nick talk about Freya the Walrus unfortunately being euthanized in Norway (A famous walrus is killed, and Norwegians are divided | The Seattle Times) And Banff National Park’s bison herd is growing (Sixteen bison calves born to Banff herd this year - RMOToday.com)!

Flooding in Pakistan, Greenland’s ice loss and sea level rise, & more!

Matt and Nick talk about the massive floods in Pakistan (Pakistan floods: One third of country is under water - minister - BBC News), California’s gas-powered car ban (California to ban gas-powered car sales by 2035 – pv magazine USA (pv-magazine-usa.com)), The Department of the Interior’s grant to plug up natural gas wells (Interior grants $560 million across 24 states to plug more than 10,000 orphaned wells | The Hill), Arctic sea ice melting will cause roughly one foot of sea level rise (Greenland ice loss will raise sea levels by nearly one foot: study (cnbc.com)), And a great first half of the year for renewable energy (Renewables provided 25% of US electrical generation in 1H 2022 (electrek.co))!

California’s Upcoming Megastorm and America’s future “extreme heat belt”

Matt and Nick talk about the future of the United States’ climate. First they cover a megastorm that is becoming increasingly more likely in California as the climate continues to warm. Next, they discuss the extreme heat that will face roughly 25% of the US by 2053. Sources for today’s episode. The Coming California Megastorm - The New York Times (nytimes.com) 100 million Americans will be in ‘extreme heat belt’ region by 2053 | The Independent

Fracking’s connection to Leukemia, more emissions reductions potentially on the way, & more!

Matt and Nick talk about the effects of fracking on children living nearby (Children Living Close to Fracking Sites Have Two to Three Times Higher Risk of Leukemia - DeSmog), Water reuse projects to combat drought in the US (Biden administration announces $310M in funding for water reuse projects amid widespread drought | The Hill), Some good news for Scotland’s butterfly population (Scotland’s butterflies flourishing in hotter summers | Butterflies | The Guardian), And Administrative Action potentially on the way to further the Inflation Reduction Act’s emissions reductions (Biden Prepares Actions to Cut Emissions After Signing Climate Bill - The New York Times (nytimes.com))!

Guest Interview: Rob Rastovich (ThingLogix)

Matt interviews Rob Rastovich, CTO of ThingLogix. ThingLogix recently launched their newest product, Thermic.ai, which is a wireless temperature and humidity monitoring system that collects data 24/7 and sends alerts when it detects equipment failure. It prevents food spoilage while putting money back in your pocket. Rob also has his own cattle ranch, called Barley Beef, in Central Oregon. The cows roam free-range, eat barley from nearby breweries, and drink from mountain streams. Matt and Rob talk about food waste, the new Thermic.ai product from ThingLogix, the Internet of Things, and cattle farming/ranching’s carbon footprint.

The rapidly warming Arctic, record coal profits, & more! Featuring CJ Bonifati

Matt and CJ discuss 2022’s record profits for coal producers (Coal Giants Are Making Mega Profits as Climate Crisis Grips the World - Bloomberg), Warming in the Arctic is worse than previous models predicted (Arctic Warming 4 Times as Fast as the Rest of the Planet, New Analyses Find - The New York Times (nytimes.com)), World leaders will meet at the UN in New York later for more talks to save the world's oceans from overexploitation (Leaders make fifth attempt to pass UN Oceans Treaty) Climate protests in Southern France at golf courses (Climate activists fill golf holes with cement after water ban exemption - BBC News), And how electric vehicles are more energy efficient than traditional cars (Electric Vehicles Are Way, Way More Energy-Efficient Than Internal Combustion Vehicles (motortrend.com))!

Massive flooding in Kentucky, saving the mangroves in India, & more!

Matt and Nick talk about a woman-led mission to save India’s mangroves (How nine women are helping save India’s mangroves – with foraging and eco-tours | Global development | The Guardian), Sea animals helping algae reproduce (Like Bees of the Seas, These Crustaceans Pollinate Seaweed - The New York Times (nytimes.com)), Kentucky’s flooding amid a changing climate (White House warns of ‘intensifying impacts of climate change’ as Biden tours flood-hit Kentucky – as it happened (theguardian.com)), The Navajo Nation’s Baca/Prewitt community combatting a lack of running water (Two million people lack running water in the US. This Navajo Nation team is turning on the taps on tribal land | The Independent), And the birds predicted to be the first to go extinct as global biodiversity decreases (The Most Fascinating Birds Will Be the First to Go Extinct - The New York Times (nytimes.com))!

Storm surge and sea level rise, Nevada’s anti-lawn law, & more!

Matt and Nick talk about climate change increasing flood risk for three major US cities (How climate change will increase storm surge flooding in NYC, Miami and D.C. : NPR), Climate change causing Las Vegas to get rid of lawns under Nevada law (Due to climate change, Nevada says goodbye to grass - CBS News), Could Germany cancel its plans to abandon nuclear power? (Germany’s conservative leaders push for nuclear power to stay on as the country breaks from Russian fuels. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)), And a climate bill passing in Australia (After more than a decade of darkness in Australia’s parliament, today was a good day for the climate | Katharine Murphy | The Guardian)!

Guest Interview: @SustainablyMaija

Matt interviews Maija, who runs the TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook accounts @SustainablyMaija! Maija runs social media pages dedicated to sustainable living and picking up litter. She provides links to several different petitions on her Linktree page, including some dedicated to wildlife conservation, holding big oil accountable, and environmental policy advocacy. She has even started a petition of her own to cancel styrofoam all while advocating for our planet’s health on social media. Maija has partnered with several sustainable products, including compostable sponges and plastic free detergents.

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