Flooding risks, the billionaire space race, & more! Featuring CJ Bonifati
Episode notes
In perhaps their most unhinged episode yet, Matt and Nick are joined by recurring guest co-host CJ Bonifati to talk about the Billionaire space race and its impact on the environment.
Their Quick Hits of the Week include flooding risks (https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58087479),
President Biden’s automobile goals (https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/566446-biden-to-strengthen-vehicle-mileage-standards-set-50-percent-ev),
an update about the Dixie Fire (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/08/us/dixie-fire.html?referringSource=articleShare),
the Kenyan wildlife census (https://news.yahoo.com/no-animal-left-behind-kenya-055445857.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall),
and the IPCC’s latest climate report (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/09/humans-have-caused-unprecedented-and-irreversible-change-to-climate-scientists-warn?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other).
Source material for the feature story can be found here:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/19/billionaires-space-tourism-environment-emissions, https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-branson-spacex-blue-origin-virgin-2021-5, & https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1424801149626961942?s=21