Environmentality. with Dr. Brendon Anthony

Two stories this week:

Three pipelines were shut down or abandoned this week. The Dakota Access Pipeline and Keystone XL Pipeline have been shut down or stalled due to insufficient environmental impact reports. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline shut down due to political pressure and rising costs.

Wild bison are projected to be re-introduced to the UK in the Spring of 2022. As a keystone species, the bison is anticipated to help engineer the ecosystem to increase biodiversity.

Sources:
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-keystone-pipeline

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/us/dakota-access-pipeline.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/atlantic-coast-pipeline-canceled/2020/07/05/da1c0f40-bef5-11ea-b178-bb7b05b94af1_story.html

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/10/wild-bison-to-return-to-uk-kent?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=0dde152fa9-briefing-dy-20200710&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-0dde152fa9-44498949 

Why its real, happening and how we can play a part. A lecture from Brendon Anthony. 

In this episode Brendon kicks off the brief lecture series by discussing the difference between climate change and global warming, while providing six pieces of evidence for climate change today: global temperatures rising, melting ice sheets and glaciers, ocean warming, ocean acidification, sea level rise and extreme weather events.

Additionally, Brendon provides seven potential mitigation/solution strategies: leveraging the economy, energy and transportation sectors, along with eating locally, eating less meat, supporting sustainable agriculture and having one fewer child.

Sources discussed in the podcast:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/12/want-to-fight-climate-change-have-fewer-children

https://www.pnas.org/content/111/33/11996.short

https://cuesa.org/learn/how-far-does-your-food-travel-get-your-plate

https://awellfedworld.org/feed-ratios/

Three Stories:
Dole begins plan to become plastic free and carbon neutral
Record high temperatures occur in the Arctic Circle
Longest bird migration tracked and completed 

The introduction, goals and reasons for starting the podcast. An introductory episode from Brendon Anthony. 

Welcome to Environmentality. A podcast for environmental news, brief lectures and interviews with the experts! 

In this introductory episode, Brendon walks us through his love for the environment, how it began and why he wanted to start this podcast: to bring environmental education from the classroom to the masses, in order to foster a better appreciation and stewardship for our beautiful planet. 

Brendon then lays out the perceived format of the show, in three different styles of episodes:

1. Environmental News (5 min) - current and relevant environmental news surrounding your daily life, issues to be aware of, politics and stories of success and encouragement from around the world.
2. Brief Lectures (15 - 30 min) - popular topics in environmental science will be discussed in an Intro to Environmental Science 101 styled-format. Top and relevant issues boiled down to what the problem is, why its relevant and how your daily actions impact it, whether positively or negatively.
3. Interviews with the Experts (30 - 60 min) - guests who are working on and researching in environmental science fields and endeavors will be brought on to discuss their work, the problem they are trying to mitigate, the successes/obstacles they are seeing and how you can help in your day-to-day.