By Stevi
The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.
Electric vehicles have for years been the hallmark of green technology. However, they have had their "clean" label questioned for just as long as critics point to the many issues beneath the surface of electric vehicles. In this episode, we discuss what electric vehicles are, where this criticism comes from, and if electric vehicles are the best solution to transportation emissions.
Sources
Union of Concerned Scientists:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
https://www.epa.gov/transportation-air-pollution-and-climate-change/what-you-can-do-reduce-pollution-vehicles-and-engines
You Matter:
https://youmatter.world/en/hydrogen-electric-cars-sustainability-28156/
USA Today:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/17/fact-check-electric-cars-emit-less-better-environment/3671468001/
National Geographic:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/electric-vehicles-take-off-recycling-ev-batteries
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD):
https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/ditccom2019d5_en.pdf
Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.
Song Profile https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4122-news-theme/
Author’s Profile https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/artists/profile/9-kevin-macleod/
License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcod
It is finally time for THE Arctic episode. Not only is the Arctic warming at a faster rate than the rest of the world; Arctic warmth also has massive impacts on worsening global warming and poses massive threats to ecosystems and communities around the world. In this episode, we discuss the impacts of global warming on the Arctic and how some of those impacts affect ecosystems and communities around the world.
We were named a Top Global Warming Podcast by Pretty Progressive! Check it out!
https://prettyprogressive.com/20-best-podcasts-about-global-warming-of-2021/
Sources:
World Wildlife Fund/World Wide Fund for Nature:
https://c402277.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/publications/396/files/original/Effects_of_Climate_Change_on_Arctic_Ecosystems_fact_sheet.pdf?1345753524
Yale Environment 360
https://e360.yale.edu/features/as_arctic_ocean_ice_disappears_global_climate_impacts_intensify_wadhams
The Arctic Institute
https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/permafrost-thaw-warming-world-arctic-institute-permafrost-series-fall-winter-2020/
National Snow and Ice Data Center:
https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/arctic-meteorology/climate_change.html#:~:text=Over%20the%20past%2030%20years,climate%20change%20in%20the%20Arctic
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-sea-level
Inside Climate News:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25022021/climate-change-ocean-currents-atlantic/
Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.
Song Profile https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4122-news-theme/
Author’s Profile https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/artists/profile/9-kevin-macleod/
License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcod
While wildfires are often described as freak accidents or simply too many fallen trees on the ground, global warming is playing a massive role in the recent, brutal wildfire seasons. In this episode, we discuss how a wildfire forms, what's causing them to become worse, and the effect worsened wildfire seasons will have on our communities.
Sources
(For Washington Post and National Geographic sources, click the words to be brought to the source page)
Washington Post
- Forest Management
- Climate Change
National Geographic
- Benefits of Wildfire
- How they Start
- How Climate Change Is Making Wildfires Worse
UN Environment Programme https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/effect-wildfires-sustainable-development#:~:text=Wildfires%20release%20harmful%20pollutants%20including,those%20who%20suffer%20direct%20impacts.
World Resources Institute https://www.wri.org/blog/2020/us-fires-climate-emissions#:~:text=The%20western%20U.S.%20wildfire%20season,melting%20earlier%20in%20the%20season.&text=Burned%20area%20has%20increased%20across,and%202020%20is%20particularly%20bad.
Union of Concerned Scientists https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/infographic-wildfires-and-climate-change
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/12/ecosystems-could-once-bounce-back-wildfires-now-they-re-being-wiped-out-good
AZCentral: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2018/12/12/climate-change-environment-less-snow-earlier-snowmelt-leads-more-wildfires-global-warming/2282994002/
Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.
Song Profile https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4122-news-theme/
Author’s Profile https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/artists/profile/9-kevin-macleod/
License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcod
Even though I always tell you that global warming is more than an increase in the temperatures we see on the news everyday; we cannot forget that global warming does cause an increase in our daily temperatures. In this episode, I discuss how climate change is making instances of extreme heat and droughts more frequent and more intense.
Sources:
Heat Safety Sheet from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) + National Weather Service
https://www.weather.gov/grb/heat
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/drought-everything-you-need-know
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44466214
Yale Climate Connections
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/06/heat-waves-and-climate-change-is-there-a-connection/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/news/drought-monitoring-economic-environmental-and-social-impacts#:~:text=Examples%20of%20drought%20impacts%20on,substantial%20increase%20in%20wildfire%20risk.
World Atlas
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-the-effects-of-a-drought-on-the-environment.html
Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/21688-drought-health-effects.html
Union of Concerned Scientists
https://ucsusa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e4e9082a1ec343c794d27f3e12dd006d
Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.
Song Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4122-news-theme/
Author’s Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/artists/profile/9-kevin-macleod/
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcod
After years of worsening hurricanes seasons, seemingly never ending rain, and flooding in areas that have never flooded before, have you stopped to wonder why it's all getting so much worse? In this episode, I talk about extreme precipitation, floods, and hurricanes, how they have gotten worse because of global warming, and the consequences of these worsened events.
Sources:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2881/earths-freshwater-future-extremes-of-flood-and-drought/
Union Of Concerned Scientists:
National Resources Defense Council: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/flooding-and-climate-change-everything-you-need-know
Yale Climate Connections: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/07/how-climate-change-is-making-hurricanes-more-dangerous/
Ducksters: https://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/hurricanes.php
National Hurricane Center (NHC): https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/surge/
The Weather Channel: https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-09-21-atlantic-hurricane-season-2020-records
Center For Climate and Energy Solutions: https://www.c2es.org/content/hurricanes-and-climate-change/
Insurance Information Institute: https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-hurricanes#%3Cstrong%3E2020%20Hurricane%20Season%3C/strong%3E
Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.
Link to Song Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4122-news-theme/
Link to Author’s Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/artists/profile/9-kevin-macleod/
Link to license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcod
This episode focuses on biomass, geothermal, and tidal energy. I explain what each of these energy sources are, how they work, and the advantages and disadvantages to using them.
Biomass
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/biomass/
National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/biomass-energy/
Sierra Club
https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/landfill-gas-qa.pdf
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/lfg.pdf
Energy Sage
Enviromental Impacts https://www.energysage.com/about-clean-energy/biomass/environmental-impacts-biomass/
Pros and Cons https://www.energysage.com/about-clean-energy/biomass/pros-and-cons-biomass/
Geothermal
Green Mountain Energy
https://www.greenmountainenergy.com/why-renewable-energy/renewable-energy-101/geothermal/
National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/geothermal-energy/
Energy Sage
https://www.energysage.com/about-clean-energy/geothermal/pros-cons-geothermal-energy/
Cable Broadcast Serice (CBS)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/geothermal-energy-is-slowly-gaining-steam-in-homes/
Stanford News
https://news.stanford.edu/2019/05/23/lessons-south-korea-solving-geothermals-earthquake-problem/
Tidal
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/07/27/tidal-energy-all-renewables-are-not-created-equal/#7cf1f40a4f4e
NS Energy
https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/features/newsmajor-tidal-power-pros-and-cons-5766117/
National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/tidal-energy/#:~:text=Tidal%20energy%20is%20a%20renewable,technologies%20include%20turbines%20and%20paddles.&text=Tidal%20energy%20is%20produced%20by,a%20renewable%20source%20of%20energy.
Conclusion
Renewables Now
https://renewablesnow.com/news/costa-rica-produces-9884-of-its-power-from-renewables-in-2019-670622/
Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.
Link to Song Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4122-news-theme/
Link to Author’s Profile:
In this episode, I discuss three of the most popular sources of renewable energy: solar, wind, and hydroelectric energy including what they are, how they produce electricity, and some pros and cons to each one.
Sources:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
https://www.nrel.gov/research/re-solar.html
Solar feeds
https://solarfeeds.com/csp-and-pv-differences-comparison/
ZME Science
https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/renewable-energy-ecology/solar-panels-pros-and-cons-056654/
Energy Sage
https://www.energysage.com/solar/why-go-solar/create-jobs/
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
https://www.awea.org/wind-101/basics-of-wind-energy
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/advantages-and-challenges-wind-energy
National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/hydroelectric-energy/
Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00616-w
Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.
Link to Song Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4122-news-theme/
Link to Author’s Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/artists/profile/9-kevin-macleod/
Link to license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcod
Are fossil fuels actually beneficial for our economies? Is renewable energy really more expensive? Are there more jobs in the fossil fuel sector? In this episode, I argue against three myths about the economics behind fossil fuels.
Sources:
New Scientist: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2219927-us-green-economy-has-10-times-more-jobs-than-the-fossil-fuel-industry/
Forbes:
Environment and Energy Study Institute (EESI): https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-fossil-fuel-subsidies-a-closer-look-at-tax-breaks-and-societal-costs#:~:text=For%20fiscal%20year%202019%2C%20Congress,use%20of%20coal%2Dfired%20power.
Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.
Link to Song Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4122-news-theme/
Link to Author’s Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/artists/profile/9-kevin-macleod/
Link to license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcod
Compared to other fossil fuels, natural gas is not so bad, right? WRONG. Natural gas, like all fossil fuels, are terrible for the environment. In this episode, I discuss what natural gas is, where it comes from, and why it is bad for the environment.
Sources:
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/fossil-fuels-dirty-facts
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases
Student Energy
· Natural Gas: https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/natural-gas
· Unconventional Gas:https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/unconventional-gas
· Conventional Gas: https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/conventional-gas
· Fracking: https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/hydraulic-fracturing
· Shale Oil:https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/shale-gas
· Gas Hydrates: https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/hydrates
· Coalbed Methane: https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/coal-bed-methane
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/natural-gas/
Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)
https://www.eesi.org/topics/fossil-fuels/description
University of Calgary
https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Tight_gas#:~:text=Hydraulic%20fracturing%20is%20one%20main,of%20high%20pressure%20fracking%20fluids.&text=In%20most%20tight%20gas%20formations,collect%20and%20make%20extraction%20difficult.
Union of Concerned Scientists:
https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/environmental-impacts-natural-gas
New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/climate/methane-leaks.html
Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.
Link to Song Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4122-news-theme/
Link to Author’s Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/artists/profile/9-kevin-macleod/
Link to license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcod
Wars have been fought for it, people have made their careers finding it, and the world runs on it. Oil is one of the most sought after resources in the world, but is it good for the planet? In this episode, I talk about what oil is and why it is bad for the environment.
Fun Story: I had to many sources so my character count ran out. All of the names of the sources are hyperlinks so you should be able to click on them to get to the source's website.
Sources:
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)
Student Energy:
Conventional Oil
Conventional Natural Gas & Oil
Unconventional Oil
Hydraulic Fracturing
Oil Sands
Oil Shale
Mayo Clinic
American Cancer Society
Energy Education:
Oil Sands Tailings Ponds
Water Impacts
Climate Impacts
Air Pollution
Reclamation
American Lung Association
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Oil Spills
Groundwater
ThoughtCo.
Google Doc of the sources in case the hyperlinks fail me: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AI5670MrPx7bnpg-0QA5t0TzlrpNlYN8gN7e1fQNAEM/edit?usp=sharing
Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.
Link to Song Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4122-news-theme/
Link to Author’s Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/artists/profile/9-kevin-macleod/
Link to license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcod
The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.