The Planet Today

Matt and Nick talk about how Bison and other large herbivores improve their ecosystems (Why grazing bison could be good for the planet),

The earthquake in Nepal (Nepal earthquake kills at least 128, toll could rise, officials say),

School closures due to pollution in India (Delhi primary schools to close amidst high pollution levels),

Potomac river clean up near Washington, D.C. (Alexandria settles lawsuit for coal tar clean up, Potomac river restoration),

Ørsted canceling wind projects off NJ (Ørsted cancels two US offshore windfarm projects at £3.3bn cost),

A new disease found in the US as a result of sand flies (Climate change has brought the 'tropical disease' leishmaniasis to U.S.),

And “loss and damage” discussions before COP28 begins in 20 days(Impasse broken on climate fund before COP28 but tough road ahead)!

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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)!

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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)!

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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.

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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)!

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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)!

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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.

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