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A Plan for Coal Workers as the Industry Declines
Energy expert Dr. Jeremy Richardson and Lee Anderson of the Utility Workers Union of America discuss how to support coal workers in a clean-energy economy.
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Big Oil Upheaval and Growing Voter Restrictions
Unprecedented developments in the fossil fuel industry and post-election shenanigans to restrict voter rights.
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How COVID-19 Changed Transportation
Senior transportation analyst Elizabeth Irvin walks us through some surprising transportation patterns she’s been following throughout the pandemic.
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An Analysis of President Biden’s Climate Plan
Economist Dr. Rachel Cleetus digs into the specifics of the Biden administration’s ambitious climate plan.
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A Science-Fiction Solution to Climate Change?
Dr. Peter Frumhoff weighs in on a controversial idea for slowing down global warming: shooting particles into the atmosphere to cool the planet.
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Making Fossil Fuel Polluters Pay
Climate accountability expert Kathy Mulvey shows how science can hold fossil fuel companies accountable.
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A Long Record of Lies on Climate Change
How did fossil fuel companies get away with deceiving the public for so long about climate change, and how their products contribute to it?
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Bill Gates and “Advanced” Nuclear Reactors
Physicist Dr. Edwin Lyman discusses the safety, security, and environmental impact of proposed “advanced” nuclear reactors.
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The Science of Disinformation on Social Media
Social media analyst Erin McAweeney explains how disinformation spreads on social media.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Answered
Infectious disease expert and Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose Romero answers key questions about COVID-19 vaccines.
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The EV Promise
Vehicles expert Dr. Dave Cooke explains how US automakers make big environmental promises while lobbying to pollute.
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Clean Energy in 2021
Energy expert John Rogers is back with new renewable energy milestones and advances in wind and solar power
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Communities Living the Climate Crisis
Dr. Pablo Ortiz discusses the intersecting impacts of climate change in the San Joaquin Valley.
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Restoring Federal Science
Dr. Gretchen Goldman details what is needed to bring back and strengthen the role of science in government.
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Farming While Black
Leah Penniman discusses how community farms can uproot the food system and create opportunities for Black and Brown farmers.
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How Can We Distribute a COVID-19 Vaccine Equitably?
Dr. Ana Diez Roux discusses the ethical questions and criteria behind the equitable distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Reviving the Gulf Coast Dead Zone
Dr. Rebecca Boehm explains how excess fertilizer on Midwest farms contributes to “dead zones” in the Gulf, and how to reverse course.
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A Firefighting Biologist’s Tale
Forest firefighter and conservation biologist Jon Trapp talks about analyzing wildfires, close calls with endangered wolves, and the urgency of global warming.
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Why Trust Science?
This episode starts with part four of our series on who pays for climate damages followed by a replay of Dr. Naomi Oreskes discussing her book, Why Trust Science?
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Do Hypersonic Weapons Live Up to the Hype?
Global security expert Dr. Cameron Tracy discusses misconceptions about hypersonic weapons and how they could lead us into another arms race.
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The Racist History of Race Science
Author Angela Saini discusses biological myths and racist biases in the sciences from past to present
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The Cascading Disasters of Wildfire Season
Climate scientist Dr. Kristy Dahl discusses how global warming is fueling wildfire season and its impacts on the most vulnerable.
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Energy Storage Technology Will Ramp Up Renewables
Dr. Elena Krieger explains how an unsung technology can increase reliable access to clean energy
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The Afterlife of Electric Car Batteries
When electric vehicles start retiring, what happens to their batteries? Transportation expert Hanjiro Ambrose discusses the importance of recycling EV batteries.