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Call2Recycle’s New Bay Area Battery Campaign with Carl Smith

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Call2Recycle's New Bay Area Battery Campaign with Carl Smith
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When recycling rare-earth minerals is 100 percent supported, if we skip the recyclying process we’re simply the problem. A recent California Product Stewardship Council survey reported that of 26 surveyed waste facilities from all over California, 83 percent had a fire at their facility. Sixty-five… Read More »Call2Recycle’s New Bay Area Battery Campaign with Carl Smith

The EPA vs Scott Pruitt with Taly Jolish, Kathy Setian

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The EPA vs Scott Pruitt with Taly Jolish, Kathy Setian
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The EPA as a crew is at odds with its leadership. We talk to two pairs of boots on the ground, Taly Jolish and Kathy Setian, about what’s really at stake. Links:

The Climate of Hope with Carl Pope

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The Climate of Hope with Carl Pope
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Climate change is real even if there are some people who continue to be in denial. Carl Pope is the former Executive Director of the Sierra Club and has recently written a book with Michael Bloomberg (yeah, THAT Michael Bloomberg, “Climate of Hope: How Cities,… Read More »The Climate of Hope with Carl Pope

Citizen Science with Mary Ellen Hannibal Part 1

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Citizen Science with Mary Ellen Hannibal Part 1
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At the start of the show, we talk to Mary Ellen Hannibal about how regular people don’t have to have a mega science degree in order to help save the planet. Mary Ellen is the author of “Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in… Read More »Citizen Science with Mary Ellen Hannibal Part 1

Citizen Science with Mary Ellen Hannibal Part 2

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Citizen Science with Mary Ellen Hannibal Part 2
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In part 2 of our conversation with Mary Ellen Hannibal, we talk about finding hope against extinction through the use of everyday data. Mary Ellen is the author of “Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction​.”​ We define what makes… Read More »Citizen Science with Mary Ellen Hannibal Part 2

Big Data Collection with Toby Ault

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Big Data Collection with Toby Ault
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Sticking to the “Citizen Science” theme, in this third segment, we talk with Toby Ault from Cornell University about collecting and using data to understand and combat climate change. Toby is a Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell. We find… Read More »Big Data Collection with Toby Ault

New technology improving fuel cell cars with Tim Lipman

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New technology improving fuel cell cars with Tim Lipman
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New technology can help fuel cell cars go the distance. At the start of the show, Jason talks to Timothy Lipman, Ph.D., the Co-Director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Center at UC Berkeley about the new technology in fuel cell range. Tim regularly studies alternative… Read More »New technology improving fuel cell cars with Tim Lipman