Best Clean Energy Millennials Podcasts (2024)

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Katharine Hayhoe on how to start climate conversations 33:38

8M ago33:38

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Dr. Katharine Hayhoe’s research focuses on understanding what climate change means for people and the places where we live. She is the Horn Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Public Law at Texas Tech University. Her book Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World, followed her 2018 TED Talk, “The most im…

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How to land one of the millions of new clean energy jobs 21:21

8M ago21:21

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Betony Jones is a nationally recognized expert in labor-climate issues, with a focus on the intersection between climate jobs, clean energy, and unions. As the director of the Office of Energy Jobs, she oversees workforce development strategies and engages with organized labor and other stakeholders to ensure that the Department of Energy’s (DOE) p…

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How to green your faith communities with Rev Dr. Ambrose F. Carroll 26:16

9M ago26:16

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Rev. Dr. Ambrose F. Carroll, Sr., is the founder and CEO of Green The Church, a catalyst for environmentalism and sustainability built for and by the Black Church. Pastor Carroll serves on the National Environmental Justice Action Committee for the United States Environmental Protection Agency. He’s also been a fellow with the Atlantic Fellows for …

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The climate fight at the heart of the PR industry 20:48

9M ago20:48

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Solitaire is a renowned sustainability expert who works with some of the world’s most influential organizations. She is co-founder and Chief Solutionist at Futerra and trustee of the Solutions Union. In 2023 she was named ‘Agency Lead of the Year’ at Adweek’s Sustainability Awards. Her popular TED Talk, Forbes column and most recent book – The Solu…

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Hotline Episode! Sustainability careers expert Shannon Houde answers your career questions 30:57

9M ago30:57

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Shannon Houde is the multi-lingual International Coaching Federation (ICF)-certified coach and talent strategist behind Walk of Life Coaching, where she has mentored and trained 1000+ change leaders to maximize their personal brands to advance their impact careers. After working as a financial analyst, eco-tour guide, recruiter, and then ESG consul…

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Hollywood screenwriter and producer Scott Z. Burns on making climate change central to storytelling 18:43

10M ago18:43

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Scott Z. Burns is a screenwriter, director, producer and playwright. His film writing credits include “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “The Informant!," "Contagion,” “Side Effects,” and “The Laundromat.” As a director, his work includes “Pu-239” and “The Report.” He also was a producer for the Academy Award-winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” and se…

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From mud cakes to high stakes with Youth Climate Collaborative’s Pooja Tilvawala 20:14

10M ago20:14

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Pooja Tilvawala is an Indian-American climate justice advocate, opportunity curator, and youth engagement expert with five years of experience in the global climate movement. Since 2020, she has served as the founder and executive director of Youth Climate Collaborative (YCC), which is creating a more just, inclusive, and intergenerational climate …

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Eco-anxiety is fueling a new green career: climate psychology 24:39

10M ago24:39

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Rebecca Weston, LCSW and JD is a metro-New York psychotherapist and co-president of the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America. She supports climate-aware mental health practitioners and professionals on the front lines of climate work. She’s also written multiple pieces and spoken on the mental health impacts of the climate crisis, and how o…

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Creating zero waste in an unexpected place: the hair care industry 23:01

10M ago23:01

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Ciara Imani May is the founder of Rebundle, the first U.S.-made, plant-based hair extensions brand on a mission to provide more comfort and less waste through eco-friendly and non-toxic hair extensions. The idea for Rebundle sparked in 2019 when Ciara suffered from one too many itchy scalps from wearing braids made from plastic synthetic hair. In r…

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How a punk-rocking paralegal harnessed employee power to green Microsoft 29:18

11M ago29:18

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Drew Wilkinson is a climate activist and co-founder of Microsoft’s 10,000-member employee sustainability community, which has pushed the company to protect natural resources and operate with more sustainable practices. Now, as founder of Climate Leadership Collective, he helps organizations on the people side of sustainability: employee engagement,…

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Introducing Season 6: How to Green Your Job 2:18

11M ago2:18

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🌎 Job hunting? Visit our comprehensive Green Jobs Hub for job listings, networking resources, skills and certification information and more. 💚 Follow and rate Degrees on Apple, Spotify, CastBox, or your favorite listening app. 📧 Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on green careers, upcoming episodes and more. 🔗 Connect with Yesh Pavlik Sl…

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How to green any job with Project Drawdown's Jamie Beck Alexander 18:09

1y ago18:09

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Jamie Beck Alexander is the director of Drawdown Labs, a division of the climate nonprofit Project Drawdown. In 202, Alexander developed and launched Drawdown Labs, which works with the private sector to accelerate their adoption of climate solutions. She’s been heralded for her TEDx Talk about empowering workers to be the driving change for the cl…

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The great electrician shortage: a bonus episode from The Carbon Copy with Stephen Lacey 30:06

1y ago30:06

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The Carbon Copy is a co-production of Post Script Media and Canary Media. In a special collaboration with Grist, reporter Emily Pontecorvo discusses where to find all the electricians we need to electrify everything and how we can train enough new entrants to the field to meet our climate goal. Read Emily’s feature article. Read a transcript of thi…

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Learn how to build your climate experience with Terra.do founder Anshuman Bapna 21:58

1y ago21:58

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Anshuman Bapna is CEO and founder of Terra.do, an international platform with educational opportunities designed to help people get jobs working on climate. The aspiration is to get 100 million more people working in the climate economy in the next decade. Bapna is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded and launched several startups. He’s also wo…

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Transfer Your Skills to a Green Job with Work on Climate’s Eugene Kirpichov 22:42

1y ago22:42

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Eugene Kirpichov co-founded Work on Climate, an online community for people passionate about solving the climate crisis, in 2020. Prior to WoC, Kirpichov spent more than seven years as a software engineer with Google. But learning how severe the climate crisis was, he felt he could no longer stay in his job. The resignation letter he shared on Link…

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How to network for a green job with purpose-driven LinkedIn expert Nick@Noon 19:02

1y ago19:02

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Technologist and entrepreneur Nick Martin founded the social impact company TechChange. He’s taught graduate courses at several colleges, including Columbia University. Martin is also known for his LinkedIn presence. Known as Nick@Noon, he has more than 200,000 followers who come to him for social impact career tips and resources. Episode transcrip…

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Browngirl Green’s Kristy Drutman: Taking the mystery out of finding a green job 19:45

1y ago19:45

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Kristy Drutman is a speaker, content producer, consultant and environmental advocate. Much of her work is focused on where media, diversity, equity and environmentalism intersect. She founded the storytelling site Browngirl Green and co-founded the Green Jobs Board, where she curates good, paid jobs in the climate space. Drutman has been invited to…

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Introducing ‘The Year of the Climate Job,” a special Degrees mini-series 2:09

1+ y ago2:09

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🌎 Job hunting? Visit our comprehensive Green Jobs Hub for job listings, networking resources, skills and certification information and more. 💚 Follow and rate Degrees on Apple, Spotify, CastBox, or your favorite listening app. 📧 Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on green careers, upcoming episodes and more. 🔗 Connect with Daniel Hill on…

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Highlights from 2022 2:10

1+ y ago2:10

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2022 was a pivotal year for nuclear with countries worldwide taking a fresh look at this clean energy source to fight climate change and secure energy independence. With that has come a renewed interest in nuclear waste disposal key to the success of future nuclear power, plant deployments, nuclear waste. The whole story has explored these topics a…

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How Heather McTeer Toney is redefining climate action for the next generation of leaders 44:48

1+ y ago44:48

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Elected at age 27, Heather McTeer Toney knows what it means to be a public servant. She was the first African-American, first female and the youngest to serve as mayor of Greenville, Mississippi from 2004-2012. In 2014, President Barack Obama appointed her as regional administrator of the EPA’s Southeast Region, at eight states the largest EPA regi…

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The future of climate-smart ag and the hot politics of your dinner plate 44:05

1+ y ago44:05

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Helena Bottemiller Evich, founder and editor in chief of Food Fix, which has rapidly become one of the go-to premium newsletters for anyone and everyone with a stake in food policy, from White House Staffers to famous chefs. Previously, she led coverage of food and agriculture issues at POLITICO for nearly a decade, winning numerous awards for her …

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Beyond Fear: How to Talk About Nuclear Waste 38:14

1+ y ago38:14

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In this episode, Tay Stevenson shares his experience in talking to communities about nuclear and nuclear waste and why it’s so important to take fear out of the decision-making process when it comes to energy.By Deep Isolation

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How to solve the EV problem and a jobs problem at the same time 35:16

1+ y ago35:16

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Kameale Terry, CEO of ChargerHelp!, was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles. The daughter of Belizean immigrants, Kameale has always had a focus on environmental sustainability and community engagement. With over a decade of experience in clean tech, Kameale formed ChargerHelp! with her co-founder, Evette Ellis, to create a reliable electr…

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Tracking jaguars with a toddler: Introducing Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant 34:16

2y ago34:16

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To support Dr. Rae-Wynn Grant’s work, subscribe to Going Wild on your favorite listening app. And if you haven’t yet followed Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers, follow our show on your favorite listening app and rate and review us, too. Your feedback matters! You can also get Going Wild updates and bonus content by following Dr. Rae Wy…

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How to get a job investing millions in planet-saving tech 30:18

2y ago30:18

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Mia Diawara is a partner at Lowercarbon Capital, where she invests in ambitious teams building needle-moving climate tech — always with her eye on equity and inclusion. Before Lowercarbon, Mia spearheaded decarbonization strategy across a portfolio of more than $90 billion in assets at TPG and advised companies across industries at Bain & Company. …

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How do we learn to live with wildfire? 33:18

2y ago33:18

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Frank Kanawha Lake, Ph.D., is a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service. He’s been learning and teaching the role of fire in managing ecosystems in the northwest U.S. for more than three decades, and has introduced indigenous fire prevention and management practices to the Forest Service. He was mentored by botanist and best-selling author,…

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Building a Black community for green jobseekers 29:55

2y ago29:55

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Have a green jobs question for Yesh? Send it to her on Twitter @yeshsays. Use the hashtag #askyesh. Job hunting? Visit our comprehensive Green Jobs Hub for job listings, networking resources, skills and certification information and more. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on green careers, upcoming episodes and more. To win a copy of Sp…

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The woman greening the golden arches 41:44

2y ago41:44

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To win a copy of Speed & Scale, rate and review Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Podchaser or Spotify. Take a screenshot of your review and share it with us on Instagram @environmental_defense_fund. Use the hashtag #DegreesPodcast. We’re giving away up to five books per episode! Terms we discuss in thi…

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How a psychology major is on the frontlines of decarbonizing a global industry 37:04

2y ago37:04

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To win a copy of Speed & Scale, rate and review Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or Spotify. Take a screenshot of your review and share it with us on Instagram @environmental_defense_fund. Use the hashtag #DegreesPodcast. We’re giving away up to five books per episode! Resources on CarbonCure Technologies …

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The fastest electric vehicle fleet makeover in the west 31:12

2y ago31:12

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To win a copy of Speed & Scale, rate and review Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or Spotify. Take a screenshot of your review and share it with us on Instagram @environmental_defense_fund. Use the hashtag #DegreesPodcast. We’re giving away up to five books per episode! Yesh Pavlik Slenk is Degrees’ host. A…

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10 Ways to Save the Planet 27:02

2y ago27:02

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Fighting climate change is the biggest job opportunity of our lifetime. But which career will make the biggest difference — and where will you fit in? In this episode, Ryan Panchadsaram explains the 10 solutions outlined in Speed & Scale: six areas to decarbonize and four ways to do it as rapidly as possible. To win a copy of Speed & Scale, rate an…

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Africa Deserves a Say in Its Clean Energy Future 27:14

2y ago27:14

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In this episode, Princess Mthombeni explains how she entered the South African nuclear industry as an outsider and has been working to educate the African public on how the issues of climate change, nuclear energy, and quality of life intersect.By Deep Isolation

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Introducing Season 4: Jobs of the Future 2:36

2y ago2:36

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Kicking our addition to fossil fuels is the single biggest job opportunity of a lifetime. This season, we’re spotlighting jobs of the future, those that will reduce carbon emissions the fastest. And tune in for our new feature, #AskYesh! Host and climate careers expert Yesh Pavlik Slenk solves your job-seeking dilemmas and offers her advice on how …

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Millennials Could Hold Key to Success of Nuclear 27:58

2y ago27:58

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In this episode, Suzie Jaworowski reflects on her experiences as the Chief of Staff in the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy under the Trump Administration and gives insight into her vision of the future of nuclear technologies.By Deep Isolation

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Earth Day Highlight Reel 5:18

2+ y ago5:18

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Many of the scientists, citizens and nuclear energy advocates we’ve interviewed for our podcast, Nuclear Waste: The Whole Story, have a passion for protecting the environment. In honor of Earth Month, please enjoy this compilation of some of the inspiring things they said.By Deep Isolation

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In Perspective: Energy Poverty, Climate Change, and The Nuclear Challenge 45:26

2+ y ago45:26

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In this episode, Zion Lights walks us through her journey into environmental and pro-nuclear activism and sheds light on the intersection of science advocacy and social justice in relation to climate change.By Deep Isolation

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Designing Safe and Secure Nuclear Waste Solutions in Deep Geology 42:42

2+ y ago42:42

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In this episode, Stuart Haszeldine unravels the complexity of designing underground tunnels for the purpose of nuclear waste disposal and relates it to the processes used for carbon capture.By Deep Isolation

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The Existential Nature of Nuclear Waste 38:41

2+ y ago38:41

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In this episode, Roy Payne explains why he started the non-profit GDFWatch, an organization whose mission is to assist the public in having informed discussions before decisions are made for nuclear waste disposal.By Deep Isolation

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Jason Swann’s life turned upside down. Now, he’s saving wild places 29:40

2+ y ago29:40

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Jason Swann’s childhood in the rural south included living in “a small shanty in the middle of a cow pasture.” Sure, he played outdoors—but he wasn’t exactly hiking in wild places. He grew up to become a financial analyst, but that career ended after an encounter with the police ruined his reputation. His life upended, he moved from Nebraska to Col…

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Sustainable investment leader Taeun Kwon on women, money and saving the planet 29:40

2+ y ago29:40

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Women have been the main drivers of sustainable finance, or investing with environmental, social and governance (ESG) values in mind. After years of slow growth, sustainable investing is showing dramatic financial returns. According to Moody's, “In 2020, ESG products saw strong returns and investment outperformance that marked it as a watershed yea…

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How an energy entrepreneur is helping to light up the world 26:14

2+ y ago26:14

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Some people know from an early age that they are environmentalists. Dan Schnitzer certainly did. Inspired by childhood nature walks with his mom, he studied pond water under a microscope. At age 13, he conducted the first of many environmental experiments—for a science fair, he made clean fuel from fruit. After learning about the concept of "povert…

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How a farmworker’s son-turned politician is fighting “the serious crisis with Mother Earth” 28:12

2+ y ago28:12

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Most people don’t think about running for office when pondering environmental careers. However, California Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia may change your mind. In a state ravaged by air pollution and wildfires, Garcia has crafted policy that fights climate change. Recently, he introduced AB 1500, which helped inspire the Climate Resilience Bond. This a…

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How this 30 Under 30 sustainability star navigates tough dilemmas at REI 28:26

2+ y ago28:26

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The clothing retail industry is not known for being climate friendly. The textile industry, as a whole, emits 1.2 billion tons of carbon and uses five trillion liters of water per year. Dawnielle Tellez, an EDF Climate Corps alum, is candid and thoughtful about the challenges of making the outdoor apparel industry more sustainable. “What's been tou…

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Yes, you can turn your climate anxiety into meaningful action 28:25

2+ y ago28:25

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LaUra Schmidt co-founded the non-profit Good Grief Network in 2016 with her wife, Aimee Lewis-Reau, to provide a space to help people cope with climate anxiety. Passionate about saving endangered species and panic-stricken about the climate emergency, LaUra had been suffering from her own climate grief and impotence. A childhood trauma survivor, La…

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What drove a former USA swim team member to tackle the diesel problem 26:22

3y ago26:22

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BJ Johnson is in a hurry—and for good reason. He’s frustrated by the slow pace of change to address the climate crisis. And he’s angry about how air particle pollution endangers everyone, but especially marginalized groups. Black, brown, and poor communities are especially plagued by harmful health outcomes—like asthma, COPD and other lung diseases…

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How to Achieve Success in Nuclear Waste Disposal 42:17

3y ago42:17

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In this episode, Tom Isaacs gives historical insight into nuclear waste disposal barriers internationally and explains how those barriers can be overcome by using both social science and hard science.By Deep Isolation

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Lake Street Dive on music, activism, and bravery 31:56

3y ago31:56

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Brooklyn-based Lake Street Dive is Yesh’s favorite band ever! She was so excited to talk to them about her most passionate subject, climate change, and to find out that they care about saving the world (especially for future generations) as much as she does. Most people don’t think about how their favorite bands contribute to healing our planet. Ac…

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Introducing Degrees Season 3 2:53

3y ago2:53

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Join our newsletter to connect with our community!By Mike Calabrese, Dawnielle Tellez, BJ Johnson, Lake Street Dive, Jason Swann, Yesh Pavlik Slenk

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How Shoshone-Bannock Tribe in Idaho Navigates Nuclear Waste Issues 26:58

3y ago26:58

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In this episode, Talia Martin explains the role she holds as a Tribal/DOE Program Director and the past and current relationship between the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe and the U.S Department of Energy from a nuclear waste lens.By Deep Isolation

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1. Millennial Think Tank: The Future of Vehicle Technology 56:10

3y ago56:10

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Welcome to the Greenfield Podcast! Welcome! This first episode covers battery electic vehicles versus plugin hybrids (also ICE and hydrogen). We've been trying to start this podcast, as a fun hobby, for multiple months. This might branch off into different sections... for now we'll call this part of the "Millennial Think Tank' section Steve is busy…

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