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The Climate Minute examines current news on global warming, climate change, renewable energy and the prospects for progress on international negotiations, carbon taxes and clean energy policy.
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Thursday Aug 01, 2019
Environmental Justice, Debates and the Green New Deal: The Climate Minute Podcast
Thursday Aug 01, 2019
Thursday Aug 01, 2019
Ideas about how to ensure environmental justice are percolating in the Presidential campaign. Perhaps we are seeing the construction of the details of the Green New Deal?
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Is Climate Apartheid our future? The Climate Minute Podcast
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Monday Jul 01, 2019
The UN reports that climate will throw millions into poverty even as the rich (look in a mirror) pay to survive, using the phrase “Climate Apartheid.” Here in the US, we see environmental injustice exposed in the dramatic Philadelphia refinery explosion and the poorly covered climate insurrection in Oregon. Listen in.
Monday Jun 10, 2019
EJ in MA: The Climate Minute Podcast
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Massachusetts is moving ahead with new wind power developments. This is great, but a few questions sneak into our discussion. The issue of Environmental Justice continues to take stage in the climate movement. From Weymouth to Springfield to Beacon Hill, we discuss various aspects of this important topic.
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
The inside scoop on LEA2019 with Carol Oldham: The Climate Minute Podcast
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Listen in hear to Carol Oldham as we discuss this year’s Local Environmental Action (LEA19) Conference. Bringing together community leaders, environmental justice advocates and activists from across the region to build skills, discuss new ideas, and be inspired for the work ahead.
Friday Jan 18, 2019
The shape of the deal: The Climate Minute Podcast
Friday Jan 18, 2019
Friday Jan 18, 2019
Given what we know, how should we address climate change? Is it a Green New Deal or a New Apollo project? Are those different things? Bill McKibben, Naomi Oreskes, and Daniel Schrag chatted with Boston’s own Christopher Lydon about the Green New Deal. We do our best to keep up, analyze their conversation and break some ground of our own.
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
Thinking about 02100: The Climate Minute Podcast
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
Does a ‘short term’ view of time represent a threat? Should we use the ‘discount rate’ or ethical principles to assess our impact on the far future? Listen in as we discuss a recent article from the BBC: The perils of “short-termism"
Thursday Oct 18, 2018
We all live in the Merrimack Valley: The Climate Minute Podcast
Thursday Oct 18, 2018
Thursday Oct 18, 2018
The infrastructure of natural gas pipelines showed it’s danger recently when multiple explosions in three Merrimack Valley communities occurred simultaneously. How should a climate hawk think about this? Is it a chance to ‘electrify everything?’ If you want to help, check out Nathan Phillips gofundme page.
Thursday Jun 28, 2018
After Kennedy, what to do next? The Climate Minute Podcast
Thursday Jun 28, 2018
Thursday Jun 28, 2018
The retirement of Anthony Kennedy is bad news for climate hawks (along with lots of others.) That bad news comes together with cruelty on our borders, against both children and Muslims. How should we interpret these events and formulate a path forward? Listen in.
Sunday Jun 24, 2018
Sunday Jun 24, 2018
The Massachusetts Senate recently passed "An Act to Promote a Clean Energy Future", otherwise known as the “Pacheco Bill” after Senator Mark Pacheco who introduced it. The bill has so many good aspects, it is hard to fit them all into a single podcast! Listen in as we discuss a lot of them. Now the bill awaits action in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It could face a much tougher time there, and need the support of all climate hawks! Join the MCAN Legislative Action Team to help out.
Sunday Jun 17, 2018
Making our planet great again: The Climate Minute Podcast
Sunday Jun 17, 2018
Sunday Jun 17, 2018
Despite pressure at the G7 Summit and a poignant message from Pope Francis about the importance of addressing climate change, Trump refuses to accept reality and show leadership. Will we lose our top climate scientists and watch as the rest of the world moves forward on the clean energy revolution without us? Tune in for more details!