Carbon Neutral: Recent Episodes
Carbon Neutral
Four environmentalist friends get together each week to talk about their work, pop culture, and how to save the Earth while protecting your sanity.
This week, Emily marks the anniversary of Trump's inauguration by looking back on how his presidency has affected environmental policy. Plus, she hits the bricks to ask random passersby how much they know about this administration's record on the environment.
We're back and we're ready to frack! Or rather, ready to dive deep into the rocky substrate with environmental organizer Jasmine Ruddy to discuss hydraulic fracturing, the economics of energy, and how industry players manipulate the public, as portrayed in the 2012 drama Promised Land. Plus, we try to stump our guest (and ourselves) with a trivia quiz based on the latest environmental news.
Look out for Season 2 coming your way soon! In the meantime, a very special nanosode to (somewhat tipsily) let you in on what we've been up to recently...
This week, a Very Special Episode, as we look back at some of our favorite hopeful news stories from Season 1. Plus, an interview with Don Ireland, who convinced his entire Colorado neighborhood to ditch their grass lawns in favor of water-conserving native plants!
Plastic recycling consultant Jordan Tony and marine science graduate student Stephanie O'Daly drop some knowledge on us as we talk about the 2016 documentary A Plastic Ocean, bust some myths about plastic waste in our water, and discuss possible solutions.