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Climate Hour
Bob Grove
44 episodes
14 hours ago
The best in climate news, technology and practices from experts in the field. For more information, vist http://ClimateHour.net or email Podcast@ClimateGKC.org
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Climate Hour
How Melting Ice Sheets Are Drowning The World

CLIMATE HOUR – Sea level rise may be climate change’s biggest long-term impact. With just today’s 1.2 degree Celsius increase in global temperature, we can expect sea level rise of at least 1-2 meters (3.3-6.6 feet). And that’s our best case scenario. If countries continue to ignore the Paris Climate Accord and temperatures rise 2.5 degrees Celsius, we can expect the collapse of the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets. And that will raise sea level 10-12 meters (40 feet).



We’re seeing the affects now. Many of the major roads in the Florida Keys will be underwater this year. Cities like Miami, New Orleans, Bangkok, Amsterdam, Ho Chi Minh City, and Kolkata India, are going to be submerged by 2030. The countries most exposed to rising sea levels are the United States, followed by China, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Thailand, Vietnam, and Bangladesh. In our best case scenario, we can expect a trillion dollars a year in global flood damage. And a quarter-billion people looking for new homes. If we continue to ignore the Paris Climate Accord and warm the planet 2.5 degrees Celsius, we’ll displace over a billion people. That’s 13% of the world’s urban population looking for new homes, food and jobs.



The worst case scenario is that we throw caution to the wind. That we revert to full dependence on fossil fuels and melt ALL the world’s ice. That will raise sea levels 60-70 meters (200-233 feet). But at the point, sea level may be the least of our problems.







Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss How Melting Ice Sheets Are Drowning The World. Guests include:




* Richard Alley, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences, Penn State



* Paul Bierman, Professor of Environmental Science, University of Vermont



* Andrea Dutton, Helen Jupnik Endowed Research Professor, University of Wisconsin–Madison




To learn more, visit …




* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Alley



* https://www.PaulBierman.net



* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Dutton



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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6 days ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
Reasons For Climate Denialism: How To Speak The Truth

CLIMATE HOUR – Climate issues are clearly on everyone’s minds. The constant weather disasters, disruption of our food systems, sea level threats to coastal communities. Yet in the face of what we see every time we open our front doors, climate denialism continues to flourish. People continue to deny that the climate is changing or that our lifestyle choices are contributing to that change.



And there’s plenty of disinformation to help the deniers. Scientists in the oil & gas industry were accurately predicting today’s global warming issues as far back as the 1950s. And the petroleum industry spent millions of dollars to deny their own climate research and to reposition global warming as a theory, not a science-based fact. In 2022, they spent over a quarter billion dollars on U.S. media, lobbying and political campaigns to deny accepted climate science.



That’s a lot of money paying for a lot of climate disinformation. So, how do we talk about climate issues with friends and family who are constantly exposed to this disinformation? How do we understand and constructively speak truth to climate deniers?







Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss the Reasons For Climate Denialism: How To Speak The Truth. Guests include:




* Dr. Barb Easterlin, President of Climate Psychology Alliance of North America



* Jack M. Gorman MD, President and Co-Founder of Critica



* Nicole Mortillaro, Senior Science Reporter, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation



* Gale Sinatra, Author and Professor of Education and Psychology, University of Southern California Rossier School of Education




To learn more, visit …




* https://www.climatepsychology.us



* https://www.criticascience.org



* https://www.cbc.ca/news



* https://www.sciencedenialbook.com



* https://www.sciencedenialbook.com



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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1 month ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
Volcanoes and Rocks: This Is The Ultimate Hard Climate Science

CLIMATE HOUR – The study of volcanoes and rocks help scientists chart our planet’s history of warming and cooling. These studies provide quantifiable data that is accurate, objective, and results in a high degree of consensus among scientific communities. Consensus among geologists who study our planet’s rocks and the minerals and processes that shape and form them. Consensus among geomorphologists who study our planet's surface, why landscapes look the way they do, and how they evolved. And consensus among volcanologists who study the lava and magma beneath our planet’s surface.



Together, these hard sciences provide solid data that leads to testable climate science predictions. But, perhaps more importantly, the study of volcanoes and rocks give us a baseline for comparison to today’s accelerated period of climate change. And current rates of volcanic and geomorphic change may help our scientists predict and prepare us for the climate change coming down the road.







Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss the study of Volcanoes and Rocks, climate’s ultimate hard science. Guests include:




* Paul Bierman, Professor of Environmental Science, University of Vermont



* Richard Hazlett, Professor Emeritus, Geology and Environmental Analysis, Pomona College, California




To learn more, visit …




* https://www.PaulBierman.net/books



* https://www.amazon.com/Roadside-Geology-Hawaii/dp/0878427112



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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2 months ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
How Electric Vehicles Make Practical Sense Under Multiple Scenarios

CLIMATE HOUR – Today’s electric vehicles out-perform gas vehicles on every front. A study at Michigan's Transportation Research Institute found that the average cost to operate an EV in the U.S. was $485 per year, compared to an average cost of $1,117 to operate a gas vehicle. That’s a 56% savings in EV operating costs. A U.S. Department of Energy study found that scheduled maintenance on an average EV costs 6.1 cents per mile compared to a cost of 10.1 cents per mile for an average gas vehicle. That’s a 40% savings in EV maintenance. And our friends at the Union of Concerned Scientists report that, over the lifetime of your car, the average emissions of an EV is 28 metric tons compared to a gas vehicle’s 57 metric tons. That’s a 51% reduction in EV greenhouse gas emissions.



Electric Vehicles now cost the same as equivalent gas-powered cars, and a single charge will take you the same distance as a single tank of gas. Electric vehicles are cost-effective, healthy, and great for the planet. There’s no reason not to own one today.







Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss how electric vehicles make practical sense under multiple scenarios. Guests include:




* Chris Yunker, Managing Director of Resilience, Clean Transportation and Analytics at the Hawaii State Energy Office



* David Reichmuth, Senior Scientist in the Clean Transportation Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists



* Jamie Green, Managing Consultant at Plug-in KC



* Kathy Harris, Director of Clean Vehicles at the Natural Resources Defense Council




To learn more, visit …




* https://energy.hawaii.gov/



* https://www.ucsusa.org



* https://www.pluginkc.org



* https://www.ndrc.org



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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3 months ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
How To Make Trees Fight Climate Change

CLIMATE HOUR – You can make trees. You can plant them, watch them grow, and they will automatically fight climate change for you. Trees are made out of cellulose and cellulose is carbon. There are literally six atoms of carbon in every molecule of cellulose. And all of the carbon going into trees come out of the air. So make a tree, and that tree will fight climate change for you.



Trees look good. They smell wonderful and they produce fruit and nuts. Planting trees is certainly easier than mowing grass. And the more trees you have around your house, the cooler and cleaner your air will be. So plant a tree.



Or plant a forest. Teams in India and other places around the world are growing home pocket forests with as many as 300 trees in an area the size of six parking spaces. That’s 300 trees growing in around 900 square feet. That’s a full on ecosystem in your backyard. You can plant a forest.







Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss How To Make Trees Fight Climate Change. Guests include:




* Meg Loman, Author and Executive Director of the Tree Foundation



* Ryan Watson, National Orchard Operations & Education Manager for the Giving Grove




To learn more, visit …




* https://www.treefoundation.org



* https://www.givinggrove.org



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




View other Climate Hour episodes at www.ClimateHour.net.
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4 months ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
GenZ Perspectives On The World Of Climate Change

CLIMATE HOUR – Generation Z is now the world’s largest demographic group, representing over 20% of U.S. population and 25% of world population. Members of GenZ, born around 1997 to 2012, have grown up in a period of political unrest and social change, climate crisis and covid pandemic, during the Great Recession of 2007 and the creation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. They’ve also grown up with life-changing technologies like mobile computing and social media. GenZ is the most tech-savvy generation in history. GenZ received their first smartphone around the age of 12 and have had continuous access to streaming content and social media since. Well over half of GenZ will earn University degrees, and GenZ is already 27% of the U.S. work force.



Climate issues are a major concern for GenZ. Early political movements, like the School Strike for Climate modeled after Greta Thunberg skipping school to protest outside the Swedish Parliament, brought millions of young people around the world out to protest in favor of greater climate action. GenZ has sued the United Nations and U.S. states, winning climate cases in places like Montana and Hawaii. Yet, the failure of governments to take meaningful action on climate change has caused GenZ to report more depression and anxiety than any previous generation.







Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss GenZ Perspectives On The World Of Climate Change. Guests include:




* Olivia Ferraro, Co-Founder of Climate Cafe NYC



* Rhea Goswami, Founder and Executive Director of the Environmental Justice Coalition



* Elissa Teles Munoz, K-12 Programming Manager of the Climate Mental Health Network




To learn more, visit …




* https://www.climatecafe.eco/



* https://environmentaljusticecoalition.org/



* https://www.climatementalhealth.net/



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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5 months ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
Prospering In A Post-Climate Change World

CLIMATE HOUR – Prospering may sound like it has financial overtones, but there’s more to it than that. A prosperous life is one filled with joy and love; full of friends and community. We’re prosperous when we have our health and can enjoy fresh air & water. Prosperity is measured by the wealth of our daily activities and not by the balance of our bank account.



Scientists started blowing whistles about climate change in the 1980s. That’s over half-a-century ago, far too long ago to avoid or stop climate change now. The climate has already changed and it’s going to continue to change. The question is can we be prosperous in this POST climate change world.



The United States has withdrawn from the Paris Climate Accord … withdrawn from the World Health Organization. The U.S. is restricting offshore wind and renewable energy production on public lands, declaring a national energy emergency to increase extraction of fossil fuels. And it’s not just the United States. Governments are backing away from climate goals all over the world.







Given the current political trends toward climate denialism, how DO we prosper in a post-climate change world. Join host, Bob Grove, to discuss prospering in a post-climate change world.



To learn more, visit …




* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24



* https://ClimateGKC.org




View other Climate Hour episodes at www.ClimateHour.net.




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6 months ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
The Growth Of Climate Anxiety Impacts World Mental Health

CLIMATE HOUR – Many people are experiencing climate-related disasters on a regular basis. This can lead to climate anxiety; a type of emotional anxiety which may express itself as distress about future climate disasters, or even distress over the long-term existence of humanity and the survival of our friends and family.



Worry about climate is not the same as climate anxiety. We all need to be worried about climate issues. This is a healthy response to real problems. But when worry becomes anxiety, it can lead to physiological symptoms like a racing heart or shortness of breath, and can get in the way of healthy relationships and good performance at work and school.



Especially today, as the world experiences a growing political shift toward climate denialism, it is far too easy for those of us worried about climate issues to cross over into climate anxiety. We need to understand the difference, the symptoms, and the ways to emotionally cope with today’s very real climate issues.







Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss the how the growth of climate anxiety is impacting mental health. Guests include:




* Sami Aaron, Founder & Executive Director of The Resilient Activist



* Dr. Charles Couchman, Clinical Psychologist and Organizer with the Climate Activist Group Extinction Rebellion Austin



* Mor Keshet, Founder & Clinician of Integrative Creative Arts Therapy



* Dr Joseph Taliercio, Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College at NewYork-Presbyterian's Brooklyn Methodist Hospital



* Rebecca Weston, Co-executive Director of the Climate Psychology Alliance




To learn more, visit …




* https://www.theResilientActivist.org



* https://www.drCharlesCouchman.com



* https://www.morKeshet.com



* https://www.climatePsychology.us



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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7 months ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
The Case for Climate Optimism and Green Energy Law

CLIMATE HOUR – Current political trends are making it harder and harder to express climate optimism. Not only are countries failing to meet their Paris Climate Treaty commitments, but recent elections have given climate deniers control of many governments. The prospect for significant climate action through legislation is dimming. But the potential for economic solutions to climate change are growing. Electricity produced from renewable wind and solar is now cheaper than that from fossil fuels. The operation and maintenance of electric vehicles now costs significantly less that traditional cars and trucks. It is no longer just a question of health and sustainability. It is now also a question of profitability.







Join host, Bob Grove, and Tam Hunt to discuss the case for climate optimism and green energy law.



Tamlyn Hunt is a public policy lawyer and green energy law & policy writer. He has taught at the graduate level at the University of California Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, and at the University of Hawaii Manoa's Richardson School of Law. Tam is a part-time academic at UC Santa Barbara’s METALAB where he studies consciousness and psychology.



To learn more, visit …




* https://tam-hunt.com



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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8 months ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
The Opportunities Women’s Voices Offer In World Climate Actions

CLIMATE HOUR – Women are deeply effected by the climate crisis. They repeatedly demonstrate that they have the strength, ideas and skills to make crucial decisions about how we live with the Earth and with each other. Women around the world direct their family’s lifestyle and consumption habits. Women farmers feed the world, producing as much as 80% of food in the Global South. Indigenous women in particular hold invaluable traditional knowledge on regenerative farming and the preservation of our waters and lands.







Women vote more often. They work harder to get out the vote. And they lead on enacting, environmental legislation when elected to office. Women are more willing and able to unite across party lines and other boundaries. Studies repeatedly show that countries with more women in government, ratify more international environmental treaties. Women's voices are key to the political and ecological changes needed to slow the climate crisis and to create a sustainable future.



Join host, Bob Grove, and guest Osprey Orielle Lake, Founder and Executive Director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network, and author of The Story is in Our Bones: How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis, to discuss the opportunities women's voices offer in world climate actions.



To learn more, visit …




* https://ospreyoriellelake.earth/



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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9 months ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
How to Make Policy Work Through Collective Climate Action

CLIMATE HOUR – We as individuals know that we can do things that reduce our personal carbon footprint – things that make us healthier, more secure, save us money – all while helping the environment and reducing climate change. But we also know that it’s going to take collective action to fight the most egregious impacts of climate. And to act collectively, we must engage with our governments to create positive climate legislation and then engage with that legislation to make real-world change.







A good example of this is the United States’ 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. As the name implies, the goal of the legislation is to reduce inflation. But it does that by investing in domestic clean energy production. Analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says that the Inflation Reduction Act raises $738 billion dollars from tax and prescription drug reform, and then spends $783 billion dollars on new clean energy infrastructure and climate change mitigation. This is the largest climate investment in U.S. history. If fully implemented, the law is projected to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to 40% by 2030.



So how do we, as individuals, engage with this legislation to turn these goals into reality? Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss the how to policy work through collective climate action. Guests include:




* James Owen, Executive Director of Renew Missouri



* Jon Dolan, Executive Director of Missouri Solar Energy Industries Association




To learn more, visit …




* https://www.renewmo.org



* https://www.moseia.com



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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10 months ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
Role Of State Government In The Challenge Of Climate Change

CLIMATE HOUR – What is the role of state government in the challenge of Climate Change? The scientific consensus is that global warming of over two degrees Celsius will threaten human life as we know it. The Paris Agreement defines 1.5 degrees as a more desirable goal to limit the worst outcomes. Yet as of October, 2023, the planet’s average surface-temperature increase was already 1.4 degrees Celsius.







There’s many things we can do to reduce our personal carbon footprint. But we also need to engage in collective climate actions. We have to take action with our communities, our national governments, and at the state government level.



Join host, Bob Grove, and Mark Glick, Chief Energy Officer the the State of Hawai'i, to discuss the role of state government in the challenge of climate change.



Mr Glick served as senior advisor to the Texas Land Commissioner in the 1980s, where he helped pass landmark amendments to both the Texas Clean Air Act and the federal Clean Air Act. He then headed up operations and economic development for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and later served as Hawaii's Energy Administrator during the formative years of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative. And in 2023, Mark was appointed Chief Energy Officer of the Hawaii State Energy Office.



Hawaii’s clean energy initiative is recognized as a national and global policy trendsetter. Hawaii was first in the nation to establish a legally binding commitment to 100% renewable energy. And Hawaii adopted legislation in 2022 that requires the state to sequester more atmospheric carbon than emitted, achieving net-negative emissions no later than 2045.



To learn more, visit …




* https://energy.hawaii.gov/



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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11 months ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
Surprising Connections Between Humans And The Natural World

CLIMATE HOUR – Connections between humans and the natural world are often seen as exploitative or destructive. But scientists continue to find surprising ways that the natural world can heal us, both physically and mentally. Join host, Bob Grove, and Florence Williams, science journalist and author, to discuss the surprising connections between humans and the natural world.







Florence Williams, author of The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative, has been awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in science and technology, an Audie in general nonfiction, two Gracie Awards from the Alliance of Women in Media, and her latest book, Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey, has won the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award.



To learn more, visit …




* https://www.florencewilliams.com



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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1 year ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
Water Wars: Direct Impacts of Water Scarcity on the World

CLIMATE HOUR – Clean water is essential for life, yet billions of people around the world don’t have enough water. Global warming is increasing the number of water-stressed areas and magnifying the water problems in regions already affected, leading to increased geopolitical conflict and water wars.



Scientists with the United Nations report a 20% drop in renewable water resources for every 1° celsius increase in global warming. So the world’s current 1.5° celsius increase means we’ve already lost 30% of our renewable water resources. Subtropical regions, like the southern United States, North Africa and Australia are suffering longer and more frequent droughts; broken by torrential rainfalls that cause flooding. Water scarcity is effecting the world’s food supplies and is a direct cause of mass migration.







Join host, Bob Grove, and Dr Wendell Chris King, retired U.S. Army Brigadier General and co-founder of the Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change to discuss Water Wars: Direct Impacts of Water Scarcity on the World.



To learn more, visit …




* https://GMACCC.org



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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1 year ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
Marine Mammals: Early Warning For World Climate Survival

CLIMATE HOUR – Marine mammals are the planet’s canary in a coalmine. For as the ocean goes, so goes the land and all that dwell upon it. Climate change is causing the world’s oceans to become warmer and more acidic, while a constant stream of petrochemicals and microplastics turn then into a toxic wasteland. The study and preservation of marine mammals can provide an early warning system that helps us understand the long term impacts of climate and waste on land, and the future of land mammals.







Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss marine mammals. Guests include:




* Ted Cheeseman, Co-Founder and Director, HappyWhale.com



* Philip Hamilton, Interim Chair, Kraus Marine Mammal Program, and Senior Scientist, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium



* Adam Ratner, Director of Conservation Engagement, The Marine Mammal Center




To learn more, visit …




* https://www.MarineMammalCenter.org



* https://www.NEAQ.org



* https://www.HappyWhale.com



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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1 year ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
The Amazing Impacts of the Little Community Orchard

CLIMATE HOUR – A little community orchard provides an amazing number of benefits. First there’s basic carbon sequestration. Trees take carbon out of the air and reduce global warming. Then there’s food sovereignty. Trees give you control of your own food sources. In today’s corporate farming system, genetically modified foods are picked green, irradiated to prevent spoilage, then shipped half way around the world to high priced grocery stores. Food sovereignty means growing tasty, nutritious food that you can just walk up to the end of a block and pick from a tree. And then there’s community building. Bringing people together. Creating a shared work that builds relationships and creates a sense of accomplishment.







Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss the Amazing Impacts of the Little Community Orchard. Guests include:




* Erica Kratofil, Co-Executive Director, Giving Grove



* Florence Williams, Science Journalist and Author



* Matt Bunch, Horticulturalist, Giving Grove




To learn more, visit …




* https://www.GivingGrove.org



* https://www.FlorenceWilliams.com/



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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1 year ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
Value of Teaching Teachers To Be Climate Teachers

CLIMATE HOUR – We’ve talked about climate education before. We’ve discussed how to teach children about climate, and we’ve talked about climate programs in higher education. But all of these programs need teachers who understand and are willing to add climate to their curriculum. How do we go about teaching teachers to teach climate change and how do we form the professional networks needed to support both formal and non-formal climate education? How do we teach teachers to teach climate?







Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss the Value of Teaching Teachers To Be Climate Teachers. Guests include:




* Marie Fargo, Senior Climate Change Instructional Resources Coordinator for Climate Generation



* Amy Frame, Director of Strategic Partnerships for Ten Strands



* Barbara Martinez-Guerrero, Executive Director of Dream in Green



* Seth Spencer, Team Climate Network Coordinator for Climate Generation




To learn more, visit …




* https://climategen.org



* https://tenstrands.org



* https://dreamingreen.org



* https://climategkc.org



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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1 year ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
Reframing The Climate Conversation Now

CLIMATE HOUR – When was the last time you talked about climate issues with a friend or family member? Studies find that the majority of people are concerned about climate but don’t talk about it. Why has something as universal as the climate conversation become such a political football that it’s a forbidden topic at family holiday gatherings?



In 2002, a prominent republican pollster circulated a strategy guide advising his candidates to talk about “climate change” instead of global warming. His research found that the concept of climate change was less threatening. Global warming was a crisis. Climate change was like taking a ski trip. He effectively created a talking point that de-escalated and delayed climate action for over 20 years.



So words do matter. Words can inspire hope and action. Or they can discourage and silence our voices. How do we find that balance between inspiring hope and addressing the urgency of a situation. How do we reframe the climate conversation?



Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss Reframing the Conversation. Guests include:








* Adam Ratner, Director of Conservation Engagement, The Marine Mammal Center



* Hannah Phillips, Manager of Docents and Interpreters, Education Department, Saint Louis Zoo



* Kait Birghenthal, President & Project Coordinator, National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI)



* Dr. Megan Ennes, Assistant Curator of Museum Education and Director of the Thompson Earth Systems Institute, Florida Museum of Natural History




To learn more, visit …




* https://MarineMammalCenter.org



* https://stlzoo.org



* https://NNOCCI.org



* https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earth-systems/



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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1 year ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
How To Make Higher Education Work for Climate Change

CLIMATE HOUR -- How do we prepare our college and university graduates to understand, survive and even prosper in this age of climate change? Some of this is expanding science degrees to address climate-related issues. But most of it is incorporating climate-related issues into ALL subjects; cross-cutting education to address the climate change we’re experiencing today and the climate reality that our graduates will face tomorrow.



The United Nations is calling for climate change studies to be a formal part of all curriculums in all schools by 2025. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has launched a project to re-Orient chemistry education globally toward sustainability. Climate Change is becoming core curriculum around the world.







Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss how to make higher education work for climate change. Guests include:




* Sarah Johnson, Founder, Wild Rose Education



* Shannon O'Lear, Professor of Geography and Director of the Environmental Studies Program, Kansas University



* Shari L. Wilson, Founder and Teaching Ecologist at Project Central




To learn more, visit …




* https://www.wildroseeducation.com/



* https://geog.ku.edu/



* https://www.projcentral.co/



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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1 year ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
How Climate Change is Impacting World Forest Growth

CLIMATE HOUR -- We know that deforestation, commercial farming, urban sprawl and other forms of defoliation contribute to climate change. But what about the other way around. What is climate change doing to trees and other plants? Destruction of plants reduce our planet’s ability to sequestor greenhouse gases and increase global warming. But what if global warming itself is effecting world forest growth and other plants?







Join host, Bob Grove, and Dr Rohan Shetti, Faculty of Environment, University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem, to discuss How Climate Change is Impacting World Forest Growth.



To learn more, visit …




* https://theenvironmentalanalytics.com



* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24




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1 year ago
50 minutes

Climate Hour
The best in climate news, technology and practices from experts in the field. For more information, vist http://ClimateHour.net or email Podcast@ClimateGKC.org