Stanford University knows it needs to take bold action on environmental issues—it’s creating a new school focused on sustainability and climate change, it has plans to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050… So, why is it so hesitant to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry? In this episode of the Stanford SciCast, your hosts Ruby Gates and Vrinda Suresh unpack Stanford’s sustainability commitments, and its resistance to fossil fuel divestment, through conversations with student organizers and experts on climate science, climate denial, and the fossil fuel industry.
*Note: Ben Franta and Paul Edwards’ interviews were conducted on May 24 and May 27, respectively. When they reference court rulings that came out “today” or “the last couple of days,” they are referring to rulings that happened the week of May 23.
Additional Info:
Check out Fossil Free’s open letter to Stanford’s president: https://www.stanforddaily.com/2021/03/30/letter-to-the-university-president-the-school-of-sustainability-and-climate-should-refuse-funding-from-fossil-fuel-companies/
Sign their petition here: http://bit.ly/refuseffmoney
Dr. Ben Franta’s work on fossil fuel companies:
Early oil industry disinformation on global warming - Environmental Politics
Early oil industry knowledge of CO2 and global warming - Nature Climate Change
Shell and Exxon's secret 1980s climate change warnings - The Guardian
The Daily Brew Podcast Episode with Stephan Graham and Kam Moler: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6VnPO17tkJ7GNI3vQK8T5q
Noam Bergman’s Paper
Bergman, Noam. 2018. "Impacts of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement: Effects on Finance, Policy and Public Discourse" Sustainability 10, no. 7: 2529. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10072529
Music and Sounds:
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Elephants on Parade by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Releasing the Sculpture by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
New Skin by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Caterpillar Brigade by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Love Song #1 by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Record Scratch by luffy, licensed under CC BY 3.0
Drumroll by ddohler, licensed under CC BY 3.0
Image: Photo by Dean Chahim/Fossil Free Stanford, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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Stanford University knows it needs to take bold action on environmental issues—it’s creating a new school focused on sustainability and climate change, it has plans to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050… So, why is it so hesitant to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry? In this episode of the Stanford SciCast, your hosts Ruby Gates and Vrinda Suresh unpack Stanford’s sustainability commitments, and its resistance to fossil fuel divestment, through conversations with student organizers and experts on climate science, climate denial, and the fossil fuel industry.
*Note: Ben Franta and Paul Edwards’ interviews were conducted on May 24 and May 27, respectively. When they reference court rulings that came out “today” or “the last couple of days,” they are referring to rulings that happened the week of May 23.
Additional Info:
Check out Fossil Free’s open letter to Stanford’s president: https://www.stanforddaily.com/2021/03/30/letter-to-the-university-president-the-school-of-sustainability-and-climate-should-refuse-funding-from-fossil-fuel-companies/
Sign their petition here: http://bit.ly/refuseffmoney
Dr. Ben Franta’s work on fossil fuel companies:
Early oil industry disinformation on global warming - Environmental Politics
Early oil industry knowledge of CO2 and global warming - Nature Climate Change
Shell and Exxon's secret 1980s climate change warnings - The Guardian
The Daily Brew Podcast Episode with Stephan Graham and Kam Moler: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6VnPO17tkJ7GNI3vQK8T5q
Noam Bergman’s Paper
Bergman, Noam. 2018. "Impacts of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement: Effects on Finance, Policy and Public Discourse" Sustainability 10, no. 7: 2529. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10072529
Music and Sounds:
Flutterbee by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Elephants on Parade by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Releasing the Sculpture by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
New Skin by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Caterpillar Brigade by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Love Song #1 by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Record Scratch by luffy, licensed under CC BY 3.0
Drumroll by ddohler, licensed under CC BY 3.0
Image: Photo by Dean Chahim/Fossil Free Stanford, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
SSC #21: The Sixth Mass Extinction by Trevor Cambron and Keren Perla
Stanford SciCast
32 minutes 54 seconds
4 years ago
SSC #21: The Sixth Mass Extinction by Trevor Cambron and Keren Perla
Does it really matter if we're in the sixth mass extinction? Short answer: no. But it’s actually a little more complicated.
In this episode of the Stanford SciCast, Trevor Cambron and Keren Perla discuss the debate about whether or not we are currently in the sixth mass extinction, and what it would mean to be in one. We talk to Stanford’s own Dr. Jonathan Payne, paleobiologist in the Department of Geological Sciences, about what the geologic record tells us about our current loss of biodiversity, and how knowledge of the past can influence our actions in the present. We also talk to Peter Brannen, award-winning science journalist and author of “Earth Is Not In the Midst of the Sixth Mass Extinction” about how to communicate the current unprecedented human-caused destruction of biodiversity, and what you can do to help prevent it. The big picture: ignore the sensationalist headlines, but take serious action against biodiversity loss.
Resources:
“Earth is Not In the Midst of the Sixth Mass Extinction,” Peter Brannen
Jonathan Payne on Mass Extinction, Museum of Science, Boston
“How Humans Cause Mass Extinctions,” Paul and Anne Elrich
Credits:
Image - Yuri_B, via Pixabay
“Les Portes Du Futur,” Bill Vortex
“Andante,” Dee Yan Kee
“Waterfall,” Metre
“Blessed Horizons,” Ketsa
“Summer Rain,” Bio Unit
“Submersible.mp3,” Xylo-Ziko
“MidGrey Morning,” Niteffect
“Bam,” BioUnit
“Forces of Attraction,” Scott Holmes
“Missing,” Scott Holmes
“Space,” Chad Crouch
“Pterodactyl”, Tony Phillips
“Bomb Exploding”, Sound Explorer
“Tree Frogs and Birds”, Mike Koenig
Stanford SciCast
Stanford University knows it needs to take bold action on environmental issues—it’s creating a new school focused on sustainability and climate change, it has plans to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050… So, why is it so hesitant to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry? In this episode of the Stanford SciCast, your hosts Ruby Gates and Vrinda Suresh unpack Stanford’s sustainability commitments, and its resistance to fossil fuel divestment, through conversations with student organizers and experts on climate science, climate denial, and the fossil fuel industry.
*Note: Ben Franta and Paul Edwards’ interviews were conducted on May 24 and May 27, respectively. When they reference court rulings that came out “today” or “the last couple of days,” they are referring to rulings that happened the week of May 23.
Additional Info:
Check out Fossil Free’s open letter to Stanford’s president: https://www.stanforddaily.com/2021/03/30/letter-to-the-university-president-the-school-of-sustainability-and-climate-should-refuse-funding-from-fossil-fuel-companies/
Sign their petition here: http://bit.ly/refuseffmoney
Dr. Ben Franta’s work on fossil fuel companies:
Early oil industry disinformation on global warming - Environmental Politics
Early oil industry knowledge of CO2 and global warming - Nature Climate Change
Shell and Exxon's secret 1980s climate change warnings - The Guardian
The Daily Brew Podcast Episode with Stephan Graham and Kam Moler: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6VnPO17tkJ7GNI3vQK8T5q
Noam Bergman’s Paper
Bergman, Noam. 2018. "Impacts of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement: Effects on Finance, Policy and Public Discourse" Sustainability 10, no. 7: 2529. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10072529
Music and Sounds:
Flutterbee by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Elephants on Parade by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Releasing the Sculpture by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
New Skin by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Caterpillar Brigade by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Love Song #1 by Podington Bear licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
Record Scratch by luffy, licensed under CC BY 3.0
Drumroll by ddohler, licensed under CC BY 3.0
Image: Photo by Dean Chahim/Fossil Free Stanford, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
