The funniest, friendliest, and shortest podcast addressing today’s critical climate and clean energy topics. Join comedian, writer, and teacher Esteban Gast as he enlists the help of fellow comedians to single-handedly save the planet.
ResourcesGrist's Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: https://grist.org/fix/series/imagine-2200-climate-fiction/SourcesHeadlines:Can ‘the people' solve climate change? France decided to find out. - GristBiden Administration Announces Plan to Spend Billions to Prevent Wildfires - NYTSprawling Coral Reef Resembling Roses is Discovered Off Tahiti - NYT
ResourcesTake action to help expose fossil fuel handouts. StopFundingFossils.org. #stopfundingfossilsSourcesHeadlines:Money For Green Energy Creates More Jobs Than Fossil Fuel Investment, New Study Finds - Huffington Post9 in 10 cars now being sold in Norway are electric or hybrid - National Public RadioFossil fuel industry gets subsidies of $11m a minute, IMF finds - The Guardian
ResourcesDr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson's "What you should do" Venn DiagramSourcesCalifornia moves toward ban on gas lawn mowers and leaf blowers - LA Times"A two-stroke gasoline-powered leaf blower spewed out more pollution than a 6,200-pound Ford F-150 SVT Raptor pickup truck." - New York TimesGiant China Project Leads the Rise of Renewable Mega-Hubs - Bloomberg
ResourcesClick here for a pre-written tweet to Special Envoy to the Climate, John KerryChecking in on the state of global climate action – Generation180It's Time for COP26. Here's Where We Stand. – NYTSourcesHeadlines:The 2022 Rivian R1T Is the Most Remarkable Pickup We've Ever Driven; MotortrendHarvard University Will Stop Investing In Fossil Fuels After Years Of Public Pressure; NPRPeak Internal Combustion Engine May Already Be Years Behind Us; BloombergEU, China Unveil Sweeping Plans to Cut Greenhouse-Gas Emissions; Wall Street JournalGame:Country per-person emissions: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/04/22/climate/new-climate-pledge.htmlCountries signed on to make climate pledges: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/more-countries-hike-climate-pledges-piling-pressure-major-emitters-2021-07-31/The world needs to cut 50% of emissions by 2050: https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/flurry-emissions-pledges-still-not-enough-meet-global-climate-goals-2021-08-05/