Podcasts about Losing Earth

"A Recent History"

This week I'm joined by Rafe Pomerance frankly one of the most enlightening and switched on men i've spoken to on the show about Climate Change. As some of you will know I spoke with Nathaniel Rich about his book Losing Earth. In the book Rafe features very heavily in the battle to bring Climate Change into the politcal machine. Rafe and I talk about his journey within activism, Losing Earth and his own personal journey. It really was a first rate honour and conversation. ENJOY! If you feel like rating the show on iTunes or sharing with a friend I'd be very very grateful. Much love and good luck out there mind those winter tornadoes. Twitter @limehousepod instagram The Limehouse Podcast

This weeks episode deals with Climate Change. I speak with Nathaniel Rich about his magnifcent book Losing Earth. A book that charters the early years of Climate Change activism !979-89 when something could have been done and looked like it was going to be done. Sadly this changed dramatically. We talk about his book in depth and the lamentable situation the world is in now. WWW.NATHNIELRICH.COM

The Interview:With the world leaders of the G20 having met about climate change last week and the upcoming United Nations climate summit happening in Scotland this week, we're airing our conversation from a few months back with journalist and novelist Nathaniel Rich, who began to more steadily research and write about the environment after moving with his wife to New Orleans a few years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. His sprawling cover story for The New York Times Magazine, “Losing Earth,” told about how American scientists had figured out the solutions to what is now the climate crisis in the late 1970s. The Reagan Revolution in 1980, however, and America's swing to the right, led to a suppression of sober conversations aimed at reducing fossil fuel use or human-driven environmental harm. Deregulation and rampant lobbying and corruption by the energy companies have plagued us for four decades since. Nothing was done then, and nothing has really been done since, as Greta Thunberg noted the other day in her blah-blah-blah, all-talk-and-no-action commentary after the G20 summit, highlighting the inability of our world leaders to act in meaningful ways—or act at all!Rich's most recent book, Second Nature: Scenes from a World Remade (MCD/FSG), recollects and reworks for book publication, a large part of his journalism from the past decade. Rich has also published three novels (including one about climate change, Odds Against Tomorrow), and has a natural ear for dialogue. His research and writing chops are put to good use in this first nonfiction collection, covering everything from DuPont poisoning waterways (one of the stories in the book became the Todd Haynes film Dark Water) to kamikaze starfish to late-20th Century glow-in-the-dark rabbit experiments. Second Nature is essential reading for anyone who cares about the ecology (and the future) of the earth. The Reading:Nathaniel Rich reads from his latest collection, Second Nature (MCD/FSG) Music by Thomas Leer & Robert Rental

Losing Earth: A Recent History by Nathaniel Rich (MCD, April 2019) By 1979, we knew nearly everything we understand today about climate change―including how to stop it. Over the next decade, a handful of scientists, politicians, and strategists, led by two unlikely heroes, risked their careers in a desperate, escalating campaign to convince the world to act before it was too late. Losing Earth is their story, and ours. It reveals the birth of climate denialism and the genesis of the fossil fuel industry's coordinated effort to thwart climate policy through misinformation propaganda and political influence. The book carries the story into the present day, wrestling with the long shadow of our past failures and asking crucial questions about how we make sense of our past, our future, and ourselves. *PEN/E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD FINALIST *THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS' SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AWARD WINNER *SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS AWARD WINNER ________________________ Van Carter is a retired broadcast journalist. "I was never a war correspondent, yet we're now in a war and I feel like I'm reporting from the front lines."  Since 2008, he has published the Only Green List.  To see previous and upcoming episodes, go here. Music credit: David Nevue, While the Trees Sleep Kudos to Sunbury Press for hosting this interview series on its BookSpeak Network

Lori is joined by two special guests on today's episode of Positive Impact Philanthropy! Sonia Lakshman and Aimee Higgins are the founders of Every One of Us, a nonprofit organization that funds projects dedicated to climate solutions. As we continue to face a global crisis on climate change, find out how their cause has impacted multiple communities. How did they make it as easy as possible for people to take action? Stay tuned!   What does The Every One Club do? What key environmental issues are they focusing on? The reality that people are too busy with their lives to take action in saving the environment. Investing in purpose-driven businesses that align with their goals as an organization. The value of having the members decide on their projects and funding activities. And much more! ~   Connect with Sonia & Aimee! Website: https://everyoneofus.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_everyoneofus/   Book mentioned: Losing Earth by Nathaniel Rich - https://www.amazon.com/Losing-Earth-History-Nathaniel-Rich/dp/0374191336 Company mentioned: https://www.beebombs.com/how-to-beebomb   Connect with Lori Kranczer! Website: https://www.everydayplannedgiving.com/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/positiveimpactphilanthropy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorikranczer/    

How do our identities and values shape the way we listen to others’ climate experience? Author Nathaniel Rich and journalist Meera Subramanian cover the hopes, fears, and middle-of-the-night concerns affecting the people living closest to climate change.  In Georgia, farmers were convinced that climate is a political issue — until too-warm winters began upending the Peach State’s prized crop. In a wealthy Los Angeles suburb, an invisible methane gas leak caused outrage and hysteria for local residents concerned about personal health and property values — but not the climate. “I think we've all gotten really used to telling our stories, putting them out there in the world, and it sometimes feels like maybe not so many people are actually listening to them,” Subramanian says. “And so I think sometimes showing up as a journalist and just being all ears can feel kind of profound.” Guests: Nathaniel Rich, Author, Losing Earth; Second Nature Meera Subramanian, Environmental Journalist Have you ever had a difficult conversation about climate? A disagreement, perhaps, or coming to terms with a new reality? We’d like to hear your stories. Please call (650) 382-3869 and leave us a voicemail about your toughest climate conversation. Or drop us a line at climateone@gmail.com. We may use your story in an upcoming episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do our identities and values shape the way we listen to others' climate experience? Author Nathaniel Rich and journalist Meera Subramanian cover the hopes, fears, and middle-of-the-night concerns affecting the people living closest to climate change.  In Georgia, farmers were convinced that climate is a political issue — until too-warm winters began upending the Peach State's prized crop. In a wealthy Los Angeles suburb, an invisible methane gas leak caused outrage and hysteria for local residents concerned about personal health and property values — but not the climate. “I think we've all gotten really used to telling our stories, putting them out there in the world, and it sometimes feels like maybe not so many people are actually listening to them,” Subramanian says. “And so I think sometimes showing up as a journalist and just being all ears can feel kind of profound.” Guests: Nathaniel Rich, Author, Losing Earth; Second Nature Meera Subramanian, Environmental Journalist Have you ever had a difficult conversation about climate? A disagreement, perhaps, or coming to terms with a new reality? We'd like to hear your stories. Please call (650) 382-3869 and leave us a voicemail about your toughest climate conversation. Or drop us a line at climateone@gmail.com. We may use your story in an upcoming episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do our identities and values shape the way we listen to others’ climate experience? Author Nathaniel Rich and journalist Meera Subramanian cover the hopes, fears, and middle-of-the-night concerns affecting the people living closest to climate change.  In Georgia, farmers were convinced that climate is a political issue — until too-warm winters began upending the Peach State’s prized crop. In a wealthy Los Angeles suburb, an invisible methane gas leak caused outrage and hysteria for local residents concerned about personal health and property values — but not the climate. “I think we've all gotten really used to telling our stories, putting them out there in the world, and it sometimes feels like maybe not so many people are actually listening to them,” Subramanian says. “And so I think sometimes showing up as a journalist and just being all ears can feel kind of profound.” Guests: Nathaniel Rich, Author, Losing Earth; Second Nature Meera Subramanian, Environmental Journalist Have you ever had a difficult conversation about climate? A disagreement, perhaps, or coming to terms with a new reality? We’d like to hear your stories. Please call (650) 382-3869 and leave us a voicemail about your toughest climate conversation. Or drop us a line at climateone@gmail.com. We may use your story in an upcoming episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What has lead to the prolonged delay of climate action in the United States? In this episode, we dig into how ideology and industry have historically helped stall climate action, and might again. Theme music provided by Ryan Faber. “Leit,” “Mori,” and “Amonym” composed by Ryan Hopper. This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein Losing Earth by Nathaniel Rich Early oil industry knowledge of CO2 and global warming https://go.nature.com/3vLwj9i Early oil industry disinformation on global warming https://bit.ly/3xSQzYy The health and climate impacts of carbon capture and direct air capture https://rsc.li/3vHMR1Q How the fossil fuel industry got the media to think climate change was debatable https://wapo.st/3eU12dv Decarbonizing the US Economy https://bit.ly/3urNxIC Transcending Neoliberalism: How the Free-Market Myth Has Prevented Climate Action https://bit.ly/3nRzOZ0 CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions https://bit.ly/3o2whHz

Nathaniel Rich, author of "Second Nature," "Losing Earth" and the sci-fi novel "Odds Against Tomorrow," discusses the state of contemporary fiction with Fiction Science co-hosts Dominica Phetteplace and Alan Boyle. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-science/support

Perry Serpa and Kirsten Spruch co-host Episode 3 of the Creative Climate, Tighten The Beltway, an hour long exploration of the climate discussion within U.S. political forum. Perry interviews Nathaniel Rich, author of Losing Earth, best selling chronicle of the beltway conversation from the seventies to present day, and John Rivera, energy expert/negotiator and veteran of the Federal Energy Administration and the Department of Energy in the 70s and 80s. Both guests shed ample light on the tug o'war around climate and give us some fresh insights as to where the conversation needs to go. Hottest On Record musical guest is critically acclaimed Austin-based singer/songwriter, Rod Melancon who offers us an acoustic version of "Corpus Christi Carwash," his tribute to the late, great Freddie Fender. 

The Republican Party has been almost uniformly opposed to climate action for years – nobody more so than President Donald Trump. But it wasn’t always like this. On today’s episode, we look back at how conservatives came to see the denial of climate science as a kind of badge of honor – and we talk to two conservative activists who are trying to change that. Want to take action?  Check out the American Conservation Coalition and read their American Climate Contract You can find more information at republicEN.org and check out their podcast, EcoRight Speaks. You can also read the full memo we mentioned in the episode - the Global Climate Science Communications Action Plan (get ready to be mad) Or listen to the podcast Drilled for a deep dive on the fossil fuel industry’s long misinformation campaign Don’t forget to VOTE! Check out vote.org to make sure you’re registered to vote, find your polling station or get information on absentee ballots in your state.  Want to know more? We have a reading list! Losing Earth by Nathaniel Rich Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes & Eric Conway The Republican Reversal by James Turner and Andrew Isenberg Dark Money by Jane Mayer How to Save a Planet is a Spotify original podcast and Gimlet production. You can follow us @how2saveaplanet on Twitter and Instagram, and email us at howtosaveaplanet@spotify.com How to Save a Planet is hosted by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Alex Blumberg. Our reporters and producers are Rachel Waldholz, Kendra Pierre-Louis, Anna Ladd and Felix Poon. Our senior producer is Lauren Silverman. Our editor is Caitlin Kenney. Sound design and mixing for this episode by Sam Bair with original music by Emma Munger. Full music credits are available on our website.  Our fact checker this episode is Claudia Geib. Special thanks to Rachel Strom. Thanks to Anthony Leiserowitz for helping us understand some of this history. This episode also relied on phenomenal reporting from a number of places, including the books Losing Earth by Nathaniel Rich, Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Eric Conway, Kochland by Christopher Leonard, Dark Money by Jane Mayer, and the podcast Drilled, hosted by Amy Westervelt.

Most of us believe that climate change is a relatively new problem. But the fact is, the government and the oil and gas industry knew about global warming long before Dr. James Hansen’s famous testimony in Congress in 1989. And believe it or not, actors on both sides of the aisle spent the 1980’s working toward a comprehensive solution even more ambitious than the Green New Deal.   Nathaniel Rich is a writer-at-large for The New York Times Magazine and the author of three novels. His nonfiction book, Losing Earth: A Recent History, is an account of the 10-year period from 1979 to 1989 when we ‘almost stopped climate change.’ On this episode of the podcast, Nathaniel joins Ross to give us an overview of the story behind the book, explaining how climate change was a bipartisan issue at the time and what eventually moved Republicans into a much more hostile posture.   Nathaniel goes on to discuss the evolution of the oil and gas industry’s fight against legislation to reduce emissions and the potential legal ramifications for the deliberate misinformation campaign that followed. Listen in for Nathaniel’s response to Naomi Klein’s criticism of his work and find out what lessons we can learn from the failure of the 1989 global treaty to curb carbon emissions.   *Nori has a Patreon. Would you please support the show?*   Key Takeaways   [1:31] The story Nathaniel tells in Losing Earth  Period from 1979-1989, climate change brought to world stage Global treaty to reduce carbon emissions fell apart   [3:48] How different the political landscape was in the 1980’s Protecting natural world held as conservative ideal Bipartisan push for major comprehensive solutions   [6:52] What turned Republicans into the party of climate denialism Oil and gas industry’s decision to fight against policy to reduce emissions Billions spent on lobbying effort + misinformation campaign    [9:59] Nathaniel’s take on the intentions of oil and gas execs Emphasize uncertainty in science + fight legislation that impacted bottom line Grew more sinister as put civilization at risk to maximize profits   [15:45] The potential legal ramifications for fossil fuel companies Legal campaign in motion to hold companies, government accountable Broader movement likely in future as devastation mounts   [17:41] Why Nathaniel believes oil execs took the actions they did Won’t be as greatly harmed in short/medium term (exacerbates inequality) Brings up questions re: our ability to make sense of long-term threats   [21:25] How Naomi Klein’s writing differs from Nathaniel’s Naomi’s activist writing conveys that capitalism can’t solve climate change Nathaniel focuses on complicated stories with less clear heroes + villains    [30:58] The historical lessons we can learn from Nathaniel’s work Appeal to reason not enough to motivate action Shift to moral urgency more likely to inspire transformation   [34:48] The current shift away from climate denial Becomes ridiculous to pretend climate change isn’t happening Not enough to believe in science, must pressure elected officials to act   Connect with Ross   Nori Nori on Facebook  Nori on Twitter Nori on Medium Nori on YouTube Nori on GitHub Nori on Patreon Nori Newsletter Email podcast@nori.com  Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes Carbon Removal Newsroom   Resources   Nathaniel’s Website Nathaniel on Twitter Losing Earth: A Recent History by Nathaniel Rich “Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change” in The New York Times Magazine Benji Backer on RCC EP074 Bob Inglis on RCC EP086 The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy by Michael E. Mann and Tom Toles Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway Dr. James Hansen’s 1988 Congressional Testimony  Green New Deal Juliana v. United States On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal by Naomi Klein “Capitalism Killed Our Climate Momentum, Not ‘Human Nature’” in The Intercept An Inconvenient Truth Extinction Rebellion Sunrise Movement 1917

“It takes a lot of work to get people to understand the reality after they have been poisoned by this propaganda for decades.”— Nathaniel RichLocation: SkypeDate: Friday, 24th January 2020 Company: nathanielrich.comRole: AuthorIn 1979, the global consensus from the scientific community, politicians and even the oil and gas industry regarding climate change was in agreement: increasing levels of C02 in the atmosphere was warming the planet, and this could lead to severe consequences.Losing Earth by Nathaniel Rich is a narrative from 1979-1989, telling the story of the scientists who risked their careers to convince the world to act before it was too late, the birth of denialism and the role of the oil and gas industry.Earth’s climate is warming rapidly, and the scientific community is mostly consistent as to the causes. The doomsday clock has now reached 100 seconds to midnight (the closest to midnight it has ever been), with climate change sighted as a key contributor.According to the UK Met Office, the past decade (2010 to 2019) has been the hottest on record and five of the top 10 warmest single years have all occurred since 2015. In 2019, oceans hit record temperatures. Australia experienced the worst wildfires on record, and the Greenland ice sheet is melting at an alarming rate.Even with the vast majority of the scientific community agreeing on climate change and tangible evidence that this is a real phenomenon, there is a loud opposition, fueled by misinformation.In this interview, I talk to Nathaniel Rich. We discuss the early scientific consensus on climate change and the oil and gas industry’s effort to thwart policy change.- - - - -Show notes and transcription: https://www.defiance.news/podcast/the-origins-of-climate-denialism-nathaniel-rich- - - - -Timestamps:Coming soon…- - - - -The success of Defiance will be largely down to the support of you, the listener. Below are a number of ways you can help:- Subscribe to the show on your favourite app so you never miss an episode:iTunesSpotifyDeezerStitcherSoundCloudYouTubeTuneIn- Leave a review of the show on iTunes (5* really helps, if you think the show deserves it).- Share the show and episodes out with your friends and family on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.- Follow Defiance on social media:TwitterFacebookInstagramYouTube- Subscribe to the Defiance mailing list.- Donate Bitcoin here: bc1qd3anlc8lh0cl9ulqah03dmg3r2uxm5r657zr5pIf you have any questions then please email Defiance.- - - - -

Author Nathaniel Rich discusses the history of inaction concerning climate science.

Rafe Pomerance, an early campaigner for climate action and the subject of Nathaniel Rich’s book “Losing Earth,” discusses the increasingly pivotal role of climate change in U.S. electoral politics.--Rafe Pomerance, a former Washington environmental lobbyist and subject of Nathaniel Rich’s recent book on climate change, Losing Earth, spent the 1980’s bringing global warming and the need for climate action to the attention of Washington lawmakers and the country at large. Those efforts were frustrated by the end of the decade, as deliberate misinformation campaigns distorted public understanding of climate science, and as pressure from the fossil fuel industry drove many politicians to reject climate policy.Four decades later, Pomerance offers his view on the damage done by climate denialism, and a look at the options that remain today to minimize warming and its impacts. He also discusses his current work to turn climate change into a pivotal electoral issue in Florida, a state that is emerging as a bellwether for climate politics.Rafe Pomerance is Chairman of Arctic 21, a network of organizations focused on climate policies impacting the Arctic, and consultant to ReThink Energy Florida. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Environment and Development under president Bill Clinton.Related Content Betting on Climate Solutions https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/paper/betting-climate-solutions How the Democratic-Republican Climate Rift Became Political Reality https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/energy-policy-now/how-democratic-republican-climate-rift-became-political-realityDon’t Let Climate Denial Distract Us https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/blog/2019/06/11/dont-let-climate-denial-distract-us

Ein amerikanischer Reporter bringt Licht in das Abwiegeln und Irreführen, mit denen die politische Klasse auf den Klimawandel reagiert. "Losing Earth" demonstriert, wie der Zeitpunkt zum Umlenken verpasst wurde. Eine Rezension von Kurt Darsow.

Nathaniel Rich is the author of the novels Odds Against Tomorrow and The Mayor’s Tongue. His short fiction has appeared in McSweeney’s, The Virginia Quarterly Review, and VICE, among other publications. He is a writer at large for The New York Times Magazine and a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books and The Atlantic. Rich lives with his wife and son in New Orleans. His latest book is Losing Earth: The Decade We Could Have Stopped Climate Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sherry speaks with author Nathaniel Rich about his new book LOSING EARTH. Originally aired on May 6th 2019.

By 1979, we knew nearly everything we understand today about climate change--including how to stop it. Over the next decade, a handful of scientists, politicians, and strategists, led by two unlikely heroes, risked their careers in a desperate, escalating campaign to convince the world to act before it was too late. Losing Earth is their story, and ours. Nathaniel Rich reveals, in previously unreported detail, the birth of climate denialism and the genesis of the fossil fuel industry's coordinated effort to thwart climate policy through misinformation propaganda and political influence. The book carries the story into the present day, wrestling with the long shadow of our past failures and asking crucial questions about how we make sense of our past, our future, and ourselves. Like John Hersey's Hiroshima and Jonathan Schell's The Fate of the Earth, Losing Earth is the rarest of achievements: a riveting work of dramatic history that articulates a moral framework for understanding how we got here, and how we must go forward. Rich is in conversation with Jane Smiley, author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and most recently, Golden Age, the concluding volume of The Last Hundred Years trilogy.

By 1979, we knew nearly everything we understand today about climate change—including how to stop it. The New York Times Magazine devoted an entire issue to Nathaniel Rich’s groundbreaking chronicle of a handful of scientists who embarked on a decade-long scientific struggle to convince the world to act before it was too late. Rich joined us with Losing Earth, a book-length expansion on that explosive article. He took the stage and met with Grist writer Zoya Teirstein to share a chronicle of the lives of the people who grappled with the great existential threat of our age. Rich revealed, in previously unreported detail, the birth of climate denialism and the genesis of the fossil fuel industry’s coordinated effort to thwart climate policy through misinformation propaganda and political influence. Join Rich and Teirstein for an urgent conversation about the moral framework of climate change that is essential for understanding how we got here, and how we must go forward. Nathaniel Rich is the author of the novels King Zeno, Odds Against Tomorrow, and The Mayor’s Tongue. He is a writer at large for The New York Times Magazine and a regular contributor to The Atlantic and The New York Review of Books. Zoya Teirstein is a news writer at Grist. Her work has appeared in The Verge, Mother Jones, Business Insider, HuffPost, Salon, Slate, and others. Recorded live at The Summit by Town Hall Seattle on April 26, 2019.

An entertaining and relevant conversation with novelist and essayist Nathaniel Rich on his latest book, "Losing Earth," the failure of our scientific and political leaders to act on climate change, and covering the biggest issues of our time. This conversation between Mitchell and Nathaniel was recorded inside The Café at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida. Host: Mitchell Kaplan Showrunner: Carmen Lucas Editor: Justin Alvarez Music + Sound : Chaliwa Links: https://shop.booksandbooks.com/book/9780374191337 https://nathanielrich.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, the difference between one million and one billion. In the interview, Nathaniel Rich is here to discuss his new book Losing Earth about the decade of 1979-1989 and why they are so important to understanding America’s political history of climate change and the current state of denialism we find ourselves in.  In the Spiel, is impeachment worth it? If we don’t will Trump get reelected? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, the difference between one million and one billion. In the interview, Nathaniel Rich is here to discuss his new book Losing Earth about the decade of 1979-1989 and why they are so important to understanding America’s political history of climate change and the current state of denialism we find ourselves in.  In the Spiel, is impeachment worth it? If we don’t will Trump get reelected? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forty years ago, the U.S. government began to take climate change seriously and for a short time period, politicians from both parties endorsed taking actions to avert what was by then understood to be an existential problem for humanity. So what happened? And what can we learn from the decade we almost stopped climate change but didn’t? Our guest is Nathanial Rich, a writer at large for the New York Times magazine. He wrote about this history in the new book, Losing Earth. 

Today, a conversation about climate change -- and about what may have been our best opportunity to address climate change -- an opportunity that came and went decades ago.Tom's guest is Nathaniel Rich, the author of the new book “Losing Earth: A Recent History.” The book is an alarming critique of the decade between 1979 and 1989, when all the pieces seemed to be in place to reduce carbon emissions in the U.S, including bipartisan political support and even support among energy company executives. So what went wrong in the decade that followed? Nathaniel Rich is a writer-at-large for the New York Times. He’ll be talking about his new book at Baltimore's Bird in Hand bookstore, on Friday at 7 pm, in conversation with ProPublica journalist Alec MacGillis.

Somehow, against all odds (long lines at the bagel shop where I got breakfast before recording, a concerningly small amount of sleep, even for college students, and the first fifteen minutes of the interview not recording), we have a brand new episode for you about environmental governance, featuring Dr. Steven Wolf! After reading the New York Times article “Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change” by Nathaniel Rich, Marta and I had one big overarching question: “Why haven’t we effectively responded to the science of climate change with policy?” Naturally, with a inquiry as big as that, we had to seek some help from experts in the subject. This led us to Professor Wolf, who teaches the Environmental Governance course here at Cornell. I was really excited to do this episode, not only because it is the concentration that I chose for my major, but also because it was interesting to expand upon some of the ideas that we had brought up in past episodes and apply them to new scenarios. As a side note, I got to ask Professor Wolf a question that was very similar to an essay question on my Environmental Governance final, which was a little humorous moment of poetic justice for me:) Anyways, we hope you enjoy, learn something new, and say hi to us on social media! “Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change” can be found here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/01/magazine/climate-change-losing-earth.html Confused about any fancy, academic words we used? Here’s a cheat-sheet with definitions that is updated weekly → https://docs.google.com/document/d/19568TJiPhtW_NeL5LvV_xbQC-riydNU1S_th4KlFMZI/edit Hey! Where can I find that recent IPCC report you guys talked about?: http://report.ipcc.ch/sr15/pdf/sr15_spm_final.pdf (this is the version for policy makers and is relatively short) Thank for listening and have a great week! Pam Wildstein --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

For episode 25 of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, novelist and journalist Nathaniel Rich and poet and activist Juliana Spahr discuss writing about climate change and ecological destruction with hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell. In part one, Rich discusses the history and craft behind his groundbreaking New York Times Magazine article “Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change.” Next, Spahr talks about her recent Harper's poem “A Destruction Story,” Trump's use of poetry in his recent rallies, and the purpose of ecopoetics. Readings for the episode: “Losing Earth,” Odds Against Tomorrow, and King Zeno by Nathaniel Rich “A Destruction Story” and “Gentle Now, Don't Add to Heartache” by Juliana Spahr The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite by Ann Finkbeiner In Cold Blood by Truman Capote The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe  John Adams by David McCullough Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boohttps://www.indiebound.org/book/9780812979329 Encounters with the Archdruid by John McPheehttps://www.indiebound.org/book/9780374514310 Nathaniel Rich's Energy Gang podcast interview Turtle Island by Gary Snyder   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a wide-ranging conversation, we talk to Pranav Jani about Marxism and colonialism. Pranav is an associate professor of English at Ohio State University and a long-time activist and organizer with the International Socialist Organization (ISO). Pranav describes his evolution from an apolitical college student to his first encounters with the writings of Marx on India—and how he went beyond a few selected excerpts to a deeper engagement with Marx’s thought and its evolution. We also talk about postcolonial theory, and Pranav explains what insights he gained from that field of study as well as the limitations he ran up against working within it. Another theme running throughout our interview is the importance of combining activism and theory for Pranav’s understanding of and commitment to socialism. He talks about how it was the anti-colonial revolt against the British that began to shift Marx’s own ideas about India. In Pranav’s own life and political outlook, the importance of struggle is paramount. We talk about his experience as an Indian revolutionary moving from the East Coast to Columbus, Ohio, and what he learned from helping to build a strong presence for the ISO in Ohio. One of the themes of our discussion about his work in Ohio is a critical examination of some of the punditry about “red-state America” and the 2016 elections. Pranav describes the political picture in central Ohio and the importance of a more nuanced understanding of the working class as well as the socialist commitment to fighting both exploitation and oppression. In our opener, we talk about a major opus on climate change published recently in the New York Times Magazine, titled "Losing Earth," whose conclusions we deem essentially reactionary. The author, Nathaniel Rich, has compiled a dense history of a decade of climate summits, high-level boardroom meetings and political hearings, but somehow concludes that human nature—and our failure to sacrifice for long-term needs—is to blame for the failure to act to prevent climate catastrophe. We reach a different conclusion: that capitalism is to blame. Links for our interview with Pranav Jani: *Pranav developed his ideas on Marxism, revolution and colonialism more deeply for a talk he presented at Socialism 2018. You can listen to the audio at We Are Many: http://bit.ly/PranavS18 *Pranav also wrote a feature article for Socialist Worker describing in more detail “What the Indian rebels taught Marx” (http://bit.ly/MarxIndiaSW) *The International Socialist Review (ISR) review of Vivek Chibber’s book on postcolonialism can be found here: (http://bit.ly/PranavISR) Links for our intro on climate catastrophe: *The NYT Magazine piece on Losing Earth (http://bit.ly/LosingEarth) *Naomi Klein had a good rejoinder to this article in the Intercept (http://bit.ly/KleinLosingEarth), and we engage with her material in this episode as well. We also recommend listening to our interview with Klein in episode 14 of this podcast (http://bit.ly/Ep14Klein). Music in this episode The Boy & Sister Alma, “Lizard Eyes” (Dead Sea Captains Remix) Radiohead, "Idioteque" Beck, "Gamma Ray" Junoon, “Meri Awaz Suno" MIA, "Paper Planes" Karmacy, “Blood Brothers”

Earlier this month (August 1), a special edition of The New York Times Magazine went online, and a few days later hit the newsstands. The issue contained a single 30,000 word article titled, “Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change.” Penned by NYTMagazine writer-at-large Nathaniel Rich, with grant support from the non-profit Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, and based on 18 months of reporting and over a hundred interviews, it tells the story (along with a gallery of stunning photos and online videos by George Steinmetz) of the decade between 1979-1989 when an international scientific and political consensus first emerged on the causes and dangers of climate change.In his detailed narrative history, Rich describes how those hopeful efforts nevertheless failed to develop an effective national and international response to what was known to be an impending global catastrophe.Today, guest host Rob Sivak looks at why so many opportunities to put the brakes on climate change were missed back in the 1980s, why climate policy remains a political football thirty years -- and another half-trillion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions -- later. And he considers the looming question: what are the prospects that humankind will ever find a way to meet this existential challenge? Rob puts those questions to the author of “Losing Earth,” Nathaniel Rich, writer-at-large with the New York Times Magazine, author of three novels -- King Zeno (2018), Odds Against Tomorrow (2013), and The Mayor’s Tongue (2008) -- and a contributor of fiction and non-fiction work to many literary and opinion magazines.Rich joins us on the line from the studios of NPR affiliate WWNO in New Orleans.

Rashida Tlaib, a Palestinian American from Detroit, will become the first Muslim Woman to ever be elected to Congress, and she’s also a Democratic Socialist. But...Is Socialism Dead?  That’s what pundits are proclaiming because a number of Ocasio-Cortez backed candidates lost their primaries this week. New York Times Magazine releases “Losing Earth,” by Nathaniel Rich - a devastating look at the chance to stop climate change between 1979 and 1989. Naomi Klein corrects Rich’s retreat to “human nature” in his conclusion. Meanwhile, California battles the largest fire in the state’s history as 17 additional fires still burn. Want a look at our dystopian climate future? Just take a look at California’s use of prison labor to help fight these fires. Inmates are being paid as little as $1 to $2 a day. In today’s “you’ve-got-to-be-kidding-me” file, President of AFL-CIO Richard Trumpka offers qualified support for Trump’s trade policies and would not rule out supporting Trump in 2020 when asked. Trump goes off the rails in Wilkes-Barre. We get mainstream media introductions to QAnon and the Washington Post profiles white supremacist sanctuary city in Ulysses, PA. Some of the biggest winners of the Trump Tax Break are...surprise, surprise...Corporate CEOs. In today’s PA focus, the Koch Brothers’ Americans for Prosperity gets ready to dump cash in the state to back Scott Wagner. Scott Wagner flip-flops on climate change, sort of. Tom Wolf says that Pennsylvania is “not ready” for recreational marijuana even though two-thirds of Pennsylvanians want it. Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s 18-month-long investigation detailing sexual abuse allegations against more than 300 Catholic priests is due out any day now. Are there still behind-the-scenes legal efforts to delay the report’s release? In today’s last call, Kevin gets a dog. Sean makes cocktails. Next Free Range is coming. And, Raging Chicken is going to Netroots Nation 2019 in Philly!

In the early days at World Resources Institute, founder Gus Speth charged Rafe Pomerance with outreach on climate change. Pomerance went on to organize high-profile hearings in the U.S. Senate that put climate on the policy radar and introduced Jim Hansen to the world. These hearings are the subject of a new issue-length article in the New York Times Magazine, "Losing Earth." (Link below) In a conversation with WRI Vice President for Communications Lawrence MacDonald, Pomerance returns to WRI to talk about what went into the hearings, what has hindered progress since then and why he thinks Florida is the key to decisive climate action in the United States. Article: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/01/magazine/climate-change-losing-earth.html