Climate One
We’re living through a climate emergency; addressing this crisis begins by talking about it. Co-Hosts Greg Dalton, Ariana Brocious and Kousha Navidar bring you empowering conversations that connect all aspects of the challenge — the scary and the exciting, the individual and the systemic. Join us.
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Building Innovation (9/7/12)
Cleantech entrepreneurs are changing the way buildings are designed and manufactured, saving time, costs, and energy -- but they face many challenges.
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EV Riders (8/20/12)
What makes electric cars so appealing to drive? Is range anxiety really a serious concern? Climate One asks three Bay Area electric vehicle owners what it’s like to be ahead of the curve of the transportation frontier.
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Story Wars (7/10/12)
What's more powerful in shaping human perceptions--facts or stories? Where does the truth lie, and how will we know it?
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Richard Muller: Skeptical Climate Science (6/21...
Physicist Richard Muller challenges scientific data used in deductions about global warming, and comes to his own conclusions on a variety of energy issues.
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Nuclear Revival? (6/11/12)
"For the first time in 30 years, two new nuclear plants are in the works in the US. But in light of the Fukushima plant disaster in Japan, along with shifting energy markets, is there a future for nuclear power?"
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Innovation Power (6/4/12)
What's on the horizon for clean tech? What are the barriers to innovation and what role should the government play?
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Green Myths Busted (5/21/12)
Concerned citizens who seek to reduce their individual impact on climate change are often misguided in their choices. Where can the individual make the greatest impact? Our panel of experts reveal how we can truly create change.
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Steve Coll: ExxonMobil and American Power (5/8/12)
Join us for the inside story of one of the world’s most secretive and powerful companies as told by a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist.
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Crash Course (4/24/12)
In the midst of all the doom and gloom about the economy, where's the hope for building resilience back into family and community finances? Which personal choices will make a difference in regaining prosperity?
64 min
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Power Poll (4/19/12)
"When Americans step into the voting booth, what influences their decisions on energy issues? Join us as we explore public attitudes underlying America’s energy future.”
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Covering Electric Cars (4/23/12)
What's driving electric car sales? Who's buying, and which manufacturers understand how to market to these buyers? Does VC capital and government funding help or hinder progress? Listen in as three experts debate the issues.
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Water World (3/29/12)
Wild weather and growing population are increasing stress on global fresh water supplies. What role should corporations and governments play in stewarding water resources in the American West and in a growing and thirsty world?
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Speaking Youth to Power (3/26/12)
From courtrooms to diplomatic enclaves, youth advocates are clamoring to make their voices heard. Join us for a conversation with youth trying to build a cleaner future starting now.
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Going Local (3/23/12)
After decades of globalization there’s a new current pulling the other direction. Local food caught on and now people are thinking about buying other products from another county instead of another continent.
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GM CEO Dan Akerson (3/7/12)
The American auto industry is adding jobs and helping spur sluggish economic growth. Can the Chevy Volt overcome its battery problems and drive the “new GM” into the future? Join us for a talk about the future of personal mobility with GM's CEO.
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From Durban to Rio (2/29/12)
Developing and industrialized countries are slowly crawling together toward a new treaty to reduce greenhouse gases. Our panel of experts say to expect countries to continue investing in clean energy and carbon-cutting projects within their borders.
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Cruising 55 (2/13/12)
Have regulators, environmentalists, and automakers reached détente on the need to boost the fuel efficiency of America’s vehicle fleet?
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Power Plays: Media Roundtable (2/3/12)
Clean energy has boomed in recent years, but to guarantee its continued growth investors need stable, long-term policy support, according to three of the Bay Area’s leading energy journalists.
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Sun Spots (1/30/12)
Can large solar farms and the California desert co-exist? Yes, says this expert panel, which includes state and federal policymakers.
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Wild Weather (12/13/11)
2011 has been marked by extreme weather. In the U.S. alone, a record dozen disasters caused more than $1 billion in damage. This, and the release last month of a special UN report on extreme weather, was the backdrop for this Climate One panel.
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Dr. Richard Alley, Winner of the Stephen H. Sch...
The event is a moving tribute to the late Stanford University climatologist Stephen Schneider, as Richard Alley is honored as the inaugural winner of the Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication.
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Dan Miller: Boom or Bust? (11/18/11)
Managing Director at the venture capital firm The Roda Group, Dan Miller says climate change “is going to dominate our world in the next century. It’s a very big risk, but it’s also a tremendous opportunity, if we make the right choices.”
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Sun Up (11/17/11)
California continues to be bullish on solar power, but the sun still supplies a tiny fraction of the state’s electricity. What does that mean for U.S. companies and consumers?
65 min
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The Great Disruption (11/7/11)
Are the 40-year-old Club of Rome ideas about limits of growth finally gaining traction? What lies beyond growth? Join us for a conversation with two visionary thinkers about the economic road ahead
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Energy Innovation: Overhaul or Tweak? (11/3/11)
These three experts of the nation’s leading universities says that the U.S. risks falling behind if it refuses to address the technical, financial, and political barriers slowing energy innovation.
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