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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Cell Power: Sprint CEO Dan Hesse (4/15/11)
Sprint wants to be recognized as the green leader in the wireless industry, says CEO Dan Hesse. Hesse warns against the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile and announces the release of the fourth phone in Sprint’s green series, the Samsung Replenish.
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Nuclear Power: Setting Sun? (4/8/11)
This panel agrees that nuclear power, despite offering the promise of carbon-free electricity and safer next-generation reactors, is challenged by steep upfront costs and where to store spent fuel.
64 min
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Energy Policy: What’s Next? (4/5/11)
The United States does not have a national energy policy. In this panel convened by Climate One, three experts long involved in the US energy debate conspire to shape their own.
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Jim Rogers: Duke of Energy (4/5/11)
Outside of the Oval Office, one of the most influential voices in the energy debate is Jim Rogers, Chairman + CEO of Duke Energy. Here Rogers talks about the future of energy policy in the United States in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster.
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Ted Danson: Our Endangered Oceans and What We C...
Celebrated actor Ted Danson has devoted himself to heading off a global catastrophe: the destruction of our oceanic bio-systems and the collapse of fisheries. Danson talks about the manifold threats to oceans, the subject of his new book, Oceana.
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Cloud Power: Microsoft + Google (3/11/11)
Arch rivals Microsoft and Google find common cause at Climate One promoting the energy efficiency of the cloud. Rob Bernard of Microsoft and Google’s William Weihl say smart IT can reduce emissions, help green the grid, and save money.
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Generation Hot (3/9/11)
The climate change debate in America appears hopelessly stuck. If the US is to have any chance to break the stalemate, young people must get involved and force their voice to be heard, says this panel of activists convened by Climate One.
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American Wasteland (3/7/11)
The ubiquity of food in the United States blinds the mind to a tragic fact: much of it is wasted. Exact numbers are elusive, but estimates suggest that at least a quarter and as much as half of the food produced in this country is never consumed.
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EVs + Smart Grid. Horsepower: Accelerating EVs ...
Born before the Model T, revived and then extinguished a decade ago by GM, the electric vehicle is poised to dominate the global car industry, says this panel of transportation experts convened by Climate One.
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EVs + Smart Grid. People Power: Rethinking Elec...
The utility-consumer relationship is primed for a fundamental overhaul. Armed with information, formerly passive consumers will take charge of their energy future, say a panel of experts convened by Climate One.
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Why Family Dinners Matter: How Every Concern Cr...
We are at risk of losing a cherished and nourishing tradition, the family dinner, says author and activist Laurie David. Producer of An Inconvenient Truth and author of The Family Dinner, David says a host of pressures threaten the family dinner.
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Science As A Contact Sport
How are the venomous personal attacks on climate scientists impacting their work? Is the scrutiny causing them to be even more cautious than they are by nature? A chilling effect? What needs to be done to make scientists better public communicators?
60 min
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Proposition 23: Job Killer or Creator?
Is AB 32, California’s law limiting carbon pollution, a job killer or job creator?
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Calories and Carbon
Improving our eating habits is one of the best ways to reduce our environmental and carbon footprint, while also trimming our waistlines. How do we get the biggest bang for our dietary bucks?
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The Climate Fix?
What’s the most efficient way to minimize the impacts of climate change? Public policy? Pielke, who is affiliated with The Breakthrough Institute, is critical of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
With a bruised economy and developing countries on the rise, can the U.S. lead the world in the 21st century? Join us for a conversation with Sec. of State Clinton at the intersection of diplomacy, innovation and the prospects for a clean and safe future.
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In the Balance: Energy, Economy and Environment
The low-carbon economy is California’s future. But this panel of energy experts convened by Climate One disagrees on how fast that transition will take, and how it will impact the economy.
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Solar Surge?
A “perfect storm” of policy and incentives has made 2010 the year for solar in California, but for the boom to continue in the state and the rest of the U.S., major obstacles need to be cleared, according to a panel of experts convened by Climate One.
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger: Green Light or ...
When Californians choose a successor to Gov. Schwarzenegger this November, will the state stay the course on clean energy or take a new approach? Join us for a conversation with the governor about his trip to China, his own record on sustainability.
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Salt, Oil and Carbon
A new national oceans policy will require a patchwork of federal agencies to collaborate on managing the country’s oceans for the first time, according to Jane Lubchenco, and Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
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Cradle to California
American architect McDonough helped start the Cradle to Cradle revolution in manufacturing and design. Does the world need another green seal of approval? McDonough is thinking big about architecture, manufacturing and transportation.
66 min
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Spin It Green: The Story of Marissa Muller
After graduating from business school in Spain, Muller returned home to California and worked with her family in building her vision: a solar powered electric bike.
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Power Shift: The U.S. Navy and Global Energy Re...
Within 10 years, the United States Navy will get one-half of all its energy needs, both afloat and ashore, from non-fossil fuel sources,” Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says. He believes that the US military can jump-start the clean energy revolution.
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Rep. Ed Markey: Cap and Fade?
Now that the U.S. Senate has punted on an economy-wide climate bill, the future of any legislation limiting carbon pollution is in doubt. Join us for a conversation with a Washington insider who has a leading role in America's ongoing energy saga.
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After BP: Climate Progress?
Does the oil sloshing around the Gulf of Mexico improve or impede the chance of major energy legislation getting through Congress this year? Romm gives his insight into the urgency of the climate crisis and the hope for technology to solve it.
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