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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America’s Climate War
Why is the national conversation about America’s energy future so polarized? Author Eric Pooley had extensive access to Al Gore in writing his new book, The Climate War. He offers his take on the forces battling it out in the big climate change showdown.
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Merchants of Doubt
What do tobacco and fossil fuels have in common? A handful of scientists were able to obscure the truth about both threats to public well-being, according to author Conway. “Doubt is our product,” one tobacco executive reportedly said.
61 min
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Corporate Sustainability: A Sprint or Marathon?
When every company claims to be a green leader, how can consumers know which ones really are? Hesse will share his insights on why sustainable growth is sound business and can offer a competitive edge in an industry expanding rapidly around the world.
66 min
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Drill, Baby, Spill
What impact will the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico have on America’s energy supply? Will the oil spill drive investment and policies to spur biofuels? Oil on the shores of Louisiana will change energy policy in ways we are just starting to understand.
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Reporter's Roundtable
Are electric cars ready for prime time? And is California hitting the brakes on its climate legislation? Our reporter's roundtable discusses all these issues and more with environmental reporter Todd Woody and Craig Miller of KQED's Climate Watch
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National Ocean Policy: Working to Protect Our O...
The United States has ocean areas larger than any country in the world. The White House is considering a national policy to address the environmental and economic challenges that face our oceans, coastal states, communities, jobs and waterways.
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Youth Grabbing the Wheel: Young Leaders Speak U...
Hear from three youth advocates working to change policy and lifestyles while building new models that work. Business, government and civil society leaders join the audience while the kids take the stage.
64 min
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Cap and Charade?
A town hall conversation about cap and trade with a fervent skeptic, a true believer and you.
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Vinod Khosla: Forecast or Invent Our Energy Fut...
A leading clean tech investor gives his view on what the United States needs to do to create a prosperous and more sustainable economy.
60 min
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Global Warring with Cleo Paskal
The changing climate now has the attention of military establishments around the world.
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Fossil Fuels + Dependence = Security Risks?
Beefing up the country's electric grid, pushing energy efficiency, driving toward electric military vehicles and pursuing renewable fuels. Why? Because, they say, it would reduce the burden on soldiers overseas and make the country stronger.
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Is Your God Green?
Join us for a conversation at the intersection of faith, light and power.
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Geo-engineering: Global Salvation or Ruin?
Our three panelists share distinct perspectives on the passionate discussion about geo-engineering.
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After Copenhagen: What Now?
The panel will also address the possibility of U.S. domestic climate legislation and the political and industrial jockeying around that part of the energy puzzle.
64 min
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Chris Martenson: Oil, Water and Climate
A scientist and former executive for a Fortune 300 company, Martenson puts together the macro-trends that will shape our finances and our relationships to our natural and social environments in the years to come.
64 min
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The King of Coal, Prince of Wind? Dave Freudent...
Governor Freudenthal is trying to chart a new path for an extraction state where half the people don’t believe global warming is real. He’s looking to cleaner ways of using coal and believes natural gas is a winner...
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Panel: Scaling Up Solar Power in California
This panel of experts discusses the bright future for sun energy in the Golden State.
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Climate One in Copenhagen
Climate One travels to Copenhagen to host a timely program on the issue of Climate legislation. Included in this discussion is Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and Rajendra Pachauri of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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James Letz: The Future of Cars and the Auto Ind...
Car buyers are looking for the best deal, the safest wheels, and greener vehicles. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from an industry leader who is helping determine whether those buyers get what they want.
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India: Deal Maker or Deal Breaker?
India plays a critical role in the global climate chess game. It’s hard line stance has been softening slightly recently as the Copenhagen negotiations approach. What is India’s approach to the international negotiations?
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Lester Brown: Saving Civilization Is Not a Spec...
Brown also will comment on how the melting glaciers of Tibet could affect the price of a bagel in California.
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David Orr: Confronting Climate Collapse
Yes, we’re in trouble. Yet there is hope. Orr is working on creating a sustainable oasis around Oberlin College, in the heart of the Rust Belt, that incorporates clean energy, eco-friendly buildings and green jobs.
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Stephen Schneider: What’s Science Got to Do wit...
Schneider says that negotiators in Copenhagen need to cut a climate deal with real bite, “Targets without teeth solve nothing.”
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Henry N. Pollack, Ph.D: A World Without Ice
As the climate-change debate becomes more heated, are we at risk of losing these precious formations?
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Tim Flannery: Now or Never
Flannery argues that we are approaching the point of no return, he believes there is hope that steps can be taken to avoid the worst effects of climate change.
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