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Solving a Rooftop Solar Mystery, and What’s a Nurdle?

Solving a Rooftop Solar Mystery, and What’s a Nurdle?

FromHow to Save a Planet


Solving a Rooftop Solar Mystery, and What’s a Nurdle?

FromHow to Save a Planet

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Mar 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

If you put a plastic bag in a bin outside your grocery store - will it really end up being recycled? Are some utilities trying to sabotage the solar industry? We've got answers to these questions and more incredible info about kelp (we are glad you love it as much as we do!) If you have a burning climate-themed question, send us a voice memo to via our Listener Mail Form!
Guests: Tatiana Homonoff
Calls to Action

Find a drop off location for the plastic bags collecting under your sink by visiting PlasticFilmRecycling.org (and where possible, refuse new plastic bags and bring your own)

Look up if your city or state has a plastic bag ban or tax legislation in the works through PlasticBagLaws.org and share your thoughts with your representative(s)

Register for the The Climate Reality Project free virtual training centering ecojustice in climate leadership to engage with climate change on a broader level

Learn More

Listen to our original episode about recycling on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts

Listen to 99% Invisible’s episode on China’s National Sword policy to learn more about the plastic recycling market

Home or business owner? The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has a Homeowners guide to going solar, as well as a calculator that can help you estimate the costs of going solar

North Carolina State University's Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency can help you figure out what solar incentives and tax credits are available where you live If you want to learn more on the policy side, the National Conference of State Legislators has a Solar Policy Toolkit that covers fees (and incentives), net metering (it's under rates), and financing among other topics  



Check out our Calls to Action archive here for all of the actions we've recommended on the show. And if you take any of the actions we recommend, tell us about it! Send us your voice message, ideas or feedback with our Listener Mail Form. We might use it in an upcoming episode. Sign up for our newsletter here. And follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
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Released:
Mar 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (50)

Does climate change freak you out? Want to know what we, collectively, can do about it? Us, too. How to Save a Planet is a podcast that asks the big questions: What do we need to do to solve the climate crisis, and how do we get it done? Join us, journalist Alex Blumberg and scientist and policy nerd Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, as we scour the earth for solutions, talk to people who are making a difference, ask hard questions, crack dumb jokes and — episode by episode — figure out how to build the future we want.